India to set up National Cancer Institute
New Delhi – India will set up a National Cancer Institute, with the union cabinet Thursday approving the proposal for the “landmark step” in the area of research in the disease which has emerged a major public health concern with 11 lakh new cases diagnosed every year. The 710-bed... read more »
Exposure therapy a boon for sexually abused teens
New York – If sexually abused adolescents revisit and recount aloud their trauma-related thoughts, feelings and situations, they would be in a better position to get rid of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), a study has shown. The researchers stated that for treating adolescent PTSD... read more »
Earnings rise in Sabarimala temple
Thiruvananthapuram – Earnings at the famed Sabarimala temple in Kerala has shown a sharp increase. According to the Devasom Board, which manages the famed temple, the total earnings in the present season has touched Rs.127 crore, up from Rs.106 crore during the same period in the previous... read more »
Kids too young to understand ‘DDLJ’ romance: SRK
Known as Bollywood’s king of romance, Shah Rukh Khan feels that his kids are too young to understand the romance which was shown in his film “Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge”. “Saw a bit of ‘DDLJ’ on TV….kids asked ‘why papa’…guess too young to know what... read more »
Google had to `start over` Android after iPhone launch in 2007
Washington – Apple unveiled its first iPhone in 2007 and that prompted Google’s Android team to start over, a new book has reportedly revealed. Dogfight: How Apple and Google Went... read more »
Obesity linked to increasing pregnancy deaths
Melbourne – A new study ahs suggested that rising obesity is leading to more deaths of pregnant women and an increase in birth defects. According to Associate Professor Rebecca... read more »
Inflatable sex doll launched into space
London, December 21: A sex doll has been launched into space by an adult entertainment company. The sex doll named Missy was launched by CNV from Lake Tahoe and was suspended from a weather... read more »
Why some stars are bigger than others
Washington – Astronomers have used the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) telescope to survey the cores of some of the darkest, coldest, and densest clouds in Milky... read more »
First human artificial heart implantation takes place in France
Washington – A French company has claimed to have carried out the first ever-artificial implant of a heart in a human being. France’s Carmat said in a statement that the operation, which was... read more »
