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Santa Clause’s health habits revealed!
Santa Clause’s health habits revealed!

Santa Clause’s health habits revealed!

Washington – A geriatrician has taken a look at Santa Clause’s health habits. Dr. Thomas Cavalieri, dean of the Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine, said that because Santa is probably more than 550 years old, a lot of people would say that growing older hasn’t been a problem... read more »

China probes powerful ex-security officer over graft charges
China probes powerful ex-security office...

China probes powerful ex-security officer over graft charges

Washington – Chinese President Xi Jinping has authorized a corruption inquiry against the powerful former head of the domestic security apparatus, Zhou Yongkang. It is the first time since the founding of the People’s Republic of China that an official who has held such high office has been... read more »

Dangerous trend of using cinnamon, spice to provide cheap highs emerges
Dangerous trend of using cinnamon, spice...

Dangerous trend of using cinnamon, spice to provide cheap highs emerges

Washington – Researchers have warned that easily accessible kitchen ingredients like cinnamon, nutmeg and marshmallows are being turned into sources of holiday high by kids. Christina Hantsch, toxicologist, Department of Emergency Medicine at Loyola University Health System, said that the... read more »

Leaked Windows Phone 8.1 update photos show `on-screen buttons`
Leaked Windows Phone 8.1 update photos s...

Leaked Windows Phone 8.1 update photos show `on-screen buttons`

Washington – Leaked screenshots of the upcoming tweaked version of the Windows Phone 8.1 reportedly show the possibility of on-screen buttons in the mobile software. The leaked image shows the standard Windows background with search buttons all on-screen. According to the Verge, Microsoft had... read more »

New Delhi - The Lokpal Bill is likely to be taken up in the Rajya Sabha Monday, said Satyavrat Chaturvedi, who chaired the select committee that looked into the anti-corruption bill. "The government has proposed a discussion on Lokpal bill on Monday," Chaturvedi told reporters here. Six hours have been allotted for the discussion, he added. This comes as anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare sits on an indefinite fast demanding passage of the bill. Earlier, Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said that a notice for taking up the bill has already been given to Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Hamid Ansari. "Minister of State in Prime Minister's Office (PMO) V. Narayanasamy, has already sent a notice that the (Lokpal) bill be immediately taken up in the Rajya Sabha," Shinde told reporters here. "Th! e select committee in the Rajya Sabha had recommended 13 amendments to ! the bill and that were also considered by the government," said Shinde. The Lokpal bill, which was passed by the Lok Sabha in the winter session last year, has been majorly amended by the select committee. The government said it has accepted some of the amendments. Once passed by the Rajya Sabha, the amended bill will have to be returned to the Lok Sabha for approval before it becomes law. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath, meanwhile, refuted reports of parliament heading for an early adjournment. "At the moment all the speculations and the media reports are not true. There is no plan at the moment to curtail the session," he said Thursday. "Our priority is to pass the Lokpal Bill. The Lokpal Bill has to be taken in Rajya Sabha, then it will come to Lok Sabha."

Lokpal Bill likely to be taken up Monday

New Delhi – The Lokpal Bill is likely to be taken up in the Rajya Sabha Monday, said Satyavrat Chaturvedi, who chaired the select committee that looked into the anti-corruption... read more »

'Government exploring ways to restore HC ruling on homosexuality'

‘Government exploring ways to restore HC ruling on homosexuality’

New Delhi – The government is considering all options before it in an attempt to restore the 2009 Delhi High Court verdict decriminalising homosexuality, union Law Minister Kapil... read more »

Music `does not` boost intelligence

Music `does not` boost intelligence

Washington – A pair of studies has claimed that studying music has no effect on improving cognitive abilities. The studies conducted by Samuel Mehr, a Harvard Graduate School of... read more »

Wolfberries help protect against flu virus

Wolfberries help protect against flu virus

Washington – A new study of older mice has found that Wolfberries show reduced risk for flu virus when combined with influenza vaccine. The research, led by scientists at the Jean... read more »

New drug target brings malaria cure closer to reality

New drug target brings malaria cure closer to reality

Washington – Researchers, who are trying to understand the biology of the malaria parasite, have discovered a potential weakness- low levels of DNA methylation in Plasmodium’s genome “that... read more »