‘Government exploring ways to restore HC ruling on homosexuality̵...
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 Sibal said in a tweet Thursday. “The government is considering all options to restore the high court verdict... read more »
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 Education doctoral student working in the lab of Marshall L. Berkman Professor of Psychology Elizabeth Spelke,... read more »
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 Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (USDA HNRCA) at Tufts University, suggested the wolfberry may... read more »
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 may be critical to the survival of the parasite.” DNA methylation is a biochemical process... read more »
Jessica Simpson taking tantric’s help?
Los Angeles – Singer Jessica Simpson and fiance Eric Johnson are reportedly seeing a tantric sex therapist. It is said that the advice has helped their love life. The 33-year-old is... read more »
51 killed, 191 injured Iraq attacks
Baghdad – A staggering 51 people were killed and 191 wounded Sunday in deadly attacks witnessed across Iraq. Five people were killed and 18 injured when a car bomb exploded in the... read more »
Stallone eager to share colourful anecdotes with fans
Los Angeles – Hollywood action star Sylvester Stallone will discuss his career successes and failures in a special question and answer session with fans. Titled An Evening with... read more »
Delhi assembly election results: BJP wins,but AAP reaped the dividends more than the BJP.
A big round of applause for the Aam Aadmi Party. The stellar performance by the newly-formed party in the Delhi Assembly Elections, months before the crucial General Elections, has left... read more »
Thai PM Yingluck dissolves Parliament
Thailand Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Monday dissolved Parliament in the face of mass demonstrations against her government that showed no sign of being called off. Ms. Yingluck said she... read more »
