Man U’s Van Persie ruled out of action for one month after injury
Johannesburg – Manchester United received another setback on Friday when manager David Moyes revealed that striker Robin van Persie will be out for a month with a thigh injury, according to reports. According to Sport24, the Dutchman recently returned from a four-game lay-off due to a groin... read more »
New drug shows promise for `triple-negative` breast cancer patients
Washington – Researchers have found that adding the chemotherapy drug carboplatin or the angiogenesis inhibitor Avastin to standard chemotherapy drugs resulted in a sharp decline in women suffering from “triple-negative” breast cancer. Study’s senior author, Eric Winer, MD, chief of the... read more »
Zebrafish key to understanding link between calcium deficiency and colon ca...
Washington – Researchers studying zebrafish embryo skin have decoded cell messages underlying abnormal colonic cell growth of the kind that could lead to tumors and colon cancer in people suffering from calcium deficiency. The researchers also tested this new mechanism in human colon cancer... read more »
Retired` Gaggioli reveals Armstrong bribed his team with 100k dollars to th...
Johannesburg – Retired Italian rider Roberto Gaggioli has revealed that Lance Armstrong paid him 100,000 dollars in 1993 in order to win the Million Dollar Race in the United States, according to reports. According to Sport24, Gaggioli said that it was a young American colleague who offered... read more »
Hazare to go on indefinite fast tomorrow for Lokpal Bill
Ralegan Siddhi (Maharashtra) – Veteran social activist Anna Hazare will launch an indefinite hunger strike from Tuesday to press for the passage of the Jan Lokpal Bill in... read more »
Congress policies to be blamed for loss, says Mayawati
New Delhi – Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati Monday said the Congress’s faulty policies are to be blamed for its defeat in the assembly elections. “Congress’s... read more »
AAP rules out alliance with BJP, Congress
New Delhi – As uncertainty prevailed over the next government in Delhi, the Aam Aadmi Party Monday refused to form an alliance with other parties, and said it will sit in the... read more »
Apex court issues contempt notice to Subrata Roy
New Delhi – The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to Sahara Group chief Subrata Roy as to why criminal contempt proceedings should not be initiated against him for allegedly... read more »
Congress set to retain power in Mizoram
The ruling Congress seems set to retain power for the second consecutive term in Mizoram on Monday. By 1 p.m., the party won ten seats and was surging ahead in nine constituencies in the vote count... read more »
