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Monthly News October 2013

Government not serious about utilising Nirbhaya fund: BJP
Delhi election candidates by Oct 31: BJP

Delhi election candidates by Oct 31: BJP

New Delhi – The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may select its candidates for the Dec 4 Delhi assembly elections by Oct 31, senior party leader Sushma Swaraj said here Tuesday. “On Oct 31, there is an election committee meeting for the selection of candidates for Madhya Pradesh and... read more »

Gold prices dropped by Rs 420 to Rs 31,930 per ten gram
Gold prices dropped by Rs 420 to Rs 31,9...

Gold prices dropped by Rs 420 to Rs 31,930 per ten gram

Gold prices dropped by Rs 420 to Rs 31,930 per ten gram in the national capital on Tuesday owing to slackened demand driven by weak global trend and investors shifting their funds to surging equities. Silver also declined by Rs 210 to Rs 49,590 per kg on reduced offtake by industrial units. Traders... read more »

Mohamed Badie
Egypt’s court withdraws from Musli...

Egypt’s court withdraws from Muslim Brotherhood chief’s trial

Cairo – The Cairo Criminal Court Tuesday withdrew from the trial of Muslim Brotherhood chief Mohamed Badie and his two deputies, citing “uneasiness”, media said. The court decided to file the case to the Cairo Appeal Court for it to designate another court to consider it, Xinhua... read more »

Experts gather in Cyprus to remove Syria's chemical weapons
Syria’s chemical attack ability `limited...

Syria’s chemical attack ability `limited` after OPCW destroys after key equ...

Washington – Syria’s ability to launch a large-scale chemical attack has been limited following destruction of all its key equipment and facilities by international inspectors, U.S. and European officials said. The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) said that its... read more »

Eating too much fish detrimental to health

Eating too much fish detrimental to health

Washington – Omega-3 fatty acids, which are normally found in fish, if taken in excess could have unintended health consequences in certain situations, a new study has... read more »

My parents couldn't afford a blazer for me: RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan

RBI hikes repo rate by 0.25 percent

Inflation worries forced the Reserve Bank to continue its firm stance and hike the short-term lending (repo) rate by 0.25 per cent, a step that will make corporate and consumer loans more... read more »

Centre alerted Bihar govt., says Shinde

Centre alerted Bihar govt., says Shinde

The Centre on Tuesday said it had alerted the Bihar government about possible terror attack on BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi’s rally in Patna which was rocked by... read more »

Why it's healthier to give vent to your feelings

Why it’s healthier to give vent to your feelings

Washington – A new research has suggested that a common emotion regulation strategy called “cognitive reappraisal” may actually be harmful when it comes to stressors that... read more »

Specific molecules that can be targeted to treat Alzheimer's disease identified

Specific molecules that can be targeted to treat Alzheimer’...

Washington – Researchers have identified a specific set of microRNAs that detrimentally regulate protein levels in the brains of mice with Alzheimer’s disease and beneficially regulate... read more »