Sensex trades flat during pre-noon trade
Mumbai – A benchmark index of Indian equities markets was trading flat at about 25.08 points or 0.12 percent up in the pre-noon trade Monday. Good buying was observed in consumer durables, capital goods and oil and gas sectors while fast moving consumer goods (FMCG), metal and healthcare... read more »
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome; the new lifestyle disease
By Sreeparna Chakrabarty New Delhi – Troubled by facial hair, acne and irregular menstrual periods? Chances are you could be suffering from Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), a largely lifestyle-related disease in women of reproductive age, which is seeing a rise in India, especially among... read more »
It’s Diwali for Vrindavan widows too, this year
By Brij Khandelwal Vrindavan (Uttar Pradesh) – Thousands of widows of Vrindavan in Uttar Pradesh will, for the first time, celebrate Diwali this year. These women will light diyas and firecrackers too, breaking free of superstition and oppressive tradition. The widows, a large number of them... read more »
Tahseen Akhtar a member of Indian Mujahideen behind Patna serial blasts ide...
Patna – Tahseen Akhtar, allegedly a member of Indian Mujahideen (IM), is the brain behind the string of explosions in Patna Sunday that left six dead, authorities said Monday. “Tahseen Akhtar alias Monu, accused of several terrorist attacks, is man behind serial blasts in Patna,”... read more »
Women twice as likely as men to be offended by smartphone use in workplace
Washington – A new study of business etiquette and smartphones has shown that mobile manners vary by gender, suggesting that women are twice as likely as men to be offended by... read more »
Samsung files patent to rival Google Glass
Sydney – Samsung is reportedly planning to develop a wearable computing gadget, similar to that of Google’s highly-anticipated Google Glass, as evident from the smartphone... read more »
Samsung profits soar 26% in Q3 over strong smartphone sales
London – Samsung Electronics has reportedly seen a 26 percent growth in its profits following strong smartphone sales and recovery in its memory chip business in the third... read more »
Violent past of Milky Way’s giant black hole revealed
Washington – NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has helped find evidence that the normally dim region very close to the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy,... read more »
Man U given key boost ahead of Jan transfer window with new 300 m...
London – Manchester United has reportedly been given a key boost ahead of their January transfer window following a new kit deal with American giants Nike, worth 300 million pounds. The... read more »
