New super pill could make diabetes history
London – A new drug could help prevent people from becoming diabetic. This could prevent obese patients and others at risk of Type 2 diabetes from ever getting the disease. Scientists say the innovative drug, known as MK2, could be added to metformin, the current first-line treatment for... read more »
Six Syrian Islamist factions unite in bid to oust Assad
Johannesburg – Six Islamist rebel factions in Syria have united and declared a new Islamic Front with an aim to oust President Bashar al-Assad and establish an Islamic state. The main groups that joined the front are Ahrar al-Sham, Suqour al-Sham, Tawhid Brigade and Islamic Army, forming the... read more »
Antidepressants during pregnancy `not linked` to autism risk in kids
Washington – A new study, conducted to find why an increasing number of children are being diagnosed with autism, has found that there is no link between the of antidepressant medication – the so-called SSRIs – during the course of pregnancy and the risk of having a child with... read more »
Bold` Spurs boss Villas-Boas `sensationally` rules club out of PL title rac...
London – Tottenham Hotspur boss Andre Villas-Boas has sensationally declared his club out of this season’s Premier League title race after just three months of the campaign. According to Metro.co.uk, Spurs currently sit seventh in the table, but remain just five points adrift of... read more »
National Commission for Women asks Goa Police to file FIR against Tejpal
Taking suo motu cognisance of media reports, the National Commission for Women on Friday said it has written to Goa Police to file an FIR in the alleged sexual assault case against Tehelka... read more »
Tehelka sex scandal: Law should take its course according to SC guidelines, says Jaitley
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitley on Friday condemned the sexual assault incident involving Tehelka magazine editor Tarun Tejpal, and said the law should take its course... read more »
AAP forms panel to probe illegal funds issue
Embarrassed by a sting operation purportedly showing senior leaders “raising funds through illegal means,” Aam Aadmi Party on Friday said it has formed a committee to probe the matter... read more »
Ashes: England fold up for 136 in reply to Australia’s 295
Pacemen Mitchell Johnson and Ryan Harris led the carnage to skittle England for 136 on Friday, giving Australia a 159—run first innings lead in the opening Ashes test. Johnson took 4—61... read more »
BJP accuses SP of playing divisive politics
Lucknow – Facing flak from the state high court and the Supreme Court on its role after the Muzaffarnagar riots, the belaguered Akhilesh Yadav government drew a fresh attack from the BJP Friday... read more »
