Inventor of hardcore porn` AL Goldstein dies at 77
Melbourne – Publisher of Screw magazine AL Goldstein, who smashed down US’ legal barriers against pornography, died on Thursday at a Brooklyn hospital after a long illness. He was 77. The publisher of Screw magazine did it all, from publishing nude photographs of former first Lady... read more »
Scientists create artificial muscle thousand times stronger than normal one...
Washington – Researchers have developed a micro-sized robotic torsional muscle/motor made from vanadium dioxide that for its size is a thousand times more powerful than a human muscle, able to catapult objects 50 times heavier than itself over a distance five times its length within 60... read more »
Jolie`s preventive mastectomy fails to raise knowledge of breast cancer ris...
Washington – Angelina Jolie’s announcement of undergoing preventive double mastectomy heightened has not translated into increased understanding of breast cancer risk, according to researchers. A survey of more than 2,500 Americans found that three out of four were aware of her story, but... read more »
Most expensive Christmas pudding comes with 23,500 pound-price-tag
London – The most expensive Christmas pudding in the World has now gone on sale for 20,000 pounds. Martin Chiffers has said that the high price is because of the ingredients that will be going in to make the pudding: a 200-year-old bottle of Duret 1810 Cognac for 10,890 pounds, a highly... read more »
Cambodian monks call for action against Buddha’s relics theft
Phnom Penh – About 150 Buddhist monks Tuesday held a protest here, calling for the Cambodian government to take action against the theft of the country’s only relics of the... read more »
Modi refuses to meet US delegation
New Delhi – BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Tuesday declined to meet a US Congressional team to protest the “ill-treatment meted to our lady diplomat in... read more »
People want an effective Lokpal bill, says Jaitley
New Delhi – BJP leader Arun Jaitley said Tuesday that parliament should pass “an effect! ive Lokpal” bill which meets expectations of people. Participating in the debate... read more »
Hazare ‘extremely weak’ on 10th day of hunger strike
Ralegan-Siddhi (Maharashtra) – On the tenth day of his indefinite hunger strike, veteran social activist Anna Hazare “is feeling extremely weak”, and has lost 4.70 kg... read more »
Armaan Kohli to be presented in court
Mumbai – “Bigg Boss Saath-7” contestant Armaan Kohli, who is under arrest for allegedly assaulting British singer-actress Sofia Hayat during their stay on the reality show, will be... read more »
