TRS chief writes to PM, seeks amendments to Telangana bill
Hyderabad – Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) chief K. Chandrasekhara Rao Tuesday sent a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, seeking amendments to the Telangana bill. Opposing the proposed power to the governor for maintaining law and order in Hyderabad, he called for deleting... read more »
Stop administering pentavalent vaccine: Achuthanandan
Thiruvananthapuram – Administration of pentavalent vaccine in the state should be stopped immediately, leader of opposition V.S.Achuthanandan demanded Tuesday. This vaccine provides protection to children from five life threatening diseases — diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, hepatitis B... read more »
Aamir to attend Chennai film fest at own expense
Chennai – Bollywood heartthrob Aamir Khan, who is set to attend the opening ceremony of the 11th Chennai In! ternational Film Festival (CIFF) Thursday, will bear his own expenses for the trip to the Tamil Nadu capital. He is following in the footsteps of megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who had... read more »
Work out in a fun way
London – Break the monotony of your workout regime by adding some fun to it with accessories or by incorporating a dance element in it. The trick to getting fit, other than being active, is to find an activity that you enjoy doing. Femalefirst.co.uk gives out some fun ideas to help you pep up... read more »
Now, algorithm to bag best dating partner
Washington – Researchers have developed an algorithm for dating sites that uses a person’s contact history to recommend partners with whom they may be more amorously... read more »
Astronomers discover exoplanet that shouldn’t be there
Washington – A team of astronomers were left mystified after they discovered a giant planet orbiting its star at 650 times the average Earth-Sun distance. The international team of... read more »
`Devastated` Cairns says `100 percent in dark` about ICC match fixing allegations
Melbourne – Former Black Caps all rounder Chris Cairns has said he was “100 percent in the dark” about the allegations of match fixing by the International Cricket... read more »
Jennifer Hudson talks about playing Winnie Mandela
Washington – Jennifer Hudson has revealed how it was to play Winnie Mandela, former wife of Nelson Mandela in the film ‘Winnie’. The 32-year-old singer told Essence magazine that... read more »
Drinking beer may make you live longer while coffee shorter
Washington – Researchers have claimed that caffeine shortens and alcohol lengthens telomeres — the end points of chromosomal DNA, implicated in aging and cancer. Now Prof. Martin Kupiec said... read more »
