5-10 servings of fruits, veggies daily may cut diabetes risk
New York, Jan 3 (IANS) Want to restore the level of antioxidants — key to ward off heart disease and Type-2 diabetes — that you lost due to high consumption of fat rich-food in the…
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Editors Guild seeks fair probe in Kolkata journalist’s case
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) Expressing concern over the arrest of senior Kolkata journalist Suman Chattopadhyay, the Editors Guild of India on Thursday urged the government to make sure that the agencies handling the case…
Bangladesh’s newly-elected MPs sworn in, opposition skips ceremony
Dhaka, Jan 3 (IANS) The newly-elected members of Bangladesh’s Parliament took the oath of office on Thursday amid an opposition boycott following the country’s 11th parliamentary election. Bangladesh’s Parliament Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury swore in…
Tearful adieu to legendary cricket coach Ramakant Achrekar
Mumbai, Jan 3 (IANS) Thousands of people including Sachin Tendulkar and young cricketers bade a tearful adieu to legendary cricket coach Ramakant Achrekar here on Thursday. Achrekar, 87, passed away in Mumbai on Wednesday evening…
Sensex down 317 points over weak global cues
Mumbai, Jan 3 (IANS) Amid weak factory data from China and India earlier in the week fueling concerns of a slowdown in global growth and a sustained weakness in the domestic currency pulled the benchmark…
Team ‘Cabaret’ enthused about its web release
By Subhash K. Jha Mumbai, Jan 3 (IANS) Pooja Bhatts production “Cabaret”, a film about the life of a cabaret dancer, is all set to make its much-delayed debut on the Internet as a web…
Arsh Bajwa to star in short film ‘The Struggle’
Mumbai, Jan 3 (IANS) Actor Arsh Bajwa, who featured in Taapsee Pannu and Amit Sadh starrer “Running Shaadi”, has bagged the lead role in the short film titled “The Struggle”. The film is being helmed…
Fog delays Modi’s arrival for Science Congress
Chandigarh, Jan 3 (IANS) The arrival of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the inauguration of the 106th session of the Indian Science Congress (ISC) being held at the Lovely Professional University (LPU) near Phagwara in…
Soldier killed, another injured in avalanche near LoC
Jammu, Jan 3 (IANS) An Indian soldier was killed and another injured in an avalanche in the forward area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Thursday. Police sources said the avalanche hit an Army…
Grandson of ‘Emergency dictator’ shows his DNA: Jaitley taunts Rahul
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) A day after Congress President Rahul Gandhi termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s interview as “staged” saying it was conducted by a “pliable journalist”, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley called Gandhi…
Mumbai ISKCON’s ‘Rath Yatra’ festival starts from Saturday
Mumbai, Jan 3 (IANS) Devotees of Lord Krishna will celebrate the Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra 2019 chariot festival at Shivaji Park here on Saturday, organised by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) Chowpatty, an…
8 Afghan policemen killed in Taliban attack
Pul-e-Khumri (Afghanistan), Jan 3 (IANS) At least eight Afghan police personnel were killed and two others wounded after Taliban militants attacked a security checkpoint in the country’s Baghlan province overnight, officials said on Thursday. “The…
Hooda, Vora get bail in AJL case
Chandigarh, Jan 3 (IANS) Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and senior Congress leader Moti Lal Vora were on Thursday granted bail in the land re-allotment case of Associated Journals Ltd (AJL) by a…
Risk of depression, anxiety higher in cerebral palsy patients: Study
London, Jan 3 (IANS) People living with cerebral palsy face a higher risk of developing depression and anxiety than their peers without the condition, according to a new study. Cerebral palsy is a condition that…
Rise in temperature, rains likely in Delhi
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) Delhi is set to get slightly humid and warm over the weekend as the Met Office on Thursday predicted light scattered rains accompanied by a rise in the minimum temperature…
My life is near the end, says Billy Connolly
London, Jan 3 (IANS) I am approaching the near end of my life, says veteran comedian Billy Connolly, who is currently fighting against Parkinson’s disease. In one of the episodes of BBC documentary series “Made…
3 nabbed with arms, ammunition from Kaziranga park
Guwahati, Jan 3 (IANS) Three persons have been arrested with arms and ammunition in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park for trying to poach one-horned rhinos, a forest officer said on Thursday. The three were nabbed while…
Modi has fled Parliament: Rahul
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday kept up his attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying “it seems he fled to Lovely Professional University (LPU) to lecture students” instead of…
9 killed in Odisha boat tragedy
Bhubaneswar, Jan 3 (IANS) At least nine people, including seven children, were killed when a boat carrying them capsized in the Mahanadi river in Odisha’s Kendrapara district, an official said on Thursday. The boat with…
Sunny day in Himachal, more snow in store
Shimla, Jan 3 (IANS) A day after Himachal Pradesh experienced moderate snow and rain, most of the tourist resorts in the hilly state saw a sunny Thursday although the minimum temperature was below the sub-zero,…