No link between caesarean sections, autism
A new study has claimed that babies born via caesarean section are not at any greater risk of developing autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The new research renounced the previous study that linked C-sections with autism. Instead, it suggests that an autistic child is more likely require a caesarean... read more »
More employees to have healthy lifestyle options at workplaces
More employees will have access to health promotion programmes and healthier food options at their workplaces by the end of March next year. A national committee chaired by Senior Minister of State for Health and Manpower Amy Khor is overseeing initiatives to reach at least 120,000 workers at... read more »
‘Walter Mitty’ bank manager lived ‘lottery’ lifestyle thanks to £90,000 emb...
Gordon Irvine siphoned tens of thousands of pounds from the ATM at the Santander bank he ran in Lochee High Street before blowing the cash on foreign holidays to New York and Rio de Janeiro. He also bought widescreen televisions and a new car. One former colleague who asked Irvine if he had “won... read more »
Bang and down’: Afghan hero who shot 6 Parliament attackers
He is called a superhero and feted with financial rewards from Afghan politicians, but the lionisation of the soldier who singlehandedly killed six attackers in the Parliament belies bubbling discontent over deteriorating security. Essa Khan Laghmani, 28, was plucked from obscurity and catapulted... read more »
Larsen & Toubro bags Rs 1,885 cr order from NTPC
Infrastructure firm Larsen & Toubro (L&T) said on Friday it has bagged a Rs 1,885 crore contract from NTPC for setting up steam generators for Tanda Thermal Power Plant in Uttar... read more »
Must disclose the whistle blower who gave visitors’ list: CBI chief
CBI chief Ranjit Sinha has said that noted lawyer Prashant Bhushan cannot claim immunity from disclosing the name of a “whistle blower” who provided him the list of visitors to his... read more »
Islamic State: John Kerry in Egypt for coalition talks
US Secretary of State John Kerry has arrived in Egypt amid US attempts to form a broad coalition to tackle Islamic State (IS) militants. Mr Kerry will meet Arab League chief Nabil al-Arabi... read more »
Three dead, 15 injured in Pakistan blast
ISLAMABAD: At least three people were killed and 15 injured Saturday when a bomb went off in Pakistan’s Quetta city. According to officials, the bomb exploded near a paramilitary... read more »
Dikshit backtracks: Never said BJP should form government in Delh...
Former Delhi chief minister and Congress leader Sheila Dikshit on Saturday said she never backed BJP to form the government in New Delhi, refuting media reports that quoted her as saying... read more »
