Gold lingers around $1,200, taper worries remain
Singapore – Gold held steady on Monday after its biggest weekly loss in a month, but the metal was still at the risk of falling back below $1,200 an ounce as investors fretted over the impact of a U.S. stimulus tapering. Prices were supported in thin Asian trading as holdings of SPDR Gold... read more »
Bobby Jindal plans to run for US presidency in 2016: Senator
Indian-American Louisiana Governor and the rising star of the Republican Party Bobby Jindal is planning to run for the 2016 U.S. presidential elections, a top Senator from his state has said. “I do think, he (Jindal) will run…He would be a significant candidate,” Senator David Vitter told... read more »
Top 5 must carry clothes while travelling
New Delhi – Holiday season is the time for people to pack their bags and hit the road. Before you do that, it is essential to choose the must have fashion essentials and flaunt it in style. Ekta Dhingra, fashion designer and owner of Rabha`s By Ekta, shares tips on what to carry while... read more »
Khobragade gets exemption from personal appearance in US court
India and the U.S. may be moving towards a resolution of the stand-off over senior diplomat Devyani Khobragade’s case with the envoy getting exemption from personal appearance in a New York Court hearing visa fraud charges against her even as she got her accreditation to the UN... read more »
Why females are crankier in mornings than males revealed
Melbourne – A new study has justified women’s usually grumpy behavior in the mornings, suggesting that females need more sleep than men and odds are, they don’t get... read more »
Want to stop smoking? Seek professional help
Washington – A new study has found that smokers in England who want to stop smoking are three times more likely to succeed if they see a trained advisor than if they try by... read more »
New vaccine to protect against deadly pneumonia developed
Washington – A team of researchers has developed a new vaccine that protects against lethal pneumonia caused by Staphylococcus aureus (staph) bacteria, including drug-resistant... read more »
Biological mechanism behind diabetes identified
Washington – Computing resources at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have helped researchers better grasp how proteins misfold to create the... read more »
Neanderthals `had ability to speak like humans`
Washington – Researchers analyzing Neanderthal’s fossilised hyoid bone – a horseshoe-shaped structure in the neck – have suggested that the species, just like humans, had the ability... read more »
