How the gym boosts brain, not brawn, power
New York – You all are aware of the plethora of health benefits that regular exercise brings. Now a! dd enhanced intelligence to that list. According to a new study, fitness has a long-term effect on a wide range of cognitive abilities like reasoning, remembering, understanding and problem... read more »
Rupee down 15 paise against dollar
Extending its losses for the fourth straight day, the rupee fell by another 15 paise to 62.29 against the dollar in early trade on Friday on the Interbank Foreign Exchange market due to strengthening of American unit overseas. Dealers attributed the rupee’s fall to dollar rising to five-year high... read more »
Hyundai Grand i10 is Indian Car of the Year 2014
New Delhi – Hyundai Motor’s new hatchback, Grand i10, has been awarded the prestigious JK Indian Car Of The Year 2014 (ICOTY) beating tough competitions from Ford EcoSport and Honda Amaze in the final round. The all new hatchback, Hyndai Grand i10, sold over 33,000 units across India in... read more »
Indian economy to grow 5.3 percent in 2014: UN
United Nations – The Indian economy is likely to witness an economic growth rate of 5.3 percent in 2014, while the global economic growth is estimated at 3 percent, says the UN. The outlook for the world represents a slight improvement compared to the expected growth of 2.1 percent. According... read more »
Situation unchanged despite tougher anti-rape law: Speaker
New Delhi – Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar Monday said that despite the government having brought out a tougher law to fight sexual harassment, nothing much has really changed in the... read more »
Law intern’s affidavit against Ganguly made public
Excerpts of an affidavit by a law intern, who has accused former Supreme Court judge A.K. Ganguly of sexual harassment, have been made public by Additional Solicitor-General Indira Jaising,... read more »
Is China going to eat up the whole world?
Whole species in India are disappearing and their parts fetching up in China. From scorpions to sharks and tigers, our neighbour is poaching our wild life furiously. Our border states have... read more »
Seemandhra lawmakers tear, burn copies of Telangana bill
Hyderabad – Tension prevailed in the Andhra assembly premises Monday when legislators from coastal Andhra and Rayalseema regions tore off and set fire to copies of the bill for... read more »
Nepal’s CPN-Maoist party demands roundtable conference
Kathmandu – The Communist Party of Nepal, Maoist (CPN-Maoist), which boycotted the Nov 19 national elections, has reiterated its demand for holding a roundtable conference to end the political... read more »
