Maldives wins best island destination in world award
Male – The Maldives has been awarded the title of “World`s Leading Island Destination” at the 2013 World Travel Awards in Qatar, media reported Friday. This is the third time the Maldives has won the prestigious travel award. The World Travel Awards are hailed as the “Oscars... read more »
Tejpal’s remand extended by four days
Panaji – Tehelka founder and editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal’s remand in police custody was extended by four days on Saturday. The extension was given by a local magistrate here after the police insisted on more time to question Tejpal as well as to corroborate the sequence of events... read more »
Uday Chopra under no pressure to get married
Mumbai – At 4l, actor-producer Uday Chopra does not feel any pressure to get married, and he is busy working on establishing Yash Raj Films (YRF) Entertainment abroad. He says getting married is “not the only option” people have today. Uday, who now lives in Los Angeles to manage... read more »
Rajasthan counts votes Sunday
Jaipur – The political fate of 2,087 candidates will be decided Sunday when counting for 199 of Rajasthan’s 200 assembly seats takes place. Polling has been postponed in Churu constituency to Dec 13 due to the death of a Bahujan Samaj Party candidate. Counting will start at 8 a.m. and... read more »
Finding gift for significant other most difficult
New York – A survey has revealed that it is indeed most difficult to pick out the perfect gift for one’s significant other. The survey, which was conducted on 1,000 adult men and... read more »
Cats recognise owners’ voices but choose to turn deaf ears
London – Japanese scientists have discovered that cats can make out their owner’s voice when they are being called, but prefer to ignore it as they never evolved to care. For... read more »
Newly discovered HIV strain leads to faster AIDS development
Washington – A new study has suggested that a recently discovered HIV strain leads to significantly faster development of AIDS than currently prevalent forms. The period from... read more »
Wine-processed Chinese herb can treat neurodegenerative diseases
Washington – A new study has provided theoretical evidence for the treatment of neurodegenerative disease with 5-hydroxymethylfurfural extracted from wine-processed Fructus corni and... read more »
Mystery behind `68-million-year-old T. Rex soft tissue discovery`...
Washington – Researchers have explained that the 68-million-year-old soft tissue which was discovered from the bones of a Tyrannosaurus rex did not decay and survived millennia because of the... read more »
