Don’t believe in surveys: Sheila Dikshit
New Delhi – A day before the declaration of assembly election results, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said Saturday that she did not believe in exit polls and surveys. “We don’t work on the basis of surveys. I would say respectfully, I don’t believe in these... read more »
Don’t talk of war with India: Pakistani daily
Islamabad – With tension along the Indian border abating, “all talks of war” should! be avoided, said a Pakistani daily Saturday. The News Inter! national in an editorial “War Talk” said that “at a time when tensions along the Line of Control (LoC) are abating... read more »
My husband is smart, strict producer: Divya Khosla Kumar
Mumbai – Divya Khosla Kumar, who is currently busy promoting her directorial debut “Yaariyaan”, says her husband Bhushan Kumar is a very smart and a strict film producer. “Bhushan is a smart producer. Just because I am his wife, he will not let me make a film. I made... read more »
Smoking after cancer diagnosis ups death risk: study
Washington – Men who continue to smoke after being diagnosed with cancer have an increased risk of death compared with those who quit smoking, US researchers said. The new research, published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer... read more »
New age to get hitched is now 40
Melbourne – A new study has found that many people are opting to wait until they reach the age of 40 to settle down. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics data, Aussies... read more »
Bitcoin price tops $1k for first time ever!
Washington – The price of bitcoins reportedly topped 1,000 dollars for the first time ever. The experimental digital currency first hit 100 dollars in April and doubled the same... read more »
Tongue piercing can help paralysed people drive wheelchairs better
Washington – A new study has claimed that users of tongue-controlled wheelchair can gain a higher level of independence than offered by wheelchairs with sip-and-puff systems. In the... read more »
U.S. plans to destroy Syrian chemical weapons at sea
Washington – The United States is planning to destroy some of Syria’s deadliest chemical weapons in international waters aboard a government-owned ship. The Obama administration... read more »
Syrian govt. rules out negotiating transfer of power at Geneva pe...
London – The Syrian government has ruled out negotiating transfer of power during the Geneva peace conference due in January, but confirmed that it will attend the peace talks According to the... read more »
