Key to healthy and happy old age: Exercise
London – A new study has found that exercising just once a week makes a person between three and seven times more likely to be considered a “healthy ager”. For research purposes, scientists questioned 3,500 people, with an average age of 64, every two years about the regularity and... read more »
Hewlett-Packard Q4 earnings beat Wall Street expectation
Washington – American IT giant Hewlett-Packard (HP) has reported slightly better profits in its fourth-quarter beating Wall Street expectations. HP reported fourth-quarter net income of 2 billion dollars on 29.1 billion dollars in sales, against the Street’s forecast of 1.94 billion dollars... read more »
Israel warns of forging alliances with Sunni countries to counter Iran nuke...
London – Israel’s envoy to the United Kingdom has warned of formation of its new alliances with a number of predominantly Sunni countries, including the Gulf states and Saudi Arabia, in opposition to Tehran-sponsored Shia alliances. Daniel Taub reasserted the thought that the Geneva peace... read more »
Man City boss Pellegrini rules out Joe Hart’s exit from club in Janua...
London – Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has refused claims that goalkeeper Joe Hart will leave the team during the January transfer window. According to the BBC, Hart, 26, has missed the last five City games after being dropped but is set to play against Viktoria Plzen in the... read more »
France to raise troops in Central African Republic
Paris – France will increase its troops to 1,000 in the Central African Republic (CAR) to help restore stability in that country, French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said... read more »
Poll turnout in Mizoram will cross 83 per cent : State Chief Electoral Officer Ashwani Kum...
The turnout in Mizoram Assembly election would cross 83 per cent, which is the highest-ever in polls in the State, State Chief Electoral Officer Ashwani Kumar said on Tuesday. The turnout... read more »
Court restrains Pawar from acting as MCA president
In a jolt to Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar, a city civil court on Tuesday temporarily restrained him from functioning as president of the Mumbai Cricket Association... read more »
Tehelka case: Goa Police issues immigration check post alert against Tejpal
A team of Goa police landed in Mumbai on Tuesday to record the statement of the woman journalist, who has accused Tehelka magazine editor Tarun Tejpal of sexually assaulting her. “The... read more »
Odisha on high alert as Lehar closes in
With the very severe cyclonic storm ‘Lehar’ moving towards the Andhra Pradesh coast, the Odisha government on Tuesday rushed disaster management personnel to ten districts to tackle flash floods... read more »
