Libya’s Zawiya refinery, El Sharara oil field shut: Report
TRIPOLI: Libya’s 120,000 barrels-a-day Zawiya refinery has been shut down due to damaged storage, an oil ministry official said on Thursday. The El Sharara field feeding the refinery also remained closed said Ibrahim al-Awami, head of the inspection and measurement department at the oil... read more »
Could artificial sweeteners promote diabetes and obesity?
The research team, including Eran Elinav of the Department of Immunology at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, recently published their findings in the journal Nature. Discovered more than a century ago, artificial sweeteners are now found in an abundance of foods and drinks labeled... read more »
RLD chief Ajit Singh’s supporters threaten to cut water supply to Del...
New Delhi: In a show of muscle power by RLD chief and former union minister Ajit Singh, his supporters on Thursday threatened to stop water supply to Delhi. Following this, a protest led by Ajit Singh and his supporters turned violent at Gang Nahar near Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh. Protestors pelted... read more »
Basketball: FIBA allowed players to wear religious head coverings
The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) on 16 September 2014 allowed players to wear religious head coverings, such as hijabs or turbans, on a trial basis. The permission was granted after FIBA’s central board met over the weekend at the Men’s World Cup in Spain and voted to allow a... read more »
Shah Rukh Khan praises Salman Khan for being courteous and gracious
Mumbai: “Everybody is courteous and gracious and so is Salman Khan,” said Shah Rukh Khan reacting to the former’s friendly gesture. The two are known for their infamous... read more »
Gold, silver up on increased buying, firm global cues
Gold prices rose further by Rs. 10 to Rs 27,460 per 10 grams in the national capital on Tuesday, on increased buying by jewellers and retailers for the upcoming festive season amid a... read more »
Mild hypertension can be treated without drugs
London : For people with mild hypertension, encouraging lifestyle changes should be the first line of recommendations for physicians rather than putting them on drugs, suggest... read more »
BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi again demands CBI probe into medicine scam in Bihar
Alleging that the ongoing probe into the multi-crore medicine scam in going nowhere, Senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi on Tuesday again demanded a CBI probe into the... read more »
Dhanraj Pillay criticizes move to have one custodian in Asian Gam...
MUMBAI: Former India hockey captain Dhanraj Pillay is upset with the selection of only one goalkeeper in the Indian team due to take part in the Incheon Asian Games starting,... read more »
