There were concerns regarding the safety of soy food consumption among breast cancer survivors, however, the new research suggests that moderate soy food intake is safe and potentially beneficial for women with breast cancer. “Soy foods are rich in isoflavones, a major group of phytoestrogens that have been hypothesized to reduce the risk of breast [...]
London : Britain has tightened immigration rules from January for Indian IT professionals seeking to move to the UK under inter-company transfers. From next year, workers in this category will need to have 12 months experience instead of six months as at present with their employer before they can be transferred to the UK, official [...]
The developed and developing divide is sharper than ever with the coming to light of a possible new deal, drafted by the Danish government after talks with leaders of several developed countries, including Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. The draft leaked and was first published by the British newspaper The Guardian. The document says global [...]
New Delhi : The Prime Minister has apologised in Parliament for the controversial remark by a Congress MP against former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. The Prime Minister said, “I was not in the House yesterday, but got to know that some untoward incident in the house in regard to Vajpayeeji …I apologise for that.” [...]
New Delhi: Liberhan Commission report on Babri Masjid demolition is set to trigger another stormy session in Parliament on Tuesday when it will be discussed in Rajya Sabha. During the debate on Tuesday in Lok Sabha behaviour of MPs hit a new low in Lok Sabha. The Bharatiya Janata Party is yet to decide if [...]
Mumbai: Wedding bells are ringing for Manisha Koirala and looks like she doesn’t want to make any mistake. Industry rumour has it that Manisha, who has been in a long-time steady relationship with Christopher Dorris, wants to settle down with him only after confirming how compatible they are living under the same house. So Manisha [...]
Washington : The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Monday issued a final ruling that greenhouse gases posed a danger to human health and the environment, paving the way for regulation of carbon dioxide emissions from vehicles, power plants, factories, refineries and other major sources. The announcement was timed to coincide with the opening of the [...]
New Delhi : Tareq and Michaele Salahi may have become the world’s most famous gatecrashers for tricking their way into the White House’s state dinner for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh last month, but they are not the first people to breach the US President’s security. A secret report compiled by the Secret Service reveals [...]
New Delhi: The Question Hour in Lok Sabha went off smoothly on Monday with just five MPs, who had given notice to ask questions, remaining absent. Proceedings during Question Hour had collapsed Monday last week because of absentee members. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs GM Siddeshwara, Sudarshan Bhagat and Sumitra Mahajan, Congress MP from Andhra [...]
NEW DELHI: As it reorients business globally after coming out of bankruptcy, struggling US auto company General Motors is counting on India as a major market to lead the revival and expects sales in the country to nearly treble in the next three years to over 2 lakh units. This will be on the back [...]
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