London: Although pop-ups on a computer screen may only last a few seconds, they tend to set back our performance, say researchers. Helen Hodgetts and Dylan Jones, professor of psychology at Cardiff University, examined the cost of such interruptions in terms of the time taken to complete a simple seven-step computer task. “Our findings suggest [...]
December 9, 2009 | Posted in
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Nagpur: After thrashing Sri Lanka by 2-0 in the three-match Test series, Team India is all set to take on visitors in opening match of international twenty20 here at Nagpur on Wednesday. Skipper Dhoni & his young guns will try to keep islanders on bay after grabbing top spot in the ICC Test rankings. However, [...]
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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 [...]
December 9, 2009 | Posted in
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After the poor attendance in Lok Sabha last week, some members in Rajya Sabha too bunked the session on Tuesday. When 6 MPs against whom questions were listed did not bother to show up for the Question Hour, Vice-President and Rajya Sabha chairman Hamid Ansari was left to wonder if the virus had spread to [...]
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MUMBAI: Defying subdued trend in its Asian counterpart, the domestic stock market regained the 17,000-level in morning trade on Tuesday after market leader Reliance Ind led a smart rally. India’s largest private sector firm RIL was up 1.69 per cent, Tata Steel 1.89 per cent and Hindalco 1.89 per cent in early trade. The Bombay [...]
December 8, 2009 | Posted in
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Panaji : The politician accused of raping a Russian in Goa has been granted anticipatory bail. John Fernandes unsuccessfully contested the Assembly elections in 2007 as a candidate for the Save Goa Front. The alleged victim says Fernandes spiked her drink and then raped her in his car on the first of December. The victim, [...]
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“We found that exposure to cigarette smoke appears to increase the thickness of the epithelium, or lining, of the airways in the lung. This may be the underlying cause of the fact that smoking asthma patients experience more asthma symptoms, such as shortness of breath and phlegm production, compared to non-smoking asthma patients,” said Martine [...]
December 7, 2009 | Posted in
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Beijing: Chinese authorities have offered rewards of up to 10,000 yuan (1,465 dollars) to Internet users who report websites that feature pornography, state media reported Sunday. However, the censors’ latest campaign against content that harms public morality appears to have encouraged Internet users to look for porn online. Within the first 24 hours, a hotline [...]
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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 [...]
December 7, 2009 | Posted in
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Kanpur : Youth only upto the age of 35 years will get a chance to meet AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi during his one-day visit to this industrial town, in a move aimed to build the party base among the younger generation. Rahul will meet industrial workers, rickshaw pullers and labourers upto an age of [...]
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