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 [...]
MARSEILLE: Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo turned on the style with Real Madrid on Tuesday as the Spanish giants advanced with ease to the Madrid knock-out round of the Champions League with a 3-1 victory at Marseille. A double from Ronaldo and a Raul Albiol goal ensured the nine-time European champions lead the way in their [...]
Panaji : The Goa rape case victim has written to the Russian Consulate saying she fears for her life. The Russian has alleged assault by supporters of the rape accused. She says she now wants to withdraw her case as the police are favoring the accused. The victim said she immediately rushed to Panaji, 30 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
Telangana : All colleges in the Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh have been closed for two weeks. Critics of the Congress government say that’s the only action that has been taken in response to a movement that’s gaining momentum – one that asks for a separate state of Telangana. The face of that campaign, K [...]
NEW DELHI: India’s badminton sensation Saina Nehwal was on Thursday declared the Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year for her stupendous show in 2009. The Hyderabadi shuttler became the first Indian to have won a Super Series title when she triumphed in Indonesian event in June. She also broke into the top-10 zone this year. [...]
New Delhi: The debate on the Liberhan Commission report in the Lok Sabha has been rescheduled to December 7 and December 8, while in the Rajya Sabha it will be held December 9 and December 10, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Prakash Javadekar said here on Thursday. Javadekar told reporters that members were keen to [...]
New Delhi: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief and former railway minister Lalu Prasad was seen in Parliament on Thursday limping and walking with the help of a stick. The Bihar leader, who is out of power both at the Centre and state, said he suffered a minor fracture after a stage collapsed at Arrah in [...]
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