Washing your hands is one of the simplest and most effective ways to avoid infections such as H1N1 and seasonal influenza,” said Lisa Esolen, M.D., Medical Director of Infection Control, Geisinger Health System. “Because this year’s H1N1 virus has been so contagious and has rapidly spread widely, it is especially important to remember to wash [...]
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 [...]
Washington: The Large Hadron Collider (LHC), popularly known as the “Big Bang Machine”, has taken its first step toward finding the “God Particle”, as the first scientific results from the recently restarted particle accelerator have been announced. The LHC, which is the world’s largest and highest-energy particle accelerator, lies in a tunnel 27 kilometres in [...]
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 [...]
All they have to do is to cut out high-cholesterol foods and their blood cholesterol will become normal. This is a misconception. Merely cutting down on dietary cholesterol will have an insignificant effect on blood cholesterol. Relying on a low cholesterol diet to lower blood cholesterol probably won’t work for most people. When the body [...]
Robben Island (South Africa): The winners of next year’s World Cup final in South Africa will collect a cheque for $30 million, FIFA said on Thursday. The runners-up will receive $24 million and all participating teams will receive an extra $1 million to cover their preparation costs. The decision was announced after FIFA’s Executive Committee [...]
MUMBAI: In yet another volatile trade, the Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex on Friday fell by over 84 points, as funds indulged in profit selling after an unexpected contraction in the US job data revived their fears about the fledgling global recovery. The Sensex, which remained flat from Wednesday after the massive rally on the [...]
Islamabad : Terrorists stormed a mosque packed with Friday worshippers near the Pakistani army headquarters in the garrison city of Rawalpindi on Friday, killing at least 10 people and injuring over 20 others. The unidentified assailants lobbed grenades and fired indiscriminately with automatic weapons after entering the Jamia Masjid near Parade Lane in Rawalpindi, witnesses [...]
New Delhi : Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with her delegation of MPs on Friday evening. Mamata has told Singh that minorities are threatened and girl children are suffering in West Bengal. According to her this is sending out a wrong message to the democracy. The Railway Minister has demanded [...]
,Washington: Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were spotted enjoying a double date with George Clooney and his girlfriend Elisabetta Canalis. The star couples went for dinner at an Italian restaurant in Beverly Hills and spent around an hour together chatting and having fun after attending the premiere of Clooney’s new film ‘Up in the Air’, [...]
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