New Delhi — More than 28 percent schoolchildren in the capital have been found to be overweight or obese with one-fourth of them at a risk of getting diabetes, heart disease, stroke and possible early death, a new study has …
... Read MoreGangtok — The death toll in a bus accident in Sikkim mounted to 25 with four more people succumbing to their injuries at a hospital, officials said Thursday.
At least 21 people were killed and 49 injured late Wednesday when …
... Read MoreThiruvananthapuram — Nalini Jameela, a 53-year-old sex worker, has been using make-up to attract customers since 1978, but she donned the grease paint Thursday to act in an English documentary film titled “Sex, Lies and a Book”.
The 28-minute documentary, …
... Read MoreAizawl — The Border Security Force (BSF) is turning to yoga to keep its troopers fighting fit.
When A. Jayapaul, a former commandant of the Tripura-Cachar-Mizoram (TCM) frontier of BSF, saw his “boys” suffering from stress, he decided to opt …
... Read MoreDharamsala — Twelve Tibetan export firms will display native products like beer, mineral water, textiles and daily needs commodities in the 26th Indian International Trade Exposition in New Delhi from Nov 14 to 27.
Tibetan beer is considered to be …
... Read MoreShimla — Unusual autumn showers over the weekend have caused the temperature in the Himachal Pradesh capital to plummet to a record low Monday, making it the coldest October day in 33 years, an official said here Tuesday.
Shimla recorded …
... Read Moreew Delhi — Even after weeks of concentrated efforts to control dengue in the capital, 69 new cases were reported here and a woman died of the deadly mosquito-borne virus Tuesday.
The identity of the woman was not immediately known. …
... Read MoreLondon — British actress Sienna Miller refused to go on a drastic diet for the movie “Factory Girl” because she felt she needed the energy to deal with the demanding shooting schedule.
According to contactmusic.com, Miller plays Edie Sedgwick, who …
... Read MoreHamburg — Chelsea maintained their winning run in this season’s Champions League with a 1-0 win over defending champions Barcelona in a Group A match at Stamford Bridge.
Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba scored the only goal of the game …
... Read MoreThe seedy sex scandal surfaced when Ludhiana Police Wednesday arrested small-time photojournalist Amrik Singh Prince for allegedly blackmailing the city’s Congress mayor, Nahar Singh Gill.
Besides Prince, two women accomplices — allegedly used to get Gill in a sex trap
Bhubaneswar — The superintendent of a private hospital here was arrested for allegedly not supplying oxygen to a patient who died subsequently.
“Purna Chandra Mohanty was arrested Tuesday and a case of death due to negligence has been registered against …
... Read MoreDubai — The Indian embassy in Bahrain will soon have a brand new building and more staff to handle increased workload.
India’s Minister of State for External Affairs E. Ahamed, who made a one-hour stop in Bahrain on his way …
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