London: A video of a brave Saudi woman confronting members of the country's religious police after they accused her of breaking strict modesty rules with her freshly painted nails, has gone viral on the internet. The unidentified woman refuses their demands that she leave the mall where she was present and tells them that her nails are 'none of (their) business'. After she filmed the incident on her mobile phone...
09:28 PM, May 26, 2012
New Delhi: Government is reviewing the Defence Procurement Policy to address issues raised by the industry players and other stakeholders, a senior Defence Ministry official said in New Delhi on Wednesday. Addressing a conference on 'Streamlining the Indian Defence Procurement System', Financial Advisor to the Defence Ministry Amit Cowshish said the new revised DPP might address the issues of industry players as well. "I hope some of the issues the...
04:03 AM, May 03, 2012
New Delhi: The Cabinet on Thursday approved a bill that seeks to regulate government purchases of above Rs 50 lakh through a transparent bidding process. The Cabinet meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, approved the public procurement bill that has a provision to debar bidders found engaged in corrupt practices, sources said. Currently, there is no overarching legislation governing public procurement by the central government and central public sector...
01:28 PM, Apr 12, 2012
New Delhi: Lieutenant General (Retired) Tejinder Singh has filed a writ petition in the Delhi High Court requesting it to issue directions to the Government of India and the Indian Army to withdraw the March 6 press release in which he has says serious allegations were levelled against him. The petition calls for action against the five serving Army officers including Army Chief General VK Singh, who Lieutenant General (Retired)...
11:09 AM, Mar 30, 2012
Timing and expectation both worked against this book. Kunal Basu set the bar too high with 'The Japanese Wife'. 'The Yellow Emperor's Cure' fails to match it in narration and nuance. Plus, most of the book is set in 19th century China, making it look insipid after Amitav Ghosh's 'River of Smoke'. You may call it an unfair comparison, but it cannot be helped. That said, I did enjoy some...
01:25 PM, Jan 12, 2012
London: Legendary singer Elton John is all set to share his experiences of the global AIDS epidemic in his first book. John, 64, will write about losing friends - including Queen frontman Freddie Mercury - to the disease in his book 'Love Is The Cure: Ending The Global AIDS Epidemic', Daily Express reported. "Why are we not doing more? This is a question I have thought deeply about, and wish...
03:53 PM, Jan 10, 2012
Washington: It seems the cure for baldness is on the anvil, for scientists claim they have discovered the source of signals that trigger hair growth. A team at Yale University has identified stem cells within the skin's fatty layer and showed that molecular signals from these cells were necessary to spur hair growth in mice, the 'Cell' journal reported. "If we can get these fat cells in the skin to...
03:51 PM, Sep 04, 2011
Washington: Using gold as a potential treatment for cancer could soon become a reality, thanks to a combination of imaging techniques. An international team, led by University of Western Australia and Griffith University, has described how using two imaging techniques can allow scientists to see where gold complexes used in potential chemotherapeutic treatments end up in cells, the 'Metallomics' journal reported. They are also able to monitor the gold's effects...
02:07 PM, Aug 09, 2011
London: If Aubrey de Grey's predictions are right, the first person who will live to see their 150th birthday has already been born. And the first person to live for 1,000 years could be less than 20 years younger. A biomedical gerontologist and chief scientist of a foundation dedicated to longevity research, de Grey reckons that within his own lifetime doctors could have all the tools they need to 'cure'...
12:39 PM, Jul 05, 2011
London: Got a bad hangover? Try honey on toast, says a new study. Researchers from the Royal Society of Chemistry claim to have found that taking honey, the natural sweetener, is a great way to help the human body deal with the toxic effects of a hangover. According to them, the fructose in the honey -- which is also found in golden syrup -- is essential to help the body...
12:13 PM, Dec 24, 2010
Havana: Cuba has begun its own online encyclopedia, similar to Wikipedia, with the goal of presenting its version of the world and history. It describes its longtime ideological enemy, the United States, as "the empire of our time" and "the most powerful nation of all time." EcuRed (www.ecured.cu) will be launched officially on Tuesday, but it was already up and running on Monday, with 19,345 entries. It was developed "to...
10:31 AM, Dec 14, 2010
London: Starfish may soon provide treatment for inflammatory conditions such as asthma and arthritis, say experts. The slimy substance that coats the spiny starfish was 'better than Teflon' at stopping debris from sticking to the creature that sits on the ocean floor, thus keeping it clean, researchers from the Scottish Association for Marine Science have found. They believe this non-stick property could provide a vital new weapon against inflammatory illness,...
04:40 PM, Dec 10, 2010
Tech Toyz introduces D.I.Y 'Fitness Kit' , gadgets for self cure - a step towards wellness. ...
06:18 PM, Nov 21, 2010
New Delhi: First the startling facts. Nine to 12% of all drugs sold in India are either substandard or fake. Don't fret for help is at hand. A new technology claims it can check the authenticity of the drugs you are consuming. The technology can tag the drugs you buy and confirm its standard by a simple SMS. While the World Health Organization (WHO) says 20% of Indian drugs are...
12:01 PM, Aug 26, 2010
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