ocDon’t sleep deprive yourself as it may be a precursor for major depression as you reach adulthood – occurring before other symptoms of major depression and additional mood disorders hit you hard. A genetic study of adult twins and a community-based study of adolescents has reported novel links between sleep duration and depression. Both short […]
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami party Friday gave a call to observe a nationwide strike Monday in protest against the death sentence awarded to its chief Matiur Rahamn Nizami in a 10-truck arms haul case. Shafiqur Rahman, the party’s acting secretary general, made the announcement about the dawn-to-dusk strike in a statement Friday night, Xinhua reported. He described […]
Here comes an exciting new laser that can detect very low concentrations of gases – paving the way for accurately analysing breath for disease diagnosis and remote sensing of critical greenhouse gases. The physicists at University of Adelaide in south Australia have developed a new type of laser that produces 25 times more light emission […]
bihaAfter Aligarh Muslim University, now Banaras Hindu University is keen to open a centre in Bihar, officials said Saturday. Two days after Congress president Sonia Gandhi laid the foundation stone of an off-campus branch of the AMU in the state’s Kishanganj district, BHU has shown its willingness to set up a branch in Bihar. “I […]
If your kid has a strong emotional attachment with pets, be sure she would grow to become a better and sensitive human being. Young adults who care for an animal may have stronger social relationships and connection to their communities, says new research. “Our findings suggest that it may not be whether an animal is […]
A militant was killed Saturday in a gunfight with the security forces in Kashmir’s Pulwama district, an official said. A senior police official said following specific intelligence inputs about the presence of guerrillas in a house in Kangan village in Pulwama district, 33 km from here, security forces surrounded the house Friday evening. “When the […]
A woman, who was set ablaze by four men after she resisted rape attempt here three days ago, died at a hospital, police said. The 25-year-old, who had suffered 90 percent burns, died early Saturday at the government-run Gandhi Hospital. The incident had taken place at railway quarters at Chilkalguda in Secunderabad, the twin city […]
Criticising the Delhi government for its failure to check power tariff hike, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday protested against the hike in the national capital. Staging a protest at Bhajanpura, BJP Delhi unit chief Vijay Goel said Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has failed to check power tariff hikes. “Kejriwal-led AAP had promised that after […]
Former Indian-American US treasury official Neel Kashkari, a multimillionaire who oversaw the $700 billion bank bailout after the 2008 financial crisis, thinks he can unseat California’s popular Democratic Governor Jerry Brown. Kashkari, who lives in Laguna Beach in Orange County, previously worked for Goldman Sachs. Last year, Kashkari quit his job as an investment banking […]
An Indian-origin woman in Britain, accused of conspiring with a former police officer to steal and sell details of accident victims, walked free after a jury failed to reach a verdict. Paramjeet Kaur, 26, from Birmingham, who was charged with conspiracy to commit misconduct in a public office with her husband Raza Khan, 27, and […]