. Lynne Coulson Barr to take up new post on 1 July 2014 . Giving voice to people receiving public mental health services . Providing key safeguards for mental health patients Minister for Mental Health Mary Wooldridge said today the appointment of Lynne Coulson Barr as Victoria’s first Mental Health Complaints Commissioner is a landmark […]
Mapusa (Goa), April 23 (IANS) What V. More (name changed), a tourist from Mumbai, was fantasizing about was soft, feminine hands kneading his shoulderblades and his back, slick with aromatic oil. Instead, what the 27-year-old tourist, one of many thousand single visitors blinded by Goa’s cheap booze, drugs and sunbathing white women, got were a […]
Valletta, April 22 (IANS) The Malta’s Minister for Social Dialogue, Consumer Affairs and Civil Liberties said Monday that the legalisation of abortion is a “categorical no at this point in time”. Speaking at a press conference in the capital city on the topic of the newly passed civil union’s law which established gay couples with […]
Washington, April 22 (IANS) The first ever Indian-American Miss America, Nina Davuluri, has come to the defence of a teen who asked her to a dance as the news of his suspension for the stunt reached the White House. Davuluri, who was one of the readers on the storytime stage at the annual White House […]
his upcoming yet-untitled Tamil directorial, says he’s extremely happy to be reuniting with the filmmaker after 13 years. Gautham and Vivekh had earlier worked together in R. Madhavan-starrer 2001 Tamil romantic-comedy “Minnale”. “I’m so delighted to be working with Gautham after aMinnale’, which released 13 years ago. I missed working with Gautham all the years,” […]
London, April 21 (IANS) In a first, scientists have discovered a new property in the nuclei of embryonic stem cells that could pave way for wider application of the body’s master cells, including bulletproof vests. Known as auxeticity, the property may have application as wide-ranging as soundproofing, super-absorbent sponges and bulletproof vests, said the study. […]
Los Angeles, April 21 (IANS) Filmmaker Steven Spielberg has put his Malibu mansion up for rent. According to real-estate blog Curbed, the 67-year-old and his wife Kate Capshaw are asking $125,000 a month as rent for his ocean pad, reports dailymail.co.uk. The mansion looks out onto a beach front and includes a massage room, a […]
New York, April 21 (IANS) Can we compare the bedroom act with a real workout in terms of calorie consumption or one should adopt both to have a super life? Sure, we can. According to researchers, sexual activity burned around four calories per minute for men and three per minute for women – qualified as […]
Beijing, April 20 (IANS) One more case of bird flu in humans has been confirmed in China’s Jiangsu province, health authorities said Saturday. A 35-year-old woman surnamed Lu, who was confirmed to have the infection Saturday, is in critical condition, Xinhua quoted the local health department as saying Jiangsu has reported 7 human H7N9 cases […]
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) A sedentary lifestyle, increased alcohol consumption and obesity are contributing towards making India the “world capital of liver diseases” by 2025, a health expert said Saturday. “Urbanisation and changes linked with it like sedentary lifestyle, fatty food, uncontrolled blood sugar, obesity, smoking and high alcohol intake is leading Indians towards […]