Euro 2016 organisers confident of safe tournament

Euro 2016 organisers confident of safe tournament

Organisers of the European Championship said that they are confident of hosting a safe tournament with unprecedented security measures along with host cities and French government. “My message is clear: we have no knowledge of targeted, concrete threats within a stadium or other venues at Euro 2016,” said Jacques Lambert, President of the Euro 2016 […]

Swedish general appointed to head UN India-Pakistan military observers

Swedish general appointed to head UN India-Pakistan military observers

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has appointed Swedish Major General Per Lodin, a logistics expert, to head the UN Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) that monitors the situation in Kashmir. India does not recognize the UNMOGIP’s mandate. He is to succeed Major General Delali Johnson Sakyi of Ghana, who is completing his […]

‘Wasteful’ galaxies launch heavy elements into deep space

‘Wasteful’ galaxies launch heavy elements into deep space

Galaxies “waste” large quantities of heavy elements generated by star formation by ejecting them up to a million light years away into their surrounding halos and deep space, says a study. More oxygen, carbon and iron atoms exist in the sprawling, gaseous halos outside of galaxies than exist within the galaxies themselves, leaving the galaxies […]

Not desperate for talks with India: Pakistan

Not desperate for talks with India: Pakistan

Pakistan is not desperate to resume peace talks with India, a top official has said. There was no restlessness on the Pakistani side for a dialogue, Sartaj Aziz, the Adviser on Foreign Affairs to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, was quoted as saying in a news report on Monday. But he quickly added on Sunday that […]

Weight-loss surgery may cut death rate in obese patients

Weight-loss surgery may cut death rate in obese patients

Obese individuals who undergo a weight loss surgery are less likely to face death, than those do not undertake a surgery, finds a new study. Being obese can increase an individual’s risk of mortality from numerous diseases like heart attack, stroke and a number of cancers. Bariatric surgery has shown to prevent obesity related mortality […]

Boxing legend Muhammad Ali no more

Boxing legend Muhammad Ali no more

Legendary former heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali, who had been hospitalised following respiratory problems, has passed away, a family spokesman said. “After a 32-year battle with Parkinson’s disease, Muhammad Ali has passed away at the age of 74,” family spokesman Bob Gunnell said in a statement on Friday, Xinhua news agency reported. Ali was hospitalised […]

Rescue underway for 700 refugees south of Crete

Rescue underway for 700 refugees south of Crete

A major rescue operation was underway off the south coast of Crete island on Friday, to save some 700 migrants and refugees, the Greek Coast Guard said. Approximately 250 people have already been evacuated from the sea, about 75 nautical miles off Kali Limenes in Crete, officials told Greek national news agency AMNA. Greek Coast […]

US woman accused of stabbing her 3 sons

US woman accused of stabbing her 3 sons

A woman in Arizona state of the US is suspected of stabbing her three sons to death, hiding their bodies in a closet and then trying to kill herself, police said. The woman’s brother called police on Thursday after finding her wounded in a bathroom at her residence in Phoenix, authorities said. Phoenix police said […]

Bopanna’s first love and his love for Paris

Bopanna’s first love and his love for Paris

Rohan Bopanna has been India’s top ranked doubles players over the last few years and had a very successful 2015 where he won four titles and reached the final of the year ending ATP Tour Finals tournament at London. He has also done well at the majors, reaching the quarter-finals of two Grand Slams, including […]

Using brainwaves to monitor mental health

Using brainwaves to monitor mental health

Using non-invasive electrodes to track the brain’s electrical activity — or brainwaves — researchers have developed a simple way to monitor brain health over time. The discovery makes it possible to translate complex brainwaves into objective, practical and deployable brain vital signs, using longstanding brainwave technologies that have existed for nearly a century. “We know […]