Everything you need to know about Chandkheda Society Area: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Chandkheda Society Area: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Panaji, May 18 (IANS) A trial court in Goa Saturday sent a 39-year-old truck driver to nine days of police remand for molesting a five-year-old girl.
Washington, May 16 (ANI): Colorful vegetables are often promoted as top nutrient sources, but leading nutrition scientists have revealed that potatoes and other white vegetables are just as important to a healthy diet as their colorful cousins in the produce aisle.
Washington, May 16 (ANI): Mobile phone calls may cause a rise in blood pressure; yoga may lower it; and despite the need to cut back on sodium to lower blood pressure, hypertensive individuals may have an increased desire for saltier foods.
Washington, May 15 (ANI): Apart from price and fuel efficiency, car safety ratings are one of the things that consumers rely on when buying an automobile.
Washington, May 13 (ANI): A new study has found a link between exposure to Agent Orange and US veterans' having lethal forms of prostate cancer.
London, May 12 (ANI): The increase in waistlines could fuel a big rise in the number of people with dementia in the future, researchers have warned.
Washington, May 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The body of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev was buried in a Muslim cemetery in a small town in Virginia known for a sprawling, popular amusement park.
Washington, May 11 (ANI): A teenager from California has found that the magnets in iPad 2 tablets and covers are capable of interfering with cardiac rhythm devices, like pacemakers, Heart Rhythm Society has said.
Tokyo, May 11 (ANI): A crab-eating monkey, also known as a long-tail monkey in Japan, has successfully given birth after having its uterus removed and reimplanted.
Nairobi, May 10 (IANS) Floods caused by heavy rains in Kenya since March have claimed the lives of at least 90 people and displaced more than 100,000 others, the Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) said Friday.
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) Passenger car sales in India fell 10.43 percent in April as high interest rates and fuel costs dampened consumer sentiments, the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) said Friday.
Washington, May 10 (IANS) Scientists have linked foods like peppers and tomatoes containing small amount of nicotine to lowered risk of Parkinson's disease, says a study.
London, May 10 (ANI): Scientists have studied two dead stars, which they say are giving us a glimpse as to how our Solar System might look like a few billion years from now.
Washington, May 10 (ANI): Eating food, which contains even a small amount of nicotine, like peppers and tomatoes, may help reduce risk of developing Parkinson's disease, a new study has claimed.
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Members of animal rights groups and a fishermen's association Thursday urged the government to ban shark finning, mainly for cooking a soup, an activist said.
Mumbai, May 9 (IANS) Actor Krip Suri may play Rahukaal in fantasy show "Savitri" and give hell to the protagonist for rejecting his feelings, but in real life he is a do-gooder.
Washington, May 9 (ANI): A new study looking at the use of social media among plastic surgeons found that roughly half of these specialists use social media tools.
Washington, May 9 (ANI): A new study led by researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, suggests that dietary flexibility may have been an important factor giving wolves and bears an edge over saber-toothed cats and cave lions.
Washington, May 9 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Strathclyde have found that the greater wax moth is capable of sensing sound frequencies of up to 300kHz - the highest recorded frequency sensitivity of any animal in the world.
Washington, May 9 (ANI): TV screen that hangs on the wall like a poster or smartphone that can fold up and fit into a pocket are closer to reality because of advances towards development of flexible batteries that could power a new genre of electronics devices.
Washington, May 7 (ANI): A new study has found that significant changes in weight are associated with changes in our core personality traits.
Washington, May 7 (ANI): A new study from the University of Notre Dame has found that mothers who have experienced childhood abuse, neglect or other traumatic experiences show an unwillingness to talk with their children about the child's emotional experiences.
New Delhi, May 6 (ANI): In a major boost to the roll out of the women's self help group model across the country, the Union Cabinet has cleared important changes to the National Rural Livelihoods Mission (Aajeevika).
Washington, May 5 (ANI): In observance of May's Melanoma and Skin Cancer Awareness Month, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA) has provided tips for prevention and early detection.
London, May 05 (ANI): Ever since EL James's Fifty Shades of Grey shifted 40 million copies around the world last year, publishers have desperately required a successor, another sex-riddled bestseller to tempt us into illicit blushes.
Toronto, May 4 (IANS) An Indian-origin man has been arrested in Canada in connection with the 2012 murder of another Indian-origin man.
Washington, May 4 (ANI): Astronomers from around the world were blown away by a record-setting blast of gamma rays from a dying star in a distant galaxy.
Washington, May 4 (ANI): Teenagers who are highly exposed to violent video games-three or more hours per day-show blunted physical and psychological responses to playing a violent game, a new study has revealed.
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Friday called upon young men and women of the country to donate blood in a big way to ensure that not a single person in need of blood is left wanting.
Imphal, May 3 (ANI): The northeast is rapidly making its presence felt on the fashion circuit. Recently, a fashion show "elegance of the indigenous" was organised in Imphal where foreign models walked the ramp in traditional attires.
New Delhi, May 3 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday called on all young men and women to take part in voluntary blood donation programmes actively.
Washington, May 2 (ANI): A team of scientists has examined a meteorite that formed on Mars more than a billion years ago to determine if conditions were ever right on the red planet to sustain life.
London, May. 1 (ANI): Anne Bronte, sister of Charlotte and Emily, has been given a new gravestone after 164 years to correct a mistake in the original.
Washington, May 1 (ANI): Babies should be given a daily dose of vitamin D of 400 IU (international units) to help them stay healthy, a new study suggests.
Surat , May 1 (ANI): Authorities have evacuated people from a 30-year residential building that had developed massive cracks and is on the verge of a collapse.
Washington, May 1(ANI): When exposed to secondhand smoke at home, teenage girls tend to have lower levels of the "good" form of cholesterol that reduces heart disease risk, according to a recent study
Mumbai, April. Apr 27 (IANS) The state government's apex housing body, Maharashtra Housing & Area Development Authority (MHADA), Saturday announced a new lottery to sell 1,259 houses.
Washington, April 27 (ANI): Pierce Brosnan, who was apparently in a romantic mood at a 'Cinema Society and Disaronno' sponsored premiere of his new film 'Love Is All You Need', has said that his sex symbol status is all an illusion.
Washington, April 25 (ANI): The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), set to be launched by NASA in 2018, will be capable of detecting oxygen and water in the atmosphere of an Earth-like planet orbiting a white dwarf after only a few hours of observation time-much more easily than for an Earth-like planet orbiting a Sun-like star, say researchers.
Washington, April 25 (ANI): An Indiana University study has found that mothers are more likely than other employees to leave jobs in male-dominated fields.
London, April 24 (ANI): US singer Barbra Streisand has been honoured for her six decade film career with the 40th annual Chaplin Award Gala from the Film Society of Lincoln Center in New York on Monday.
Washington, April 23 (ANI): Three new studies have contributed to the growing body of evidence for the health benefits of added fibres in the diet.
Washington, April 23 (ANI): Mushrooms are a good source of vitamin D2 and is as effective as taking vitamin D supplements.
Washington, April 22 (ANI): Treating early breast cancer patients with an advanced form of radiotherapy known as Intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), gives better results than the standard treatment, according to a new study.
Washington, April 22 (ANI): Patients of neuralgia, a condition where nerves are damaged by surgery, can get relief from a minimally invasive interventional radiology treatment called cryoneurolysis that places a tiny ball of ice on damaged nerves.
Washington, April 22 (ANI): Slow walking speed, a trait common in diabetics and others with chronic kidney disease, is strongly associated with early death, according to a new study.
London, April 22 (ANI): Zac Efron has revealed that he had the jitters while shooting a sex scene with Heather Graham in their upcoming movie, 'At Any Price.'
Washington, April 21 (ANI): Two large, landmark radiotherapy studies have shown that it is possible to treat cervical cancer effectively using image-guided brachytherapy.
Washington, April 20 (ANI): Wearing a knee brace offers significant relief to patients suffering from a type of osteoarthritis affecting the kneecap, according to a new study.
Washington, April 19 (IANS/RIA Novosti) NASA's "planet-hunting" space telescope Kepler has discovered seven new planets, including two that are orbiting in the zone "between fire and ice" that could sustain life, experts said.
Washington, Apr. 19 (ANI): Screen time has changed dramatically in the 21st century. Although most people still watch television and work on computers, social forms of media are expanding rapidly, in part due to the growth of the Internet and cellular networks.
New Delhi, Apr. 18 (ANI): Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Thursday said the capture of biometrics, for creation of National Population Register (NPR) using Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) enrolment software, is in progress.
New Delhi, Apr. 18 (ANI): A task force constituted by the Ministry of Coal to work out the policy issues of coal beneficiation is likely to submit its findings shortly.
Washington, Apr 18 (ANI): Hair strands contain valuable information about stress levels in senior citizens, which can be used to determine an individual's cardiovascular disease risk, a new study has found.
Kabul, April 18 (Xinhua-ANI):The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has called on the warring sides in Afghanistan to protect civilians and respect their rights during conflicts.
London, Apr 18 (ANI): A study of the remains of the creature nicknamed the "hobbit" shows that there may have been a dwarf version of an early human species.
Thiruvananthapuram, April 18 (IANS) A three-day global meet of anaesthetists is set to begin here May 10, an official said Thursday. The doctors will discuss developments in research and critical care in the field of anaesthesiology.
Washington, Apr 18 (ANI): Hair strands contain valuable information about stress levels in senior citizens, which can be used to determine an individual's cardiovascular disease risk, a new study has found.
Washington, April 16 (ANI): Scientists have found a minimally invasive laser treatment that could replace the "tummy tuck".
Washington, April 16 (ANI): Officials at the Universal Society of Hinduism have demanded an apology from Selena Gomez after she performed at the MTV Movie Awards with a religious bindi symbol on her forehead.
Chandigarh, April 16 (IANS) It may not entirely be in the line of duty, but some officials in Haryana could soon be counting the genital organs of sterilised dogs.
Ahmedabad, April 15 (ANI): Zakia Jafri, the wife of 2002 post-Godhra riots victim and former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, filed a protest petition in a local court on Monday seeking rejection of the SIT report giving a clean chit to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and others in connection with the Gulburg Society riot case.
Beirut, April 14 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Syrian Airlines plane carrying more than 30 tonnes of humanitarian aid for the victims of the ongoing conflict in Syria has landed in Damascus, the Russian embassy in Damascus said Sunday.
Washington, April 14 (ANI): A group of researchers from the University of Oxford believe they have engineered a protein from flesh-eating bacteria that acts as a molecular 'superglue' and could be used to help detect cancer cells.
Washington, April 14 (ANI): A group of researchers from the University of Oxford believe they have engineered a protein from flesh-eating bacteria that acts as a molecular 'superglue' and could be used to help detect cancer cells.
Washington, Apr 13 (ANI): The chances of developing lung cancer associated with asbestos exposure, asbestosis and smoking are dramatically increased when these three risk factors are combined, a new study has found.
London, Apr 13 (ANI): A third of people in their sixties go through a "late-life crisis", according to psychologists.
New Delhi, Apr. 12 (ANI): Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari released a book entitled "Religion, Law and Society- Across the Globe" authored by Prof. Tahir Mahmood at a function here on Friday.
Washington, April 12(ANI): A scientist has said that people actually can see the flavor of foods, and the eyes have such a powerful role that they can trump the tongue and the nose.
Washington, Apr 12 (ANI): The scientific secrets underpinning that awful reality about potato chips - eat one and you're apt to scarf 'em all down, has now been revealed.
Washington, April 12(ANI): A new study has suggested that high blood pressure in the kidneys of people with apple-shaped bodies may be responsible for their increased risk of developing kidney disease later in life.
Washington, April 12(ANI): A new study has suggested that high blood pressure in the kidneys of people with apple-shaped bodies may be responsible for their increased risk of developing kidney disease later in life.
Washington, April 11 (ANI): Gossypin, a naturally-occurring substance found in fruits and vegetables, has been for the first time found effective against melanoma, which causes the majority of deaths from skin cancer.
Nairobi, April 10 (IANS) At least 32 people have died and 18,600 others displaced by flash floods caused by heavy rains in Kenya, the East African nation's Red Cross Society (or KRCS) said Wednesday.
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Passenger car sales in India fell 6.7 percent in the year ended March 31, the first time in a decade, owing to high interest and fuel costs and dampened consumer sentiment, the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) said Wednesday.
Washington, April 10 (ANI): Scientists have found new evidence that a component of egg whites - already popular as a substitute for whole eggs among health-conscious consumers concerned about cholesterol in the yolk -have another beneficial effect in reducing blood pressure.
Washington, April 10 (IANS) A study by American scientists presented Wednesday supports the view that a substance in egg white has the ability to lower blood pressure without negative effects.
Zaragoza (Spain), April 10 (IANS/EFE) An April 4-7 simulation of a manned mission to Mars provided the opportunity for successful tests of some of the technology needed for such an ambitious undertaking, Spanish scientists said.
Tehran, April 10 (IANS) At least 32 people were killed and 850 injured when an earthquake, measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale, hit Iran's Bushehr province Tuesday.
Washington, April 9 (ANI): Older adults who see themselves as old and frail will start to act that way.
Washington, April 9 (ANI): The world's first practical "artificial leaf" has gained another innovative feature - the ability to self-heal damage that occurs during production of energy.
Chennai\New Delhi, Apr 9 (ANI): Three engineering students have created an unique GPS equipped anti-rape underwear capable of knocking down sexual assaulters with 3800 kv volts shocks that will also alert police.
Washington, April 9 (ANI): A scientist who helped verify authenticity of the fabled Gospel of Judas has revealed how an ancient Egyptian marriage certificate played a pivotal role in confirming the veracity of inks used in the controversial text.
Washington, April 8 (ANI): The "65-degree egg" and its "6X degree C" counterparts continue to entice chefs and diners at chic restaurants, but an expert has now claimed that the science underpinning that supposed recipe for perfection in boiling an egg is flawed.
Washington, April 8 (ANI): Scientists behind a new project believed that they have reached an advanced stage in their effort to turn algae into solar-powered factories for producing the "wonder material" nanocellulose.
Washington, April 8 (IANS) High levels of arsenic have been detected in some German beers and are believed to come from a filtering material widely used in food production, said a report.
Washington, April 8 (ANI): Chocolate is known as a healthy treat when enjoyed in moderation, but it could become even more salubrious if manufacturers embraced new technology for making "fruit-juice-infused chocolate," a new study has concluded.
Washington, April 8 (ANI): Scientists have found that heart, blood, lung and other cells in the body have the same receptors for sensing odours that exist in the nose.
Washington, April 7 (ANI): A luxurious bus stop in Arlington, Va., cost 1 million dollar to build, but it leaves commuters waiting for transportation exposed to wind and rain.
Washington, April 5 (ANI): Though they have tiny brains, bees are smart enough to pick out the most attractive flowers by watching other bees and learning from their behaviour, scientists have found.
Washington, April 5 (ANI): Those who are overweight starting in early adulthood (ages 26 or 36 years) may be twice as likely to have chronic kidney disease at age 60 to 64 years than those who are not overweight, according to a new study.
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Debaters from six Indian and four Pakistani schools will compete in the final of India-Pakistan School debate here Thursday.
Washington, April 3 (ANI): Researchers from Liverpool and Manchester universities say their study of monkeys proves that middle managers suffer more stress than anyone else at work.
Washington, Apr. 3 (ANI): A Roman ring that is believed to have inspired JRR Tolkien's 'The One Ring' has been put on display by Britain's National Trust and the Tolkien Society
Moscow, April 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia has officially opened the Barneo-2013 drifting base in the Arctic, the Russian Geographical Society said.
Mumbai, April 1 (IANS) Nature Forever Society (NFS), which works for the conservation of house sparrows, said Monday that President Pranab Mukherjee supports the cause.
New York, April 1 (IANS) Nepal should allow lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) groups to operate freely and end arbitrary arrests of LGBT people, Human Rights Watch said Monday.
London, April 1 (ANI): Eating while watching television or working at a desk could lead to excess weight gain, according to a new study, because people are not aware of how much they have eaten.
Mumbai, Mar 31 (ANI): Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan launched the latest issue of a lifestyle fashion magazine featuring him on the cover page, in showbiz capital Mumbai, over the weekend.
It's been a few days since the worst denial-of-service attack in the internet's three-decade history. A 300-gigabit-per-second torrent of traffic flooded the networks of Spamhaus, and the Internet's major switches in London, Amsterdam and Frankfurt. It was like a million cars trying to get on to Mumbai's Sealink at the same time. Some called it the attack that 'almost broke the Internet'.
