High blood pressure raises risk of developing vascular dementia
NEW DELHI: High blood pressure can significantly raise the risk of developing vascular dementia , a disease which affects around 7 lakh people in India, a new study found. Researchers in the new study have found that high blood pressure was associated with 62 per cent higher risk of vascular dementia between the ages of 30-50. Click […]
Tashan-E-Ishq’s Siddhant Gupta aka Kunj to bid adieu to the show?
With his chocolate boy looks and easy charm, Siddhant Gupta has become a heartthrob of many girls in quick time. People loved his performance as the sincere and good-hearted Kunj on the show Tashan E Ishq. The show is set to take a leap but it seems that there are some hidden issues. Siddhant Gupta is not too […]
IPL 9: Delhi Daredevils face table-toppers Sunrisers Hyderabad in must-win clash
It’s been quite a season for Delhi Daredevils . After overhauling their squad, under the leadership of two former international stalwarts, they have emerged as one of the strongest sides. They spent some time in the top-four of the points table after a strong start but a string of losses has pushed them down to the bottom […]
Azhar Movie Review
STORY: A disclaimer at the start says that it is not a biopic on the life of one of the most celebrated and controversial Indian cricket captains Mohammad Azharuddin(Emraan). So the makers hoodwink you submission that it is not a biopic. But one has also to be blind, not to be able to see the similarities […]
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s purple lips at Cannes make Twitter laugh
Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has taken her A-game to Cannes Film Festival this year. Every single one of her red carpet appearances during Cannes 2016 have been on-trend and she has already made five of them. She pushed the fashion boundaries further as she wore a bardot Rami Kadi dress adorned with delicate applique […]
Shell says will expand investments in India
Royal Dutch Shell Plc. will be committing further investments in India after its February merger with BG Group Plc., a spokesperson for the oil and gas company said. Shell has so far invested around $1 billion in its India operations. A Shell India spokesperson said by email, “We have a long history in India and […]
World’s cheapest smartphone Namotel Acche Din launched at Rs 99
BENGALURU: Here’s another attempt at offering cheap smartphone — and this time, it’s really cheap. Bengaluru-based Namotel is marketing Namotel Acche Din at an insanely low price of Rs 99, calling it India’s most affordable smartphone. At a press conference, the company’s promoter Madhav Reddy said that the smartphone is available for pre-booking from May […]
Canada apologizes for 1914 rejection of Asian migrant ship
TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologized in Parliament on Wednesday for a government decision in 1914 to turn away a ship carrying hundreds of South Asian immigrants. The Komagata Maru from Hong Kong arrived off Vancouver only to have almost all of its 376 passengers, nearly all of them Sikhs from India, […]
Indian-American teen wins Intel Young Scientist Award
WASHINGTON: A 15-year-old Indian-American boy has won the prestigious ‘Intel Foundation Young Scientist Award’ for developing a low-cost electronically-aided knee brace that allows a person with a weakened leg to walk more naturally. Syamantak Payra, a Texas resident, won the $50,000 award along with 17-year-old Kathy Liu. The award was given by Intel Corporation and […]
Indian American scientist Rakesh K Jain to get medal of science from Barack Obama
WASHINGTON: A 65-year-old Indian American scientist is set to receive the prestigious ‘National Medal of Science’ award from US President Barack Obama. Rakesh K Jain, a professor of tumour biology at Massachusetts General Hospital in the Harvard Medical School, will receive the award from Obama along with 16 other recipients of the ‘National Medals of Science and National […]
Pakistan will push UN to declare Indian Ocean ‘nuclear free zone’, says Aziz
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz on Thursday informed Senate that Pakistan is considering to move a resolution in United Nations, urging it to declare the Indian Ocean a “nuclear free zone”. The adviser expressed concern over India’s interceptor missile test of its advanced air defence missile Ashwin and vowed to […]
India-visa rejection rate tops 50pc
More Indian student visas have been declined than approved in the past 10 months, as Immigration New Zealand battles widespread fraud. In figures revealed to the Herald, 10,863 of the 20,887 applications the agency received from applicants in India were declined. Among the declined applications, 9190 had been lodged by unlicensed education advisers, student agents and […]
Similar but not same: The success stories of Jayalalithaa, Mamata
They are India’s best known women chief ministers and they have carried their parties to massive comeback wins, defying tradition and the odds. Mamata Banerjee and J Jayalalithaa are without a doubt the biggest individual winners of this election contest. When one thinks of the two, it is mostly by their nicknames. Banerjee is Didi […]
Assam election results: BJP scripts history, sets sights on north-east
Guwahati: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) created history in Assam on Thursday, ending the Congress’s 15-year rule with a decisive mandate that vaulted it to power in the state for the first time. The victory in Assam also means the BJP will get to play a decisive role in the politics of the tumultuous northeastern region, […]
