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New York: A worldwide effort to lower people’s blood pressure, cut sodium intake and eliminate trans fat from their diet could prevent 94 million premature deaths from cardiovascular disease (CVD) over a quarter century, says a study. Regions expected to benefit most from the interventions include East Asia, the Pacific, and South Asia, as well […]

Superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s daughter, Suhana Khan, may not have made any formal announcement of her joining Bollywood but time and again she has indicated that she may follow her father’s footsteps. Recently, a video of her taking a dance floor by storm with her moves, has gone viral, raising rumours of her interest in […]

Sangrur/Chandigarh: Tension prevailed among villagers in Sangrur over the inability of the Punjab government to retrieve a toddler who has been trapped in a 150-foot-deep abandoned borewell for the past five days. Thousands of angry protesters blocked the road leading to Bhagwanpura village in Sunam subdivision, some 15 kms from district headquarters at Sangrur, where […]

Kanpur: With an aim to introduce innovative cyber security solutions and enhance digital resilience of critical national infrastructure, software major Tech Mahindra on Monday announced a partnership with Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IIT-K). Tech Mahindra said the partnership would help in real world industry exposure to students of IIT-K. “At Tech Mahindra, our primary […]

Mumbai: The ICC and BCCI have congratulated Yuvraj Singh for an outstanding career after the flamboyant cricketer announced his retirement from international cricket here on Monday. Yuvraj played pivotal roles in India winning the ODI Cricket World Cup 2011 and the inaugural T20 World Cup in 2007. “Yuvraj had an outstanding international career. He was […]

Bhubaneswar: Are you planning to visit an astrologer expecting to get a glimpse of what life has in store for you? Think twice as you might get cheated in the hands of some fraudsters. In one such incident, a businessman was allegedly duped by an astrologer in Bhubaneswar. As per reports, the astrologer identified as […]

Southampton: Incessant drizzle forced the World Cup tie between South Africa and West Indies to be called off at the Rose Bowl here on Monday after only few overs could be bowled, as both teams shared the spoils. Andre Russell-less West Indies put the Proteas in to bat after winning the toss with skipper Jason […]

New Delhi: The Government has compulsorily retired almost a dozen senior tax officers on charges ranging from extortion, bribe and sexual harassment. The axe has fallen on about 12 senior officers of the rank of Chief Commissioners, Principal Commissioners and Commissioners of Income Tax (I-T) Department under FR (fundamental rule) 56 (j) of Central Civil […]

Ahmedabad: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has put Gujarat on alert with likely Cyclone Vayu closing in on the Arabian Sea coast bringing heavy rains and winds sweeping across parts of the state at speed ranging from 75 km per hour to a maximum of 135 km. “The system currently is seen as a depression […]

Bhubaneswar: Favourites India stormed into the semifinals of the FIH Series Finals hockey meet as they thrashed Uzbekistan 10-0, here on Monday. Akashdeep Singh netted a hat-trick (11th, 26th and 53rd minute), while Varun Kumar (4th, 22nd minute) and Mandeep Singh (30th, 60th minute) scored a brace each for the hosts. Amit Rohidas (15th minute), […]

Mumbai: Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan’s Twitter account was hacked, and his profile picture replaced with that of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday night. His Twitter biography, which usually reads, “Actor… well at least some still saying so!”, was suffixed by “Love Pakistan”. Additionally, three posts were sent out and the verified profile’s cover […]

Sangrur/Chandigarh: The two-year-old boy who was retrieved Tuesday morning from a 150-foot-deep abandoned borewell in a village in Punjab’s Sangrur district after five days of rescue operation was no more, claimed victim’s grandfather. There is no official confirmation about the health of the child, Fatehveer Singh. “Why was he taken to the hospital when he […]

Srinagar: Two local militants belonging to Ansar Ghazwatul Hind (AGH) outfit were killed on Tuesday in a gunfight with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district. Police sources said bodies of two slain militants have been recovered along with their weapons from the encounter site in Awneera village of Zainapora area in Shopian […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have bilateral meetings with leaders of Russia and China during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit later this month but not with Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan. “No meeting is being organised between Prime Minister Modi and Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan. There is nothing more that I […]

Sambalpur: A headless body of a man was recovered from Tileimala village under Ainthapali police limits of the district today morning. According to sources, one Satyanarayan Munda of the village was reportedly sleeping outside his house last night but his body with its head missing was found from the spot today morning. Even though the […]