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Cherry juice may help reduce high BP

London: Drinking cherry juice can significantly reduce high blood pressure, particularly in males with early hypertension, to a level comparable to that achieved by medication, new research has found. High blood pressure if left untreated, increases risk of heart attack, heart failure, kidney disease, stroke or dementia. The findings showed that men who drank tart […]

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Shooters finish fourth at Junior World Cup

Suhl: The Indian squad ended their campaign at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Cup with a creditable fourth place finish in the medal’s table. The Indian juniors had an overall tally of three gold, four silver and three bronze medals in the competition which ended on Thursday. Italy topped the medals tally […]

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Never thought Leicester will win EPL title: Coach

London: Leicester City’s Italian head coach Claudio Ranieri said no one could have imagined that he would guide the Foxes to their first ever English Premier League (EPL) title. At a press conference held on Thursday, the Italian thanked his team, the club’s owner, the staff and the fans, reports Efe. “From the beginning I […]

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England favourites to win Euro 2016: Brazil's Ronaldo

Manchester: Legendary Brazilian footballer Ronaldo believes that England are favourites to clinch the forthcoming European Championship because of their recent good form. “In the qualifiers they had 10 matches and 10 victories. I think England are the favourites to win. You have the best qualifying performance,” Ronaldo was quoted as saying by SunSport on Thursday. […]

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Daredevils eye comeback against struggling Kings XI

Mohali: After going down to Rising Pune Supergiants in their last match, Delhi Daredevils will aim to bounce back when they take on bottom-placed Kings XI Punjab in an Indian Premier League (IPL) encounter here on Saturday. The Daredevils’ attempt to make four changes in the side, including leaving out skipper Zaheer Khan, on Thursday […]

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Vedanta to set up steel plant in Jharkhand

Ranchi: Mining conglomerate Vedanta on Friday signed an MoU with the Jharkhand government to set up a steel plant of one million tonnes capacity in the state. “We will set up the hot iron and ductile iron (DI) pipe plant in the state. The company will invest Rs.15,000 crore to Rs.17,000 crore in the project. […]

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China's luxury trade fair opens with dancing robots

Beijing: China’s annual luxury goods trade show opened in Beijing on Friday with dancing robots, porcelain cream-and-marigold British high tea sets and classic handbuilt roadster automobiles. Held at the Beijing Exhibition Centre and anticipated to draw a crowd of 50,000 people, the three-day fair features a range of globally-renowned luxury brands for technology, fashion and […]

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Facebook, Twitter to support Republican convention despite anti-Trump calls

Washington: Despite activist groups mounting anti-Donald Trump pressure, social networking giant Facebook and micro-blogging website Twitter will support the Republican National Convention in July where Trump is expected to be announced the party’s presidential nominee. According to media reports, while Cupertino-based Facebook will provide financial and other support – including a lounge – Twitter is […]

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Miniature camera helps people with low vision read better

New York: Researchers have developed a miniature camera that can be mounted onto the eyeglasses of people who are legally blind — vision with 20/200 or worse in the better eye — and dramatically improve their ability to read an email or a newspaper article. Made using optical character-recognition technology, the artificial vision device can […]

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Dakota Fanning joins thriller 'The Postcard Killings'

Los Angeles: Actress Dakota Fanning has been roped in to star in filmmaker Janusz Kaminski’s upcoming thriller film “The Postcard Killings”. “The Postcard Killings” is based on James Patterson and Liza Marklund’s book of the same name, reports variety.com. The story centers around a New Yorker as his life is thrown into turmoil when he […]

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Elise Neal joins 'Wolverine 3'

Los Angeles: Actress Elise Neal has joined the cast of upcoming superhero film “Wolverine 3” starring Hugh Jackman in the title role. Directed by James Mangold, the film will also star Stephen Merchant and Boyd Holbrook, reports variety.com. Plot details for the film are being kept under wraps as are details behind Neal’s character. “Wolverine […]

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Kangana to inspire women to share their stories

New Delhi: Actress Kangana Ranaut, who has delivered power-packed performances in female-centric films like “Queen” and “Tanu Weds Manu”, will invite women across the country to share their inspiring stories. Kangana, brand ambassador of Reebok India, will feature in the brand’s #BeMoreHuman campaign, through a video where she is inviting women to showcase their struggles […]

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SC grants four weeks parole to Sahara group chief

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday granted a four week parole to incarcerated Sahara Group chief Subroto Roy to attend the last rites of his mother who passed away on Thursday night. An apex court bench headed by Chief Justice T.S. Thakur, while granting parole, said that Roy will remain under the protection of […]

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Jacqueline does tap dance in 'Housefull 3'

Mumbai: Actress Jacqueline Fernandez will be seen doing a tap dance in “Housefull 3” for the song “Taang uthake”. Choreographed by Ganesh Acharya, the song will be unveiled on Friday evening. It is a peppy number and the star cast of the film will be seen shaking a leg to its groovy beats. “It’s a […]

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Parrikar flays UPA regime on AgustaWestland issue

New Delhi: Efforts were made by the previous UPA government to favour AgustaWestland and attempts were made to “hoodwink” the probe into kickbacks in the chopper deal, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said in the Lok Sabha on Friday during a debate on the VVIP chopper scam. “The field trials of the chopper were initially opposed […]

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