Sea salt no healthier than table salt
London : Sea salt, which can be 19 times as expensive as its humbler cousin table salt, is no healthier because both kinds are…
TV viewing more risky for heart than using computers
Toronto : High levels of TV viewing by kids can elevate their chances of developing heart disease later in life, but significantly high use…
Credit card number falls as banks get cautious
New Delhi : The number of active credit cards in India has dropped by almost 35 percent in the last three years as banks…
Katju stands firm, publishers protest
New Delhi : Four senior publishers Thursday walked out of a meeting with Press Council of India (PCI) chairman Markandey Katju when he refused…
Cash-for-votes: Kulkarni, two BJP former MPs walk out of Tihar
New Delhi : Sudheendra Kulkarni, ex-advisor to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, and two BJP former MPs, who were accused in the 2008…
Punjab warns against illegal liquor at weddings
Chandigarh : The Punjab government Thursday cautioned people against illegally serving liquor in marriages and other ceremonies. “People organising functions in marriage palaces and…
India re-activating air strip in Arunachal
New Delhi : Wary of China’s military infrastructure and capabilities build up in Tibet, India will Friday “fully re-activate” an advanced landing ground (ALG)…
India humiliate West Indies at Eden Gardens
Kolkata : Darren Bravo’s valiant century went in vain, as India fashioned a thumping innings and 15 runs win over the West Indies to…
India beat West Indies by an innings and 15 runs
Kolkata : India defeated the West Indies by an innings and 15 runs in the second Test on the fourth day at the Eden…
400 Punjab educational institutes face closure?
Chandigarh : Education became a booming business across Punjab over a decade with the agrarian state’s green fields giving way to sprawling campuses of…