Healthcare at Nahan government hospital in dire straits
byNahan (Himachal Pradesh): Conditions never seem to improve in government hospitals in Himachal Pradesh. Standards of public healthcare in these institutions is only and…
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J.C.Bose’s house in Kolkata to be made museum
byKolkata, April 16 (IANS) The house of pioneering scientist Jagadish Chandra Bose here will be restored and converted into a museum to inspire young…
Isle where Onassis wed Jacqueline Kennedy bought by Russian
byMoscow, April 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Russian billionaire has bought a piece of romantic history for his family. He purchased the island where Aristotle…
Night’s sleep can enhance musical skills: Study
byWashington, April 16 (IANS) Musicians who learn a new melody and practice it after a night’s sleep demonstrate enhanced skills, says a study. Performance…
Frog weddings in northeast India to appease rain god
byAgartala/Guwahati, April 16 (IANS) In a ritual to appease the rain god, villagers in Tripura and Assam married off frogs hoping that it would…
Haryana officials to count canine genitals!
byChandigarh, April 16 (IANS) It may not entirely be in the line of duty, but some officials in Haryana could soon be counting the…
Bangladesh crackdown on bloggers escalates
byBangladesh should immediately drop charges against and release four bloggers and a newspaper editor arrested this month – Human Rights Watch
Do only women fake orgasm?
byLondon, April 16 (IANS) A research carried out by a Harvard academic has found a surprising number of men feigning ejaculation, just as a…
New York’s last fire watchtower in danger of disappearing
byNew York, April 16 (IANS/EFE) The Harlem Fire Watchtower, the last structure of its type in New York City, is in need of an…
Cold snap sees condom sales soar in Britain
byLondon, April 15 (IANS) A lot of Britons seem to have enjoyed the coldest weather in the last 50 years this time quite romantically,…