Junk food doesn’t lead to weight gain in kids: Study
byWashington : Weight gain has nothing to do with candy, soda, chips and other junk food, at least for middle school students, say researchers…
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World will regret its neglect of Tibet: Tibetan PM
byNew Delhi : The international community is setting a bad precedence by not backing Tibet’s non-violent struggle even when monks are self-immolating out of…
Wikipedia shuts for 24 hours
byWashington : Wikipedia, which describes itself as the largest encyclopaedia in human history, has blacked out its English-language site to protest proposed US anti-piracy…
Smoke bomb thrown into White House
byWashington : A smoke bomb was hurled inside the White House complex, prompting the Secret Service to deploy a robot to check it out….
Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang steps down
bySan Francisco / London : Yahoo’s co-founder Jerry Yang stepped down from its board along with all other positions he held in the company,…
Government set to take on army chief on age row
byNew Delhi : Preparing itself for a legal battle with Indian Army chief Gen. V.K. Singh, the government Tuesday urged the Supreme Court to…
CPM for probe into Himachal pulses scandal
byShimla : The CPIM today demanded an investigation into the pulses scandal in Himachal Pradesh and has asked the ruling BJP to desist from…
Wikipedia to shut down in protest for 24 hours
byLondon : Popular online encyclopaedia Wikipedia will voluntarily shut down for 24 hours Wednesday as a protest against internet piracy laws in the US….
Jammu-Srinagar National Highway opened to one-way traffic
bySrinagar : After a three-day blockade due to heavy snowfall, one-way traffic was Tuesday restored on the strategic Jammu-Srinagar highway, a Border Roads Organisation…
Rushdie visit cancellation sparks outrage on social media
byNew Delhi : The cancellation of award-winning author Salman Rushdie’s visit to the Jaipur Literature Festival on the inaugural day Jan 20 has sparked…