Slapping or spanking a child may increase their risk of mental disorder Stacey Leasca A new study suggests that those who were slapped, spanked or grabbed as children may have an increased risk of mental disorders including mood and anxiety disorders and problems with alcohol and drug abuse. The controversial study, published in the US [...]
Washington: Mosquitoes have an uncanny ability to sniff out potential victims for blood, thanks to a large part of their tiny brains being devoted to the sense of smell. Zainulabeuddin Syed, mosquito biologist with the University of Notre Dame’s Eck Institute for Global Health, who specialises in insect olfaction, says only female mosquitoes feed on blood [...]
Unlike a hearing aid that merely amplifies sound, people with severe deafness can now hope to enjoy sounds with the help of cochlear implants Imagine a world, where you can watch people talk, enjoying music, cover their ears as something loud goes off, hear film dialogues or a baby giggle and all you can hear [...]
TASHKENT: It’s longer than an Olympic swimming pool, took two-and-a-half years to complete and fulfils a 40-year dream — a new mega-canvas by one of Uzbekistan’s best-known artists, inspired by the folk tale collection “One Thousand and One Nights”. Now, the immense painting by Lekim Ibragimov is on its way to Europe, where it will [...]
LONDON: The Lock by British Romantic painter John Constable on Tuesday sold for £22.4 million ($35.2 million) at a London sale, smashing the world record price at auction for the artist. The 56 x 47 inch (142.2 x 120.7 cm) oil on canvas, which depicts rural life in Suffolk, east England, went under the hammer [...]
Washington: Recognising India’s growing maritime power, the United States wants to maintain a “significant” relationship with India to help provide stable and secure international commerce through the sea lanes, according to a top US naval commander. Although India is only providing staff personnel for the ongoing Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC) 2012 exercise, India’s [...]
Mohali (Punjab): At a time when the Punjab government has launched a comprehensive ‘Greening Punjab’ drive across the state, residents of Mohali town, adjoining Chandigarh, are upset over its green cover. The horticulture wing of the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) is receiving scores of complaints from residents saying that the green cover is [...]
Mumbai: Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan was among 13 people chargesheeted by CBI in the Adarsh scam today with the Congress leader being accused of granting some approvals to the upscale Housing society here as a quid pro quo for allotment of two flats for his kin. Describing as unfortunate and unexpected the 10,000-page chargesheet in connection with alleged [...]
The demand for rented housing properties slightly decreased due to huge inventory that is being generated by gated community projects. Earlier, the demand for rental properties is huge and however with huge supply of inventory in to the market with entry of gated communities brought adequate demand–supply ratio. Each gated community brings around 500-2,000 flats [...]
Dhoolpet is alleged to be the hub of liquor brewing and ganja making business but every year, three months prior to Ganesh Chaturthi they wash off their sins by making idols It’s atonement time for the Dhoolpet residents who are brewing gudumba (illicit liquor) or busy making ganja round the clock. They are now giving [...]
It’s David vs Goliath as Rajasthan take on Mumbai’s might
Kolkata: They have shown remarkable fighting spirit despite the demoralising spot-fixing scandal and the Rajasthan Royals will now look to upstage the mighty Mumbai Indians in the second qualifier here tomorrow to book, what would be, a dream final berth in the Pepsi IPL. On paper, Mumbai Indians may appear stronger but Rajasthan will be [...]
21 lawmakers back Chandigarh-born as top US judge
Washington: Ahead of an expected Senate vote on the nomination of Chandigarh-born Indian-American legal luminary Srikanth ‘Sri’ Srinivasan to a top US court, 21 lawmakers have penned their support for him. Srinivasan, 46, currently principal deputy solicitor general of the US last week won unanimous approval from the Senate Judiciary Committee for his nomination as [...]
It was like bereavement: Dravid on spot-fixing
New Delhi: Rajasthan Royals skipper Rahul Dravid says dealing with the turmoil caused by the spot-fixing scandal, which has left his team’s reputation in tatters, has turned out to be as tough as handling “bereavement in some ways”. “I would not lie it was a very tough phase for us. It was a blow to [...]
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Reporter’s diary: Waste not flowers
A flower is most beautiful when it is in the garden, like a deer or a lamb seen in its natural habitat. If this wisdom is known to the mayor and the GHMC, they would not have wasted several hundred lovely flowers at the function declaring the GHMC’s plan to open 14 biodiversity parks on [...]
Reporter’s diary: Bravo, Naidu
TDP leader Chandrababu Naidu is a visionary. Few will doubt this considering what he did to give Hyderabad a modern face, and many of his welfare schemes are now implemented (of course, renamed after Rajiv Gandhi or Indira Gandhi). But many could not understand his logic of asking for a ban of `500 and `1,000 [...]
Reporter’s diary: Who’s this footloose at CCS?
For some time now, staff in the powerful central crime station are being cowed down by a sada home guard who is said to be close to a senior IPS officer. CCS staff whisper that he is the eyes and ears of the officer and therefore gets a free run. Recently, when three ruffians who [...]
Reporter’s diary: Jubilee Hills show
Talking of thick skinned civic officials, one could take a look at the picture above. Here the building contractors of the rich and the mighty make insulting gestures at law and the GHMC. It seems to say, “Right to walk? Forsooth! Building rules? My Right Foot!”
Reporter’s diary: GHMC, practice what you preach
So the GHMC preaches about how cleanliness is next to godliness and has all sorts of clean and green quotes in every other corner of its office and parks. But if you walk into the head office, you’ll wonder what stops the staff from practicing what they preach. The entire office is permeated with the [...]
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