High doses of statins can cause kidney damage
March 21, 2013
LONDON: High doses of statins, a drug prescribed to lower cholesterol, could dramatically increase the risk of kidney damage, a new study has warned.
Researchers from University of British Columbia and the Lady Davis Institute at the Jewish General Hospital in Montreal studied more than two million statin users.
Pakistan hopes for Buddhist tourism boost
March 21, 2013
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, was once a popular vacation spot for colonial adventurers and upper-class Pakistanis. A group of 20 Buddhist monks recently made a pilgrimage to the to the area to visit the Takht-e-Bahi monastery, 106 miles from Islamabad. Officials are eager to promote the country’s rich Buddhist heritage.
Submarine-launched version of BrahMos missile tested
March 20, 2013
This is the first test-firing of an underwater supersonic cruise missile anywhere in the world and the missile travelled its complete range of over 290km
I have at times disagreed with Sachin on team strategy, says...
March 20, 2013
NEW DELHI: Mahendra Singh Dhoni still feels shy to speak to his idol Sachin Tendulkar off the field but says his honest opinions on a cricket field about team strategy, including occasional differences of opinions with the veteran, might have landed him the India captaincy in 2007.
US law to check H-1B visa fraud
March 20, 2013
Washington —Amid a contentious debate over comprehensive immigration reforms, a top Republican senator has introduced a bill to eliminate what he calls "fraud and abuse" from H-1B visa programme coveted by Indian techies.
Suspects deny harassing British tourist in India
March 20, 2013
Two men appeared in a court in Agra accused of harassing a British tourist who jumped off her hotel balcony fearing a sex attack. The British woman was due to return home after recording her statement in court.
India’s billionaire club slow to share riches
March 20, 2013
India has the fifth-biggest number of billionaires in the world. But like other emerging economies such as China, its charitable giving still lags behind that in the West where the tradition of wealthy businessmen donating chunks of their fortunes is much more deeply ingrained.
Indian police report Pakistan link to Kashmir attack
March 20, 2013
Police in Indian-administered Kashmir arrested four Tuesday over an attack that killed five policemen. One of the detained is a Pakistani member of the of militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba.
109 Indian prisoners in Italian jails, but govt clueless
March 20, 2013
NEW DELHI: Italy has cocked a snook at India by refusing to let its marines face Indian law. But ironic as it is, 109 Indian prisoners are reportedly languishing in Italian jails and the Indian government seems to have done precious little to help their case.
UPA now hostage to Mayawati, Mulayam as DMK pulls out
March 20, 2013
CHENNAI: DMK on Tuesday withdrew from the UPA to pressure the Manmohan Singh government to harden its stand against Sri Lanka for alleged human rights violations of Tamils, enhancing the ruling coalition's vulnerability to political calculations of Mulayam Singh Yadav and Mayawati but without creating a real crisis.
