May 29, 2013
WASHINGTON: A record number of American women are now the sole or primary breadwinners in their families, a sign of the rising influence of working mothers, a new study finds. Mothers now keep finances afloat in 40 percent of households with children, up from just 11 percent in 1960.
May 28, 2013
LONDON: Mercedes-Benz has decided to stick Quick Response (QR) stickers on its car to allow rescue workers to find the car's schematics and try to save crash victims.
The barcodes of the QR have been designed to help firefighters and paramedics get critical information about the crash victims and save them in the most efficient manner possible.
May 28, 2013
Melbourne: Breastfeeding is not only good for the baby, it also has health benefits for moms!
Breastfeeding lowers a mother’s odds of developing high blood pressure even decades later, a new study has found.
Researchers from the University of Western Sydney School of Medicine found the longer a woman breastfed, the lower her odds of developing high blood pressure before the age of 64.
The benefits of breastfeeding are diminished after 64 years of age, the study found.
May 28, 2013
New York: Around 25 per cent of the Moon’s impact craters may preserve substantial pieces of the asteroids that created them, scientists claim.
The findings suggest that scientists may have to work a little harder to figure out what the Moon is made of. Photo: NASA
May 28, 2013
DUBAI: A 28-year-old Indian man has been sentenced to death by a court in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for murdering a housewife last year.
May 28, 2013
BEIJING: Piqued over Japan's warm ties with India, an influential Chinese daily on Tuesday said New Delhi's wisdom lies in dealing with its disputes with Beijing calmly, undisturbed by "internal and international provocateurs".
May 28, 2013
GANDERBAL: Under-fire N Srinivasan on Tuesday got support from Union minister Farooq Abdullah, who said it makes no sense in demanding BCCI president's resignation as it has not been proved that he is involved in any wrongdoing.
Union Minister Farooq Abdullah backs BCCI chief N Srinivasan
May 28, 2013
MUMBAI: Snapping a six-day losing run, the rupee on Monday closed six paise higher at 55.57 against the US dollar on the back of good inflows in equities and dollar selling by some exporters.
A weak US dollar overseas also aided the rupee sentiment.
May 27, 2013
Chennai — Not much is known about hotelier Vikram Aggarwal, who is now under the scanner of police forces of Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra for betting in cricket.
IPL Spot-fixing
May 27, 2013
The country's top security agencies are not happy that they have to rely on foreign-made security software from the likes of Symantec and McAfee to protect India's critical information technology infrastructure.
