February 18, 2013
MUMBAI: Diabetic men are twice more likely to suffer from DNA damage to sperms than healthy individuals, an ongoing study by Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre has revealed.
The study also showed that diabetes significantly reduced sperm count and affected the movement and appearance of sperm.
February 17, 2013
CHENNAI: A vast majority of salaried class people want the finance minister to raise the exemption limit of income tax to at least Rs 3 lakh and increase deductions such as medical and educational allowances in the Union Budget so that they are left with more purchasing power, as per a recent survey conducted by Assocham (The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India).
February 17, 2013
NEW DELHI: Trial of the five men charged with gang-raping a 23-year-old woman in a moving bus in New Delhi on December 16 will take another three months to conclude, say advocates.
February 17, 2013
NEW YORK: The meteor that streaked across the Russian skies on Friday, injuring around 1,200 people, exploded with a force 30 times greater than the Hiroshima nuclear bomb, Nasa scientists say.
February 17, 2013
VATICAN CITY: Pope Benedict XVI called on the Roman Catholic Church and its faithful on Sunday to "renew themselves" as tens of thousands of pilgrims and tourists attended his penultimate Angelus prayers.
February 17, 2013
A bomb targeting Shiite Muslims killed 47 people including women and children Saturday on the outskirts of Quetta. More than 200 were injured the attack, which occurred at a busy market.
February 17, 2013
The 688-foot record-setting wheel would beat the proposed 630-foot New York Wheel on Staten Island's North Shore and would be completed earlier in 2015. Developers say NYC has Dubai beat on surrounding scenery.
February 16, 2013
The Aussies have a few issues to sort out ahead of the clash against the Caribbeans, who have made the final for the first time.
Merissa Aguilleira and Jodie Fields with the Women's World Cup on the eve of the final, Mumbai, February 16, 2013
February 16, 2013
India has big plans to rival traditional ski nations in the coming years. Several Indian skiers are participating in the World Ski Championships in Schladming, Austria.
Skiers make their way down a slope at a ski resort in Gulmarg, 55 km west of Srinagar, on February 7, 2013
February 16, 2013
Washington — Two senior US officials are headed to India to participate in the second US-India-Afghanistan Trilateral Dialogue focusing on cooperation among the three nations after the planned drawdown of US forces from Afghanistan in 2014.
Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Robert Blake and Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Dan Feldman will lead the US delegation at the New Delhi meeting, the State Department announced Friday.
