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Here's why girls should never take diet pills

London, May 22 (IANS) Is your teenaged daughter popping pills to shed weight? Beware, she may be at an increased risk of harming hormones, growth as well as mental health, researchers warned. The f

/ 22nd May 2017
Harsh Vardhan takes charge as new Environment Minister

New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Union Science Minister Harsh Vardhan on Monday took charge of the Environment Ministry -- an additional portfolio allotted to him following the sudden demise of previous incumbent Anil

/ 22nd May 2017
Air pollution linked to DNA damage in children, teenagers

New York, May 22 (IANS) High levels of traffic-related air pollution may lead to a specific type of DNA damage called telomere shortening in children and teenagers, warns a study. Young people with

/ 22nd May 2017
Suresh Prabhu flags off high-speed Tejas Express

Mumbai, May 22 (IANS) Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Monday flagged off the country's first high-speed and feature rich train Tejas Express from Chatrapati Shivaji Station here. The new premium

/ 22nd May 2017
China to block India's NSG bid again

Beijing, May 22 (IANS) China on Monday said it has not changed its position on India's membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), indicating it will again block New Delhi's plea at the plenary session in

/ 22nd May 2017
Jaitley files fresh defamation suit of Rs 10 cr against Kejriwal

New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday filed a second civil defamation suit of Rs 10 crore in the Delhi High Court against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over the word "crook" used by

/ 22nd May 2017
Why coalitions among NE militant groups won't work

IANS | May 22 Chronic attacks of the insurgency virus for decades has made the people of northeast apparently immune to the scourge. The relentless operations by security agencies have forced some of the mil

/ 22nd May 2017
'Heat index' finds poorest areas most vulnerable to heat waves

By Mukta Patil IANS | Indiaspend People living in underdeveloped parts of central India are most vulnerable to the health impacts of heat waves, a Heat Vulnerability Index (HVI) for India has found. &nbs

/ 22nd May 2017
Childbearing expenses push 47% of women into poverty

Devanik Saha IANS | Indiaspend Catastrophic maternal healthcare expenses push 46.6 per cent mothers in India into poverty -- with the illiterate being especially susceptible -- according to a Dece

/ 22nd May 2017
Indus cascade a Himalayan blunder - for Pakistan

By Joydeep Gupta IANS | May 22 The five dams forming the North Indus River Cascade that China has just promised to finance and build in Pakistan -- including Pakistan-administered Kashmir -- has the poten

/ 22nd May 2017
Ford to fire CEO Fields as challenges mount – sources

PARIS/DETROIT, May 22 (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co. is set to replace Chief Executive Mark Fields with James Hackett, the head of its mobility arm, company sources said, responding to growing investor unease over

/ 22nd May 2017
Philippines, China play down Duterte's talk of war in disputed sea

MANILA, May 22 (Reuters) - The Philippines and China played down on Monday a warning by President Rodrigo Duterte that China would go to war if the Philippines drilled for oil in the disputed South China Sea.

/ 22nd May 2017
Bangkok hospital bomb wounds 24, junta blames its opponents

BANGKOK, May 22 (Reuters) - A bomb at a hospital in the Thai capital wounded 24 people on Monday, the third anniversary of a 2014 military coup, the government said, with the army chief blaming groups opposed t

/ 22nd May 2017
Trump, in Israel, says he has new reasons to hope for peace

TEL AVIV, May 22 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Israel on Monday on the second leg of his first overseas trip since entering office and said he had new reasons to hope for peace and stabilit

/ 22nd May 2017
Pakistan investigating social media users for anti-army posts – official

LAHORE, Pakistan/ISLAMABAD, May 22 (Reuters) - Pakistan has begun a crackdown on online criticism of its powerful military, with up to 200 social media accounts under investigation, a security official said on

/ 22nd May 2017
Trump, Ghani discuss terrorism, Afghan security

Riyadh, May 22 (IANS) US President Donald Trump and his Afghan counterpart Ashraf Ghani discussed the security situation in Afghanistan and the fight against terrorism, a White House statement said on Monday.

/ 22nd May 2017
Multiplex cinema stocks slip after being put in 28% GST bracket

Mumbai, May 22 (IANS) Stocks of multiplex cinema halls slipped on Monday following the government's decision to put cinema tickets in the 28 per cent tax bracket under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime.

/ 22nd May 2017
UK Conservatives' lead halved ahead of election - Survation poll

LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservatives' lead over the opposition Labour Party halved to 9 percent in a Survation telephone poll published on Monday, adding to signs that the elect

/ 22nd May 2017
NASA plans emergency spacewalk on International Space Station

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., May 22 (Reuters) - A pair of astronauts will venture outside the International Space Station on Tuesday for an emergency spacewalk to replace a failed computer, one of two that control maj

/ 22nd May 2017
Five games that swung the title Real Madrid's way

REUTERS - Real Madrid secured their 33rd La Liga crown on Sunday with their 2-0 win at Malaga, finishing three points above Barcelona and ending a five-year spell without a league title. Here are f

/ 22nd May 2017