24% domiciliary births in Delhi
As many as 86,363 of the total 3.5 lakh births in the national capital took place at home, says a survey.
Indefinite curfew continues in Kashmir
As political leaders gathered in the national capital for a crucial all-party meeting to discuss the situation in Jammu and Kashmir, life continued to be at a standstill across the Valley on Wednesday
BP lacked basic safety in North Sea: Probe
Much before the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, British Petroleum (BP) was subject to a probe that found that new staff at an oil rig in the North Sea were not trained to "basic safety sta
3 die in Jammu after Quran protests
Three people in Jammu and Kashmir's Mendhar town were killed on Wednesday following clashes between the police and a crowd protesting the alleged desecration of the Quran in the US.
All-party delegation to visit Kashmir
An all-party delegation will visit the troubled Kashmir Valley, it was decided in the five-hour-long meeting of leaders from various political parties here on Wednesday.
Superbugs travel to US from India
Chicago, Sept. 14: Three people returned to the US from India earlier this year infected with the newly described superbugs that are highly resistant to antibiotics, according to media reports.
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Socially active live longer
London, Sept. 14: Friends can make you live long. A new study says that those surrounded by family and friends are 50 per cent less likely to die early than those with no social life.
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CA unaware of Oz spot-fixers
Sydney, Sept. 13: Cricket Australia (CA) on Monday said they have no knowledge about the alleged involvement of two Australian cricketers in spot-fixing in the second edition of the Indian Premier Lea
Court calls for amicable settlement of Ayodhya dispute
The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Monday called upon the rival parties to explore the possibility of a last-minute amicable settlement of the Ram Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute.
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Vatican stores computer chip fitted books in bombproof bunker
The Vatican Library is all set to reopen after a three year long renovation that saw computer chips being fitted in its 70,000 books dating back nearly 2,000 years and then stored in a bombproof bunke