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Washington, Aug 25 (ANI): Women with high testosterone levels are more likely to make risky career choices, according to a new study.

Previous studies have shown that testosterone enhances competitiveness and dominance, reduces fear, and is associated with risky behaviours like gambling and alcohol use.

However, until now, the impact of testosterone on gender differences in [...]

Sydney, Aug 18 (ANI): An Australian study conducted on youth gambling has discovered that teenagers are betting their mobile phones, running up debt on their parents’ credit cards, and even wagering their virginity.

The research conducted by the Central Coast Problem Gambling Service found most teens over 14 have gambled for money or goods, whether it [...]

Las Vegas, July 4 (ANI): The on-and-off Shane Warne and Simone Callahan romance saga seems to be back on track.

After taking some initial steps to rekindle their rocky relationship last Christmas, former Australian cricketer Warne and his ex-wife are staying [...]

Las Vegas, July 4 (ANI): Who uses the new ball better – Australia or England – will determine the winner of the 2009 Ashes series, believes former leg-spinner Shane Warne.

“They have to take early wickets because they are going [...]

Washington, July 1 (ANI): Men under stress are more likely to take risks, correlating to such real-life behaviour as gambling, smoking, unsafe sex and illegal drug use, according to a new research.

On the other hand, stressed women moderate their behaviour and are less likely to make risky choices, the study found.

“Evolutionarily speaking, it’s perhaps [...]

Bhopal, June 27 (ANI): Muslims in Bhopal offered Namaaz-e-Istasqa (Namaaz to ask for rain) as most of northern India reeled under drought-like situation due to delayed monsoon.

Thousands of Muslims gathered at city’s Eidgah (an open-air mosque) and offered special prayers seeking early [...]

Ottawa (Canada), May 28 (ANI): Standard and Poor’s is launching a Canadian stock index to give investors who follow Islamic law a guide to the country’s equity market.

According to the Globe and Mail, the index can be used as a benchmark or model for funds created [...]

London, May 27 (ANI): If rumours are to believed, Guy Ritchie is set to direct a remake of classic musical ‘Guys And Dolls’.

According to sources, Ritchie has been given the green light by studio bosses in tinsel town to embark on a casting mission to fill the roles of Sky Masterson and Nathan Detroit – [...]

London, May 17 (ANI): After almost three decades, ‘Gandhi’ star Sir Ben Kingsley has returned to India – as a Bollywood star.

The Oscar-winning actor, who garnered much appreciation for his role of Mahatma Gandhi, will star alongside India’s superstar Amitabh Bachchan in thriller Teen Patti.

The storyline [...]

Washington, May 16 (ANI): Actress Teri Hatcher is tutoring her daughter on how to gamble to help sharpen the 11-year-old’s math skills.

The Desperate Housewives star, an enthusiastic horse-racing fan, revealed she had begun taking little Emerson to meetings to challenge her on betting equations.

The [...]

Melbourne, May 5 (ANI): Australia’s selectors have admitted that they have gambled by naming Brett Lee in the World Twenty20 without seeing him deliver a single match ball since his return from foot stress fractures.

Lee, 32, has campaigned loudly to get back into the Australian squad in time for the Ashes, and will make his [...]

London, Apr. 22 (ANI): A former Royal cop has claimed that police officers stationed at Buckingham Palace spent their night shifts running gambling syndicates, selling hard-core pornography and posed for pictures on the Queen’s throne.

A jury has heard the extraordinary account [...]

Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan will be seen sharing screen with Hollywood actor Richard Gere.
Gere, favourite lover boy of the late 80’s and early 90’s, will make his Bollywood debut with Bib B in Ambika Hinduja’s long awaited Teen Patti, which is all set to be a star-studded affair.
A unit member said, The makers wanted an [...]

NEW YORK, April 10 (Reuters) – Dubai World has offered a plan to save the struggling 67-acre City Center Las Vegas resort development and its relationship with partner MGM Mirage (MGM.N), the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the proposal.
The $8.6 billion Las Vegas Strip resort and casino development is [...]

MUMBAI: A week after he was discharged from the murder case of Sena corporator Kamlakar Jamsandekar, the Mumbai police on Thursday registered fresh
charges against matka king-turned-builder Pappu Savla following Wednesday’s raid on a gambling den at Pydhonie.
A police team had swooped down on Ayesha Mansion, which is located on Garibdas street, and arrested 12 [...]

London, Apr 2 (ANI): Pop singer Lady Gaga, it seems, is confused about her sexuality.

The 23-year-old singer hinted her confusion in her latest hit the ‘Poker Face’.

“There’s something quite interesting about the song. If you listen to the lyrics in the chorus, I say: ‘He’s got me like nobody,’ and then I say: ‘She’s got [...]

Washington, March 17 (ANI): Sports teams’ rankings may predict their chances of winning during the initial stages of any tournament, but they start becoming statistically insignificant as the final round draws near, says a University of Illinois expert.

Sheldon H. Jacobson, a professor of computer science, says that the higher-seeded teams are most likely to [...]

Washington, Mar 3 (ANI): Kids who are branded impulsive by their kindergarten teachers are more likely to develop gambling behaviours by the sixth grade, according to a new study.

Researchers behind the study have said that while there’s an increase in adults and teens indulging in gambling, there’s an equivalent risk of health among these youngsters.

“Problematic [...]

Washington, Feb 24 (ANI): People’s tendency to portray themselves in a more positive light than their thoughts or actions is a problem that affects the validity of statistics and surveys worldwide. Now, a team of scientists, including an Indian-origin boffin, has shed light on why people lie on surveys and what, if anything, can be [...]

Washington, Feb 24 (ANI): People’s tendency to portray themselves in a more positive light than their thoughts or actions is a problem that affects the validity of statistics and surveys worldwide. Now, a team of scientists, including an Indian-origin boffin, has shed light on why people lie on surveys and what, if anything, can be [...]