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Washington, September 15 (ANI): That invigorating relief and good cleansing from daily bathroom showers may bring along a face full of potentially pathogenic bacteria, warn researchers at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Using high-tech instruments and lab methods, the researchers analysed roughly 50 showerheads from nine cities in seven states that included New York [...]

Washington, Sept 13 (ANI): Researchers have developed a simple test that would help detect tainted milk within few hours.

Amer AbuGhazaleh, from Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s College of Agricultural Sciences, and Salam Ibrahim, a food microbiologist from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, have shown that the combination of certain bacteria and a common purple [...]

Washington, September 12 (ANI): Researchers have developed a new computer model for football that would be able to take the play-calling load off of the coach and, through fast, real-time analysis of all the offensive and defensive possibilities, dictate the best play to call in any game situation.

Operations researcher Sharif Melouk and applied [...]

London, September 9 (ANI): Rock legend Jimmy Page has left many fans disappointed after snubbing plans to pen an autobiography.

The Led Zeppelin star recently made the revelation at friend Gary Kemp’s book launch.

“I’ve had so many offers over the years but I’m not interested,” the Daily Express quoted him as saying.

“I wouldn’t [...]

London, Sep 5 (ANI): After almost 30 years of one of Britain’s best-known UFO sightings, the true story behind the event has emerged- a truck load of dung is what caused all the mayhem.

The weird lights, strange marks on the ground, and odd noises in the night were [...]

New Delhi, July 8 (ANI): Union Minister for Power Sushilkumar Shinde on Wednesday said that the Government’s initiative to establish Power Exchanges in India has benefitted the country.

The minister said it happened by ensuring payment security, promoting competition [...]

Washington, July 4 (ANI): Always end up making one faux pas or another, even after trying your best not to make any social gaffe? Well, researchers have now found why it happens.

Harvard University scientists have claimed that the very act of trying to avoid saying [...]

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As per the schedule, GTU has published the option to download the hall tickets. The GCET 2009 exams will be conducted between July 1 and July 15.
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Barrckpore Air Base (Kolkata), May 28 (ANI): Helicopters of the Indian Air Force (IAF) carried out relief operation sorties in the cyclone hit areas of North 24 Parganas and South 24 Parganas districts in West Bengal.

The IAF helicopters dropped relief materials in the areas like Hingalganj, Sandeshkhali of North 24 Parganas district and in Basanti, [...]

London, May 27 (ANI): Katie Price a.k.a Jordan has found herself embroiled in a sex tape storm.

Big Brother star Billi Bhatti claims that the former glamour model had a 10-month “cyber-affair” with him.

He said the two spent months dabbling in steamy web-sex talk behind her hubby Peter Andre’s back.

Bhatti has released a scandalous one-minute home [...]

Karachi, May 21 (ANI): With India tightening its visa norms specially for Pakistan citizens after the November 2008 Mumbai attacks, the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has incurred heavy operational loss, as it is running half-empty flights to India.

The PIA presently operates six [...]

Bhubaneswar, May 19 (ANI): India on Tuesday successfully tested the nuclear capable Agni-II missile at Wheelers Island near Balasore in Orissa.

According to a senior Defence Ministry official, Agni-II missile is the surface-to-surface missile with a range of over 2,000 km.

“It was a user trial. The aim of the test is to give the Army [...]

Washington, May 11 (ANI): Aussie actor Hugh Jackman has revealed that his son has once again managed to embarrass him during a basketball game – by rooting for the wrong team.

Jackman, 40, had been invited to take his 9-year-old son Oscar to a New York Knicks game at Madison Square Garden, but was left red-faced [...]

ICICI Prudential AMC, a joint venture between ICICI Bank – one of India’s foremost financial services companies, and UK-based Prudential plc – a leading international financial services group, has announced the launch of an open ended equity diversified fund, called the ‘ICICI Prudential Target Returns Fund’ in the Indian market.
The fund seeks to generate capital [...]

SBI Funds, a leading fund house of the country, has finally launched SBI Gold Exchange Traded Scheme (SBI GETS) in the Indian market.
The investment objective of the fund is to seek and provide returns that closely correspond to returns provided by price of gold through investment in physical Gold.
According to official release, the scheme will [...]

Washington, April 20 (ANI): An international team of scientists has reported an innovative method for controlling light on the nanoscale by adopting tuning concepts from radio-frequency technology, which opens the door for antenna-based applications, including highly sensitive biosensors and extremely fast photodetectors.

These applications could play an important role in future biomedical diagnostics and information processing. [...]

Washington, April 15 (ANI): Model Jenny McCarthy has admitted that the stunning bikini shot for the cover of Shape magazine was digitally touched up.

The actress confessed the picture had been airbrushed to take away her freckles and stretch marks.
“It’s eating healthy and also a c**p load of airbrushing… I keep myself in very good shape… [...]

Washington, Apr 15 (ANI): Only half the people understand what a forecast means when it predicts a 20 percent chance of rain, according to researchers at the University of Washington.

Susan Joslyn, a UW cognitive psychologist and senior lecturer, has revealed that the majority of people think it means that it will rain over 20 percent [...]

New Delhi, Apr 14 (ANI): Renowned pop star Lionel Ritchie has revealed that he has a huge collection of leather pants, as he totally dotes on them.

Though the ‘I Call It Love’ hitmaker has a huge collection of his favourite leather pants, he can hardly wear them because he has grown very fat, reports the [...]

Washington, April 14 (ANI): Vegetable and nut intake and a Mediterranean dietary pattern seem to lower the risk of heart disease, according to a review of past studies.

However, the review also suggests that the consumption of trans-fatty acids and foods with a [...]