Day: November 7, 2018

High blood pressure among young adults linked to earlier strokes

Two new studies suggest that when people under 40 develop high blood pressure, their risk of early heart disease and stroke go up significantly. The first study found that in a group of about 5,000 young American adults, having high blood pressure was linked to as much as […]

One energy drink enough to harm blood vessels, study says

Caffeine-laden energy drinks are popular, but they might make your blood vessels less efficient, a small study suggests. These drinks — sold as Monster and Red Bull, to name two — have been linked to heart, nerve and stomach problems, researchers say. “A lot of young kids use […]

Sri Lanka has suffered a ‘coup without guns’ – parliament speaker

COLOMBO – Sri Lanka’s parliamentary speaker has called the president’s sacking of the prime minister to bring a former leader back to power a non-violent coup d’etat. Speaker Karu Jayasuriya is a key figure in the political standoff that started on Oct. 26, when President Maithripala Sirisena fired […]

New ranking lists most popular U.S. cities, vehicles for thieves

Depending on where you live in your state appears to have some correlation to how likely you are to have your vehicle stolen, a report said Tuesday. The ranking list by 24/7 Wall St combined data from the National Insurance Crime Bureau to find the vehicle type most likely […]

Election Day: Democrats, Republicans to split Congress

The Democratic Party was projected to take control of the House while Republicans maintain control of the Senate in Tuesday’s midterm elections. Democrats secured more than a dozen seats and were expected to pick up more than needed to have a majority in the lower chamber, NBC News and CNN projected. House […]

Chinese audience has phenomenal love, respect for Indian actors: Rani Mukerji

New Delhi : Rani Mukerji says she knew that Indian films were popular in China but it was still a surprise to witness the love and respect the audiences have for Bollywood stars when she visited the country to promote “Hichki”. In “Hichki”, Rani played the role of a […]

RBI governor Urjit Patel could resign on November 19: report

NEW DELHI – Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Urjit Patel could resign at the central bank’s next board meeting on November 19, online financial publication Moneylife reported on Wednesday, citing sources in touch with the governor. The government and the RBI have been fighting for weeks over […]

Mizoram CEO to leave for Delhi on a summons by EC

Aizawl, Nov 7  :  Mizoram Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) S B Shashank, whose removal has been demanded by the chief minister and several NGOs, said he would leave for New Delhi on Wednesday after being summoned by the Election Commission. Shashank said he would meet the poll panel Thursday […]

Framing guidelines for keeping foreigners in detention centres, govt tells SC

New Delhi : The Centre has informed the Supreme Court that the process of framing guidelines for keeping foreign nationals in detention centres across the country was “under preparation”. The Centre told a bench headed by Justice Madan B Lokur that the work of framing detention manual or guidelines […]

SBI fraud: 8 bank officials, Harshad Mehta’s brother acquitted

Mumbai, Nov 6  : A Mumbai court has acquitted nine people, including Ashwin Mehta, brother of 1992 securities scam kingpin Harshad Mehta, in a case of duping the State Bank of India (SBI) to the tune of Rs 105 crore. Justice Shalini Phansalkar Joshi, who presides over the special […]

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