Dhaka to amend laws discriminatory to women: PM 08 March 2010, 08-1 Hrs
Dhaka, March 8 Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Monday said her government will, if necessary, amend or repeal laws that are harmful and discriminatory to women.
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Avoid chemical colours this Holi 25 February 2010, 25-1 Hrs
Kolkata, Feb 25 Keep away from harmful chemical colours this Holi to protect your skin and eyes, doctors say. They suggest the use of natural vegetable colours instead.
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Safer plastic soon 06 February 2010, 06-1 Hrs
Washington, Feb 6 We could soon have safer plastic as scientists have found a way of locking in harmful additives, called plasticizers, from seeping out of one of the most widely used groups of plastics.
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Predator can protect coffee plantations from pest 27 January 2010, 27-1 Hrs
Washington, Jan 27 There is good news for coffee lovers and growers worldwide. A predator that eliminates the devastating coffee berry borer, a harmful pest, has been discovered in Africa.
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Material rids n-waste of harmful radiation 27 January 2010, 27-1 Hrs
Washington, Jan 27 Researchers have designed a novel material that targets and traps cesium, a radioactive ion in nuclear waste, and not other harmless ions like sodium.
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'Pakistan must realise terrorists harming them too' 25 January 2010, 25-1 Hrs
New Delhi, Jan 25 India Monday said terrorist forces 'nurtured' on Pakistan's territory are harmful to them as much as India, and also expressed concern about its nuclear arsenal falling into the 'wrong hands'.
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Editors Guild condemns practice of paid news 23 December 2009, 23-1 Hrs
New Delhi, Dec 23 The Editors Guild of India Wednesday expressed concern over the increasing number of reports detailing the harmful practice of publishing 'paid news' by some newspapers and television channels, especially during recent elections.
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Here comes Santa and his ho-ho-harmful messages 18 December 2009, 18-1 Hrs
Sydney, Dec 18 (DPA) Santa Claus is a fat, heavy-drinking smoker who drives his sleigh dangerously and is into extreme sports like roof-surfing and chimney-jumping, warns an Australian public health specialist.
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Casual sex is not damaging 09 December 2009, 09-1 Hrs
Washington, Dec 9 Young adults engaging in casual sex don't seem to be at increased risk for harmful psychological outcomes as compared to sexually active young adults in more committed relationships, says a new study.
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Cooling therapy protects brain after cardiac arrest 05 December 2009, 05-1 Hrs
Washington, Dec 5 Revival of the heart after it stops may save a patient's life, but it permanently damages the brain. Cooling the patient for some time is known to mitigate this harmful effect and improve survival, under a procedure known as therapeutic hypothermia.
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