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Watching TV For Over 3 Hours May Up Kids Diabetes Risk
If your kid is spending three or more hours daily in front of TV, using computers, games consoles, tablets and smartphones, he or she may be at risk of developing diabetes, a study has showed.....
Hockey India Ropes In Four Scientific Advisors
Hockey India (HI) has appointed Scott Conway, Patrick Lombard, Robin Anthony Webster Arkell, and Daniel Barry as scientific advisors for senior and junior men's and women's teams, it was announced on Tuesday. ....
Humans To Blame For Creation Of Sahara Desert: Study
Challenging a commonly held theory that changes in the Earth's orbit triggered Sahara desertification, a new study suggests that humans may have played an active role in the transition of a lush green landscape into the world's largest hot desert thousands of years ago.....
Trump Wrote Off $100 Million In Business Losses
US President Donald Trump's tax affairs were back in the spotlight after leaked 2005 returns showed he wrote off more than $100 million in "business losses" to reduce his federal taxes burden.....
30 Killed In Damascus Courthouse Suicide Bombing
At least 30 people were killed and 45 injured when a suicide bomber detonated his bomb vest inside the old Justice Palace building in Syrian capital Damascus on Wednesday, state TV reported. ....
Are Smartphones Driving Teenagers Away From Drugs?
Adolescents in the US may be using less drugs because they are constantly stimulated and entertained by their computers and smartphones, experts say.....
Drought, Note Ban Hit Karnataka's Growth: CM
Severe drought and unexpected note ban by the Centre affected Karnataka's Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) for fiscal 2016-17, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah told the assembly on Wednesday. ....
Alia To Host 'Beauty And The Beast' Screening For NGO Kids
Actress Alia Bhatt, who has just turned 24, will host a special screening of "Beauty and The Beast" for children from an NGO.....
Actress Priyanka Chopra feels that "Good work should be applauded. I believe that there is enough work out there for everyone." ....
HC Dismisses JNU Students' Plea On UGC Notification
The Delhi High Court on Thursday dismissed a plea against the procedure followed by the JNU to implement a UGC notification that a professor cannot guide more than three M.Phil and eight Ph.D research scholars at any given time. ....
