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April 20, 2016 1:22 PM

Loneliness, isolation may up heart disease, stroke risk: Study

Loneliness and social isolation may increase the risk of having a stroke or developing heart disease. Results of a new study indicate that the size of the effect is comparable to that of other recognised risk factors, such as anxiety and a stressful job.<br/><br/>Researchers from Univers...

April 20, 2016 1:16 PM

Bomb scare on Jet Airways flight

The Jet Airways flight from Mumbai was taken to the isolation bay immediately after landing at Ahmedabad airport this morning due to a bomb scare. The flight from Mumbai to Ahmedabad was carrying 125 passengers and six crew members.<br/><br/>All the passengers were deplaned and extensive...

April 20, 2016 12:36 PM

Three day Naval Commanders&apos; Conference begins in New Delhi tomorrow

A three day Naval Commanders&apos; Conference will begin at New Delhi tomorrow. Navy Chief Admiral RK Dhowan will chair the conference to review various aspects involving operations, acquisition of assets, personnel and logistics issues. <br/><br/>It will primarily focus on reviewing the...

April 20, 2016 12:36 PM

Three sailors injured in explosion on board Indian naval ship

At least three Navy personnel were injured, one of them critically, in an explosion on board Indian Naval Ship INS Nireekshak off Virginia en route Mumbai from Visakhapatnam, Navy spokesperson informed today. During the charging of diving bailout bottle, which is carried by divers in their diving he...

April 20, 2016 12:07 PM

Three Navy personnel injured after explosion at ship INS Nireekshak

At least three Navy personnel were injured, one of them critically, in an explosion on board Indian Naval Ship INS Nireekshak off Virginia en route Mumbai from Visakhapatnam, Navy spokesperson informed today. During the charging of diving bailout bottle, which is carried by divers in their diving he...

April 20, 2016 8:00 AM

Kirpal Singh's body arrives in India, heart, stomach missing

The body of Indian prisoner Kirpal Singh, who died under mysterious circumstances in a Pakistani jail, reached Gurdaspur. He will be cremated at his village Mustafabad today. The mortal remains arrived in Attari yesterday and was handed over to Indian authorities.<br/><br/>Dr BS Bal, Pri...

April 20, 2016 7:53 AM

BSNL customers can now retrieve 30 yr old deleted mails

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, BSNL has said that the customers using its hosting and email services will soon have a facility to retrieve their mails deleted as long as 30 years ago. <br/><br/>In a statement, BSNL Director N K Gupta said, the company has started offering service to retri...

April 20, 2016 7:51 AM

Govt working to increase wages of skilled handloom weavers: Gangwar

Textiles Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar has said that the government is working with a vision to increase the wages of skilled handloom weavers to the level of Rs 500 per day. <br/><br/>Addressing the first Meeting of All India Handloom Board in New Delhi yesterday, Mr Gangwar said, the ...

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