Indian missions to provide assistance to needy expatriates
External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee today stressed on the need for Indian missions to provide assistance in times of need to Indian communities residing in their territories of accreditation. ANI
Pakistan presses bomb disposal squad into service around Lal Masjid (Final lead: Lal Masjid)
Pakistan has pressed its bomb disposal squad into service in the area surrounding the Lal Masjid, after clashed between its inhabitants and security forces. ANI
Second Indian doctor suspect in UK car bomb plot identified
The second Indian doctor, who was taken into custody in Liverpool last Saturday in connection with the car bomb plot, has been identified as Sabeel Ahmed from Bangalore. ANI
Benazir concerned over Lal Masjid clashes
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has expressed anguish over the Lal Masjid clashes and the prevailing situation in Pakistan. ANI
In UK, diplomats committing grave crimes wont be prosecuted
Diplomats posted in the United Kingdom will be given immunity from prosecution for offences including rape, armed robbery, assault and drug dealing. ANI
Executive arbitrariness rampant in judiciary: Pak Supreme Court
Justice Khalil-ur-Rehman Ramday, who is heading the 13-member full bench of the Supreme Court, has said that Pakistans history is replete with instances of executive arbitrariness in the removal of judges. ANI
US treats Pakistan as a Cold War ally: Cohen
The United States treats Pakistan as if it were a Cold War ally by dealing only with its top leadership, noted South Asia expert and author Stephen Cohen has written in the Washington Post. ANI
Pakistan waged all wars with India without any provocation: ex-Pak air chief
Former chief of Pakistan Air Force chief, Air Marshal (retired) Asghar Khan, has said Pakistan had initiated five wars with India without any provocation. ANI
Cheap Indian medicines illegally flooding Pak markets
The illegal inflow of affordable Indian medicine into Pakistan is continuing unabatedly through green channels because of their huge price difference in the two countries. ANI
Blair was scared to be a comedian
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has revealed one of his scariest moments was when he was performing alongside comedian Catherine Tate. ANI
Scottish Muslims vow to fight divisive terror evil
Muslims living in Scotland have vowed to fight the menace of terrorism, which they feel has the larger objective of dividing both the community and Muslims from other communities living in the region. ANI
Europe to ban website bomb-making lessons
Using the Internet to give information about how to make a bomb will become a criminal offence across Europe. ANI
Brit Muslims fear backlash in wake of UK bomb terror plots
Muslims in the United Kingdom fear a backlash in the wake of last weeks car bomb plot. ANI
War trauma-hit UK veteran population set to increase
The population of British war veterans suffering from war trauma is set to increase, according to a University of Nottingham academic. ANI
Lal Masjid standoff: Over 600 students surrender (Lead: Lal Masjid-Update)
Over 600 female and male students of Lal Masjid surrendered before the Pakistani authorities today. ANI
Indian envoys in sub-Saharan states to mull enhancing expatriate security
External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee today held a detailed meeting with 18 Indian ambassadors posted in sub-Saharan countries on the issue of providing safety and security to Indian expatriates. ANI
Now, a scientific indicator to tell how easily you can be distracted
A psychologist from University College London has developed a scientific indicator that can measure how easily a person can be distracted. ANI
Yawning actually helps you keep awake
So far, the common notion has been that yawning is a precursor to sleep, but a new study has found that the yawn is in fact designed to prevent sleep. ANI
Anti-depressants do not increase the overall risk of most birth defects
Two separate studies have revealed that taking SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors), anti-depression drugs, during pregnancy do not significantly increase the overall risk for most birth defects. ANI
Young girls turning to speed for losing weight
A new study has revealed that girls as young as 15 are resorting to the drug speed, class A and class B, for losing weight. ANI
Prince Charles to throw grand 60th birthday bash for Camilla
Prince Charles is throwing a grand birthday bash for his wife of two years Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall who turns 60 on July 17. ANI
Videogames eat into teens reading and homework time
Playing video games may mean spending less time reading or doing homework, according to a new research on video games and children. ANI
A drug that helps cut alcohol cravings
A Finnish study of heavy drinkers has shown that a craving-curbing drug has the potential to counter problem drinking. ANI
Survey finds wide HIV ignorance in the UK
More than 20 percent people aged 18 to 24 in the UK are so ignorant about HIV, that they believe that the virus has a cure, according to a poll. ANI
Variation in genes related to inflammation increase lung cancer risk
Boffins have found that a variation in two genes related to inflammation, might increase risk for developing lung cancer. ANI
Hubble captures spectacular starburst in dwarf galaxy
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured a starburst nearly 12.5 million light years away in the dwarf galaxy NGC 4449. ANI
Human and animal pathogens came from deep sea, reveals study
A new study by a team of Japanese marine biologists has revealed that human and animal bacterial pathogens came from the deep sea. ANI
India committed to Afghanistans reconstruction: Jaiswal
Union Minister of State for Home, Sriprakash Jaiswal, has said that India is committed to the reconstruction and development of Afghanistan. ANI
Inclusion of mangroves in conservation treaties does not improve their health
Inclusion of a coastal mangrove habitat within a wetland preserve in an international environmental treaty does not significantly improve its health, a new study by a Stanford University researcher has revealed. ANI
Stem cells from human fat tissue to hunt for and kill cancerous tumours
Boffins have developed a new gene therapy by using suicide genes derived from mesenchymal stem cells taken from human fat tissue, which hunt for and kill cancerous tumours. ANI
Researchers reveal why eyes see things changing colour
Researchers at the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia have solved the mystery behind why people occasionally see things change colour before their eyes. ANI
Harnessing immune system power heralds next era of cancer treatment
Canadian researchers have found that cells of the immune system can circulate throughout the body and attack cancerous tissues, if they are properly trained. ANI
`Iron Chancellor Bismarcks great great grandson dies after heroin overdose
Count Gottfried von Bismarck, the German aristocrat, whose hedonistic lifestyle led to the deaths of two people, has been found dead, apparently from a heroin overdose. ANI
Lal Masjid tried to capitalise on Pak Government fears: Stratfor
Lal Masjid administrators took advantage of the Pakistan Governments fears initiated Tuesdays clash, which left over 20 people, including journalists, dead or wounded, the Texas based private intelligence agency, Strategic Forecasting Inc. (STRATFOR) said. ANI
US Congressman Honda to take up Sikh turban issue with France
US Congressman Mike Honda has assured the Sikh community in the United States that he would take up the issue of ban on turbans with the French Government. ANI
Men, not women, spend a longer time on the phone!
It is an accepted fact that women are the biggest chatterboxes, but a new study has revealed that men spend more time on the phone than their female counterparts. ANI
MI5 knew four of the eight bomb plotters
As many as four of the eight National Health Service terror cell suspects were already known to Britains MI5. ANI
Imran wants US to hang Musharraf like Saddam
Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf chief Imran Khan wants the Bush Administration to hang President General Pervez Musharraf like it did Saddam Hussein. ANI
Rapid urban growth negatively affects precipitation patterns
For the first time, scientists have used satellite images to demonstrate that rapid urban growth negatively affects precipitation patterns. ANI
Wales holy bull `Shambo handed death sentence
Welsh Assembly ministers have handed out a death sentence to a sacred bull despite pleas from local Hindu leaders. ANI
Kidnapped BBC reporter freed in Gaza
British reporter Alan Johnston was released today after nearly four months of captivity in the Gaza Strip. ANI
Indian doctors detention extended by two days(Lead: Indian doctor detention)
Australian Federal Police (AFP) Commissioner Mick Keelty said today that the detention of the Indian doctor, arrested in connection with the foiled UK and Glasgow bomb attacks. has been extended by two days. ANI
Chronic insomnia can lead to anxiety disorders and depression
Boffins have found that chronic insomnia might increase ones chances of developing anxiety disorders and depression. ANI
US terms Lal Masjid clash an internal matter of Pakistan
The US has termed Tuesdays clashes outside the Lal Masjid in the Islamabad as an internal security matter of Pakistan. ANI
Power to dismiss PM should be taken away from the President: Benazir
The power to dismiss the Prime Minister of Pakistan should be taken away from President Pervez Musharraf, to prevent intelligence agencies or Taliban supporters from creating political instability in the country, former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto said. ANI
Released Indian doctor says, he wants to sleep
The Indian doctor who was released today after being interrogated for his alleged involvement in bomb plots in Britain and Glasgow, said he just wanted to sleep after the ordeal. ANI
UK terror expert head to Australia for probe
A top British terror expert is on her way to join an Australian investigation team that is looking into the case of an Indian doctor arrested in Brisbane in connection with the foiled UK and Glasgow bomb attacks. ANI
Dodo skeleton found on Indian Ocean island may yield extinct birds DNA
The most complete and well-preserved dodo skeleton found till date could yield the first useful samples of the long extinct flightless birds DNA, researchers have said. ANI
Dodo skeleton found on Indian Ocean island may yield extinct birds DNA
The most complete and well-preserved dodo skeleton found till date could yield the first useful samples of the long extinct flightless birds DNA, researchers have said. ANI
Sperm cloning holds new hope for infertile men
A Cornell University researcher has said that infertile men may benefit from the cloning of the male genome. ANI
MMA leader Fazlur Rehman calls for end to bloodshed at Lal Masjid (Amended)
Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) Secretary-General and Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, has raised concern over the Lal Masjid standoff and called for an end to bloodshed. ANI
Pakistan Government imposes curfew around Lal Masjid (Amended)
The Pakistan Government imposed a curfew and deployed army around the Lal Masjid early this morning. At least 12 persons were killed and over 150 injured in the gun battle between security forces and inhabitants of the mosque. ANI
Elderberries could hold the secrets behind silky smooth skin
A team of researchers from the University of East Anglia and the Institute of Food Research will explore whether the skins condition is improved by a compound which gives elderberries their vibrant colour called anthocyanin. ANI
Orang-utans ingenuity at extracting peanut from water filled tube revealed
Orang-utans have been found to solve a practical problem in much the same way as humans, a new study by researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, has revealed. ANI
Just one cigarette can cause nicotine addiction
Massachusetts University researchers say that the symptoms of nicotine addiction can appear even when youth are smoking as little as one cigarette per month. ANI
Scientists find endangered monkey species population in Vietnam
A team of scientists from the WWF and Conservation International (CI) have discovered the worlds largest known population of the endangered monkey species, grey-shanked doucs, increasing chances of their protection from imminent extinction. ANI
Physics of black holes incorporated into supercomputer to create simulation of cosmic evolution
An international team of scientists have by incorporating the physics of black holes onto a highly powerful supercomputing system, created an unprecedented simulation of cosmic evolution that promises to deepen our understanding of the relationship between black holes and the galaxies in which they reside. ANI
Humans are gobbling up a quarter of natures resources, reveals study
Humans are gobbling up almost a quarter of natures resources, according to a new study by a team of Austrian researchers from Klagenfurt University, Vienna. ANI
Hurricanes help reefs recover from bleaching, reveals study
Hurricanes provide a healing balm to dying coral reefs, according to a new study by a marine biologist from the Co-operative Institute of Marine and Atmospheric Studies in Miami, Florida. ANI
Fazlur Rehman urges to prevent bloodshed at Lal Masjid
Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) Secretary-General and Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, has raised concern over Lal Masjid standoff and said that there is an urgent need to prevent the bloodshed. ANI
A piece of dark chocolate a day helps keep blood pressure at bay
Now chocolate lovers have more reasons to rejoice, for a new study has found that eating just 30 calories of dark chocolate a day can help lower blood pressure, without weight gain or other side effects. ANI
Pak imposes curfew around Lal Masjid
The Pakistan Government imposed a curfew and deployed army around the Lal Masjid early this morning. At least 12 persons were killed and over 150 injured in the gun battle between security forces and inhabitants of the mosque. ANI
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