Technology, Mobiles tabs, 12th Dec 2017, News & Stories from India

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Study suggests sleep quality, a key component of our health, is considerably poorer during the working years. (Photo: AFP)

Sleep difficulty diminishes with retirement, says study

Study finds complaints of nonrestorative sleep and early rising decreased among pensioners who had poor health and stressful work lives.

12 Dec 2017 7:55 AM

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear on Tuesday the appeal of Unitech Limited challenging the recent order of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) directing the central government to take over the management of the embattled real estate firm.

Supreme Court to hear Unitech plea against NCLT order today

The NCLT has recently invoked the provisions of the Companies Act.

12 Dec 2017 7:54 AM

A file picture of Scarlett Johansson used for representational purposes only.

Keeping Abreast

We get a cosmetic surgeon to share his insider tips on what you should know before working on that cleavage.

12 Dec 2017 7:52 AM

Ashley Leger shows the skull of a young Columbian mammoth found in LA. (Photo:AP))

Ice Age fossils, including mammoth, found at LA subway extension work

A few hundred pounds and the size of an easy chair, the skull is especially rare because both tusks were attached.

12 Dec 2017 7:48 AM

Sperm shape and size is an important parameter for fertility. (Photo: Pixabay)

Semen quality linked to air pollution fine particles, says study

Particulate matter contains many toxic chemicals which have demonstrated harmful to semen quality in laboratory and animal studies.

12 Dec 2017 7:42 AM

RJD calls for state bandh on December 18

Sand mining is a profitable business, and the estimated turnover ranges between Rs 5000 to Rs 6000 crore annually.

12 Dec 2017 6:56 AM

Asserting that the MHA has already alerted the states where there is possibility of its repercussion, security sources however claimed that MHA was keeping a close watch on the situation. (Photo: PTI)

Govt intercepts PFI messages sent to West Asia

Intelligence agencies have recorded an alarming growth of radical organisations in Assam and its neighbouring states.

12 Dec 2017 6:52 AM

Shubhankar Sharma poses with the trophy.

Shubhankar Sharma wins title, place in The Open

The elder Sharma calls his son’s win a ‘Sachin Tendulkar moment” in Indian golf. “It is not about Shubhankar.

12 Dec 2017 6:33 AM

The not-so-easy Kashmiri tales

It took Prerna almost an year to shoot the project, which she got interested in while learning law in New York.

12 Dec 2017 6:30 AM

India can bag multiple medals at big events: Gopichand

Speaking to a group of invited Indian media, Gopichand forecast a big year for the country’s shuttlers

12 Dec 2017 6:30 AM

Afghanistan earned Test status in June earlier this year.

Red carpet for Afghans, red signal for Pak

India and Pakistan have not played bilateral cricket since 2012 due to political tensions between the two neighbours.

12 Dec 2017 6:28 AM

The Niti Aayog now plans to engage with the concerned stakeholders of these 90-odd projects and find out their actual status.

Govt identifies 90 big-ticket lagging projects

Some of the main reasons range from lack of funds, environmental clearances, non-availability of raw material as well as land acquisition.

12 Dec 2017 6:27 AM

Body control is an element every keen dancer should master. Once you attain body control, you can add moves and broaden your choreographic choices.

Controlling the body while dancing

A dancer with good body control looks stronger in their footwork and knowledge of dance.

12 Dec 2017 6:26 AM

The difference between very good and excellent is a thin sliver, but when you see excellent you will never mistake it for anything else. The difference between very good and excellent is a thin sliver, but when you see excellent you will never mistake it for anything else. (Photo: Sanjit Debroy)

Is good, good enough in dance?

Mastering dance is a process without end. The Padmavibhushans of the dance world believe that they always remain learners.

12 Dec 2017 6:24 AM

The market’s high valuations reflect the fact that it does not expect any negative political developments over the next two years.

Markets may see steep corrections

Experts feel that a verdict against BJP could have an influence on poll outcome in other states.

12 Dec 2017 6:21 AM

The ultimate realisation dawns on us with the feeling that we are, in reality, what we have been searching for.

Mystic Mantra: Three stages of God realisation

Our conviction of his existence gets proven beyond doubt thereby faith, devotion and trust gets strengthened.

12 Dec 2017 6:20 AM

The FIR registered by the agency has alleged that Biswal demanded from Reddy that he should arrange US dollars of about Rs 5 lakh to be spent by him during his trip abroad. (Photo: PTI)

NTPC director grilled by CBI in bribery case

Kumar was allegedly assigned to deliver Rs 5 lakh of alleged illegal gratification to Biswal, sources claimed.

12 Dec 2017 6:18 AM

Union Minister for External Affairs Sushma Swaraj with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Russia, India, China meet, condemn global terror

Sushma Swaraj also held a separate bilateral talk with Chinese minister.

12 Dec 2017 5:31 AM

Armed female members of the militant Palestinian group Islamic Jihad carry Kalashnikov assault rifles as they take part in a rally to protest against US President Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, in Gaza. (Photo: AFP)

Palestinians are walking away from peace talks: White House

US V-P office says Pence was looking forward to meeting the Israeli PM.

12 Dec 2017 5:22 AM

Time and its unidirectional flow

Getting down from the train we went to read the ad and figure out its significance if any.

12 Dec 2017 4:53 AM

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