Posts Tagged ‘comparison’

London, Apr 1 (ANI): There's a genetic link to the age at which a person loses his or her virginity, says a new study. And the correlation can be explained by inherited behavioural traits such as impulsivity could help determine when people first have sex. "It's not like there's a gene for having a sex at a certain date," New Scientist quoted says Nancy Segal, a psychologist ... Full story

Washington, Mar.18 (ANI): Pentagon officials said Tuesday that sexual assaults in US military climbed eight percent in 2008-09 in comparison to the previous year. In the fiscal year 2008, 2,923 people, whether they were service members or civilians subjected to service members, reported a sexual assault. That's up from 2,688 in the previous year. A Fox News report quoted Dr. Kay Whitley, the director of the ... Full story

Kolkata, Mar.12 (ANI): Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly today said that as far as he was concerned India was a safe country to play in and was hopeful that the second edition of the Indian Premier League(IPL) would take place without any problems. On the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls coinciding with IPL fixtures, ... Full story

Washington, Mar.8 (ANI): Louisiana's Indian origin Governor Piyush `Bobby' Jindal is being likened to Kenneth, the dweeby page on "30 Rock." The politically devastating comparisons started popping right up after Jindal delivered the Republican response to President Barack Obama's address a joint session of Congress. And they've spread like wildfire on the Internet, says Politico. "Close your eyes and think of Kenneth from '30 Rock.' ... Full story

Singur (West Bengal), Mar 7 (ANI): Potato cultivators in Hooghly district of West Bengal are facing a crisis with the outbreak of a mysterious disease. Farmers in Singur, which had caught the global limelight over agricultural land acquisition for the Tata's proposed Nano factory, are worrying about their uncertain future. The farmers are very ... Full story

Washington, Mar 6 (ANI): After all of their admonitions about safe drinking, it turns out older adults can't handle booze as well as they think. A new study has found elderly get tipsy quicker - and are less aware of it. The report from a University of Florida research group in ... Full story

Dehradun, Mar 3 (ANI): Flower lovers thronged an annual show in Dehradun recently. The exhibition titled "Colours of Spring" was held in the premises of the Governor's residence. The state's horticulture department organised the event to encourage flower exhibitors to showcase their talent and also spread awareness ... Full story

London, March 3 (ANI): Scientists have claimed that football sides are more successful if their best players are taller and leaner. According to a report in Telegraph, professors at Wolverhampton University in the UK reckon the best top-flight sides have bigger and leaner stars and are statistically less likely to win trophies with smaller players. Their research claims that size matters because "professional footballers are getting taller ... Full story

London, Mar 03 (ANI): Hollywood actress Jennifer Aniston says that she holds no grudges against her ex-husband Brad Pitt, and his current lover Angelina Jolie. During a recent interview with a magazine, the 'Bruce Almighty' actress said that there was neither any villain nor any angel behind her split from Pitt. "There are no sides to the story!" the Sun quoted her as telling Elle magazine. "There is ... Full story

Lucknow, Mar 1 (ANI): Around a lakh twenty five thousand immunisation booths have been set up across Uttar Pradesh to administer polio drops to children on the first day of a week-long imunisation drive. The drive is targeted against the P1 virus of polio. The state has successfully managed to keep the infection at bay for the last three weeks. The P1 virus is the most dangerous ... Full story

New Delhi, Feb 24 (ANI): Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav today released a book, titled 'Disaster Management in the Indian Railways' authored by Minister of State for Railways Dr. R.Velu. Congratulating Dr. Velu for his book, Yadav said that the Indian Railways is the lifeline of the nation and has frequently played an important role in the management of all kinds of disasters. "Dr. Velu's ... Full story

Washington, Feb 23 (ANI): A student at Miami University has found a fingerprint, belonging to Abraham Lincoln, while working on a class project. Lydia Smith is a first year psychology major from Granville, Ohio. She was transcribing a letter written by Lincoln on October 5, 1863 for a ... Full story

New York, Feb.20 (ANI): The New York Post, which was the subject of a protest outside its Midtown headquarters and continued criticism from elected officials on Thursday over the publication of an editorial cartoon that linked a chimpanzee to the economic stimulus package, has issued an apology "to those who were offended," while maintaining that the cartoon was not intended to be racist. The cartoon ... Full story

Washington, Feb 18 (ANI): A medication commonly prescribed for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can also treat aphasia - a condition where a person loses his ability to recall and produce common words. Aphasia is caused by lesions to the language centers of the brain. These lesions are often due to stroke or brain injury, but can also be the result of a brain tumour or ... Full story

London, Feb.17 (ANI): Tottenham striker Roman Pavlyuchenko, 27, has said that he does not like British food or women. Since arriving at White Hart Lane in a 14 million pound switch from Spartak Moscow last August, Roman has whined about being starved of decent food. "I don't like English dishes. At the Spurs training ground, the food ... Full story

Ludhiana, Feb.16 (ANI): Having contributed his bit as an Olympian, Hardeep Singh Grewal, who used to play as India's center-half in the team, is helping a new crop of youngsters to rise in hockey. Hardeep believes the success of Indian hockey at the international stage depends training a new crop of motivated youngsters. "To uplift Hockey, it is important to nurture boys at the growing ... Full story

Ludhiana, Feb.16 (ANI): Having contributed his bit as an Olympian, Hardeep Singh Grewal, who used to play as India's center-half in the team, is helping a new crop of youngsters to rise in hockey. Hardeep believes the success of Indian hockey at the international stage depends training a new crop of motivated youngsters. "To uplift Hockey, it is important to nurture boys at the growing ... Full story

Washington, Feb 10 (ANI): Scientists have found evidence in Bermuda that Earth's sea level was once more than 70 feet higher about 400,000 years ago than it is now, which may be critical for anticipating the possible effects of future climate change. The clues for this ancient rise in sea level was found by Storrs Olson, research zoologist at the Smithsonian's National Museum ... Full story

Washington, Feb 09 (ANI): A new study by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has revealed that frequent and/or long-term marijuana use may significantly increase a man's risk of developing the most aggressive type of testicular cancer. The researchers found that being a marijuana smoker at the time of diagnosis was linked to a 70 percent increased risk of testicular cancer. The risk was particularly ... Full story

Washington, February 7 (ANI): A new study has confirmed the popular stereotype that teenagers are short-sighted, and, consequently, prone to poor judgement and risky decision-making when it comes to issues like taking drugs and having sex. Published in the journal Child Development, the study shows that children aged 16 and younger actually think less about the future than adults. However, the study also suggests that the ... Full story