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New York, Sept 28 (ANI): Women in the United States have made have made little progress in the field of management, even in the boom years before the financial crisis, according to a G.A.O. report to be released on Tuesday by the Government Accountability Office. According to The New York Times, women accounted for about [...]

Washington, Sept 28 (ANI): A new research revealed that electric cars hold a greater promise for reducing emissions and lowering U.S. oil imports than a national renewable portfolio standard. Rice University”s Baker Institute for Public Policy found “the single most effective way to reduce U.S. oil demand and foreign imports would be an aggressive campaign [...]

Washington, Sep 27 (ANI): A new study has revealed that exposure to common viruses in daycare puts children with a chronic lung condition caused by premature birth at risk for serious respiratory infections. Johns Hopkins Children”s Center researchers say their findings should prompt pediatricians to monitor their prematurely born patients, regardless of age, for signs [...]

Wellington, Sept.27 (ANI): Over three in ten migrants in New Zealand still feel less satisfied and unsafe after spending several years in New Zealand, according to a survey released on Monday by the New Zealand Department of Labour and Statistics. According to Xinhua, 24.2 percent of migrants were less satisfied with their lives at three [...]

New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) The sun shone brightly over Delhi Monday with the weather office predicting clear skies and no rains over the next few days. ‘It will be a clear sky today (Monday) and no rains are in store for the next few days,’ said an official of the India Meteorological Department (IMD). [...]

Washington, Sep 21 (ANI): A new study has found that men and women react to anti-HIV drugs in a similar way. The study demonstrated it is possible to recruit large numbers of women into a clinical trial evaluating treatments for HIV infection and found no significant gender-based differences in response to the anti-HIV drugs darunavir [...]

New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) It was a pleasant morning in the national capital Tuesday with light showers and a cool breeze greeting Delhiites and the weather office predicting more rains during the day. ‘The sky will remain cloudy with spells of rain, one or two may be heavy,’ an India Meteorological Department (IMD) official [...]

Washington, Sept 18 (ANI): A majority of Americans, about six in ten (61 percent), still think that it is a bad idea to build the proposed mosque and Islamic Cultural Center near the World Trade Center site in New York City, down slightly from the 64 percent who felt that way in August, according to [...]

Mumbai, Sep 18 (IANS) A benchmark index for Indian equities surged almost 800 points in this week’s trading, the sharpest rally in over a year, as foreign institutions invested heavily on the back of strong macro-economic outlook. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) rallied 795.09 points or 4.23 percent in [...]

Moscow, Sep 18 (IANS) Production of alcohol such as vodka, beer and wine in Russia has not been affected by the global economic crisis, according to the federal statistics bureau Rosstat. Manufacturers in Russia have increased production, with factories producing 7.8 decalitres of vodka in August this year, 7.8 percent more than in August 2009. [...]

Washington, Sept.17 (ANI): A new Politico/George Washington University Battleground Poll has said that the Republicans will pick up both the House and the Senate by a nine-point margin, even though participants are evenly divided over whom they intend to back – Republicans or Democrats — in six weeks. Overall, those polled said they anticipated Republicans [...]

London, Sept 17 (ANI): A new UK study has found that women are more likely to gossip about an affair they have had than men would, with 43 percent of them admitting they have told at least one friend about it. The new research, carried out by dating website IllicitEncounters.com, also found that 15 percent [...]

London, Sept 17 (ANI): One in seven Americans was living in poverty in 2009 with a family of four living on less than 21,954 dollars a year, according to the US Census Bureau. The number of people in poverty reportedly increased by nearly 4 million to 43.6 million between 2008 and 2009. The BBC quoted [...]

Shimla, Sep 17 (IANS) The Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited (SJVNL), which owns and operates the 1,500-MW Nathpa-Jhakri hydropower project in Himachal Pradesh, has declared a dividend of Rs.328.20 crore for 2009-10 fiscal, an official said here Friday. ‘The annual general meeting Wednesday passed the dividend of Rs.0.80 per share amounting to Rs.328.20 crore, which [...]

Islamabad, Sep 16 (IANS) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will give a $451-million loan to Pakistan to help accelerate the rehabilitation work after floods ravaged the country, a media report said. ‘The (IMF) board’s approval enables the immediate disbursement of the full amount of this emergency assistance,’ Geo TV reported quoting a statement by the [...]

London, Sep 14 (ANI): Craving for that pack of cookies but its fat content is stopping you? You may not have to do it now, as scientists have developed vegetable oil from soybeans that is much healthier than others. University of Missouri researchers have developed a soybean, which produces oil that is naturally low in [...]

Gainesville (Florida, US), Sept.14 (ANI): A new University of Florida (UF) study has found over six in ten white Florida voters inspired by and proud of the presidential candidacy of a black man, despite the presence of lingering racism. According to two UF political scientists, results from four statewide telephone surveys — each involving between [...]

New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) A day after heavy rains brought the capital to a virtual standstill, Delhiites woke up to a pleasant morning Tuesday with light drizzle in some areas. The weather office predicted rains later in the day. ‘There may be one or two spells of heavy rains in some areas and the [...]

Mumbai, Sep 14 (IANS) A benchmark index for Indian equities continued to rise Tuesday, moving up 143 points in opening trade after a robust showing in the previous session. The 30-scrip sensitive index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 19,218.13 points, was at 19,352.28 points – 0.75 percent up from its previous [...]

Rome, Sep 14 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s embattled prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, has ruled out a mid-term election in the country and insisted that his government will stay in office until the end of its term in 2013. ‘I rule out fresh elections. The situation is under control, we are calm and we have the necessary conditions [...]