Archive for August 30th, 2008

Durgapur Expressway Blockade continues despite High Court Order

Posted on August 30, 2008. Filed under: Business, Politics | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Honorable Calcutta High Court has stepped in to clear Durgapur Expressway, but Mamata Banerjee has refused to budge an inch. The high court directed NHAI to ensure free movement of vehicles with the help of State or Centre. The Trinamool chief vowed to go ahead with the agitation, despite the request of Hooghly District Magistrate [...]

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Alaska Governor is Republican Vice-Presidential Candidate

Posted on August 30, 2008. Filed under: Politics | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

 

Republican presidential candidate John McCain sprang a major surprise by picking Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his vice-presidential running mate. Palin is the youngest and first female governor of Alaska. She came to national attention because of her whistle-blowing on ethical violations by state Republican party leaders two years ago.
McCain’s pick of Palin is clearly [...]

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Hope for Juvenile Diabetes Patients

Posted on August 30, 2008. Filed under: Education, Science & Technology | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Researchers have transformed ordinary cells into insulin producing cells in a living mouse by the technique called direct reprogramming, in which three genes are carried by the virus to transform the exocrine cells of the pancreas into beta cells which produce insulin. This nullifies the need of stem cells in research.
In the case of [...]

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Laugh and Live Longer

Posted on August 30, 2008. Filed under: Science & Technology | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

“Laugh as much as you breathe and love as long as you live”
                                                                                                ……Anonymous
 
Studies have shown that laughter has tremendous health benefits. Laughter reduces mental and physical stress, lowers blood pressure, elevates mood and fight against depression, boosts immunity, reduces pain, sharpens cerebral functions and even decrease the chances of heart attack. When we laugh [...]

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