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Ebola: Break-in at Isolation Centre and Fleeing of Patients Expose 50,000 More to Virus in Liberia

About 50,000 people in the immediate neighbourhood of the facility are now at risk of contracting the virus.

Aug 18, 2014

Telangana Household Survey Scares Seemandhra Natives of Hyderabad as City to Shut Down on Tuesday

While Seemandhra people fear being targeted, Telangana government says survey is intended to streamline welfare schemes.

Aug 18, 2014

Telangana CM defends state survey, says no misuse possible of the same

Hyderabad, Aug 17 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Sunday defended the state survey and said that no misuse of the same is possible in any way. He said that there are columns asking for account number and other things which are not essentially required and people who don’t wish to give the same are not forced to do the same. Rao said that the data will be in public domain and no buying and selling is possible of the same and the information can not be used for any wrong purpose.

Aug 17, 2014

Over Half of India's Youth Still Opt for Arranged Marriages

Over half of the Indian youth prefer arranged marriage to love marriage, according to a survey.

Aug 12, 2014

The New York is to allow limited access to medical marijuana in the state, making it the 23rd US state where cannabis are made available for therapeutic purposes.

Frequent Marijuana Use Damages Brain: Experts

Dr Krista Lisdahl, director of the brain imaging and neuropsychology lab at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in US pointed out that the number of American teens getting addicted to marijuana has gone up in the recent past- from 2.4 percent in 1993 to 6.5 percent in 2012.

Aug 11, 2014

iPhone 6 Release Date: Apple Fans' Biggest Disappointment Fixed in New Device?

Hype around Apple's upcoming flagship smartphone dubbed as iPhone 6 refuses to die down with the release date drawing near.

Aug 7, 2014

Child Trapped in Open Borewell: 'Stop Digging my Sugarcane Field' Father Tells Authorities

The devastated father believes he will never see the face of his son again.

Aug 6, 2014

Pune Landslide: Meteorological Department Ignored NASA Alert

The Indian Meteorological Department's negligence of the NASA alert took 86 lives in Pune.

Aug 3, 2014

India's Factory Output Reaches 17-Month High: HSBC PMI

Indian factory output rose to a 17-month high in July.

Aug 1, 2014

Working Long Hours Could Lead to Increase in Smoking

A UK-based research team have discovered that smokers who work beyond 40 hours a week, run the risk of increasing their smoking habits.

Jul 29, 2014

Ashok Gajapati Raju Gives Chennai Airport Month's Time to Improve Maintenance

Raju said that he will visit the airport anytime after a month to check the situation.

Jul 25, 2014

Gazans survey damage after Israeli strikes

Washington's top diplomat said global efforts to end 17 days of bloodshed in Gaza were progressing as the Palestinian death toll rose to 718 on Thursday. Duration: 01:11

Jul 24, 2014

A worker welds at a machinery manufacturing factory

China July HSBC Flash PMI at 18-month High as Stimulus Spurs Economy

China's factory activity expanded at its fastest pace in 18 months in July as new orders surged.

Jul 24, 2014

Condoms which Can Kill HIV, Herpes, HPV to Hit the Market Soon

Interestingly, VivaGel, an antiviral compound in the condom has been proved effective in deactivating 99.9 percent of HIV (human immunodeficiency virus), herpes and HPV (human papillomavirus).

Jul 23, 2014

Tobacco Consumption High among Indian Females: Government

More than 20 percent of India's female population consume tobacco, the Union government stated on Tuesday.