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India to send relief to Tamil people in Sri Lanka

Chennai, Oct 27: India will provide 800 tonnes of relief material to the civilian population in conflict-hit Sri Lanka to areas where Indian origin Tamil population is predominant, this was disclosed by External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee.

A joint statement issued here on Sunday after talks between Mukherjee and Special Advisor to Sri Lankan President, Basil Rajapakse says that the Sri Lankan Government will facilitate the delivery of the relief material.

The Indian side called for implementation of the greater devolution to powers to the provinces as the issue of negotiated political settlement in the north came up for the discussion in the meeting.

Scientists call for ranking system for proposals to save the world

London, Oct 27: Scientists has called for a ranking system for proposals to repair the damage done to Earth’s climate.

When it comes to repairing damage done to the Earth’s climate, there’s no shortage of ideas, ranging from schemes to put “sunshades” in orbit to burying the offending carbon dioxide underground.

According to a report in New Scientist, Philip Boyd of the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research in Dunedin, New Zealand, has said that ideas won’t be enough. So, there is an urgent need to rank those proposals to work out which should undergo rigorous testing.

Five killed, 27 injured in road mishap in Mangalore

Mangalore, Oct 27: At least five people were killed and 27 injured other injured when a state transport bus rammed against a roadside tree and turned turtle near Bage village early this morning.

Viagra relieves exercise-induced fatigue linked with muscular dystrophies

London, Oct 27 : Viagra can overcome the signalling defect and relieve exercise-induced fatigue associated with muscular dystrophies, according to a new study.

In the study on mice, researchers at University of Iowa showed that Viagra could alleviate fatigue in the animals with mislocalized enzyme called neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS).

They also showed that there was a difference between the prolonged fatigue after mild exercise in muscular dystrophy patients and the inherent muscle weakness caused by the disease.

The researchers identified a faulty signalling pathway that apparently leads to exercise-induced fatigue in mouse models of muscular dystrophy.

US leaders wary of one party controlling all levers of government

US leaders wary of one party controlling all levers of governmentWashington, Oct 27 : Democrats are increasingly confident that Barack Obama will cruise to victory on November 4 and that his election will be accompanied by the biggest congressional majorities their party has enjoyed in decades, perhaps even a filibuster-proof 60-seat presence in the Senate.

Defence picking out police errors in Anand Jon Case

Los Angeles, Oct 27 : The defence in Indian fashion designer Anand Jon’s multiple sexual assault case is mainly targeting at discrepancies and errors made by police investigators.

The defence mentioned many fallacies in the police investigation after the prosecution rested its case against Jon on October 15.

One of the victims, Stacy F, had earlier said in her testimony that when she went to Jon’s apartment, he had grabbed her around the waist and attempted to kiss her.

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