London, Jan. 12 : Argentinian football boss Diego Maradona triggered off an alarm at 7 a. m. on Sunday by puffing on a Havana (cigar), and is now being blamed for Chelsea''s defeat against Manchester United, as the team was staying in the same hotel as the Argentinians.

According to The Sun, the alert led to 200 guests being evacuated from the posh hotel in Manchester where Chelsea were staying before their match with Manchester United.

Chelsea lost the match three goals to nil at Old Trafford following their night of shattered kip.

After opening on a dreary note at 9,316.33, 90.14 points, the 30-share index BSE Sensex fell deep into the pessimistic zone this afternoon.

The Sensex plunged on account of heavy selling pressure witnessed across frontline stocks. Second rung stocks were under pressure. Metal, realty and banking sectors posted sharp losses.    

BSE Midcap and Smallcap index lost 2.13% and 1.56% respectively.

All sectoral indices were trading in red zone. BSE Metal lost 5.51%, Realty declined 4.88%, Bankex dropped 4% and Power down by 3.61%.

London, Jan 12 : Based on the results of a recent research, scientists are hopeful that installing a home water softener can help relieve children''s eczema symptoms.

The study, which began in 2007, and will run until this summer, will also look at the differing effects of hard and soft water on the condition, which leads to dry and itchy skin.

While the skin ailment has been reported to be more common in hard-water areas, scientists are unaware of why that happens.

London, Jan 12 : Get ready for a supercar that could reach a top speed of 155mph without harming the environment, for it runs on wind energy.

Designed in California, the environmentally friendly Formula AE car will initially use a solar-powered battery to move, but later depend upon the airflow around it to power a turbine.

The high performance car will take less than four seconds to accelerate from 0 to 60 mph.

The car is expected to cost around 100,000 pounds when it hits the market.

The two-seater's bodywork boasts paper-thin solar panelling that could fully charge the battery in just 1.5 hours.

However, this time will be reduced to just six minutes with a new prototype battery.

Vijay Mallya, owner of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) has maintained that he has not yet finalized Rahul Dravid as the skipper of the Indian Premier League team.

Commenting over the media report that Dravid has been retained as captain of the team, Mallya said, "Who said so? After all, I am the boss of the team. I will decide who will be the captain."

London, Jan1 2 : Prenatal tests for autism may soon be available, thanks to scientists at Cambridge University''s autism research centre, whose breakthrough study has prompted experts to call for a national debate about the consequences of screening for the disorder in the womb, and allowing women to terminate babies with the condition.

The study followed 235 children from birth to the age of eight, and found that high levels of testosterone in the amniotic fluid of pregnant women was linked to autistic traits, like a lack of sociability and verbal skills, in their children by the time they are eight.

The discovery has raised the possibility of an amniocentesis (the same procedure used to test for Down''s syndrome) to detect autism.