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Sensex Down 223.97 Pts At 9,896.04

Sensex Down 223.97 Pts At 9,896.04The 30-share index BSE Sensex fell into the negative terrain on account of heavy selling activity in metal and blue-chip stocks.

Oil & gas, auto and IT stocks have edged up a bit from their earlier lows. Metal stocks continue to trade weak, while realty and FMCG sectors too have bounced back from their lower levels.

BSE Midcap and Smallcap index lost 1.42% and 1.96% respectively.

Today, the Indian stock market belled the day after losing 364.98 points at 9,755.03.

Taylor Swift bares her heartache on break up with Joe Jonas

Washington, Nov 6: Although popstar Taylor Swift never confirmed dating Jonas Brothers band member Joe Jonas, she has confirmed splitting from the popstar.

The ‘The Best Day’ hitmaker revealed on the KIIS-FM Ryan Seacrest''s radio program that she was having a tough time coping up with split.

"It''s been tough," she said on his KIIS-FM radio show.

"You just have to try to realize someday you'll find someone that''s right for you,” Fox News quoted Taylor, as saying.

Taylor is putting the split to good use, as she has belted out a song "Forever and Always" based on her brief romance.

Why trial of HIV vaccine failed

Why trial of HIV vaccine failedLondon, November 6 : A team of researchers says that the reason why the STEP trial of an experimental vaccine against AIDS failed could be partially because it made some people’s immune cells more vulnerable to HIV infection.

Lead researcher Eric Kremer, of the University of Montpellier in France, said that the research group examined why people participating in the STEP vaccine trial who had previously been exposed to a cold virus, adenovirus 5, seemed more likely to become infected with HIV-1 than those who hadn''''t been exposed to the virus.

India To Export 2 MT wheat Owing To Problem Of Plenty

India To Export 2 MT wheat Owing To Problem Of PlentyAgriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, after meeting the farm ministers from South Asian countries, told reporters that "We have set aside two million tonnes of wheat that will be given to countries which have been asking for it through diplomatic channels".

Although India had banned wheat exports in 2007, analysts say that robust output and higher stocks at government warehouses have enabled India, the world's second-biggest producer, to set aside some wheat for overseas supplies.

Targeted therapy may halt breast cancer spread

Breast Cancer RiskWashington, Nov 6 : In a new study, scientists have found that a therapy targeting a protein, called cyclin D1, may block the expansion of breast cancer stem cells.

The study shows how stem cell expansion in breast cancer (called Notch activity) takes place.

Breast cancer stem cells are known to be involved in therapy resistance and the recurrence of cancerous tumours.

Headed by Dr. Richard Pestell and colleagues at Thomas Jefferson University, the study was the first to show that cyclin d1 is required for breast cancer growth in mice.

Troops capture key village held by rebels in northern Sri Lanka

Sri LankaColombo - Government troops captured a strategic village held by Tamil separatist rebels as government forces continued their offensive to retake all of northern Sri Lanka, a military spokesman said Thursday.

The capture of the village in Akkarayankulam, 360 kilometres north of Colombo, came after nearly three months of fighting in the area.

The military released pictures of the captured area and said it was continuing its operations there.

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