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Government approves new air services agreement between India and Iran

New Delhi, Oct 31: The Government has approved the signing of a new and more liberalized Air Services Agreement (ASA) between India and Iran.

The existing one was initialed on June 10, 1980.

A new agreement was initialed between India and Iran after bilateral talks on April 29-30 2008 in New Delhi, which is based on the International Civil Aviation Organization 
(ICAO) template and is in line with India''s liberalization in the air transport sector.

An memorandum of understanding (MoU) was also signed during these bilateral air services consultations.

Chennai shutdown in protest over Sri Lankan Tamil issue

Chennai, Oct 31: Shops and other business establishments observed a 12-hour shutdown in Chennai today to protest against the ongoing conflict in Tamil dominated area of Sri Lanka.

City''s major markets including vegetable and fruit markets observed a shutdown over the issue.

The protesting traders said, they would continue to lend support to the Tamils in Sri Lanka.

"It is our demand that Sri Lanka should put a stop to the war against the Tamils. We will continue to provide support for the Tamils and raise our voices against the atrocities and we are also ready to face any challenge that will come in our way," said Komagan, Secretary, Koyambedu Vegetable Market, Chennai.

‘Bandwagon effect’ may decide fate of Obama, McCain on Election Day

‘Bandwagon effect’ may decide fate of Obama, McCain on Election DayWashington, Oct 31: Republican presidential hopeful John McCain’s supporters are hoping for a “Bradley effect” bounce on the Election Day, but some pollsters and strategists say they may have another thing coming that is: Bandwagon effect.

Soon, a simple blood test to predict obesity

Soon, a simple blood test to predict obesityWashington, Oct 31: A simple blood test may soon help predict obesity, say researchers.

A new study from the Monell Center has found that the degree of change in blood triglyceride levels following a fatty meal may indicate susceptibility to diet-induced obesity.

Triglycerides are a form of fat that is transported in the blood and stored in the body’s fat tissues. They are found in foods and also are manufactured by the body.

How our brain makes memories

BrainWashington, Oct 31: Memories often persist in our minds. Now, researchers from Duke University Medical Centre claim to have identified the machinery that helps make the reminiscences.

Plasticity, the ability of the brain to precisely rearrange the connections between its nerve cells, is the framework for learning and forming memories.

The researchers have identified a missing-link molecule that helps to explain the process of plasticity. They hope that the new find might lead to targeted therapies.

CIA officers could face trial in Britain over Gitmo inmate torture allegations

London, Oct 31: Senior US intelligence officers could be put on trial in Britain after it emerged last night that the Attorney General is to investigate allegations that a British resident held in Guantanamo Bay was brutally tortured, after being arrested and questioned by American forces following the terrorist attacks on New York in 2001.

Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has asked Baroness Scotland to consider bringing criminal proceedings against CIA officers allegedly responsible for the rendition and abuse of Binyam Mohamed, when he was held in prisons in Morocco and Afghanistan.

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