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According to the reports of a Spanish daily, Europe's EADS aerospace company is set to halt work on its troubled A400M military transport plane if an agreement on budget overruns is not

reached this week.

The Cinco Dias daily sourced trade union officials as saying the top executive of Airbus, which EADS controls, relayed the threat during a recent visit to the Airbus site at Getafe near Madrid.

A Mumbai school won the Best International Delegation award at the Harvard Model United Nations held at Harvard University in Boston from January 28 to 31.

Depressive symptoms have been found by U.S. researchers in a quarter of children who love intense sweetness.

 Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia conducted a research which also found 49 percent of the children preferring intense sweetness had a family history of alcoholism.

Lead author of the research, Julie A. Mennella says in a statement "We know that sweet taste is rewarding to all kids and makes them feel good. In addition, certain groups of children may be

Western suburbs

Audiences wanted to make a point

“In the film, a statement ‘We shall overcome’ inspires Shah Rukh Khan. I hope the statement inspires our leaders too, who are creating a ruckus over a non-issue,” said Sujata Naik (38), a marketing executive, outside Fun Republic cinema.

Protests across Mumbai inspired many people to come out and watch the film and make a point. Textiles Minister Naseem Khan was one of them.

Twenty to 30 Sainiks tried disrupting the screening at the theatre by pelting stones and throwing glass bottles. Police caned the protestors.

Runway lights at the Mumbai airport went off for 20 minutes on Thursday evening because workers repairing the secondary runway accidentally dug out and disconnected some of the underground cables. With repairs expected to continue for another month, airport officials feel there could be a repeat of the incident.

“Cables near the area where both the runways intersect were dug out, resulting in the power blip,” said an official at the directorate general of civil aviation (DGCA), requesting anonymity as he not authorised to speak to the media. A spokesperson of the Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) confirmed this.

According to a U.S. report, if people usually wake up groggy and grumpy, they're probably not getting enough sleep and increasing their risk of disease.

This report from Harvard Medical School, is called "Improving Sleep: A guide to a good night's rest."  It explains how lack of sleep does more than make a person bleary -- it can put a person at

risk for heart disease, diabetes, obesity and other health problems