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New Delhi, Nov 7 : Terming terrorist attacks as "manmade disasters", Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the threat of terrorism looms large over many parts of the region, which could trigger

Nandigram, Nov 7 : Tension continued prevail in Nandigram, West Bengal, today, a day after fierce fighting between the members of Bhoomi Ucched Pratirodh Committee (BUPC) and CPI (M) activists.

Washington, Nov 7 : Scientists have discovered a completely new trait in a small Western Atlantic fish known as Mangrove rivulus.

Researchers have revealed that sound sleep during night lessens a child’s risk of becoming obese.

The study outcomes from the University of Michigan C S Mott Children’s Hospital recommended that lack of sleep, fewer than 9 hours a day, causes kids, aged between 6 to 12 years, to turn obese, irrespective of their sexual category, race, socioeconomic status, or home environment quality.

Lead researcher, Julie Lumeng, MD, assistant research scientist at the U-M Center for Human Growth and Development, said, “Many children aren’t getting enough sleep, and that lack of sleep may not only be making them moody or preventing them from being alert and ready to learn at school, it may also be leading to a higher risk of being overweight.”

Washington, Nov 7 : A NYU School of Medicine study has found that people whose mothers suffer from Alzheimer’s disease might be at higher risk for developing the disease than those individuals whos