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'Hypertension is leading cause of death in urban areas'

Under the guidance of Dr Rajeev Gupta, head of medicine and director, research at the Fortis Escorts Hospital, Jaipur, a study was undertaken among the urban population in India on hypertension.......

'Hypertension is leading cause of death in urban areas'

Pic: 2 Pak tribal women make history, 1st to contest polls

Two women from Pakistan's restive northwest have made history by becoming the first tribal women to file nomination papers for the May 11 parliamentary polls. Forty-year-old Badam Zari filed......

8 killed, 40 injured in Pakistan market blast

A powerful bomb ripped through a crowded market at Dera Allah Yar town in the restive Balochistan province of Pakistan on Friday, killing eight persons and injuring more than 40 others, officials......

Telangana: AP assembly admits notices for no-trust motion

Andhra Pradesh Assembly Speaker N Manohar on Friday admitted the notices for no-confidence motion given by the Telangana Rashtra Samithiand YSR Congress Party against the Congress-led state......

Health care majors go online to extend reach

Major hospital chains such as Max Healthcare, Apollo and Fortis are going online in a big way, to extend their operations into smaller towns and cities. While Apollo and Fortis recently forayed......

Medical concierge to your rescue

When a Mumbai-based medical concierge services company arranged for a quick consultation with the cardiologist at Fortis for one of its customers in Delhi, it was just the beginning. The......

Fortis injects a dose of movies

The next time you fall sick, and go to a Fortis facility for treatment, you might be able to catch a movie too.Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurgaon, will start screening movies from......

SFIO plans early warning system to detect fraud

To strengthen its capabilities to crackdown on corporate wrongdoings, the Serious Fraud Investigation Office is developing an early warning system to detect frauds.Coming against the backdrop of......

41 pilots found drunk on duty!

Forty six pilots were found to have violated aviation safety norms last year and 41 tested positive for alcohol during pre-flight medical examination."41 pilots tested alcohol positive during the......

Screenwriter, author Ruth Prawer Jhabvala passes away

Academy Award winning screenwriter and author Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, 85, passed away at her home in the US on Wednesday.According to her daughter Firoza Jhabvala, she succumbed to a pulmonary......

Review: 3 Dots is an ordinary film

3 Dots held a lot of promise coming from the winning team of Ordinary but couldn't stay up to the expectation. Director Sugeeth, who made a successful début last year with Ordinary, which......

'People expect too much comedy from my films'

Priyadarshan, who has directed 87 films in several Indian languages, including Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu, will try his hand at acting after being a director, producer and screenwriter.He......

41 players get life bans for South Korea match-fixing

Forty one South Korean players have been handed worldwide lifetime bans following a match-fixing scandal in the country's K-League, world governing body FIFA said on Wednesday. The 41, charged......

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Q. now try this :How many times can you subtract the number 5 from the number forty ?
Right Sense: A. more

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Q. what should be the best weight for a 11 year old girl of height 4 feet 5 inches ?
Kukku: A. only once. more

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Q. The Tendulkar Opus Made with Sachin's blood samples and pulp:-)The autobiography of Sachin Tendulkar Limited edition just Rs Thirty two and half lacs each !!!! This costlier book comprises Eight fifty two pages edge in gold leaf will weigh Thirty seven kgs and measure half a metre square and also have other unique features in it- Common edition is there to for Rs Ninety four K to one forty one K- Are you game to buy it ???
RANGBARSE: A. forty five kg more

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Q. Ladies and Gentlemen,Listen Carefully !! Breaking News (In Advance) !!!This Test at Delhi will be the Last Test Match for Mr .Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar !!Yes He will be calling its Quits with a series Win over Australia !!! (As he will be turning forty in one and half months)How many of you here are willing to agree my forecast which will be turning True on 26 th of March !!!!
RANGBARSE: A. am not that kind of psycho* more

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Q. which revolutionary in was hanged for his part in the unsuccessful Ghadar uprising in 1915.?
Truth Exposed: A. Who give u this news sachin..... more

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Lifestyle ailments biggest killers over the past two decades

Diseases of the affluent- heart disease, diabetes and hypertension- normally seen as bane of the developed West have emerged as top killers even in... ...

http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/global-burden-of-diseases-study-reveals-lifestyle-diseases-biggest-killers-india-india-today/1/261198.html

49 arrested for cockfight in Karur district

As many as 49 persons were arrested for allegedly betting during a cockfight held at Manjanayakkanpatti village of Paganatham panchayat near here... ...

http://newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/article1535446.ece

Check that weight for safe surgery

It took a dozen people, six doctors and six nurses, to shift Rajpal Gandhi, 55, from a trolley to the operation table. Reason: The... ...

http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Wellness/Check-that-weight-for-safe-surgery/Article1-1039028.aspx

How Garcia da Orta Bridged Two Worlds

BY NANDKUMAR M KAMAT HISTORY cannot be defined as a simple linear equation. A single event, a single act can suddenly unleash forces, a chain of... ...

http://www.navhindtimes.in/opinion/how-garcia-da-orta-bridged-two-worlds

Changing lifestyle behind hypertension in youths

A considerable rise in cases of hypertension in youths can be attributed to the changing lifestyle, say city doctors. Hypertension, which is also... ...

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/gurgaon/Changing-lifestyle-behind-hypertension-in-youths/articleshow/19434896.cms

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