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Having A Pet Dog May Reduce Death Risk, Here's Why
The biggest impact is in heart disease, the world's greatest killer, with owning Britain's favourite pet reducing early deaths rates by a staggering 36 per cent, the research adds. Those who choose breeds for hunting would likely already be considered outdoorsy types, and regular exercise has always been associated with reduced risks of cardiovascular diseases. [Full Article...]
Manmohan Singh to receive Indira Gandhi peace prize
Despite her surname Gandhi, she is not related to the family of Mahatma Gandhi. Sonia added: "She could not tolerate any form of bullying, coercion and unfairness - that was fundamental to her character". Indira Gandhi was an exceptional leader, even though many of her decisions received flak and controversy from the public as well as the opposition but it can't be overlooked that she was a born... [Full Article...]
Mufti Muneeb urges govt to hold talks with Islamabad protestors
Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal on Saturday morning ordered the district administration to defer by 24 hours an operation of security forces against protestors camped out at the Faizabad Interchange. "This court has already passed a detailed judgment that any citizen exercising his right of free movement or expression can not be allowed to take away other citizens' rights and reduce the capital terr... [Full Article...]
Prime minister to manage finance portfolio in Dar's absence: PM house
Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Shehbaz Sharif had also made a similar request to the finance minister as he thought that the country required a more energetic and skillful team. Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz, widely seen as his political heir, are embroiled in several corruption cases and the former premier has been disqualified from politics by the Supreme Court. [Full Article...]
Italy's most feared Mafia Godfather Salvatore 'Toto' Riina dies aged 87
Nicknamed "the Beast" for his reputation as a killer, Salvatore "Toto" Riina was now serving over two dozen life sentences, including one for ordering the assassinations of anti-Mafia judges Giovanni Falconi and Paolo Borsellino in 1992. Also known as "U Curtu", Sicilian for "Shorty", Riina climbed the ranks of the Sicilian Mafia, or Casa Nostra, by systematically eliminating his opponents, incl... [Full Article...]
Philip Morris International Inc. (PM) stock lost -11.97% Quarterly return
The institutional investor owned 4,595,258 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 237,690 shares during the period. Finally, Jackson Grant Investment Advisers Inc. Therefore 63% are positive. The firm has "Neutral" rating given on Tuesday, April 19 by JP Morgan. The company was maintained on Friday, October 13 by Piper Jaffray. [Full Article...]
Jesse Jackson Reveals Parkinson's Disease Diagnosis
It was unclear how Jackson's diagnosis will affect his civil rights work through the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, the Chicago-based civil rights group he founded more than two decades ago. It can start with tremors and symptoms generally worsen over time. He added that the disease is not a "stop sign" for him, rather a signal that he must make lifestyle changes and focus on his health. [Full Article...]
NGT holds ban on construction in Delhi-NCR
The National Green Tribunal ( NGT ) ordered 10 builders in Faridabad district, Haryana, to fork out a bank guarantee of Rs 50 lakh each within three days for faulty and unauthorised sewage treatment plants (STPs) failing which their bank accounts would be attached. [Full Article...]