Robot That Can Fall in Love May End Woes of Lonely Hearts!

London: Robots could one day completely replace the need to have a boyfriend or girlfriend. Well, that's what the latest invention suggests. A robot that can fall in love with its owner could put an end to millions of lonely hearts across the globe. It has special sensors that react to human touch to show when it is happy - or in love. The robot has been invented by German designer Stefan...

Homeopathy Tricks You Into Feeling Better

Homeopathy tricks you into feeling better, even if a tincture prescribed is not genuine, new research says. Sufferers of rheumatoid arthritis who approached a homeopath experienced significant easing of joint pain, inflammation and other key markers of the disease. Yet, it made no difference whether the solution they received was a genuine homeo tincture prescribed to treat rheumatism, or a placebo,...

Fighting For Circus Animals

We all have gone to circus some time in our lives. But, have you ever wondered what happens to them once the show is over? Anima Naturalis, a Colombian-based organisation, has protested the use of animals in circuses. Members of the organization for animal rights, Anima Naturalis, protest inside a cage painted as a lion and tiger in Envigado municipality, Antioquia department, Colombia against...

Karnataka Land Scam: Jargon Explained

By V.S. Karnic Bangalore, Nov 21 : 'G' category sites, denotification, KIADB, 'putra vyamoha'... among the frequently uttered words these days in Karnataka where land grabbing has reached scandalous proportions with allegations levelled against no less than the chief minister. To fathom what exactly has been alleged, read on. 'G' category sites are sought after as they are mostly in prime residential...

India: 700 Million Mobile Users, But Only 366 Million Have Toilet Access

New Delhi, Nov 21 : There are 700 million cellphone connections in the country but only half this number of Indians have access to private toilets. The UN figures show the poor focus this country has on the most important measure to prevent communicable diseases, says Bindeshwar Pathak, founder of Sulabh sanitation movement. According to the figures, only 366 million Indians have access to a private...

Wushu a Ticket Out of Strife-Torn Northeast India States

By Siddharth Saxena & Sarojkumar Sharma New Delhi/Imphal, Nov 21 : Tired of constantly being picked on by older boys for his stammer, Bimoljit Singh decided enough was enough and tried out ways of defending himself. At Kakching Khullel , a hamlet in Manipur's Thoubal district, a wushu champion was born out of strife. At the Asian Games now on in China , Bimoljit surprised with...

You Can Now Put Your Condom On

The Pope drops Catholic ban on condoms in historic shift The Pope has signalled a historic shift in the position of the Roman Catholic Church by saying condoms can be morally justified. Pope Benedict XVI, left, and South African AIDS sufferer Nkosi Johnson Photo: AP/REUTERS The Pope's comments on condoms represents the first official relaxation in the Church's attitude on the issue after growing...

Megyn Kelly In GQ: Fox News Anchor's Revealing Spread

Fox News darling Megyn Kelly posed for a revealing photo spread in the December issue of GQ. Kelly, a former lawyer fast becoming the female face of Fox News, showed some skin for an article titled "She Reports, We Decided She's Hot" by Greg Veis. In the accompanying article, Kelly joked about rumors that she'd had an affair with Fox News patriarch Brit Hume, discussed her appearance in an ab workout...