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Breaking News Wed, 16 May 2012
Blood Pressure 24% of men above 25 hypertensive Wed 16 May 2012
SHARE AND DISCUSSTweet NEW DELHI: As many as 24% men and 22.6% women in India - aged 25 years and above - are suffering from high blood pressure ( BP). Over one in 10 men... (photo: WN / Aldrin Leyba) The Times of India
Health   People   Photos   Science
Apple Iphone - Smartphone Apple's new iPhone to have larger screen: Sources Wed 16 May 2012
SHARE AND DISCUSSTweetApple plans to use a larger screen on the next-generation iPhone and has begun to place orders for the new displays from suppliers in South Korea... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) The Times of India
Company   Iphone   Korea   Photos   Wikipedia: Apple Inc.
Indian Rajasthani lunch 'thali' - food - Bhakari and sabji Dine fine and healthy, south Indian style Wed 16 May 2012
In recent years, many resorts have cropped up on and off Kanakapura Road, offering a wide variety of cuisines from different parts of the world. But at Angana, the menu... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) The Hindu
Food   Health   India   Photos   Wikipedia: Food
INDIA-POTTER-COOK-FOOD Frequent cooking will help you live longer Wed 16 May 2012
In advanced economies, households generally cook less than half of their meals leading to an increased concern among nutrition policy makers that fewer meals are being... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick) PhysOrg
Cooking   Food   Health   Photos   Wikipedia: Cooking
Facebook - Social networking Facebook Boosts Its Initial Stock Price Wed 16 May 2012
Social media giant Facebook says it is raising the price of the company stock it is offering to the public. The Internet-based social network site had initially... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) Voa News
Economy   Photos   Social   Stock   Wikipedia: Facebook
Former South African cricketer Jonty Rhodes bats during a snow cricket match with JK Tourism XI at Gulmarg skiing resort 55 kms from Srinagar the summer capital of indian kashmir on 12, March 2011. Army promotes cricket among in Kashmir Valley Wed 16 May 2012
Bandipora (J and K), May 16 (ANI): The Indian Army organized a cricket tournament here to encourage youth to acquire a spirit of sportsmanship and to revive a passion for... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar) Newstrack India
Cricket   Kashmir   Photos   Wikipedia: Cricket   Youth
Modified motorcycles take on larger amounts of fuel in N. Maluku Modified motorcycles take on larger amounts of fuel in N. Maluku Wed 16 May 2012
Residents in North Maluku are modifying their motorcycles to increase the fuel tank capacities following the ban on bulk fuel purchases using jerry cans. In an... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick) Jakarta Post
Energy   Fuel   Harley Davidson   Photos   Transport   Wikipedia: Harley-Davidson
Samsung Mobile Phones Samsung loses $10 billion market value on Apple order report Wed 16 May 2012
SEOUL (Reuters) - Shares in Samsung Electronics Co slumped more than 6 percent on Wednesday, wiping $10 billion (6 billion pounds) off the electronics giant's market... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) The Guardian
Apple   Market   Photos   Samsung   Wikipedia: Samsung Electronics
Buddhist musicians from Taiwan receiving blesses during the spiritual leader of Tibet, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama's four day teaching in Dharamshala, H.P., India, on October 4, 2011. The teachings were held at the Main Tibetan Temple and were given at the request of a group from Taiwan. China TV blames Dalai Lama for Tibet immolations Wed 16 May 2012
ISOLDA MORILLO Associated Press= BEIJING (AP) — China has released a documentary accusing the Dalai Lama of orchestrating a wave of self-immolations by Tibetans, in its... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang) The Guardian
China   Photos   Protests   Tibet   Wikipedia: Dalai Lama
The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Environment and Forests, Smt. Jayanthi Natarajan addressing at the inauguration of  �A workshop to review Implementation of the Global Tiger Recovery Program�, in New Delhi on May 15, 2012. Jayanthi Natarajan expresses concern over tiger deaths Wed 16 May 2012
New Delhi, May 16 (ANI): Expressing concern over recent tiger deaths in the country, Environment and Forests Minister Jayanthi Natarajan said her ministry is constantly... (photo: PIB of India) Newstrack India
Animal   Death   Environment   Photos   Wikipedia: Tiger
Former Australian Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Kevin Rudd, speaks to the media during a press conference after his arrival at the airport in Brisbane, Australia, Friday, Feb. 24, 2012. Prime Minister Julia Gillard put her job on the line Thursday, announcing a leadership ballot in hopes of quashing a comeback by Rudd, the colleague she ousted in a Labor Party coup nearly two years ago. The vote by party lawmakers, scheduled for Monday, is an effort by Gillard to knock down a power struggle that has been percolating for weeks, and that spilled over onto the world stage Wednesday when Rudd resigned as foreign minister during an official trip to the U.S. (AP Photo/Tertius Pickard) Australian police probe Kevin Rudd swearing video leak Wed 16 May 2012
Australian police say they are investigating the leak of a video showing former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd swearing, local media report. The video was posted on YouTube on... (photo: AP / Tertius Pickard) BBC News
Australia   Media   Photos   Police   Wikipedia: Kevin Rudd
Former U.N. chief Kofi Annan waves as he arrives for his meeting with Arab League chief Nabil Elaraby at the Arab league headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, March 8, 2012. Anan says his top priority as special envoy to Syria is to end the violence, deliver humanitarian relief and finally start a "political process" to resolve the one-year conflict there. Annan urges Syria to stop delaying humanitarian aid Wed 16 May 2012
AFP - UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan on Tuesday urged Syria to stop delaying UN access to more than one million Syrians in need of assistance. The United Nations has... (photo: AP / Amr Nabil) France24
Arab   Photos   Syria   UN   Wikipedia: Syrian uprising (2011–present)
Soldiers stand guard outside the presidential palace after a military coup in Bamako, Mali, Friday, March 23, 2012. Amnesty cites rights abuses in northern Mali Wed 16 May 2012
Amnesty International has accused armed Tuaregs and groups fighting to impose Sharia law in northern Mali of carrying out grave rights abuses such as rape, murder and... (photo: AP / Harouna Traore) Al Jazeera
Human Rights   Mali   Military   Photos   Wikipedia: 2012 Malian coup d'état
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee take part in the party rally to mark the completion of one-year TMC Congress rule in the state , Kolkata on Sunday 13 May 2012 Peace restored in Junglemahal: Mamata Wed 16 May 2012
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who will complete a year in office on May 20, has claimed that her government has been able to restore peace in... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick) Zeenews
Peace   Photos   Politics   West Bengal   Wikipedia: Mamata Banerjee
Taxi driver patiently waits in traffic Around 50% CMS vehicles are taxis in Bangalore Wed 16 May 2012
The city police have unearthed vital clues on the armed gang that ambushed a bank vehicle carrying cash in RT Nagar and fled with more than Rs1 crore on Monday. An... (photo: WN / RTayco) DNA India
Bangalore   Photos   Transport   Vehicles   Wikipedia: Bangalore
shopping sale The great Indian shopping 'sale' trick Wed 16 May 2012
Despite having a full understanding of the phrase 'all that glitters is not gold', Varun Sharma, like millions of shoppers was blinded by the dazzle of hoardings boasting... (photo: WN / RTayco) DNA India
Gold   India   People   Photos   Wikipedia: Shopping
Facebook - networking site - Internet Facebook Ads: Is Anyone Clicking On Them? Wed 16 May 2012
NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook's reach is wide but not deep. Few users surveyed in an Associated Press-CNBC poll say they click on the site's ads or buy the virtual goods that... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) Huffington Post
Advertisement   Internet   Money   Photos   Wikipedia: Facebook
Food prices double in UPA's term as demand outstrips supply Food prices double in UPA's term as demand outstrips supply Wed 16 May 2012
Tweet NEW DELHI: If inflation has broken the back of the aam aadmi, the biggest contributor to the pain in the UPA's term is food prices. Government data on wholesale... (photo: WN / Geeta) The Times of India
Food   India   Inflation   Photos   Wikipedia: Economy of India
Playing Badminton                               Indian Badminton League by year-end Wed 16 May 2012
After much speculation, India will soon have their own badminton league, an official from the Maharashtra Badminton League (MBL) confirmed to DNA. "Following the success... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) DNA India
Badminton   India   Photos   Sport   Wikipedia: Badminton
An electric cable line pole Jalna has highest power distribution loss at 83%, Bhandup lowest Wed 16 May 2012
While Jalna in Marathwada accounts for the highest quantum of distribution and commercial losses (DCL) in Maharashtra's power distribution sector - a massive 83% - the... (photo: WN / Priya Dashini) DNA India
Electricity   Maharashtra   Photos   Power   Wikipedia: Electric power distribution