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News: Now, a 'wine' drug for fatal diseases


A drug that fights aging and halts the onset of diabetes, cancer and heart disease, may hit market shelves in another five years, claim researchers.According to scientists, the magical drug can be used to prevent Alzheimer’s and can also reinvigorate patients giving them more stamina. The drug is made up of chemicals that mimic resveratrol, a compound which is found in the skin of red grapes.
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Business: Chaturvedi Panel for sharp increase in petrol prices

Petrol and diesel prices will rise every month while subsidised domestic cooking gas to households will be gradually phased out if recommendations of the high-powered B K Chaturvedi Committee are implemented.
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Business: Fertiliser shares find buyers on new urea investment policy

With the long-awaited new urea investment policy finally coming into place, fertiliser companies have more than one reason to smile, and which is clearly reflected in their share prices. The policy is expected to encourage fresh investments into the sector, leading to capacity expansion. It would also boost the flagging urea production, reducing the country’s dependence on imports.
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IndiaShining: Bindra wins India's first solo gold


Abhinav Bindra won India’s first ever individual Olympic gold medal on Monday with a thrilling come-from-behind victory in the men’s 10m air rifle.Bindra had been fourth after qualifying but had a brilliant final round and even hit a near perfect 10.8 on his last shot to pull in front of Henri Hakkinen of Finland, who dropped to bronze with a poor final shot of 9.7.
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News: Marriage can boost your lifespan


Forget long walks and cutting on calories, the secret to a long, healthy life is marriage. According to new figures, men who lose their life partner often die soon afterwards. The figures reveal that widowers over 85 have the highest rate of death per 1000 (191.6), while married men in the same age group have a death rate of only 140.3 per 1000.
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News: Sex at 70!


Men and women in their early seventies are having sex more often and enjoying it more than their counterparts three and four decades ago, according to a Swedish study. Septuagenarian women in particular expressed satisfaction with their amorous activities, suggesting they may have benefited more from the loosening of sexual mores.
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News: Real men cry, want true love: Survey


They’re stereotyped as immature, insensitive and sex-obsessed, but deep down inside, a majority of men pine for true love, aren’t scared of commitment, and say real men can cry, a new survey has shown.
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Business: 'Indian food market set to double by 2025'


The Indian food market is set to more than double by 2025 on the back of growing economy and changing lifestyles of people, says a US report.Citing a study by McKinsey&Co, a report by the US Department of Agriculture says: "The market size for the food consumption category in India is expected to grow from $155 billion in 2005 to $344 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate of 4.1%."
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Business: Oil prices could fall to $80: OPEC

OPEC should not consider cutting production after oil’s steep two-week decline as markets are now balanced, OPEC President Chakib Khelil said on Tuesday, adding that prices could yet fall another $50 a barrel. Khelil, who is also Algeria’s oil minister, said oil prices could fall to $70 to $80 in the long-term, if the US dollar continued to strengthen and geopolitical anxieties eased.
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Masti: How to Get Your Girlfriend Back

Now the first step is to find out what went so wrong between the two of you that you had to part. So sit back with yourself and try to find out the most probable reasons why the differences did build up within you. Always try to think whether you still blame her for the break-up
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Miscellaneous: Do men prefer working wives?


With the dimension of family economics going through a sea change, a majority of men today prefer a working wife. Apart from contributing financially to a marriage, working women can relate to their husband in a better way as they also have to go through similar grilling at their workplace. A recent survey also claims that majority of men have no issues in sharing the title of breadwinner with their better half.
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Business: India developing $10 laptop

After displaying its prowess in developing the world’s cheapest car, India is on track to roll out the world’s cheapest laptop computer that could cost as low as $10, a top official said. Minister of State for Human Resource Development D Purandeswari said research was being conducted to develop the laptop, especially for use by students, which will cost all of $10.
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Business: Right time for investors to accumulate green stocks


The oilfield of the future is not 200 feet deep below the surface. It is 96 million miles above the ground .This is not an understatement. High oil prices in the 1970s ended the era of crude oil as a source of electric power and kick-started the wind energy industry in Europe and elsewhere
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Miscellaneous: Why not work four days a week?


Converting a five-day work week into a four-day work would certainly result in higher job satisfaction and lower levels of work-family conflict, thus leading to higher productivity, suggests a new study.
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