Memory loss can begin as early as our thirties, although the average age we experience such lapses is 57, according to a study.
In an online poll in Britain, 11 percent of respondents said they had started to notice their memory suffering in their 40s. Six percent had noticed it in their 30s.
The survey also revealed that the over-50s are plagued by the fear of memory loss and many have frequent and embarrassing memory lapses, the Daily Mail reported Friday.
Whoever wins the tight White House race Nov 6, Indian-Americans are bound to play a key role in the new administration going by their growing clout in American politics.
At over a score, President Barack Obama’s administration already has the highest number of Indian-Americans working in high places and his Democratic party gave a pride of place to them at his nominating convention last August.
Drying clothes indoors could cause health problems, particularly to those prone to asthma, hay fever and other allergies, say researchers.
A study found many homes in Britain had too much moisture indoors and up to 30 percent of this was caused by laundry, the Daily Mail reported Friday.
The researchers said three-quarters of homes surveyed had moisture levels that could lead to dust mite growth and were at risk of increased concentration of mould spores.
The reduction in air quality has been tied to asthma and other allergic conditions.
Firecrackers went off at around 9 p.m. Friday as the moon finally showed up in the hazy night sky, to the great relief of the multitudes of fasting women in the Indian capital who were fasting for the long life of their husbands on Karva Chauth.
Some flyovers had an unusual spectacle in the evening – hundreds of couples all dressed in their best – looking skyward in the fervent hope of sighting the moon.
Mohammedan Sporting forward David Sunday fell unconscious after colliding with a Police AC defender during a Calcutta Football League premier league game here Friday.
The incident happened in the 12th minute of the Salt Lake Stadium game, when Sunday attempted to intercept a cross and collided with the defender.
He was rushed to a hospital and a CT scan was done.
However, the report did not reveal any blood clot.
He has been kept under observation, a Mohammedan Sporting official said.
His stay on “Bigg Boss 6” has not been as controversial inside the house as it has been outside. Cartoonist Aseem Trivedi’s journey on the reality show came to an end Friday night, following his eviction and a recent agitation outside the office of the Colours channel.
His entry on the show raised many eyebrows. He had even stated that his motive was to use the platform to spread a word about his message against corruption.
Even before he stepped into the “Bigg Boss 6” house with 14 others, he was sure he would not provide any entertainment on the show. And he kept to his words.
The much-awaited Apple’s iPhone 5 hit the Indian market Friday after being launched globally Sep 21.
The smartphone has been priced at Rs.45,500 for the 16GB model, Rs.52,500 for the 32GB model and Rs.59,500 for the 64GB model.
iPhone 5 is the thinnest and lightest iPhone and features a new four-inch retina display and an Apple-designed A6 chip. It is 7.6 mm thin and weighs 112 grams, 18 percent thinner and 20 per cent lighter than iPhone 4S.
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Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan turned 47 today and wished fans and cinemagoers will continue to give the same amount of love and affection they have been showering all these years.
Like every year, hundreds of fans gathered outside his bungalow ‘Mannat’ in suburban Bandra to catch his glimpse,
which made Shah Rukh “emotional”.
Dressed in an off-white jacket, black T-shirt and blue denims, the actor cut the cake with the media.
He said he felt “overwhelmed” by seeing the number of people to wish him on his special day.
After the planned resumption of cricket ties between India and Pakistan, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid Friday said while there is a “window opening” for better ties, there is no dilution in India’s stand on Pakistan bringing the 26/11 attackers to justice.
In his first formal interaction with the media after taking charge as foreign minister six days ago, Khurshid did a delicate balancing act on relations with Pakistan but sent a stern message on the need for Islamabad to bring the perpetrators of the Mumbai terror attacks to justice.
Jailed former legislator Munna Shukla of the ruling Janata Dal (United) Friday distributed pamphlets appealing to people to participate in Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s “Adhikar Yatra”.
After a hue and cry was raised by the opposition, six police officials — one sub-inspector and five police constables — were suspended in this connection.
Muzaffarpur Senior Superintendent of Police Rajesh Kumar ordered the suspensions and also initiated an inquiry into the incident.
JD-U leaders said law would take its own course, and action would be initiated against Munna Shukla.
Heavy rain continued to lash Andhra Pradesh for the third consecutive day Friday, damaging crops and affecting normal life.
Normal life was thrown out of gear in Hyderabad as heavy rain continued for the second day. Roads were inundated, leading to huge traffic jams in the busy areas of Khairatabad, Tank Bund, Basheerbagh, Abids, Koti and Lakdi Ka Pul.
Rain under the impact of cyclone Nilam, which weakened into a depression after crossing the coast near Chennai Wednesday, has claimed four lives during the last two days.
Barack Obama and Mitt Romney Friday offered their competing visions for America with the president claiming real progress in the last four years and the Republican challenger focusing on the still struggling economy.
The final arguments by the two contenders in an extremely close White House race came in op-eds published by CNN hours before the latest government jobs report showed the US economy adding 171,000 jobs in October, well above what economists had expected.
Delhi coach Vijay Dahiya Friday said he was not worried about the form of his star openers Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir as the duo failed to make an impact against Uttar Pradesh on the first day of the Ranji Trophy tie at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here.
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, has launched flights between Abu Dhabi and Ahmedabad, making it the airline’s ninth destination in India.
The Abu Dhabi-based Airlines, which launched the flight yesterday, now flies to nine Indian destinations including New Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai, Kozhikode, Thiruvananthapuram,Hyderabad, Bangalore and Kochi.
Etihad flies a total of 59 flights to India per week.
Stating that sports should be kept free of politics, Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde today said Pakistan cricket team’s tour in the country next month should be welcomed.
Any player from anywhere can come to India and play here.
We cannot restrict….We must have friendly relations….what has happened in the past, all the time we should not repeat it,” Shinde told reporters after the passing-out parade of IPS trainees at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy.
A senior Israeli diplomat today assailed the remarks of an outfit linked to Goa Church that Israeli soldiers holidaying in Goa are “dehumanised” and termed the same as “nonsense”.
The statement made by a part of the Church in Goa is full of nonsense. Those who did research were not even priests
and no one gave them right to conduct the study,” Orna Sagiv, Consul General of Israel in Mumbai, told PTI here.
Social Justice and Peace (CSJP), a social arm of the Catholic church in Goa, recently claimed that Israeli youth
The death toll in Superstorm Sandy-hit areas climbed to 92 today, as the US came to terms with the enormity of the disaster that has caused an estimated economic damage of up to USD 50 billion.
Superstorm Sandy howled over a series of countries, killing 92 in the United States itself. New York state, the worst-hit, had 48 deaths, including 41 in New York City,authorities said.
Disaster modelling company firm EQECAT estimates the total economic damage from the superstorm at between USD 30 billion and USD 50 billion, the CNN reported.
The pre-storm estimate was up to USD 20 billion.
Accusing the Mumbai police of being hand-in-glove with the Bollywood actor Salman Khan in a bid to “delay” the trial of a hit-and-run case involving him, IPS officer-turned-lawyer YP Singh today sought a high-level probe by the Maharashtra government against the investigators concerned.
Singh has also held the police department responsible for the “little progress” in the trial.
Only political will and determination of the people can help find a final solution to the vexed problem of infiltration in border areas of the country, a top RSS office bearer said today.
It is the political will and the will of the people which can help solve such issues,” RSS National Joint General
Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale told reporters here.
He alleged that infiltrators from Bangladesh were responsible for the violence in Assam in July and August this
year and said the issue has to be dealt with separately.
Timing is everything in show business, but the director of the first movie about the commando raid that killed Osama bin Laden doubts its television premiere Sunday will swing the US election.
SEAL Team Six: The Raid on Osama bin Laden” raised eyebrows when it was announced last month that it would screen
for the first time on the National Geographic cable channel just two days before America votes.
Satellite radio WorldSpace is making a comeback in India with Bharti Airtel tying up with Timbre Media, the licensee of the brand, for broadcasting it on its DTH platform.
As part of the partnership, Airtel Digital TV — the DTH arm of Bharti Airtel — will offer the radio service on its iMusicSpace application, the company said in a statement.
The service has been launched on the DTH platform in association with Saregama and Timbre Media, who will jointly
provide the content for the application, it added.
Four Afghan police officers were shot dead today in southern Helmand province in an insider attack by their colleagues, officials said.
Mohammad Toryali, police chief of Grish district, said the shooting occurred at a police outpost during a shift
change.
The officers on duty were killed by four of their colleagues who had arrived to replace them, Toryali said. The
killers fled.
At least 55 foreign troops have died in attacks by Afghan security forces this year. A similar number of Afghan
policemen and soldiers have been killed in similar attacks by colleagues.
The bilateral trade between India and Israel is likely to increase three-fold after the free trade agreement between the two countries is signed, a diplomat said.
The negotiations for Free Trade Agreement (FTA) are expected to be concluded by the end of this year, Consul
General of Israel in Mumbai Orna Sagiv told PTI here today.
The trade between the two countries was around USD 5 billion during the last financial year, which is expected to
touch USD 12-15 billion after the FTA, she said.
There seems to be no end to re-allocation of portfolios even after Sunday’s major cabinet reshuffle with S Jagathrakshakan of DMK today being given the portfolio of Minister of State for Commerce and Industry.
The shifting of Jagathrakshakan comes five days after he was moved to New and Renewable Energy on Sunday from
Information and Broadcasting. He had kept away from the new charge of New and Renewable Energy in the last four days.
D Purandeshwari is the other new Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.