A new study has found that moderate weekly consumption of alcohol by healthy young men can make their sperm quality poor.
The findings were based on 1221 Danish men between the ages of 18 and 28, all of whom underwent a medical examination to assess their fitness for military service, which is compulsory in Denmark, between 2008 and 2012.
PR guru Lord Bell, best known for his advisory role in Margaret Thatcher’s general election campaigns, has claimed that Princess Diana used to behave like a ” sulking brat .”
The 72-year-old advertising executive, who never had much time for late Princess of Wales, said that she used PR men to transform herself into a “tragic figure” in order to win the public’s support, the Daily Star reported.
Veteran Bollywood actor Dilip Kumar was once arrested by police for his ‘anti-British’ views and spent a night on hunger-strike along with other ‘Gandhiwalas’ lodged in a prison cell.
A new study has revealed that energy drinks have negative effects of on the athletes by increasing the frequency of insomnia, nervousness and the level of stimulation in them.
The study from Camilo Jose Cela University (UCJC) showed that athletes increased their sporting performance by between 3 percent and 7 percent.
Hajj literally means ‘to set out for a place’. Islamicly, however, it refers to the annual pilgrimage that Muslims make to Makkah with the intention of performing certain religious rites in accordance with the method prescribed by the Prophet Muhammad, may the mercy and blessings of God be upon him.
Hajj and its rites were first ordained by Allah in the time of the Prophet Abraham (AS) and he was the one who was entrusted by Allah to build the Kaaba – the House of Allah – along with his son Ishmael at Makkah. Allah described the Kaaba and its building as follows:
EPL’s Tottenham Hotspur have drawn their Uefa Europa league Cup match with Turkish club Besiktas one all.
The match was played at the Tottenham dugout at White Hart Lane. Tottenham scored first in the 27th minute of the match through a low shot into the Besiktas goal by Harry Kane, reports the BBC.
The equaliser from Besiktas came through a penalty scored by Demba Ba.
The penalty strike denied Tottenham their first win in Group C of the Europa League.
Congress floor leader Mr. Mohammed Wajid Husain corporator Bholakpur and member Standing Committee Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation distributed plastic bags to dispose off wastes left over after slaughter of cattle. On the occasion he appealed people to cooperate with municipality staff for three days of sacrifice on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha.
The Indian boxing team returned from Incheon, South Korea, during the wee hours of Friday, after giving a commendable performance in the Asian Games.
Among those who returned were medal winners Mary Kom and Sarita Devi, who had cried foul after losing her semi-final bout to her South Korean opponent.
When asked about her emotional protest against the referee’s decision during boxing semi finals and later refusing to take the medal, Sarita Devi said, “I don’t want to talk more about that, whatever I did was for the country. Everyone saw the match and everyone knows what went on.”
Portuguese and Real Madrid football star Cristiano Ronaldo has expressed happiness over reports that Manchester United fans paid for a plane to fly over El Madrigal with a banner urging the winger to return to the Old Trafford outfit.
A United fan group arranged for the plane to carry the message, which read ‘Come home Ronaldo, United Reel’, during Real Madrid’s 2-0 win over Villarreal last Saturday.
Despite being in the middle of the La Liga game, Ronaldo was captured taking a glance at the banner, reports Metro News.
The Indian men’s kabaddi team clinched its seventh successive gold medal at the Asian Games after coming from behind to beat a spirited Iran 27-25 in the summit clash in Incheon, South Korea on Friday.
The Indian team, which has been winning gold ever since the sport was introduced on the Asiad roster in 1990, was given a massive scare by Iran, who had finished runners-up in the 2010 edition as well.
The Iranians took a massive 10-point lead in the first 20 minutes before the Indians got their act together to nullify the deficit and edge past in the closing few minutes of the match.
Resveratrol, an antioxidant derived from grapes and found in wine, can inhibit growth of the bacteria that causes acne, a new research shows.
Researchers from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) also found that combining resveratrol with a common acne medication – benzoyl peroxide – may enhance the drug’s ability to kill the bacteria and could translate into new treatments.
As the world grapples with “increased sectarian violence” and conflict, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged the international community to follow Mahatma Gandhi’s philosophy of non-violence, saying the Indian leader proved that peaceful protests accomplished much more than military aggression.
The problem with Telugu cinema’s most family stories is that they stick to an age-old story template that has been done to death. Krishna Vamsi’s much anticipated “Govindudu Andarivadele” is no different than films such as “Brindavanam”, “Attarintiki Daaredhi” and a few more in the same genre.
All these films are and have always been about an individual or character trying to mend a strained relationship between members of the same family.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday congratulated the Indian Women’s Kabaddi team on winning the Gold Medal in the Asian Games.
“The Indian Women’s Kabaddi team has made us very proud. I congratulate them on winning the Gold. A phenomenal accomplishment!”, the Prime Minister said.
The Indian women’s kabaddi team beat Iran 31-21 to bag the gold medal in the 2014 Asian Games.
Yesterday, the Indian Men’s Hockey team also defeated Pakistan 4-2 in a penalty shoot-out to clinch the Gold medal in the hockey finals of the Asian Games 2014.
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Double Formula One champion Fernando Alonso has refused to rule out leaving Ferrari before the end of his contract, which runs until 2016.
According to the BBC, McLaren wants Alonso to lead their team into their new engine partnership with Honda from 2015.
Alonso has only restricted himself to saying that he willl do his best for Ferrari.
However, the 33-year-old’s future at Ferrari is the subject of intense speculation on the Formula 1 circuit.
Bullish on the Indian market, German luxury car maker Mercedes-Benz is optimistic of trebling its sales in the foreseeable future in the country, where it may launch a more models from the 10-11 new vehicles lined up to be added to its global portfolio by 2020.
Briton Lewis Hamilton believes he has put together his best season in his Formula One career as he chases the drivers’ title with Mercedes in 2014.
Hamilton leads team-mate Nico Rosberg by three points heading into Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix.
The BBC quoted him, as saying that this season has been his most consistent and best performing, and adding that he would like to continue building on it with a good work ethic.
Hamilton has won the last two races in Italy and Singapore to overturn a 29-point deficit to team-mate Rosberg.
In order to increase the revenues, the Indian Railways has decided to sell Tatkal tickets at a higher rate. Passengers buying Tatkal tickets for the Delhi-Mumbai Rajdhani and 80 other trains will have to shell out more money starting Friday.
Half of the tatkal tickets on 80 trains have become costlier with the railways deciding to partially implement the dynamic fare system under which charges will depend on demand.
The decision, clearly aimed at mopping up more revenues by the cash-strapped railways, comes in the midst of festival season when there is a big rush of train travellers.
Four-time world player of the year Lionel Messi has declared Barcelona team-mate Neymar as a future Ballon d’Or winner.
Describing 22-year-old Neymar as fabulous, Argentine Messi said his partnership with the former was becoming increasingly efficient, reports Sport24.
Messi also said that both have a very good relationship on and off the field.
Messi won the Ballon d’Or title four times between 2009 and 2012, but lost his crown last year to Real Madrid’s Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo.
He insisted that thoughts of reclaiming the title were far from his mind.
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Hong Kong’s Chief Executive CY Leung has reportedly said that he will not resign but has offered to initiate talks between his government and the pro-democracy protesters in an attempt to end the political stalemate.
The chief executive said that he will not step down from his post because he has to continue the work for elections but added that he has appointed the chief secretary to represent the Hong Kong government to meet with the representatives of the Hong Kong Federation of Students to discuss “constitutional development matters,” reported the BBC.
A new study has revealed that it might have been human activity which is responsible for the decline in number of cheetahs.
A landmark study of over ten years has suggested that barricading of forests and protected areas have been reducing the potential of Cheetahs in the area, to hunt for their prey. In the process, the animal numbers were rapidly dropping down.
Technology should not create islands, but help develop inclusive society, Indian mathematician and founder of Super 30, Anand Kumar, on Wednesday said
And asked technocrats to move out of laboratories and work for betterment of poor through their specialised knowledge.
Uefa has opened disciplinary proceedings against four European football clubs Galatasaray, Basel, Arsenal and Borussia Dortmund.
While Galatasaray, Basel, and Borussia Dortmund are being probed for crowd disturbances in Champions League games, Arsenal is facing lesser charges of failing to stop flares entering their ground in Wednesday’s 4-1 win over Galatasaray.
In Liverpool’s tie in Basel, a battery appeared to be thrown towards the assistant referee, while flares were lit among Dortmund fans in Anderlecht.
The cases will be dealt with by Uefa’s disciplinary body on 16 October.
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Bar Council of India (BCI) and Delhi Bar Council (DBC) on a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking to quash the BCI’s order last month that law graduates who passed out from the three centres of Delhi University’s Law Faculty this year cannot be enrolled as advocates.
A division bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice RS Endlaw sought response from BCI and DBC by November 05 on a PIL filed by Vijay Kumar Chaurasia, an assistant professor at the Law Faculty.
Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Tasnim Aslam, on Thursday said India had never responded positively on proposals regarding the demilitarization of the Siachen Glacier.
Addressing a weekly briefing in Islamabad, Aslam said a proposal to demilitarize Siachen and declare it as a Peace Park had cropped up during bilateral discussions in the past, but Indian policy towards resolution of this issue always remained inflexible.