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Washington, Jun 16: Fasting can reduce cholesterol levels in prediabetic people over extended period of time, according to a new research. The research on periodic fasting has identified a biological process in the body that converts bad cholesterol in fat cells to energy, thus combating diabetes risk factors. Researchers at the Intermountain Heart Institute at Intermountain Medical Center in

Padubidri, Jun 15: Journalist Arif Padubidri 's father Syed Budan Adam passed away after a brief illness on Sunday. He was 90. Though he hailed from Bailur near Karkala, he was residing in Padubidri and was a known personality in his town. He had worked for CSC company in Mumbai. He is survived by his wife, three daughters and three sons including Arif Padubidri, who is working for Vijaya

Bangalore, Jun 15: Activist S R Hiremath has accused Union railways minister D V Sadananda Gowda of having illegally acquired a pasture field in Jala Hobli of Bangalore North taluk and having built a bungalow on the land. He accused the union minister of illegal land acquisition and misuse of public office. Addressing media persons at a press conference in the city on Saturday, Samaj Parivartana

Bangalore, Jun 15: It was a black Saturday for Bangalore as at least 10 people including men and women ended their lives in 24 hours in different cases. The first suicide, in Srirampuram, was around 11.30am when G Vijayalakshmi, 34, a resident of LN Puram hanged herself. The mother of two was undergoing treatment for an ailment for a long time. Within an hour, T Ratna, 45, a widow residing in RC

Bareilly, Jun 15: The body of Rakesh Rastogi, a BJP leader, was found in his car on the Baheri highway in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly district on Saturday evening. Mr Rastogi, a resident of Kiccha in Uttarakhand, had gone missing on Friday. He was reportedly stabbed multiple times and was found with his hands tied behind his back. Mr Rastogi was an office bearer of the BJP in Uttarakhand and held the

This might come as a very tragic news to the comedy lovers as the new comedy king Kapil Sharma is planning to wrap up his popular show – Comedy Nights with Kapil, which is aired on Colors. No, this is not a rumour. Kapil Sharma himself has announced that the show will be going off air from September. However, he has promised to come back with new characters and new sets to entertain people. Kapil

Udupi, Jun 15: A Rs. 24-crore proposal has been submitted to the State government for the construction of permanent sea walls in Udupi district, revealed Urban Development and Udupi district in charge minister Vinay Kumar Sorake. Speaking to media persons after visiting areas affected by sea erosion at Kaup near here that Rs. 13 crore had been sanctioned by the State government including Rs. 10

Moodbidri, Jun 15: Hundreds of people, mostly students from within the State as well as outside, took part in Pragathi-2014, the fifth of the annual job fair organised by Alva 's Education Foundation in Moodbidri. The job fair witnessed nearly 16,000 students trying their best to get placement, including 4,739 spot registrations, 10,712 online registrations and 1,467 walk-ins from ITI. Over 216

Mangalore, Jun 15: Congress leader and former MLA Mavila Kunhiraman Nambiar died of age-related ailments at a private hospital in Mangalore on Saturday. He was 90. Mr. Nambiar, a former AICC member, was elected from the Uduma Assembly constituency in 1982 as a Left Democratic Front-backed Independent candidate after he dissociated himself from the Congress. But he resigned and joined the Congress

Thiruvananthapuram, Jun 15: After winning the Lok Sabha polls as an LDF-independent, Malayalam film actor and humorist Innocent has earned another credit with the Kerala government including excerpts from his memoir he penned when he underwent treatment for cancer in a school textbook. Innocent, who survived cancer just a few months before he plunged into the electoral arena, jotted down his