UK school stirs row over teachers' Muslim dress order

London, Oct.31 (ANI): The Rufford Primary School in Lye, in Britain's West Midlands area, has stirred a row of sorts by allegedly ordering all of its teachers' to dress up as Asians for celebrating

Treating high blood pressure, atrial fibrillation may slow memory loss in Alzheimer’s patients

High Blood PressureWashington, October 31 (ANI): Johns Hopkins researchers suggest that treating high bl

People get exposed to air pollutants the most while driving

A new study by researchers from the University of southern California (USC) has revealed that people get exposed to harmful air pollutants the most while travelling in their vehicles.

Prices Of OLPC Laptop Computers Double From $100 to $200

Nicholas Negroponte's One Laptop per Child Foundation (OLPC) has started selling its famous $100 (XO) laptop computers for no less than $200 per piece.

The laptop computers are being made available in amounts of 10,000 and more through the OLPC Internet site at laptopfoundation.org/participate/givemany.shtml).

Until now, the one constant in the journey of the $100 laptop has been the steady increase in prices: from the original $100 to the temporary $150 to the fresh $188.

Further, the XO laptops are slated to go into production in China next month, which is behind original schedule. Same with the quantities to be produced, which are way behind earlier projections.

BBC to launch another 30 digital channels

London, Oct..30 : Already under fire for pushing through a cost-cutting exercise, BBC Director-General Mark Thompson is planning to launch 30 BBC digital channels around the globe.

Chinese babies born with birth defects every 30 seconds

New Delhi, Oct 30 : According to the statistics from China’s birth deformity monitoring centre, the birth defects in babies have increased by nearly 40 percent since 2001.

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