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House panel pulls up railway over staff shortage

New Delhi, Aug 31: A parliamentary panel has pulled up the railway ministry over the way it handles the problem of regular staff shortage by re-engagement of retired staff and employing workers on short-term basis.

CPI-M says it’s not against US, just its policies

Kannur (Kerala), Aug 31: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) is not against the US or its people but against its policies, the CPI-M leadership said Wednesday.

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Iconic cave site reveals Neanderthals’ remarkable survival story

London, August 31: Neanderthals survived a number of Ice Ages and became extinct only about 30,000 years ago, new investigations at an iconic cave site on the Channel Island of Jersey have revealed.

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Man pleads guilty to blackmailing Coleen Rooney over lost mobile phone

London, August 31: A man has pleaded guilty to blackmailing the wife of Manchester United and England footballer Wayne Rooney at Manchester Crown Court on Tuesday.

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Minor hearing loss may accelerate gray matter atrophy in the brain

Washington, Aug 31: A new research has revealed that decline in hearing ability may accelerate gray matter atrophy in auditory areas of the brain thereby increasing the listening effort necessary for older people to successfully comprehend speech.

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Lack of sleep ‘can hurt college students’ classroom performance’

Washington, August 31: College students could be undermining their own education, simply because they’re not practicing proper sleep habits, according to University of Cincinnati research.

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Want to cut flab with minimum effort? Wear fat-burning underpants

Melbourne, August 31: Do you want to shed those extra pounds with minimum effort?

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he bizarre fish that evolved for oceans, but lives on land

Washington, August 31: A new study has found that one of the world’s strangest animals – a unique fish that lives on land and can leap large distances despite having no legs – has a rich and complex social life.

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Sarah Michelle Gellar keeps her relationship secret by not flaunting it to media

Melbourne, Aug 31: Sarah Michelle Gellar, who has been married to actor Freddie Prinze Jr for 9-years, has revealed that her secret to staying out of the media spotlight is by not “flaunting” her relationship.

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