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While high heels may help you put the best fashion foot forward, their prolonged use may be a step backward for the health of your feet, new research says.

On 30 July 2013 Amit Mukherjee promptly sent a mail informing the progress of the loan to Anjani Sinha former chief executive officer (CEO) of National Spot Exchange Ltd (NSEL). It seems strange that Jignesh Shah and other NSEL promoters did not even know of an attempt to procure Rs 4900 crore loan on behalf of the borrowers.

This is one revelation that has already created a stir and Dulat may be the only former top spy who seems to be on the job even after retirement.

Many English school teachers in Punjab flunked the English language test. It is hardly a surprise that 80,000 out of the 3.5 lakh Class 10 students in the state failed in English.

Bihar is a state difficult to understand. On one side, 80% of the population is uneducated. There are hardly any studies throughout the year due to politics, frequent strikes and absenteeism. Many parents have to sell off their property to send their sons or daughters to Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore or any other such metro cities for education. Still the state manages to produce the highest numbers of IAS, IPS & IFS officers. Almost 25 percent of the 700 IAS and IPS officers in the last ten years are Biharis.

The world's biggest drinker is probably the Malaysian pen-tailed tree shrew. It lives on a type of flower nectar which has evolved to be an alcoholic drink, said the study published by the Royal Society.

Don't marry until you know your partner well and have a number of shared experiences. The lesson to learn is - never get married expecting to be able to change your partner.

India’s economy is once again on a sure footing, and people across the country are now confident about buying homes. Purchasing a home is of course a huge investment, and therefore not something where there can be any margin for error – and yet, things can and often do go wrong.

Adhika Masa is also known as purusottama masa and is supposed to be an occasion to wash away one's sins by taking a bath in a sacred pond. It is dedicated to Lord Krishna.

Phillip was not in a position to pay the bill of Rs 29,000. The hospital too was not willing to allow them to leave without paying its dues. That is when a nurse and some others in the hospital suggested the idea to barter the baby to some wealthy couple in lieu of the hospital bill.

Can parents who offer their child for illegal abortion without following the due process of law be held responsible for violating the law? In case it is proved that the child was bought and sold by the biological and foster - who has a right of legal guardianship of the child?

‘Raga Chikitsa’ or ‘Music Therapy’ is an integral part of Ayurveda and Samaveda. Music therapy or listening to music can lower blood pressure, stabilize heart rate, relieve depression and lessen the need for seductive and pain killers.