Eating 5 mushrooms a day may help combat heart disease, cancer

New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) Low in calories and packed with essential vitamins and minerals, mushrooms make for an excellent addition to your diet and according to new research, eating just five small mushrooms a day could help combat a range of diseases, including heart disease, cancer and dementia. This is due to two key […]
Trump nominates Jared Isaacman to head space agency NASA

Washington, Dec 5 (IANS) Jared Isaacman, a tech billionaire who made the first private spacewalk in collaboration with Elon Musk’s SpaceX, has been nominated by US President-elect Donald Trump to lead NASA, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Isaacman was at the helm of Shift4 for the past 25 years and had also co-founded and […]
Indian stock market opens higher, Nifty above 24,400

Mumbai, Dec 5 (IANS) The Indian stock market opened in green on Thursday, as buying was seen in the Nifty IT sector in early trade. At around 9:41 am, Sensex was trading at 81,059.44 after gaining 103.11 points or 0.13 per cent, while the Nifty was trading at 24,488.65 after rising 21.20 points or 0.09 […]
Indian startups democratising biz, converting job seekers into job creators: Piyush Goyal

New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) The domestic startup ecosystem is driving transformative change by democratising business and converting job seekers into job creators, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, said on Thursday. Applauding the launch of Startup Policy Forum (SPF), a first-of-its-kind industry alliance dedicated to representing and advancing India’s new-age economy, the […]
‘Digital gold’ Bitcoin surpasses $1,00,000 for first time, may reach $120,000 soon: Experts

New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) World’s largest cryptocurrency Bitcoin has crossed the historic milestone of $100,000 apiece, driven by favourable market dynamics, growing US regulatory clarity, and institutional adoption through Bitcoin ETFs, industry experts said on Thursday. Bitcoin was trading at $1,03,095, after gaining 4.39 per cent. According to Vishal Sacheendran, Head of Regional Markets […]
Salah sets Premier League record in Liverpool’s draw at Newcastle

Newcastle, Dec 5 (IANS) Mohamed Salah set a Premier League record with his contribution in Liverpool’s 3-3 draw at Newcastle United as the Egyptian’s double put him top of goalscoring chart. Salah had trailed Manchester City’s goal machine Erling Erling Haaland, since Matchweek 2 but he finally overtook him by scoring a second-half double in […]
1st WODI: India women opt to bat first against Australia women

Brisbane, Dec 5 (IANS) India Women have won the toss and opted to bat first against Australia Women in the first ODI here at the Allan Border Field on Thursday. There will be two debutantes in the match in fast bowler Titas Sadhu will make her 50-over debut for India and opener Georgia Voll for […]
Premier League: Arsenal beat Man Utd to close gap on Liverpool

London, Dec 5 (IANS) Goals from Jurrien Timber and William Saliba earn Arsenal saw Arsenal clinch a fourth straight win over Manchester United for the first time ever with 2-0 victory at Emirates Stadium. Set pieces did the damage yet again, with Jurrien Timber turning in a Declan Rice delivery eight minutes after half-time to […]