Drug major Ranbaxy Laboratories today reported a 89.91 per cent decline in its consolidated net profit at Rs 125.75 crore for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013, mainly on account of absence of contribution from exclusivities.

Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal today met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to press for a Supreme Court-monitored SIT probe into the 1984 anti-Sikh riots cases in the capital.

A Sri Lankan court today ordered release of 30 fishermen from here, arrested last month by Island Navy on charges of poaching, according to Fishermen Association sources here.

BJP today said it was “shocked, upset and unhappy” about the defeat in the Karnataka assembly elections and conceded that B.S. Yeddyurappa’s exit was a factor in the rout.

The BJP was today decimated in the Karnataka assembly elections with Congress set to form a government, may be on its own, wresting power after a gap of seven years.

For the first time in 40 years, Queen Elizabeth II will skip the Commonwealth summit to be held in Sri Lanka in November, deciding to send her son Prince Charles instead for the biennial event.

Scientists, including an Indian-origin researcher, have discovered a “Dorian Gray” gene that may extend lifespan and delay the onset of ageing. Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles found that the gene, which has previously been implicated in Parkinson’s Disease, extended the healthy lifespan of fruit flies by more than 25 per cent.

A 5.6-km high Martian mound that scientists suspect preserves evidence of a massive lake might actually have formed as a result of the Red Planet’s famously dusty atmosphere, according to a new analysis. The research, if correct, could dilute expectations that the mound holds evidence of a large body of water, which would have important implications for understanding Mars’ past habitability. Researchers based at Princeton University and the California Institute of Technology suggest that the mound, known as Mount Sharp, most likely emerged as strong winds carried dust and sand into the 154-km-wide crater in which the mound sits.

Spanish pop sensation Enrique Iglesias is reportedly all set to tie the knot with his longtime partner Anna Kournikova. The couple, who have been together for 12 years, are set to get hitched next week in their home city, Miami, reported Sun online.

Here is a solution to keep your temper in check — bite into a piece of dark chocolate!
Polyphenols in dark chocolate increase calmness and contentedness, a new study has found. Polyphenols are found naturally in plants and are a basic component of the human diet.