Night-time trips to the loo can make you less productive at work, a new study has claimed. Nocturia — where a person wakes up once or more in a night to urinate — leads to “notable work productivity loss”, according to the study presented to the European Association of Urology congress in Milan.

Scientists have discovered a large and highly-active bacteria community in the world’s deepest oceanic trench on the Pacific sea floor.

Midas touch! Earthquakes cause water in faults to vaporise, depositing gold in the Earth’s crust, according to a new study.

Hollywood couple Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban are planning to renew their wedding vows. The Paperboy star and the American Idol judge — who have children Sunday Rose, four, and Faith Margaret, two, together — have been married for almost seven years and the singer is determined to mark their anniversary in June with a small ceremony, reported In Touch magazine.

Facing strong Opposition from various political parties on lowering the age of consent for sex from 18 to 16 years, government has agreed to stick to 18 years and also water down provisions on stalking and voyeurism in a bill which seeks to hand down stringent punishment for crimes against women.

A doctor from Safdarjung hospital here, who had initially prepared the medical report of the male friend of the December 16 gangrape victim, today recorded his statement in a fast-track court.

Tigmanshu Dhulia’s Paan Singh Tomar, a real-life story of athlete-turned-dacoit, was today named the best picture at the 60th National Film awards while its male star Irrfan Khan shared the best actor honour with Vikram Gokhale for Marathi film Anumati.

Chasing 133, India won the third Test against Australia by six wickets on the fifth and final day of the match and took a 3-0 lead in four-match series, here today.

A beleaguered Australian side has got a much-needed boost ahead of the fourth and final Test against India, with vice-captain Shane Watson flying back to join the touring side in New Delhi tomorrow.

The lead banker to Kingfisher Airlines, SBI today said it is taking all steps to recover the loan provided to the grounded carrier.