Does a pudgy ‘dad bod’ really make men live longer? Here’s the science

Edit The Independent 08 Nov 2016
This change in body composition not only causes men to shop for more comfortable trousers but also facilitates increased survivorship and, ......

Market rallies as voting nears

Edit Times Union 08 Nov 2016
The U.S. stock market rebounded from a nine-day losing streak Monday, posting its biggest gain in eight months and driving the Dow Jones industrial average up more than 370 points ... 25. The gains came as investors mostly focused on the latest developments in the U.S ... The Nasdaq composite index added 119.80 points, or 2.4 percent, to 5,166.17 ... presidential race ... Goldman Sachs and UnitedHealth Group had some of the biggest gains in the Dow ... ....

Now, corporate internship for school students

Edit The Times of India 08 Nov 2016
Getting a feel of corporate life at age 16 might seem a little precipitous, but a few companies are offering internships for students to give them a glimpse into their future careers ... The 80-member team at Gensler is ready to welcome four students in December."A staff member is assigned each day to take them through basic concepts of design like colour, composition and shapes ... Stay updated on the go with Times of India News App....

Group D staff work may be outsourced in govt hospitals

Edit The Times of India 08 Nov 2016
Adopting the corporate practice of outsourcing housekeeping work to a third-party vendor, the government has directed all deputy commissioners in districts to switch to the "outsource-mode" for filling up 2,459 Group D posts in government hospitals. Group D employees, in government parlance, comprise the lowest rung of the administrative machinery who deal with routine duties....

2 brothers injured as truck union groups clash

Edit The Times of India 08 Nov 2016
Two brothers sustained injuries when the two groups, one headed by ruling Shiromani Akali Dal activist and the other by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) volunteer clashed at Maur Mandi town of Bathinda on Monday morning over the control of the local truck union. The group owing allegiance to SAD and headed by union president Gurjit Pal Singh allegedly fired some gunshots....

FM seeks 'independent' view on Tata war

Edit DNA India 08 Nov 2016
Arun Jaitley, minister of finance and corporate affairs, has summoned independent directors of Tata Group companies for a meeting next week to take stock of the Tata-Mistry dispute ... They revealed that the ministries have been in touch "with some senior officials of the group informally" ... and assets and many banks have invested in the group....

Use of Kurdish militia against Daesh ‘naive’

Edit Arabnews 08 Nov 2016
Erdogan called the Syrian Kurdish groups “a side branch” of Turkey’s outlawed Kurdish rebel group which has waged a three-decade insurgency against the Turkish state. The Kurdish-led Syrian fighters clashed on Monday with Daesh militants north of Raqqa as they pushed ahead in their offensive aiming to retake the city that has been the de facto capital of the extremist group since 2014....

Mom arrested for allegedly selling home cooked meals through Facebook group

Edit WPXI 08 Nov 2016
- Mariza Ruelas never thought her hobby and interest in a Facebook food group could lead to jail time. Ruelas and about a dozen other members of the 209 Food Spot Facebook group were ensnared in a more than yearlong undercover investigation by San Joaquin County officials ... Ruelas joined the Facebook group about two years ago ... © 2016 Cox Media Group....

19 stocks in focus on Tuesday, 8 November 2016

Edit The Times of India 08 Nov 2016
Domestic equity markets are likely to open higher on Tuesday tracking Nifty futures on the Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX Nifty) and firm global cues. SGX Nifty was trading 21 points higher at 8,530 in early trade, indicating a gap-up start for equity markets ... The Nasdaq Composite added 2.37 percent to 5,166.17. Here is a list of 19 stocks that are likely to remain in focus on Tuesday in response to various news triggers.. ICICI Bank ... ....

Future Group to steer Heritage’s retail business

Edit The Hindu 08 Nov 2016
The Kishore Biyani-led Future Group and Heritage Group have entered into an agreement under which the former gets management control over the latter’s retail business while Heritage will get a 3.65 per cent stake in Future Retail, worth about Rs.295 crore ... The “deal is done,” the Future Group head said, ......

Otago academic honoured by NZ AIDS Foundation (University of Otago)

Edit Public Technologies 08 Nov 2016
Associate Professor Nigel Dickson, one of the most significant figures in the University's AIDS Epidemiology Group, received the award at a ceremony at Auckland's St Columba Centre on Saturday evening. He says he is humbled to receive this accolade - which he says shows the work of the AIDS Epidemiology Group has been of value to the community most affected by the epidemic of HIV....

$50,000 grants to kick start new energy projects in Western Sydney (Blacktown City Council)

Edit Public Technologies 08 Nov 2016
Ian Hunter, Deputy Chief Executive from the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH) said the agency is calling on community organisations, notforprofits, businesses, local government and community groups to apply ... As well as supporting these homegrown projects, OEH will work with WSCF to support the Blacktown Energy Initiative Leadership Group....

Three more held in Bombay House assault on photojournalists

Edit The Hindu 08 Nov 2016
The MRA Marg police on Monday made three more arrests in connection with the assault on photojournalists at the headquarters of Tata Group last week ... three photojournalists were assaulted by six-seven security guards deployed by Tops Group....
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