New York: If you can spare 20 minutes every day for moderate exercise, it will stimulate your immune system and make you less prone to diseases like arthritis and fibromyalgia, a new research has found. Scientists at the University of California (UC) in San Diego found one session of moderate exercise can act as an anti-inflammatory. “Our study found one session of about 20 minutes of moderate…

Saudi grand mufti says cinemas, song concerts harmfulDubai: Saudi Arabia's top religious authority has called cinemas and singing concerts harmful and corrupting, in a move that could complicate government efforts to introduce cultural reforms to the conservative kingdom. The comments by Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz Al al-Sheikh, published on his website, said cinemas and round-the-clock entertainment…

The broader price index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) on Sunday crossed the 5,400-point mark on the higher transaction, indicating a positive trend in the days to come for the greater benefit of the investors. DSEX, the major index of DSE, added 79.92 points at close to finish the day at 5422.80. The DSES for Shariah based securities and the DS30 for blue chip scrip also followed the same trend…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves Dhaka for Davos tonight on a five-day official visit to Switzerland to attend the 47th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF). The four-day meeting kicks off on January 17 in Davos, a mountain resort at Graubnden in the eastern Alps region of Switzerland, under the theme "Responsive and Responsible Leadership". An Eitihad Airways flight carrying…

New York, Indian actress Priyanka Chopra, who is back in action shooting for the second season of “Quantico” here, was injured while shooting on the sets of the drama series. Sources said that Priyanka slipped and fell during a stunt and suffered a concussion after hitting her head. The network ABC, however, did not confirm this, although in its statement it did say that a “minor…

Washington: Several Democrat congressmen have announced that they will break away from a bipartisan tradition by not attending the swearing-in ceremony of Donald Trump as the President of the US next week. Arizona Representative Raul Grijalva said on Friday that on January 20 he will be working in his constituency and that his absence from Washington is not due to a lack of respect for the institution,…

Washington, India and the US have held extensive talks here to protect ocean ecosystems and promote sustainable development through the ‘blue economy’, one of the largest bilateral diplomatic engagements in the world specifically focused on oceans. The two sides held wide-ranging discussions yesterday on areas of cooperation in sustainable marine resource management, including the blue…