Big headed babies are smartest: UK study
london: The size of a baby’s head may be an indication of how bright he or she is likely to be, according to a new UK study. larger head circumferences and brain volume are associated with higher intelligence, the study published in the journal ‘Molecular Psychiatry’ claims.
pak Girl undergoes 100th surgery
lahore: A 25-year-old Pakistani girl, who has spent most of her life in hospitals, has just underwent her 100th surgery related to a rare skin disease.
China presses drones to regulate traffic
Beijing: China will now use drones more regularly after authorities found them useful in apprehending traffic violators on highways in the southwestern Sichuan Province. Two drones, which can travel up to 100 km per hour, were used during rush hours and were found useful in regulating traffic on the highways, the provincial public security department said.
4 basic personality types identified: study
london: People can be classified into four basic personality types: optimistic, pessimistic, trusting and envious, a new study on human behaviour has found. Envious, is the most common, with 30 per cent compared to 20 per cent for each of the other three groups, researchers said.
C Africa militia kills at least 20
Bangue: Militia fighters in the Central African Republic have killed at least 20 people and wounded several more in attacks in the centre of the country, a police source said.
Woman blinded in one eye after laser attack
london: A 33-year-old woman in the UK has been left blind in one eye after two teenagers targeted her in a laser pen attack. Police are searching for two teenage boys after one of them shone a laser into a woman’s eye in Clydebank, leaving her blind in one eye.
Pak Railways hit by scam: audit
lahore: Pakistan Railways has been hit by a `16-billion scam relating to replacement of its colonial-era signalling system with a modern system, according to an internal audit report that has forced the government to probe a consortium of Bombardier Transport and Chinese company.