Washington, May 15 (ANI): While helmets reduce head injuries and their use should be encouraged, the impact of legislation seems to be minimal, researchers suggest.

New Delhi, May 13 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Monday called for the setting up institutional mechanisms for providing immediate funds to people to help them recover from losses caused by natural disasters.

New Delhi, May 10 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, will inaugurate the first session of national platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) at the Vigyan Bhawan here on May 13.

New Delhi, May 9 (ANI): Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Thursday said the government plans to launch a new scheme of mainstreaming Civil Defence in Disaster Risk Reduction at an outlay of approximately Rs. 600 crore in the 12th and 13th Five Year Plan to provide further momentum to the process of strengthening the civil defence organization.

New Delhi, May 3 (ANI): The first session of National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (NPDRR) with the theme "Mainstreaming DRR in Development: From Risk to Resilience" will be held at New Delhi on May 13 and 14.

London, Apr 10 (ANI): Researchers have observed how a nation that lost an average of 5kg per head over five years contributed to a halving of the death rate from diabetes and a one third reduction in deaths from heart disease.

Mumbai, April 7 (ANI): National award winning actress Vidya Balan hopes that fellow actor Sanjay Dutt's sentence of five years for possession of arms will be reduced.

New York, Apr 7 (ANI): Victoria Beckham has sparked rumours that she might have undergone a breast reduction surgery after she sported smaller breasts recently.

New Delhi, Mar. 11 (ANI): In view of the huge investment requirements in the infrastructure, social and rural development sectors in India, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Monday highlighted the need for continued and enhanced engagement of the World Bank Group with India.

New York, Mar. 8 (ANI): A school counsellor from Georgia, was left shell-shocked after she googled her name and saw snaps of her breasts before and after undergoing reduction surgery posted at a clinic's website.

Washington, Feb 17 (ANI): Facebook paid no taxes in the US, despite earning more than one billion dollars in profits last year, a report has said.

New York, Feb 8 (ANI): A family from Washington got a reduction from their bill because their three children were so well-behaved during the visit.

London, Feb.1 (ANI): Afghanistan's human rights situation remained poor, with deterioration in some areas, and growing concerns for the future, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2013. In 2012, US-led foreign military forces began a drawdown as part of a major reduction set to be reached in 2014.

New Delhi, Jan.29 (ANI): At a time when slowing consumption and investment demand is derailing the growth momentum of the economy and industry, the decision of the RBI to ease the monetary policy by reducing repo rate and CRR will go a long way in reversing the downward trend, said CII in a press release issued here today.

London, Jan. 27 (ANI): Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong has been given time until February 6 to come completely clean about his doping activities history if he wished to negotiate a reduction on his lifetime ban.

London, Jan 23 (ANI): Chantelle Houghton has revealed that she is planning to go under the knife to have a breast reduction.

Washington, Jan. 16 (Xinhua-ANI): U.S. President Barack Obama will unveil a 'comprehensive' package of gun violence reduction proposals on Wednesday, including renewing assault weapons ban and tougher background checks, said the White House on Tuesday.

New Delhi, Jan 14 (ANI): Asserting that 'inclusive growth' should not be a mere slogan but a fundamental driving force for sustainable development, President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said a decisive reduction in poverty will be possible only if there is an expansion in economic opportunities for all sections of the society.

Sydney, Jan 12(ANI): Legendary Ricky Ponting has said the extreme workload on international players these days might result in a rapid reduction of one-day internationals following the 2015 World Cup, and he also backed Cricket Australia's (CA) contentious rotation policy.

London, Jan 10 (ANI): Morgan Stanley has planned to cut 1,600 staff, with about half the reductions coming from outside the US.

London, January 9 (ANI): Biomass smoke - smoke produced by domestic cooking and heating and wood-burning - is behind a large increase in male deaths from respiratory diseases and heart failure, a new study has found.

Washington, December 19 (ANI): Both daily automobile travel and calories consumed are related to body weight, and reducing either one, even by a small amount, correlates with a reduction in body mass index (BMI), suggests a new study.

London, Dec 17 (ANI): British Prime Minister David Cameron is will signal the end of his country's involvement in the Afghan War by announcing a major reduction in the number of combat troops.

Manila, Dec. 6 (Xinhua-ANI): Death toll in the Philippines due to Typhoon Bopha (local name Pablo) climbed to 325, while 379 others were reported missing, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said on Thursday morning.

Washington, Dec. 5 (ANI): President Barack Obama has dismissed a House Republican deficit reduction offer as being 'still out of balance', saying there will be no agreement until the GOP agrees on raising taxes on the rich.