Iconic daredevil Evel Knievel dies
Evel Knievel’s hard life killed him — it just took longer than he or anyone else might have expected.
The hard-living motorcycle daredevil, whose bone-breaking, rocket-powered jumps and stunts made him an international icon in the 1970s, died on Friday. He was 69, reports AP from Clearwater (Florida).
He had been in failing health for years, suffering from diabetes and pulmonary fibrosis, an incurable condition that scarred his lungs.
UK model enters Bollywood
A 23-year-old model from Devon in Britain, who fought off cancer seven years ago, has made her debut in the silver screen through a Bollywood love triangle, reports PTI from London.
Zoe Szypillo plays one of two female leads in Sajna Ve Sajana, a British-Pun
jabi musical which was premiered here on Saturday. The film’s Indian premiere will take place in Delhi and Mumbai, next week.
Fast-acting carbs ‘may blind you’
Addicted to fast-carb diets like bread, rice, potatoes and pasta?
It’s time to change your food habit, otherwise you might end up losing your eyesight, reports PTI from New York.
Researchers in the United States have carried out a study and found that the diets rich in carbohydrates cause blood sugar levels to rise or fall rapidly which raises the risk for central vision loss with ageing, the ScienceDaily reported.
The researchers came to the conclusion after analysing dietary intake and other data from over 4,000 men and women between the age group of 55 and 80 participating in the Age-Related Eye Disease Study.
