Saturday, March 4, 2017

Study: half of the studies you read about in the news are wrong

Study: half of the studies you read about in the news are wrong

Newspapers Headlines
"In UP all roads lead to Varanasi, the high-profile Lok Sabha constituency  of Prime Minister Narendra Modi," reports DNA. "BJP for  EC check on burqa-clad voters," headlines The Asian Age.
"Withdrawal symptoms," is how Hindustan Times describes HDFC, ICICI and Axis Banks revised ATM rules for withdrawing cash from their outlets. "Pay for frequenting banks!" is The Pioneer's headlines.
Doing its bit to curb pollution in the National Capital, "Railways to take 20,000 trucks of Delhi roads," reports Mail Today. "Ro-Ro (or Roll On-Roll Off) service rolls out in Gurgaon,"  says Hindustan Times in a front-page, photo story showing trains carrying loaded trucks on wagons, to decongest roads in NCR.
"Aadhar to be must for on-line tickets to prevent touts from blocking tickets in bulk," notes The Asian Age.
In another story on the railways, The Indian Express reports, "India takes lead to run freight train from Dhaka to Istanbul; calls meeting of Railway heads of five countries," including Pakistan.
The ABVP march in DU passing off without incident and the Jats' protest in the Capital have been noticed in Hindustan Times. "We'll be back, Jats say" headlines the paper.
"President asks politicians to show tolerance," in an address on 'India At 70' in Kochi, headlines DNA. "Free campuses of intolerance, violence" quotes Asian Age.
"RSS man offers 1 crore for Pinarayi head ;draws condemnation from Sangh, CPM and Congress," is a front-page story in Asian Age."
And, finally, ever wondered how the harmonious 'Bong' sound is created in London's Big Ben? The Times of India reports that  it "is produced when its 200 kg hammer hits the side of the bell, setting off vibrations in the metal and causing the entire bell to pulsate!"

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