Amir Khan effect: Rajasthan sarpanch files cases against female foeticide in his own village!   Jaipur:  the relation between celebrities and social causes is indeed an uneasy one. A celebrity will always remain open to the accusation that she or he is making use of a worthy cause to add to her popularity. In the era of networking, the distinction between real belief and pretense blurs even further and we can never make up our minds on what or who is genuine and who isn’t. However, it is often easier to gauge the consequences of celebrity endorsements. If reports are to be believed... 

Ultrasound: the story of a technology and its murderous uses! The ultrasound technology may be dated back to 1794, when a researcher in Italy was studying the navigation patterns of bats. He found that it is possible for the bat to determine distance of an object even in the dark by measuring how long it takes for sonar to bounce back after hitting an object. Bats do it instinctively but precisely. Ultrasound is energy generated by sound waves of 20,000 or more vibrations per second. Jump cut to World War I when harassed by the German U-boats, American, British, and French governments jointly...