Mumbai, Aug 30 (IANS) Fortis Healthcare’s Chief Financial Officer Gagandeep Singh Bedi has resigned, citing personal reasons. According to a BSE filing, the company Board at its meeting on Thursday accepted Bedi’s resignation “after discussion…
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday said cases of leptospirosis, acute diarrhea and dengue are rising in flood-hit Kerala and that the Centre is closely monitoring the…
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday said it expected an expert committee would be set up to handle the issue of solid-waste management in Delhi to take up the matter seriously…
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) The Delhi government on Thursday announced that the residents of Delhi will get preference at the Guru Tegh Bahadur (GTB) Hospital from September 15. Under the pilot project — aimed…
New York, Aug 30 (IANS) Parents and teachers may find it difficult to detect depression in young children, that can affect their social skills and academics, a new study shows. According to Anxiety and Depression…
London, Aug 30 (IANS) A single dose of the non-intoxicating compound of cannabis — cannabidiol — can help reduce brain function abnormalities seen in people with psychosis, results of a clinical trial, led by an…
Sydney, Aug 30 (IANS) Researchers have developed a novel, low-cost finger prick blood test that deploys gold-plated nanoparticles for early detection of cancer. The research team from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in…
Washington, Aug 30 (IANS) Looking at the depths of the Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, a storm that has been raging on the planet for over 350 years, NASA scientists have found water above the planet’s…
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) The Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi (IIT-D) and All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Thursday entered into a pact for setting up a Biomedical Research Park in Jhajjar, Haryana,…
London, Aug 30 (IANS) Even low levels of exposure to toxic chemicals in the environment like arsenic, lead, copper and cadmium pose a significant risk to cardiovascular health, finds a study, led by one of…
Toronto, Aug 30 (IANS) When it comes to teen dating, boys are more likely to report being the victim of violence — hit, slapped, or pushed — than girls, a new study has found. The…
London, Aug 30 (IANS) Struggling to cut down your body fat? Eating breakfast late, but having an early dinner may help, suggests a pilot study. The findings showed that people who delayed their breakfast by…
Tokyo, Aug 30 (IANS) Astronomers have obtained the most detailed anatomy chart of a monster galaxy located 12.4 billion light-years away, using Chile’s Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA). The Monster galaxy, called as COSMOS-AzTEC-1, was…
London, Aug 30 (IANS) Do you often suffer from acne? Take heart, a potential vaccine that targets the bacterial toxins may soon be on the anvil, say researchers. Instead of invading pathogens, the new vaccine…
Panaji, Aug 30 (IANS) Amid demands for dismissal of his government by the opposition and confusion in the state BJP ranks over leadership issues, Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar left for the US from Mumbai…
Bengaluru, Aug 29 (IANS) India will be hosting the 6th edition of Bengaluru Space Expo in this tech capital from September 6 to 8, a top official said on Wednesday. “The space expo on September…
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) and Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi (IIT-D) on Wednesday came together for exchanging research proposals to develop technology driven health care solutions. According to…
Bengaluru, Aug 29 (IANS) The duration of India’s proposed maiden manned space mission in 2021-2022 and the number of astronauts who will be on board are yet to be decided, an ISRO official said on…
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) In the wake of an advisory issued by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare asking states to ban e-cigarettes, an organisation that represents e-cigarette users has questioned the…
Panaji, Aug 29 (IANS) BJP’s North Goa MP and Union Minister Shripad Naik on Wednesday did not rule out a return to state politics, saying that as disciplined soldiers the partymen took up any responsibility…