Islamabad, July 3 (IANS) A three-day anti-polio campaign targeting over 3.5 million children has begun in Pakistan’s northwest Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, the media reported. According to Provincial Health Department, more than 3.5 million children up to…
Chennai, July 2 (IANS) The National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) on Monday launched an eight-week online certification course to train doctors across the country treating patients with Tuberculosis (TB), a disease with an…
Jaipur, July 2 (IANS) The Rajasthan government will provide milk thrice a week to 62 lakh children studying in government schools and madrasas under its Annapurna Milk Scheme, Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje said on Monday….
Srinagar, July 2 (IANS) A tourist from Haryana visiting Jammu and Kashmir’s Gulmarg ski resort died of cardiac arrest on Monday, police said. The deceased was identified as Pawan Chand Gandhi from the state’s Faridabad….
New York, July 2 (IANS) Lack of a stable relationship could be the reason why young women are increasingly opting to freeze their eggs, contrary to the popular belief of delaying childbearing due to pursuing…
Washington, July 2 (IANS) A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft loaded with about 2,600 kg of research materials and supplies, including an Artificial Intelligence (AI) robot named Cimon, reached the International Space Station on Monday, NASA said….
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) The eyes of the 11 members of a family who were found dead here – 10 hanging from the ceiling and one body on the floor – were donated to…
Indore, July 2 (IANS) The condition of a seven-year-old girl gang raped by two youths in Mandsaur in Madhya Pradesh is improving, doctors treating her said on Monday. The city’s M.Y. Hospital, where the child…
London, July 2 (IANS) While global warming is deemed as the direct result of man-made activities, a new research has claimed that the climate change phenomenon was caused by the evolution of Earth’s first animals…
London, July 2 (IANS) Undergoing genetic testing for breast cancer creates a “DNA barcode” which can help transform treatment for the deadly cancer and make it more personalised to each patient, scientists say. According to…
New York, July 2 (IANS) A little appreciation and a sense of belonging from mentors may be helpful in reducing adolescents’ destructive behaviour and delinquent activities, says a new study, emphasising the importance of mentoring…
New York, July 2 (IANS) Administering an antioxidant-enriched vitamin may decrease respiratory exacerbations in people with cystic fibrosis, a study suggests. Cystic fibrosis is an inherited life-threatening disorder that damages the lungs and the digestive…
Washington, July 2 (IANS) Scientists from several organisations in the US, including NASA, are planning to use remote-operated submarines to hunt for the remains of an outer space object — believed to be a meteorite…
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) When it comes to genome analytics, data may run in petabytes (PB is 1,000 terabytes). Keeping this data stored in Cloud is paramount and Amazon Web Services is helping Genome…
Canberra, July 2 (IANS) The gene that strengthens the human immunity system has been identified by Australian scientists, it was revealed on Monday. The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)identified the gene that plays…
Charikar (Afghanistan), July 1 (IANS) More than 60 students of a girl school were mysteriously poisoned in Jabalus Saraj district of Afghanistan’s eastern Parwan province on Sunday, a police official said. The incident occurred in…
Kolkata, July 1 (IANS) The health condition of former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee, under treatment in a private nursing home here following a cerebral haemorrhage, continues to be critical with no further signs of…
Kolkata, July 1 (IANS) Four passengers onboard the Puri-Sealdah Duronto Express allegedly fell ill after eating “undercooked” chicken, a railway official said. The authorities have since decided to suspend the vendor’s licence. The Indian Railway…
New York, July 1 (IANS) Researchers have developed a treatment that may help reverse chemical imbalances made to the brain by habitual drug use and could one day help recovering drug addicts avoid future drug…
New York, July 1 (IANS) With conventional water-repellent coatings facing a gradual phase-out due to their harmful effects on the environment and human health, researchers including one of Indian-origin have developed a process that could…