How our brain traces old memories?
London, March 20 (IANS) A team of German scientists has found out what actually happens if we try to remember things that took place years or decades ago? The study revealed that the neural networks…
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Nepali PM starts week-long China visit
Kathmandu, March 20 (IANS) Nepali Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli on Sunday started a week-long official visit to China. This is Oli’s first official visit to China since he assumed the prime minister’s office on…
Antibiotics can reduce appendicitis surgeries
London, March 20 (IANS) Using antibiotics as the primary treatment for appendicitis does not increase the risk for complications at least in the first year and can significantly reduce the number of surgeries by 92…
We actively forget to make space for new memories
London, March 20 (IANS) They say that once you have learned to ride a bicycle, you never forget how to do it. But discovery of a new brain mechanism suggests that while learning, the brain…
Protestors block road outside Trump event
Washington, March 20 (IANS) Dozens of protestors blocked traffic near an event by US presidential hopeful Donald Trump in Arizona, while demonstrators marched in New York City to protest the front-runner, the media reported on…
Coming, super sensitive test to detect cancers, HIV
New York, March 20 (IANS) A new technique developed by a team of chemists at Stanford University has shown promise to be thousands of times more sensitive than current techniques to diagnose diseases — whether…
Indians in Qatar mourn five-year-old accident victim
Doha, March 20 (IANS) Scores of the Indian expatriate community members mourned the death of five-year-old Adien Mathew Shaji, who was killed in a bus accident, a media report said. Adien’s body was flown to…
Indian-Canadian found dead in car
Toronto, March 20 (IANS) The man found dead in an accident in the Newton area of the city is an Indian-Canadian man who was allegedly involved in the local drug trade, police in the Canadian…
Kim Jong-un watches landing, anti-landing drills
Pyongyang, March 20 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watched recent military drills involving landing and anti-landing, the media reported on Sunday. Participating in the drills were surface ships of the East Sea fleet…
China’s nature reserve wins UNESCO conservation award
Beijing, March 20 (IANS) China’s nature reserve Wudalianchi in Heilongjiang provincehas been awarded a top UNESCO — UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation — award, the media reported on Sunday. It received the Michel Batisse…
Seven killed as plane crashes into Brazil house
Brasilia, March 20 (IANS) At least seven people were killed when a plane crashed into a house in Brazil’s Sao Paulo city, the media reported on Sunday. The accident occurred on Saturday as the plane…
China on storm alert
Beijing, March 20 (IANS) China’s meteorological authority has issued a blue alert, the lowest level in a four-tier warning system, for rainstorms in southern parts of the country, the media reported on Sunday. Until March…
Beijing reports two more imported yellow fever cases
Beijing, March 20 (IANS) The Beijing Municipal Commission of Health and Family Planning announced two more imported yellow fever cases, days after China’s first imported case was confirmed in the capital, the media reported on…
Cuba reports new Zika case
Havana, March 20 (IANS) Cuban health authorities announced that a new case of the Zika virus infection has been detected in the country, the media reported on Sunday. The fifth imported case of the Zika…
Cuba reports new Zika case
Havana, March 20 (IANS) Cuban health authorities announced that a new case of the Zika virus infection has been detected in the country, the media reported on Sunday. The fifth imported case of the Zika…
Cuba reports new Zika case
Havana, March 20 (IANS) Cuban health authorities announced that a new case of the Zika virus infection has been detected in the country, the media reported on Sunday. The fifth imported case of the Zika…
Voting begins in Kazakhstan’s parliamentary elections
Astana, March 20 (IANS) Voters across Kazkhstan on Sunday began casting their ballots in early legislative elections to choose a new parliament. Polling stations opened at 7.00 a.m., EFE news agency reported. There are 234…
Pakistan province declares public holiday on Holi
Islamabad, March 20 (IANS) Pakistan’s Sindh province has declared a public holiday on March 24 as a public holiday to mark the occasion of Holi – a religious festival of the Hindu community, the media…
Brazilian official warns against police leaks over Petrobras case
Rio De Janeiro, March 20 (IANS) All police investigators on the Petrobras corruption case would be replaced should more police leaks to the press be discovered, Brazilian new Justice Minister Eugenio Aragao warned on Saturday….
Truck explosion in China kills five, injures 20
Beijing, March 20 (IANS) Five people died and 20 others were injured after a truck exploded on a highway on Saturday in central China’s Hunan Province, according to local authorities. The truck suspected to be…