Stay Connected. Stay Informed.
New research suggests that pigs may function as a transmission vehicle for a strain of the hepatitis E virus (HEV) common in rats that has recently been found to infect humans. The Rocahepevirus ratti strain is called “rat HEV” because rats are the primary reservoir of the virus. Since the first human case was reported in a person with…
Read More “Pigs may be transmission route of rat hepatitis E to humans” »
Kathua: A Jammu and Kashmir Police head constable was killed and an assistant sub-inspector was injured Saturday evening during an encounter between security forces and terrorists in a remote village in Kathua district, officials said. The encounter at Kog-Mandli village in Billawar tehsil started around 5.30 pm when security forces launched a joint cordon and…
Read More “Policeman Killed During Encounter With Terrorists In Jammu and Kashmir” »
“Rahul tries to tarnish the image of India in other countries,” Rajnath Singh said Chandigarh: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, accusing the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha of trying to tarnish the country’s image during his foreign visits. Addressing a rally in Haryana’s Badli in favour of…
Multiple behavioural studies have suggested that face selectivity might be an inborn feature of the brain. Both newborn human babies and newly hatched domestic chicks that have never seen faces before show spontaneous attraction toward face-like stimuli composed of three dark features representing eyes and a mouth/beak. Researchers uncovered a population of neurons that respond…
Read More “Do domestic chicks have innate ability to recognise faces?” »
Officials said they have started an investigation on the basis of CCTV footage (Representational) New Delhi: After three firing incidents in 24 hours, Delhi has seen a major incident of robbery with 4 kg of gold worth over Rs 3.5 crore being stolen. Police officials said a gold merchant from central Delhi’s Karol Bagh got…
Read More “After Firings, Robbery In Delhi; Bike Borne Men Loot Gold Worth Rs 3.5 Crore” »
Sale of antibiotics through hospitals and medical stores across Kerala reduced by ₹1,000 crore in the last year | Photo Credit: iStockphoto With the successful launch of Operation Amrith (Antimicrobial Resistance Intervention for Total Health) to completely stop the over-the-counter sale of antibiotics without prescriptions by the end of 2024, Kerala has seen a sharp decline…
Read More “Can Kerala’s policy to limit antibiotics misuse lead to reduced AMR?” »
Cape Canaveral, Florida: SpaceX CEO Elon Musk today shared a stunning high-definition video of the Polaris space mission around Earth. Sharing the video highlights, Mr Musk said, “Looks like CGI (Computer-Generated Imagery), but it is real”. According to the mission’s official website, the Polaris space programme is a “first-of-its-kind effort to rapidly advance human spaceflight…
Read More “Elon Musk Shares Stunning Polaris Mission Video” »
Man carrying his wife in arms to get to hospital in UP The man’s grey trousers are rolled up to his knees, he balances his 50-year-old wife in his arms and marches on in his brown sandals across a flooded street to get to a hospital in Uttar Pradesh, shows a video. The video, from…
Read More “Man Carries Wife In Arms Across A Flooded Street To Get To UP Hospital” »
The primary focal point of the BCCI’s 93rd Annual General Meeting, to be held on Sunday, will be to elect two representatives of India to the ICC meetings, as finding a successor to incumbent secretary Jay Shah is not on agenda. The meeting assumes importance because the International Cricket Council has scheduled a…
Read More “Election Of BCCI Representatives To ICC Focal Point Of AGM” »
A Mumbai Police official said the CEO did not honour the summons and appear before them on Saturday. Mumbai: A day after BookMyShow’s CEO and technical head were summoned by the Mumbai Police over the alleged black-marketing of tickets for Coldplay’s concerts in Navi Mumbai in January, the company has said it has no association…
Read More “BookMyShow After Cops Summon CEO Over Coldplay Row” »