Researchers from the School of Medical Science and Technology (SMST) at IIT Kharagpur have identified new drug repurposing candidates - existing drugs for some particular diseases, which can be used to treat other disorders - for induction of fetal hemoglobin to treat beta thalassemia patients, the institute said on Friday....
A video clip of a Karnataka resident who took just 9.55 seconds to run a distance of 100 metres has wowed the social media. ...
On the first anniversary of the Pulwama terror attack in which 40 CRPF jawans were martyred, the Congress raised questions over the role disgraced Jammu and Kashmir Police DSP Davinder Singh played in the 2019 blast. ...
The panic surrounding the coronavirus outbreak has affected Goa's tourism prospects, state Tourism Director Menino D'Souza said on Friday, with the rider, however, that he was currently unable to quantify the negative impact of the outbreak on tourism footfalls in the state....
Kashmir has not yet seen any case of coronavirus but a spurt in swine flu (H1N1) numbers continues to pose a threat in the region. ...
Efforts were on to contact the 250 delegates from across the UK who attended a conference in London where they might have come into contact with the UK capital city's first coronavirus patient, a media report said on Friday....
A North Korean official was shot dead for going to a public bath while he was meant to be in quarantine for coronavirus, it was reported....
Delhi Chief Minister-elect Arvind Kejriwal has invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to his swearing-in function in capital's Ramlila Maidan on Sunday....
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has claimed over 1,300 lives in China and the rise of fake news could be making disease outbreaks worse, say researchers, adding that efforts to stop people sharing false news, misinformation and harmful advice on social media could save lives. ...
Voices of dissent have started emerging from the Nirmohi Akhara here over the Shri Ram Janambhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, set up by the Centre to supervise the construction of a grand Ram temple....
