Citing non-payment of dues worth crores, Mayors of the three corporations along with their deputies and standing committee leaders staged a sit-in protest and raised slogans outside the official residence of Delhi’s Chief Minister Mayors, deputy mayors and various senior leaders of the three BJP-led municipal corporations on 7 December sat on a dharna outside […]

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Scientists have developed a designer cholera vaccine which may provide rapid protection against the disease, and limit the spread of future outbreaks. Experiments conducted on rabbits by researchers at Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) in the US suggest that the tricked-out cholera vaccine starts protecting against the deadly disease within a day. The researchers discovered […]

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India committed to achieving universal health coverage, says health minister at Geneva Union Health Minister JP Nadda, who led the Indian delegation at the World Health Assembly in Geneva, addressed the plenary meeting of the 71st World Health Assembly. He spoke on the theme ‘Health for All: Commit to Universal Health Coverage’. He said India […]

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FILMMAKER MEGHNA GULZAR TALKS ABOUT HER LATEST FILM ‘RAAZI’ AT THE FILM’S PRESS CONFERENCE Filmmaker Meghna Gulzar says through her latest project “Raazi” is about patriotism, she wanted to steer clear of resorting to sloganeering or Pakistan-bashing to make the film saleable. Adaptation of Harinder Sikka’s novel “Calling Sehmat”, “Raazi” is about an Indian woman […]

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Walk your way out of cardiac problems right from middle age Over 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous activity each week, such as brisk walking or biking in middle age may significantly decrease the risk of heart failure, according to a study. By analysing reported physical activity levels over time in 11,000 American adults, researchers […]

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Exposure to pets and rural environments during childhood helps Children raised in a rural environment, surrounded by animals and bacteria, grow up to have more stress-resilient immune systems and may be at lower risk of mental illness than pet-free city dwellers, according to a study. The study published in the journal Proceedings of the National […]

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India can finish among the top two in group in the Asian Cup, says Baichung Bhutia. Quite a change from the performance last time around Indian football great Bhaichung Bhutia says the country cannot just qualify for the knockouts but also finish among the top two in the group stage of the AFC Asian Cup […]

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India’s Lahiri hopes to regain form at Players Championship, while the Woods—Mickelson battle will be the cynosure of all eyes Golfer Anirban Lahiri, the only Indian to feature at the prestigious Players Championship, would be hoping to stay inside world’s top-100. Lahiri, ranked exactly no. 100, will be trying to stay inside the world’s top-100 […]

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