New York, Jan 26 : The number of people dying from cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the US escalated during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic, from 874,613 CVD-related deaths recorded in 2019 to 928,741 in 2020, a new study has revealed. The rise in the number of CVD deaths in 2020 repres […]
New Delhi, Jan 26 : Millets are primarily grown in Asia and Africa, with India being the top producer followed by Nigeria, Niger and China. They were among the first plants to be domesticated and still serve as a traditional staple crop in parts of Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. Millets en […]
Mumbai, Jan 25 : In a major crackdown, the Department of Revenue Intelligence's (DRI) Mumbai Zonal Unit has seized smuggled Chinese-origin insecticide consignments of 30 tonnes, valued at around Rs 16.80 crore, an official said. The seizure has blown the lid off a major racket by a syndicate t […]
Bhopal, Jan 25 : Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's film 'Pathaan' released on Wednesday in theatres across Madhya Pradesh amid protests staged by right-wing members. Theatres in Bhopal, Indore, Gwalior and many other cities witnessed long queues from early morning as people line up to watch […]
Vienna, Jan 25 : For the first time in 20 years, the Covid-19 pandemic resulted in a decline in the number of detected human trafficking victims as there were fewer opportunities for traffickers to operate and some trafficking forms were less likely to be detected, a UN report has revealed. Th […]
New Delhi, Jan 31 : The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that armed forces can take action against their officers for adulterous acts, while clarifying its 2018 landmark judgement, which decriminalised a […]
New York, Jan 31 : Long Covid patients are susceptible to developing only seven health symptoms for up to a year following the infection, a new study has revealed. These seven symptoms are fast- […]
Hong Kong, Jan 30 : In people with multiple health conditions, a booster (third) dose of a Covid vaccine was associated with a 90 per cent reduction in death when compared to two doses, a new study ha […]
New Delhi, Jan 29 : Turning a decades-old dogma on its head, Indian-origin scientists at University of California-San Francisco and Stanford Medicine shows that the receptor for oxytocin, a hormone co […]
