New York, Oct 6 (IANS) A modified form of the drug niclosamide – now used to eliminate intestinal parasites – may hold the key to battling Type 2 diabetes at its source, says a study. The drug used in the study is a modified form of a medication that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in […]
Canberra, Oct 6 (IANS) The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) Monday announced that the underwater search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which vanished March 8, has resumed. The GO Phoenix, a Malaysian government contracted ship, is the first of the three vessels that arrived in the search zone and the fleet will spend around a year […]
Cleveland (Ohio), Oct 6 (IANS) LeBron James made his first Cleveland Cavaliers appearance since 2010 as the NBA franchise beat Maccabi Tel Aviv 107-80 in an international friendly basketball game. James played only 20 minutes, scoring 12 points on 4-of-11 shooting with four rebounds and as many assists Sunday, reports Xinhua. Kyrie Irving top scored for […]
Jammu, Oct 6 (IANS) At least five people were killed Monday and 29 injured in Pakistani firing in Jammu district, police said. “The number of civilians killed in Pakistani firing in Arnia has gone up to five as one more person has succumbed to his injuries while being shifted to a hospital,” a senior police officer […]
Los Angeles, Oct 6 (IANS) Actor David McIntosh is hell bent on winning back his ex-girlfriend, actress-model Kelly Brook who dumped hium after growing suspicious of his contact with his ex-girlfriend Sarah Harper. Since then, McIntosh has vehemently denied ever cheating on Brook and now a fresh report from The Sun claims the former “Gladiator” star […]
Jammu, O Oct 6 (IANS) Four civilians were killed and 25 injured in shelling from the Pakistani side of the India-Pakistan border in Jammu district Monday, Police sources said. Monday’s major ceasefire violations by Pakistani rangers came on a day when Muslims in both India and Pakistan are celebrating the holy Eid-ul-Azha festival. The police sources […]
Madrid, Oct 6 (IANS/EFE) Spain’s Maritime Rescue service Sunday pulled out of water 58 immigrants from Sub-Saharan countries, who had set sail from the Moroccan coast in a small boat in the Mediterranean Sea. The migrants were intercepted 10 nautical miles from the Spanish islet of Alboran. A spokesman for the emergency service told EFE that […]
Los Angeles, Oct 6 (IANS) Singer Adele is reportedly “earning 80,000 pounds a day” despite the fact that she hasn’t released an album in four years. Her music career has taken something of a backseat as she dedicates her time to her two-year-old son Angelo Adkins, but her bank balance is still looking pretty healthy. Dailymail.co.uk […]
UNINDIAN, the first feature of the recently established Australia India Film Fund (AIFF) will go into production in October in Sydney, Australian Prime Minister, the Hon. Tony Abbott MP announced in India. The first of its kind in the world, the Australia India Film Fund was established in 2013 to invest in Australian films with Indian themes for […]
Dr Surinder Uppal, the winner of LIVERPOOL CITY LOCAL HEALTH BUSINESS AWARD 2013 & 2014 arrived in Australia from New Dehli in 1973, and began working at Canterbury hospital. Three years later he married Sudesh, also an accomplished doctor from Patiala. Together they opened a general practice (GP) surgery in Casula, and have been looking after the health of families for […]