New York, April 7 (IANS) There might soon be new approaches to tackle the deadly malaria. A research team at University of California, Riverside has generated a 3D model of the human malaria parasite genome at three different stages in the parasite’s life cycle. The parasite that causes malaria in humans is Plasmodium falciparum. To understand […]
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) India’s largest drugmaker Sun Pharma will buy out Ranbaxy Laboratories for $4 billion, the two companies said Monday. The combined entity will create the world’s fifth largest specialty generic pharma company. According to a joint statement issued by the two companies, Sun Pharma will acquire 100 percent of Ranbaxy in an […]
Thiruvananthapuram, April 7 (IANS) The Congress will suffer its worst ever defeat in the Lok Sabha election, CPI-M general secretary Prakash Karat said Monday. Addressing an election rally here, Karat said there was “a wave of anger” against the Congress which has ruled India since 2004. He said that central ministers from Kerala should also be […]
Mumbai, April 7 (IANS) Yesteryear screen goddess Waheeda Rehman marvels at the superior current filmmaking techniques and praises the “smart and focussed” young generation, but says that the present lot has “a shorter life” on the screen as compared to those of her time. The 76-year-old, who ruled the screen during the 1950s and 1960s and […]
Chennai, April 7 (IANS) Child artist Sara Arjun is the real star of upcoming Tamil family-drama “Saivam”, says its director Vijay, who is completely in awe of the little girl’s performance. He has already worked with her in his film “Deiva Thirumagal”. “She has transformed herself so well since we worked the last time. She is […]
Aizawl, April 7 (IANS) Ahead of the April 9 voting for the state’s lone Lok Sabha seat, Mizoram Police seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition in the state, police said here Monday. “Four AK-47 assault rifles and one machine gun were recovered from two suspected gun smugglers from Champhai town (in eastern Mizoram) along […]
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Monday promised to provide “good governance” if the BJP wins the Lok Sabha election even as his party pledged to build “Brand India”. Speaking after the release of the BJP’s election manifesto soon after the staggered Lok Sabha election began, Modi said the BJP’s aim was […]
New York, April 7 (IANS) In a ground-breaking research, scientists have resolved the age-old mystery of touch – how cells just beneath the skin surface enable us to feel fine details and textures. Till date, almost nothing is known about the cells and molecules responsible for initiating our sense of touch. Using optogenetics – a new […]
Agartala, April 7 (IANS) A quarter of Tripura’s electorate cast their ballot till 10 a.m. Monday as polling was held in one of the two constituencies in the state, an official said. Balloting took place in West Tripura constituency with no untoward incidents reported so far, officials said. “Long queues were seen in most of the […]
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) It was a warm Monday morning here and the Met Office has forecast a partly cloudy sky with spells of light rain in some areas. “The sky will be partly cloudy, with possibility of brief spells of light rain or thunderstorm in some areas,” said an official of the India Meteorological […]