Soon, an implantable 3D device can deliver treatment or predict an impending heart attack before a patient shows any physical symptoms. Using an inexpensive 3D printer, biomedical engineers are developing a custom-fitted device with embedded sensors that could transform treatment and prediction of cardiac disorders. The team at the school of engineering and applied science […]
A benchmark index of Indian equities markets was trading flat at 59.20 points or 0.28 percent up in the pre-noon trade Wednesday. Good buying was observed in the capital goods and healthcare sectors, while selling pressure was seen in the metal sector. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the S&P Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which […]
The Minnesota Timberwolves came from behind to beat the Phoenix Suns 110-101 in an NBA game. Kevin Love finished the game Tuesday night with 33 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists. It is the sixth straight game that the All-Star scorer has got at least 30 points and 10 rebounds, reports Xinhua. The Wolves were […]
Unveiling a new national security policy Wednesday, Pakistan’s Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan underlined a major policy shift, saying attacks by militants will be met with an appropriate military response. Giving details of the policy in the National Assembly here, Nisar said that the matter was discuss with all political parties and the decision […]
Even after losing a match in the Celebrity Cricket League (CCL), the Mumbai Heroes team was in a mood to party. They partied hard all night Feb 22. “The entire Mumbai Heroes team was in Sohail Khan’s hotel room from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. Huma Qureshi, Chitrangda Singh and Priyamani also joined them. Sounds […]
Former West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Wednesday sought to justify the 1993 police action on Youth Congress workers, saying it was essential to prevent the state secretariat from being “captured”. Bhattarcharjee deposed before a commission probing the July 21, 1993, police firing on Youth Congress workers that left 13 dead. Immediately after assuming power […]
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud arrived here Wednesday on a three-day official visit during which the two countries are expected to sign an agreement on defence and enhance cooperation in hydrocarbons and security. Vice-president Hamid Ansari received Crown Prince Salman on his arrival. Crown Prince Salman’s is the highest level political […]
India’s Somdev Devvarman lost to Tunisian Malek Jaziri in the second round of the Dubai Duty Free Championships here Wednesday. World No.78 Devvarman went down 3-6, 5-7 against his 137-ranked opponent. Monday, Devvarman had beaten world no.5 Juan Martin del Potro who retired with a wrist injury after losing the first set. The Indian entered […]
At least 92 unauthorised Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) and chit funds have fled Tripura after illegally collecting huge amounts of money from the people, a minister said Wednesday. “Till march last year, 117 NBFCs were working in the state. When the state government started taking action against them, 92 chit funds ran away,” Finance Minister […]
Election opinion polls conducted by media should be properly authenticated, former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said Wednesday. A day after a Hindi television news channel carried out a sting operation that indicated a political conspiracy to manipulate public opinion, Kejriwal said the sting operation aired by the channel, if assumed to be authentic, represents […]