Chinese researchers have claimed to have made a significant breakthrough in the study of HIV virus, offering hope of developing new medications to treat or even cure the disease. The researchers said they have made the breakthrough in the structural analysis of the viral infectivity factor (Vif) of the HIV virus, which will help in […]
The Aam Aadmi Party Friday launched its free national membership drive named as “Main bhi Aam Aadmi”. Five ways to become AAP member include sending an SMS or giving a missed call on “07798220033”, registering on the AAP website, getting registered at the party’s membership camps and by filling a form with copy of voter […]
The US Senate has adopted a resolution on Bangladesh stressing the “critical need” for a political dialogue. The first session of the 113th Congress Jan 7 adopted the resolution, the details of which have been published Jan 9, bdnews24.com reported Friday. On Dec 18, the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discussed the resolution submitted […]
The Delhi High Court Friday refused to suspend a government notification on the criteria for nursery admissions in the capital on a plea filed by the city’s unaided private schools. Justice Manmohan, issuing notice to the Delhi government, asked it to file its reply within three weeks. The matter was posted for hearing next March […]
An increasing number of elderly men are opting for testosterone therapy – often without prescription – purportedly to enhance their sex drive. According to an alarming study, testosterone use has sharply increased among older men in the US and Britain in past decade. Many such patients appear to have normal testosterone levels and do not […]
Kenyan military jet fighters attacked an Al Shabab militant camp killing over 30 militants, including several of its key commanders, a Kenyan defence spokesman said. Kenya Defence Forces spokesman Cyrus Oguna said the attack took place at Garbarahey in the Gedo region of Somalia late Thursday and saw scores of the insurgents escape with multiple […]
BJP leader Subramanian Swamy Friday said former police officer Kiran Bedi and former army chief V.K. Singh should be invited to join the Bharatiya Janata Party. The comments come as speculation is rife that the two are swaying the BJP way. “We should invite Kiran Bedi & Gen Singh to join BJP,” Swamy said in […]
The country needs a large pool of competent statisticians to support the analytical needs of the public and private sectors, President Pranab Mukherjee said here Friday. At the 48th convocation of Indian Statistical Institute, Mukherjee said: “A large pool of competent statisticians in the country is necessary to support the analytical needs of the public […]
India’s trade deficit widened to $10.14 billion in December from $9.22 billion recorded in the previous month due to slower growth in exports and increased imports of gold, government data showed Friday. Exports increased by 3.49 percent to $26.34 billion in December 2013 as compared to $25.45 billion recorded in the corresponding month of the […]
The Supreme Court said Friday that someone whose name does not figure either in an FIR or a chargesheet but whose role in an alleged crime surfaces during the course of a trial would be subjected to the said trial. A constitution bench of Chief Justice P. Sathasivam, Justice B.S Chauhan, Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, […]