Research inspired by the unique ayurvedic metallic preparations known as ‘bhasmas’ has led Indian researchers to propose a novel nano-particle-based drug for diabetes. In a proof-of-concept study, researchers at the Agharkar Research Institute (ARI) in Pune claim to have successfully used this nano-medicine to treat both Type-1 and Type-2 diabetes in rats. Oral administration of […]
Managing diabetes could soon become a lot easier as researchers have developed the first “smart insulin patch” that can detect increases in blood sugar levels and secrete doses of insulin into the bloodstream whenever required. The patch – a thin square no bigger than a penny – is covered with more than 100 tiny needles, […]
Punjab’s poor health is worrying political parties, with the Congress concerned over the growing drug consumption and the BJP wanting a check on liquor consumption. Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi has spoken up over growing drug consumption in Punjab and Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh too has again raised the issue. The BJP, a coalition […]
The World Bank Group on Tuesday announced a financial aid of up to $500 million to Nepal for reconstruction following the April earthquake. The announcement was made ahead of an international donor conference here on Thursday, The Himalayan Times reported. According to the government, the April 25 temblor caused damage worth $500 million to physical […]
The district magistrate-level meeting of India and Bangladesh, to be held on June 24 in Chittagong in Bangladesh, has been postponed as most of the Indian officials do not have passports. “The district magistrate-level meeting of India and Bangladesh has been postponed as most of the district-level officials have no passport,” a Tripura home department […]
A Bharatiya Janata Party parliamentarian on Tuesday said “no one should help an absconder like (former IPL chief) Lalit Modi”. “Lalit Modi is an absconder and no one should help him. The government should file a case to revoke his passport,” member of Lok Sabha and former home secretary R.K. Singh told the media here. […]
Distributor Paramount Pictures has released the first image and a teaser of the upcoming horror movie “Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension”. One of the photographs delivers an idea about how to enter “the ghost dimension” as it features a portal opening in the wall of a little girl’s room. Another photograph gives a look at […]
A self-proclaimed atheist from Turkey’s southeastern province of Adiyaman, was forced to leave his hometown after receiving death threats for removing “Islam” from the religious affiliation section of his national identity card, media reported on Tuesday. The threats began on May 21, with the man receiving two letters containing death threats and his house being […]
A mob in an open market in China’s Guangxi province hit out at a group of animal rights activists who were protesting against an annual dog meat festival, CNN reported on Tuesday. “Don’t you eat beef? If you stop eating beef, then we’ll stop eating dog meat,” a man yelled at the activists in the […]
Vinod Kapri’s film “Miss Tanakpur Haazir Ho” got embroiled in a Khap controversy for narrating a story of a man who is falsely accused by a village strongman of raping a buffalo. The journalist-turned-director says the controversy was “totally uncalled for”. In the film, which stars Om Puri, Sanjay Mishra, Annu Kapoor, Ravi Kishan, Rahul […]