Fibrosis, which mostly affects the lungs and hepatic tissues, accounts for up to 45 per cent of deaths in the developed world yet till date no effective therapeutic treatment has been developed, says a recent study. Fibrosis, one of the age-related pathologies that disrupt organ functionality dramatically, is a progressive accumulation of extra-cellular matrix which […]
The CPI-M politburo, which had its two day meeting in Delhi, decided not to intervene in the appointment of Harvard University professor Gita Gopinath as an economic adviser to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan despite the objections raised by veteran leader V.S. Achuthanandan. Achuthanandan, in a letter, had expressed his displeasure to Communist Party of […]
Nayan Chaterjee emerged as the driver with luck, pluck and pace as he completed a grand double in the Euro JK 16 category of the JK Tyre FMSCI National Racing Championship at the Kari Motor Speedway here on Sunday. Nayan was the lucky beneficiary on Race 3 in this category, taking the first place in […]
Assuring “all possible help” to the Indian contingent at the Rio Olympic Games 2016 scheduled to begin on August 5, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hoped that Indian sportspersons will be able to win hearts of people from across the world. “I hope these 119 sportspersons will perform well (in the games), and they […]
The first of more than 300 Victorian properties will soon be called home by women and children escaping family violence. The first of the homes are about to be leased under the $50 million Rapid Housing Assistance program, an important step in the partnership between the Andrews Labor Government and agencies in tackling family violence. […]
Australian athletes were forced to briefly evacuate their apartments when a fire alarm was raised in their section of the Rio 2016 Olympic village, officials said. According to officials, fire crews were called when smoke was detected in one of the buildings on Friday, Xinhua news agency reported. The athletes were allowed to return to […]
20 countries to screen the #WhatIReallyReallyWant film, targeting huge cinema-going audience Spice Girl Victoria Beckham together with other personalities, women’s rights and civil activists led the online movement to tell world leaders what they really, really want for girls & women 20 years after its release, a remake of the Spice Girls’ Wannabe video, […]
Japanese Emperor Akihito has planned to deliver a televised speech in August on his desire to abdicate in favour of his son Naruhito, officials said on Friday. Officials from the Imperial Household Agency said that Akihito, 82, intends to pass on the Chrysanthemum Throne to his son, 56, “in the coming years” because he feels […]
Hundreds of commuters on the Delhi-Jaipur route remained stuck on National Highway 8 after heavy rain left the Hero Honda Chowk here inundated, officials said on Friday. As NH 8 remained cut off, traffic moving towards Rajasthan and Maharashtra was stuck on the city roads and state highways throughout Thursday night. Around 1 a.m. on […]
Hurt by a failed $7.6 billion Nokia experiment amid growing losses in the smartphone hardware business segment, Microsoft has announced to lay off an additional 2,850 workers to the previously 1,850 jobs it said it would cut. In a regulatory filing, the tech giant said it will cut 4,700 jobs globally by the end of […]