Whistle-blower of Goa alleges victimisation
Dec. 30: A whistle-blower, who blew the lid off a Board of Cricket Control of India (BCCI) forgery and nepotism scandal involving a former top official and Congress legislator in Goa, has alleged that
Health chip to give blood test results
London, Dec. 28: Your family doctor will no longer have to send blood or cancer cell samples to the lab. A little chip will give him test results on the spot. The new health chip looks like a credit c
Immune system has back-up plan
Washington, Dec. 28: Our immune system has an effective backup plan to protect the body from infection when its master switch fails, says a new study.
A molecule known as nuclear factor kappa B (NF-&
Mum kills baby at Dubai airport
London, Dec. 28: A woman strangled her newborn baby after giving birth in an airport toilet in Dubai and then took a flight after dumping the tiny corpse in a rubbish bin, a media report said on Tuesd
NRI casino king’s kingdom crumbles
Kathmandu, Dec. 28: A billion-dollar gambling industry built up in Nepal by a chartered accountant from New Delhi, which encompassed seven casinos and employed nearly 7,000 people, has been left totte
Top archer humbled at Nationals
New Delhi, Dec. 28: India’s ace archer Deepika Kumari was humbled in the 33rd Junior National Archery Championships here on Tuesday.
Deepika, the Commonwealth Games gold medallist and country’s numer
Former England captains blast petulant Punter
London, Dec. 28: England’s former Test captains have criticised Australian skipper Ricky Ponting for his lengthy argument with Pakistani umpire Aleem Dar during the fourth Ashes Test at the Melbourne
Ponting blames on-field replays
Melbourne, Dec. 28: Australian captain Ricky Ponting criticised the policy of showing replays on the big screen before a decision is made, and admitted that the Hot-Spot heat-camera vision had prompte
‘Immune system has back-up to fight infection’
Our immune system has an effective backup plan to protect the body from infection when its “master switch” fails, says a new study.
Our immune system protects the body against infections caused by bugs and viruses, but also causes inflammation which, when uncontrolled, can trigger chronic
12 die in Russian military plane crash
All 12 people on board a Russian Air Force An-22 transport aircraft that crashed late Tuesday night in central Russia's Tula region were found dead, a source said Wednesday.