Toronto (IANS) Researchers have found that the rate of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) among women living with HIV was 54 per cent higher than that of HIV-negative women. The study, published in the journal CMAJ Open, also showed that people … read more
New Delhi (IANS) A day after Babulal Marandi returned to the BJP at a massive rally in Jharkhand, BJP President J.P. Nadda has appointed party General Secretary Muralidhar Rao as the central observer for election of the leader of the state … read more
New Delhi (IANS) India is set to host the UN biodiversity summit that will bring together more than 1,200 delegates from over 110 countries to deliberate on the alarming decline of migratory species in Gandhinagar in Gujarat from Monday. The agenda … read more
Los Angeles (IANS) Veteran screen and stage actress Lynn Cohen, who was best known for playing Magda in the hit TV series “Sex and the City” and its two film versions, has passed away. She was 86. The cause of death … read more
New Delhi (IANS) Budget carrier SpiceJet expects to finalise a compensation deal with Boeing for grounding of its 737 Max aircraft by the end of the current quarter. The proposed deal might also include the erection of a simulator-based pilot’s training … read more
New Delhi (IANS) Supreme Court judge Justice R. Banumathi on Friday fainted in the courtroom while dictating the order on the Centre’s plea seeking separate hanging of the four convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case. It was a … read more
Beijing (IANS) China has developed convalescent plasma to treat patients who are infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), according to the China National Biotec Group. The company said they have collected plasma from some recovered patients to prepare therapeutic products including … read more
Mumbai (IANS) Actress Sunny Leone has recently launched a vegan campaign at Lakme Fashion Week. In association with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), Sunny unveiled her new ad, which shows the actress’ skin being torn off — a … read more
New Delhi (IANS) Bharti Airtel on Friday informed the Department of Telecom (DoT) that it is currently in the process of completing a self-assessment exercise as per the earlier DoT direction on AGR quantum to be paid to the government and … read more
Ranchi (IANS) The Hemant Soren government in Jharkhand on Friday ordered the suspension of ADGP (CID) Anurag Gupta in connection with the conduct of the Rajya Sabha polls in the state in 2016. Gupta, a 1990-batch IPS officer, was accused of … read more