Health
People with intellectual disabilities at high Covid-19 death risk
New York: In the first-of-its-kind study, researchers have claimed that people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are more likely to die from Covid-19...
Drink coffee to cut risk of digestive disorders like gallstone
London: Drinking coffee may help reduce the risk of certain digestive disorders, including gallstone disease and pancreatitis, a new study has suggested.
The study from...
10% Covid cases with diabetes die within 7 days of hospitalisation: Study
London: One in 10 Covid-19 patients who have diabetes die within seven days of hospitalization, a new study has claimed.
The findings, published in the...
Rs 2,000 fine for home quarantine violators in MP
Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh Health Department has decided to impose a fine of Rs 2,000 on first-time violators of home quarantine norms in order...
Locust invasion warning in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Wednesday advised farmers to take preventive measures to save crops from the attack of locusts after the swarms spread...
Homemade cloth masks can reduce COVID-19 spread: Study
Toronto: Cloth masks, particularly those with several layers of cotton cloth, can reduce transmission of Covid-19 by blocking up to 99 percent of infectious...
Record 792 cases in 24 hours in Delhi, toll crosses 300-mark
New Delhi: The coronavirus cases count in the national capital witnessed a record jump of 792 in a day, taking the total tally to...
A new disease grips children of the world and it is not covid-19
Milan: The city of Milan got cases of children being brought with symptoms which dint seem to be similar to coronavirus since early March....
Spain to help Indian students in research on micro-organisms
New Delhi: Spain will help students from Indian universities with research on micro-organisms which will help in curbing diseases in children and also in developing...
Atleast 6 months more for human trials to commence for covid-19 vaccine in India: ICMR
New Delhi: According to the Indian Council of Medical Research, the human trials of Covid-19 vaccine might take at least 6 months to begin....
Taking extra precautions is the need of the hour- Doctors over relaxations of lockdown
Hyderabad: With the relaxations permitted in the country by the Central and state governments, there is a higher chance of people getting infected by...
Ministry: Covid-19 mortality rate down from 3.13% to 3.02%
New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry on Friday said the Covid-19 fatality rate has dropped from 3.13 percent to 3.02 percent, and the authorities...
Lockdown 5.0: In ‘exit plan,’ positive sign for Metro, malls, restaurants
New Delhi: Three days ahead of completing 68-day countrywide lockdown, the Centre is learnt to have come up with a roadmap of an exit...
Heart-wrenching: Video shows toddler trying to wake up dead mother at Bihar station
Muzaffarpur (Bihar): A video of a toddler pulling the shroud from the dead body of her mother in Bihar's Muzaffarpur railway station has gone...
‘Govt pays opposition political workers in Kashmir Rs 78 cr per year’
New Delhi: The Modi government pays political workers of the opposition parties in Kashmir Rs 78 crore per year, in continuation with the policy...
Nicotine likely to help against coronavirus: French study
Paris: According to a French study conducted recently, nicotine has been found to likely help a person against coronavirus. The new study attempts to...
Will lockdown 4.0 differ from state to state? It might
New Delhi: As the three-phase lockdown nears its end and Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised lockdown 4.0 will be "in a new avatar", states...
“Made by Jains on order, no Muslim staff”- Chennai bakery owner arrested after spreading malicious advertisement
Chennai: A bakery owner was arrested after he sent hateful advertisement over WhatsApp of his bakery having only Jain workers and no Muslims preparing...