India to introduce indigenous TB infection skin test 'c-TB'
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) Starting later this year, the Union government will introduce a newly approved 'Made in India' tuberculosis (TB) infection skin test called 'c-TB', Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced on Thursday in the national capital.
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General Insight 09:08 PMPakistan's flawed foreign policy and its internal dimensions
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General Health/Medicine 02:30 PM'Natural immunity' from Omicron is weak and limited: Study
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Yasin Malik: Friend or foe of Kashmir?
By Amjad Ayub Mirza
The UK Minister of State for foreign Commonwealth & Development Affairs Lord Tariq Ahmed told the House of Lords (Upper House) in London that the British government was monitoring the trial of Yasin Malik (who once was the leader of the banned terrorist organisation Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front- JKLF) very closely.
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Police crack J&K wine shop terror attack case
Srinagar, May 19 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir Police said on Thursday that it has cracked the wine shop terror attack case in which four terrorists and one Lashkar-e-Taiba associate have been arrested.
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'Judges, members left twiddling thumbs': SC junks plea for state NGT benches
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the seats of the NGT benches can be located as per exigencies, however in view of weak case load, it is not necessary to locate them in every state.
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First signs of global outbreak of rare monkeypox disease in Europe
London, May 18 (IANS) Monkeypox has been detected in Portugal and Spain in what could be the first global outbreak of the rare disease, media reports said on Wednesday.
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India and the refugee crisis from Myanmar
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) The Indian state of Mizoram has been providing shelter and refuge to over 29,000 people from the bordering nation of Myanmar since the middle of last year. While 15,000 people from Chin state crossed into Mizoram last July-August, a fresh spurt of violence in Myanmar led to another exodus in January-February 2022.
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Amid intense heat wave, Maharashtra's Marathwada region reels under power shortage
By D. Shrinivas
Parbhani, May 18 (IANS/ 101Reporter) March 20, 2022, was a hot summer day in Parbhani district of Maharashtra's Marathwada.
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US military shares videos of UFOs at rare Congressional hearing
Washington, May 18 (IANS) In a first public Congressional hearing in over 50 years on UFOs sightings in the US, the country's military officials unveiled new footage of what they call as unidentified aerial phenomena, or UAP, but nothing suggests the presence of aliens, media reports said.
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Pinarayi 2.0 first anniversary mired in K-Rail protests
By Sanu V. George
Thiruvananthapuram, May 18 (IANS) The massive statewide protests against K-Rail seem to be proving a dampener for the first anniversary of the second Pinarayi Vijayan government in Kerala which may see an impact in the Thrikkakara bypolls on May 31.
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TN Idol Wing seizes 500-yr-old statue, 2 arrested
Chennai, May 18 (IANS) The Idol Wing of the Tamil Nadu Police on Tuesday seized a 500-year-old green stone statue near Poonamallee town and arrested two persons in connection
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25 injured in fire at Bharat Rasayan factory in Guj's Dahej
Bharuch (Gujarat), May 17 (IANS) At least 25 persons were injured, including three who sustained serious injuries as a fire broke out after a blast at Bharat Rasayan Ltd's chemical plant in Dahej in Gujarat's Bharuch district on Tuesday, officials said.
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New monkeypox cases in UK detected among gay, bisexual men
London, May 17 (IANS) The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has detected four additional cases of monkeypox in gay, bisexual men, taking the total number to seven in the country.
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Wheat export ban: Transporters facing Rs 3 cr daily losses in Guj city
Gandhidham (Gujarat), May 17 (IANS) The Central government's decision to ban wheat exports has had a cascading effect on the transport and shipping business. In Kandla-Gandhidham, the transport industry is suffering a loss of Rs 3 crore a day, because more than 5,000 trucks are stranded with wheat, as there is no place to unload and exporters are not taking calls.
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Twitter deal 'cannot move forward' until CEO proves bot numbers: Musk
San Francisco, May 17 (IANS) Tech billionaire Elon Musk on Tuesday said that the $44 billion Twitter deal "cannot move forward" until the micro-blogging site's CEO Parag Agrawal proves the bot numbers.
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Birdwatching community raises alarm as bird count at Srinagar's Hokersar wetland dwindles
By Hirra Azmat
Srinagar, May 17 (IANS/ 101Reporters) Every winter, Hokersar wetland near Srinagar in Jammu & Kashmir transforms into a paradise for birdwatchers. European goldfinch, common teal, northern pintail, garganey, mallard, common coots, greater white fronted goose, bramblings, jackdaw and various types of bunting species flock to the wetland, which, in 2005, was declared a Ramsar site -- a wetland deemed of international importance.
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Musk hints paying less for Twitter as he fights with Agrawal over bots
San Francisco, May 17 (IANS) Tesla CEO Elon Musk has hinted to pay less for Twitter takeover, as he sparred with CEO Parag Agrawal over the actual number of bots or spammy accounts on the platform.
