Hyderabad-based doctor planned mass poisoning: NIA chargesheet in AhmedabadThe NIA has charged three individuals, including a doctor, for an ISIS-linked plot to carry out mass poisoning using ricin. The accused all...
06 May, 2026, 10.06 AM IST
5 hours, 7 hours or 9 hours. How much sleep is ok? Top brain doctor explains the one rule most people get wrongA neurologist from Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad explains that the ideal sleep range is around 7–8 hours, but the way sleep is distributed ac...
30 Apr, 2026, 05.24 PM IST
How Florida Opossums Withstand Deadly Venom Against All Odds: A Natural Mystery UncoveredFlorida opossums exhibit a remarkable ability to withstand venomous snake bites. Scientists have discovered that their blood contains facto...
22 Mar, 2026, 06.21 PM IST
What is the Frog Toxin allegedly used to assassinate Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny? What to know about EpibatidineEpibatidine, first identified in the 1990s from a frog species native to Ecuador, is not typically linked to intentional poisoning. Researc...
15 Feb, 2026, 07.23 PM IST
UN adopts convention on workplace biological hazardsThe first convention on protecting workers from the devastating impact of uncontrolled biological hazards was adopted at the United Nations...
15 Jun, 2025, 11.13 PM IST
China developing deadly Marine Toxins, may be merging AI with bioweapons: U.S. ReportTwo Chinese nationals were apprehended in the U.S. for allegedly smuggling a dangerous fungus, raising concerns about China's bioweapons ca...
04 Jun, 2025, 05.14 PM IST
Can you become young again? Tech mogul Bryan Johnson claims "super plasma" helped his father decrease his age by 25 yearsTech millionaire Bryan Johnson took to X, formerly Twitter, to brag about his his “liquid gold” plasma in his latest social media post. He ...
17 Oct, 2024, 09.42 PM IST
112th International Labour Conference: India and other countries to come up with legal framework on bio hazardsThe International Labour Organisation will introduce a legal framework to protect the global workforce from biological hazards, emphasizing...
20 May, 2024, 12.45 AM IST
Emergency landing: Barcelona-bound Delta flight returns to Atlanta due to passenger's ‘Diarrhea’, pilot calls it ‘biohazard’The Airbus A350 had already been airborne for approximately two hours on its way from Georgia to Spain when the pilot made the decision to ...
05 Sep, 2023, 05.57 AM IST
India at UNSC backs convention prohibiting biological weaponsIndia reiterated the importance of prohibiting the use of biological weapons that could potentially turn the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflic...
19 Mar, 2022, 11.57 AM IST
Address matters on biological weapons convention through cooperation between parties concerned: India at UNSCSpeaking at the UN Security Council briefing on Ukraine: Reports of Biological Programmes, he said India has noted the recent statements by...
12 Mar, 2022, 03.06 PM IST
Biolabs charge at UNSC: India calls for talksRussian defence ministry spokesperson Igor Konashenkov had alleged that such labs were meant to spread deadly pathogens. Dismissing Russian...
12 Mar, 2022, 02.36 PM IST
Use of chemical weapons must be condemned: India"The international community should continue to be vigilant on non-state actors and terrorist groups seeking or using chemical weapons," he...
12 Jul, 2018, 05.11 PM IST
King of Foods - Water is taken for grantedThough water as a food appears unattractive, it is the single-largest nutrient of the human body and has innumerable roles to play.
03 Apr, 2015, 11.12 AM IST
Toxic mushrooms could help cure deadly diseases, new research revealsA team of Michigan State University scientists has discovered an enzyme that is the key to the lethal potency of poisonous mushrooms.
05 Dec, 2014, 04.41 PM IST
Strengthen implementation of bio weapons convention: IndiaVarma said India remains committed to improving the effectiveness of the Biological Weapons Convention and strengthening its implementation...
25 Oct, 2014, 02.46 PM IST
India will never 'develop, produce, stockpile' bio-weaponsIndia remains committed to improving the effectiveness of the BWC and strengthening its implementation and universalization.
09 Dec, 2013, 11.30 PM IST