Hanuman Ansh: The saint linked to Apple, Google, Facebook and eBayA film about Neem Karoli Baba has surprised box offices, sparking renewed interest in the Indian saint. Richard Alpert, later Ram Dass, int...
02 Sep, 2026, 09.23 PM IST
In 1778, Polly Cooper traveled 186 miles with an Oneida delegation to bring white corn to George Washington's starving troops at Valley Forge. 248 years later, the woman preserved mainly through oral tradition is honored on the 2026 American $1 coinPolly Cooper Native American $1 coin: Polly Cooper, an Oneida woman, is honored on a 2026 dollar coin for her aid. She traveled with warrio...
17 Aug, 2026, 08.49 PM IST
Quote of the Day by Louis IX of France: ‘Show the wounds of your soul frequently, to your spiritual physician and refuse no remedies, however bitter, to heal them’Saint Louis IX's timeless insight reminds us of the importance of confronting our inner pain. In today's fast-paced world, many feel pressu...
07 Aug, 2026, 08.47 AM IST
Midday meal mishap in Karnataka leaves 20 children hospitalisedTwenty children were hospitalized in Bidar after falling ill from suspected food poisoning following their midday meal. The incident occurr...
04 Feb, 2026, 12.23 PM IST
This highly contagious disease is on the rise in Oregon; know symptomsDysentery, or shigellosis, is primarily characterised by bloody diarrhea. Multnomah County has witnessed a steady rise in dysentery cases s...
05 Mar, 2025, 07.12 PM IST
Bengaluru: Suspected food poisoning claims one life, 70 others hospitalisedThe suspected cause of the food poisoning is believed to be consumption of an edible offering at a local place of worship. Some of the hosp...
25 Dec, 2023, 04.27 PM IST
Gaza faces 'perfect storm' of deadly diseasesThe United Nations is tracking the incidence of 14 diseases with "epidemic potential" and is most concerned about soaring rates of dysenter...
14 Dec, 2023, 12.11 PM IST
Delhi govt issues advisory on water-borne diseasesCautioning that there is an increased risk of contracting water-borne diseases such as diarrhoea, dysentery and cholera in the rainy season...
21 Jul, 2023, 12.42 PM IST
Ukraine calls for more help as it holds off Russians in eastHeavy fighting was still being reported in Sievierodonetsk, the small eastern city that has become the focus of Russia's advance and site o...
11 Jun, 2022, 12.51 AM IST
Legacy pharma firm which sold 'Swadeshi' dysentery drug to Afghans waits and watches after Taliban takeoverThe company, which started out in a small garage on Hare Street, was set up as a 'Swadeshi enterprise' meant to take on the stranglehold of...
05 Sep, 2021, 05.50 PM IST
Vivimed Labs gets approval from Uzbekistan govt for two productsThe company has received approval for Bilastin tablets, which are used for the treatment of allergic Rhino conjunctivitis and Urticaria, th...
08 Mar, 2021, 02.39 PM IST
Trek your way to fitness! Here's how to prepare for it, and points to keep in mind while on oneWalking up the mountains can offer a host of benefits to both our body and mind.
24 Apr, 2018, 09.46 AM IST
1,433 people died of infectious disease in China: ReportLast month, 1,172 people living with HIV/AIDS died, according to a statement by the National Health and Family Planning Commission.
11 Oct, 2015, 12.52 PM IST
Government mulls bringing cancer, AIDS drugs under price controlNPPA is looking at bringing medicines used for treating diseases such as cancer, AIDS and malaria under the price control mechanism.
29 May, 2014, 05.02 PM IST
All measures taken to ensure no deaths at relief camps: UP governement"We have observed that during office hours officers go home for lunch which takes more than two hours. This tradition is wrong," Shivpal sa...
28 Dec, 2013, 10.42 PM IST
PETA urges use of artificial snakes during NaagpanchamiPeople for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India has sent a letter to the Bedia Federation of India, Organization of World Bedia an...
21 Jul, 2012, 10.46 PM IST
- Delhi weather helps the NDM-1 superbug thrive
The rate at which the NDM-1 gene is copied and transferred between different bacteria was highest at 30°C - a temperature common in Delhi.
07 Apr, 2011, 12.11 PM IST