- India can catch up in AI by focusing on applications
India faces significant threats in the global AI landscape as investments surge globally. While it has missed some initial chances, the nat...
15 Oct, 2026, 12.03 AM IST
Goodbye sightseeing, hello selfcare: The nearly trillion-dollar business of getting your life backWellness travel is transforming holidays as Indian travellers increasingly prioritise fitness, sleep, stress relief and personal wellbeing ...
11 Oct, 2026, 08.21 AM IST
This brain gene can move through human DNA — and scientists found it inside a virusResearchers at Cornell University identified the BC200 gene, which originated from a transposon in human DNA. This gene displays unusual mo...
05 Oct, 2026, 11.58 PM IST
The market is volatile. But is the business volatile? 5 stocks from different segments of a sector, with upside potential of up to 33%How volatile is the market? It is a question that does not help you much, because the answer is always the same these days: Very volatile. ...
30 Sep, 2026, 03.26 PM IST
Short-term headwinds, long-term calm: 6 mid-cap stocks from different sectors with upside potential of up to 22%This is not the time to expect that every stock you own will do well; or that you will make quick and easy gains. If you are entering the m...
22 Sep, 2026, 02.33 PM IST
In 2015, fruit flies were sent to International Space Station to study how microgravity and the space environment affect the innate immune systemIn 2015, fruit flies were sent to International Space Station to study how microgravity and the space environment affect the innate immune ...
09 Sep, 2026, 12.52 AM IST
A 2024 study claims positive travel experiences help slow aging and boost overall health through new environments and physical activityRecent studies indicate that traveling can play a vital role in decelerating biological aging. Engaging in positive travel experiences enha...
05 Sep, 2026, 09.23 AM IST
Polish Proverb of the Day: “A wolf carried away its prey many times, but eventually it was carried away whole”-A powerful lesson on consequences, overconfidence, and the danger of taking too many risksPast successes do not guarantee future safety and can breed carelessness. A Polish proverb warns that a wolf escaping with prey many times ...
04 Sep, 2026, 10.40 PM IST
WHO epidemiologist warns against more transmissible COVID variantsKerkhove said there has been a 15% rise in COVID cases and a 35% jump in deaths in the last four weeks globally. She said that the cases wo...
21 Aug, 2022, 03.59 PM IST
Scientists find how Omicron sub variants escape immune system, spread rapidlyThe researchers said it is possible that the continuing accumulation of mutations may set the stage for greatly altering the equilibrium an...
22 Apr, 2022, 03.00 PM IST
Clear data supporting very high immune escape potential of Omicron: INSACOGThe INSACOG reports genomic surveillance of SARS CoV -2 across the country through sequencing of samples from sentinel sites and also detai...
29 Dec, 2021, 04.15 PM IST
Omicron coronavirus variant linked with high risk of reinfection: StudyThis is the first data-based study to suggest that Omicron may evade immunity from prior infection.
06 Dec, 2021, 12.42 PM IST
Risk of reinfection very high in Omicron: StudyThe authors said that they found no evidence that reinfection risk increased as a result of the emergence of Beta or Delta variants, sugges...
03 Dec, 2021, 07.42 PM IST
India may have much more hybrid immunity than other countries, says top Covid expertPersonally, given the global seeding, we should just assume that it has arrived in India as well, and focus on rapidly identifying and sequ...
01 Dec, 2021, 01.10 PM IST
Waning immunity, emergence of more transmissible variant can be reasons behind 3rd wave: Randeep GuleriaSpeaking at an event, he said the third wave can be mitigated by following Covid-appropriate behaviour such as maintaining social distancin...
15 Jul, 2021, 10.12 PM IST
Third wave of coronavirus unlikely to be as severe as second wave: StudyConsidering the four hypotheses for the emergence of a third wave, the study said, infection-induced immunity may decay over time, permitti...
26 Jun, 2021, 10.00 AM IST
Delta variant's ability to evade antibodies could be the cause of some Covid reinfectionsA paper published by a group of researchers at Gujarat Biotechnology Research Centre currently being peer-reviewed, claims that the changes...
19 Jun, 2021, 03.53 PM IST