Vaccination key to combat cervicalcancer
New York – Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women and is responsible for nearly 10 percent of cancer deaths in women – particularly in developing countries. In India, it kills over 74,000 women every year. Now, researchers have completed a systematic and comprehensive... read more »
New gene a risk factor for type 2 diabetes
New York – First the facts. The number of diabetes patients in India is expected to reach 100 million by 2030, according to the latest Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) study. And the number of type 2 diabetics is rapidly increasing in our country. To add to their woes, researchers in... read more »
Arshad most underrated, unutilised actor: Samir Tewari
Mumbai – Director Samir Tewari has roped in Arshad Warsi for his debut film “Mr Joe B. Carvalho”. He says that the actor is very versatile, but his potential hasn’t been fully utilised yet. Samir Tewari told IANS: “Arshad is a great actor. Can you imagine ‘Munna... read more »
Veena Malik to host wedding reception in Dubai
Dubai – Pakistani actress Veena Malik, who has married businessman Asad Bashir Khan Khattak, will host a reception here Thursday evening for close friends and family members. [schema type=”person” name=”Veena Malik ” orgname=” wedding reception in Dubai”... read more »
India, US don’t want ties to be spoilt by one incident: Khurshid
New Delhi – ExternalAffairs Minister Salman Khurshid said Saturday that India and the US are in talks to resolve the stand-off over the alleged mistreatment of an Indian envoy and... read more »
Obama sees possible resolution to Iran n-issue
Washington – US President Barack Obama said Friday that there is the possibility of a resolution to Iran’s nuclear issue which has been a challenge to the US national security... read more »
China launches communication satellite for Bolivia
Beijing – China successfully sent a Bolivian communications satellite into orbit with its Long March-3B carrier rocket from southwest Xichang Satellite Launch Centre early Saturday,... read more »
Obama says not to negotiate over debt ceiling
Washington – US President Barack Obama Friday said that he would not negotiate with his Republican rivals over raising the federal government’s debt ceiling and the fiscal... read more »
China urges personnel’s safety in South Sudan
United Nations – China has called on all parties of South Sudan to take effective measures to stop violence, protect civilians, and ensure personnel’s safety, Xinhua reported. Liu Jieyi,... read more »
