Man U’s Van Persie ruled out of action for one month after injury
Johannesburg – Manchester United received another setback on Friday when manager David Moyes revealed that striker Robin van Persie will be out for a month with a thigh injury, according to reports. According to Sport24, the Dutchman recently returned from a four-game lay-off due to a groin... read more »
New drug shows promise for `triple-negative` breast cancer patients
Washington – Researchers have found that adding the chemotherapy drug carboplatin or the angiogenesis inhibitor Avastin to standard chemotherapy drugs resulted in a sharp decline in women suffering from “triple-negative” breast cancer. Study’s senior author, Eric Winer, MD, chief of the... read more »
Zebrafish key to understanding link between calcium deficiency and colon ca...
Washington – Researchers studying zebrafish embryo skin have decoded cell messages underlying abnormal colonic cell growth of the kind that could lead to tumors and colon cancer in people suffering from calcium deficiency. The researchers also tested this new mechanism in human colon cancer... read more »
Retired` Gaggioli reveals Armstrong bribed his team with 100k dollars to th...
Johannesburg – Retired Italian rider Roberto Gaggioli has revealed that Lance Armstrong paid him 100,000 dollars in 1993 in order to win the Million Dollar Race in the United States, according to reports. According to Sport24, Gaggioli said that it was a young American colleague who offered... read more »
South Africans brave rain for Mandela memorial service
Johannesburg – Braving heavy rain, thousands of people Tuesday flocked to the FNB stadium in Soweto to attend the memorial service of former president Nelson Mandela here. Before the... read more »
AAP pulls up legislator
New Delhi – AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal Tuesday pulled up a young and newly elected party legislator for noisily celebrating his victory outside the house of the defeated Congress... read more »
Rainbow Nation bids adieu to Mandela with song and dance
A memorial service has begun for former South African President Nelson Mandela at an open-air football stadium in Soweto on Tuesday, with rain falling steadily on the crowd that includes... read more »
BJP ready fight polls again amid Congress olive branch to AAP
The BJP on Tuesday made clear its reluctance to form government in Delhi saying it did not have the numbers and that it is ready to face elections, even as the Congress appeared to extend... read more »
No suggestions received by committees on communal harmony: Akhile...
Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday said that no suggestions have been received so far in the meetings of district integration committees, formed to maintain communal harmony in the State. “The... read more »
