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Vitamin C shows potential to kill drug-resistant TB

Scientists at Yeshiva University have found through a study that Vitamin C kills drug-resistant Tuberculosis (TB) bacteria in laboratory culture. What they discovered? The researchers who were actually trying to...

May 23, 2013

Fact Box: Janani Suraksha Yojana

Age eligibility norm to get financial aid under JSY relaxed The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has relaxed the eligibility criteria for the Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY),...

May 23, 2013

India test-fires BrahMos successfully from INS Tarkash

India has successfully test fired the 290-km range BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from the Navy’s latest guided missile frigate INS Tarkash off the coast of Goa as part...

May 23, 2013

Yahoo offers 1TB free storage on Flickr

With an aim to woo more users, Yahoo has redesigned its Flickr photo-sharing service by offering 1 TB of free storage space besides adding new features to it....

May 23, 2013

Just dial offers “safety net” scheme with its IPO

Just Dial will adopt a scheme “Safety Net” for retail investors investing in its Rs 900-crore IPO (Initial Public Offering). Just Dial offering safety net provision along with...

May 22, 2013

MP government conferred Lata Mangeshkar Samman Alankaran 2013 to Hariharan

The MP government has conferred the 28th Annual Lata Mangeshkar Samman Alankaran 2013 on famous playback singer Hariharan. Hariharan is also the recipient of the Padma Shri. He gave his...

May 22, 2013

Arunima Sinha becomes First Indian Amputee to conquer Mt Everest

Arunima Sinha, a former national level volleyball player who lost one of her legs after being thrown off a moving train of Padmawati Express for resisting a chain-snatching...

May 22, 2013

India-China sign eight agreements

India and China inked eight agreements to enhance cooperation in a range of areas including trade, culture and water resources. The agreements were signed after delegation-level talks b/w...

May 22, 2013

Contrary to expectations S&P warns of rating downgrade for India from the current grade ‘BBB-’

Giving a shocker to the Indian government’s expectations of an upgrade in its sovereign ratings, Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has done just the opposite by warning of a...

May 22, 2013

Scientists link low IQ with genetic risk for Schizophrenia

As per a new study, it has been found that both the decline in cognitive ability with age and schizophrenia have some common genetic variants that link both the conditions. However, reduced...

May 22, 2013

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