KCR trying to form a ‘weak and disabled’ govt. at the Centre: Tarun Chugh

KCR trying to form a ‘weak and disabled’ govt. at the Centre: Tarun Chugh

BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh, Union Minister Kishan Reddy and State BJP chief Bandi Sanjay Kumar at a meeting in Hyderabad. | Photo Credit: G. RAMAKRISHNA Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, along with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi and others are joining … Read more

West Bengal to form cluster for green fireworks soon: State Environment Minister Manas Bhuniya

West Bengal to form cluster for green fireworks soon: State Environment Minister Manas Bhuniya

West Bengal Environment Minister Manas Bhuniya. File | Photo Credit: Twitter/@ManasB_Official A cluster of fireworks units will soon come up in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district where green fireworks will be made conforming to all Central guidelines, State Environment Minister Manas Bhuniya said. The move comes against the backdrop of the death of three … Read more

Morning Digest | Agitating lawyers meet CJI over proposed transfers of HC judges; no more Air Suvidha form for international arrivals, and more

Morning Digest | Agitating lawyers meet CJI over proposed transfers of HC judges; no more Air Suvidha form for international arrivals, and more

Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud met Gujarat and Telangana lawyers on Monday over the Collegium’s proposed transfers of their High Court judges. File picture. | Photo Credit: PTI Chief Justice of India, Collegium judges meet protesting Gujarat, Telangana High Courts’ lawyers over proposed transfers of their HC judges Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud, … Read more

The Most Common Form of Bullying Isn’t Physical or Verbal

The Most Common Form of Bullying Isn’t Physical or Verbal

By Sydney Murphy HealthDay ReporterHealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Aug. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The most widespread form of bullying isn’t physical acts like pushing or kicking, nor is it verbal threats or derogatory remarks. Far and away bullies’ top tactic is social exclusion. Also known as “relational aggression,” this involves shutting out peers from group … Read more

EPA Proposes to Ban Last Form of Asbestos Used in U.S.

EPA Proposes to Ban Last Form of Asbestos Used in U.S.

By Robert Preidt HealthDay ReporterHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, April 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A proposed rule to ban ongoing uses of the only known form of asbestos imported into the United States has been introduced by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The ban would apply to chrysotile asbestos, which is known to cause cancer … Read more

How Scientists Adapted an Ancient Art Form to Create Nanoscopic Medical Tools

How Scientists Adapted an Ancient Art Form to Create Nanoscopic Medical Tools

Holly Greenberg was a 24-year-old graduate student in the mechanical engineering lab at Brigham Young University (BYU) when she stumbled on the idea that folded paper cranes might have any relevance to her work. Greenberg was interested in compliant mechanisms – that is, objects whose motion comes from bending, folding, and twisting. One of her … Read more

IUDs a Very Effective Form of Birth Control, Study Confirms

IUDs a Very Effective Form of Birth Control, Study Confirms

FRIDAY, Feb. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — You’ve just delivered your second or third child, and you’re ready to close the door on any future pregnancies. Does it matter whether you choose to use an IUD or have your tubes tied? It turns out that IUDs are nearly as effective as having your tubes tied … Read more

New Drug Combo Boosts Survival Against Aggressive Form of Breast Cancer

New Drug Combo Boosts Survival Against Aggressive Form of Breast Cancer

By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Sept. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) — New research offers good news for women with an aggressive HER2-positive breast cancer. A targeted therapy, trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd), sold as Enhertu, triples the length of time that the cancer remains in check when compared with the current gold standard, trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1). … Read more

Bihar Election: Chirag Paswan challenges Nitish Kumar to contest polls, claims BJP-LJP will form next govt

Bihar Election: Chirag Paswan challenges Nitish Kumar to contest polls, claims BJP-LJP will form next govt

Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) president Chirag Paswan Thursday stepped up his attack on Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, challenging him to contest the Bihar Assembly election 2020. Chirag Paswan questioned why Nitish Kumar has not contested any Bihar Assembly election after 2005 and took a swipe at him saying, the chief minister “does not have direct … Read more