Ad agencies create hurdles for BMTC to put up information boards at BBMP maintained bus stops 

Ad agencies create hurdles for BMTC to put up information boards at BBMP maintained bus stops 

A digital board at a bus shelter which provides information on destinations and bus arrival times. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR The digital boards, being put up by BMTC under Nirbhaya scheme, contain information about the bus routes, if they are AC or non-AC buses, their Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) and its destination … Read more

SC stops CBI from recording statements of two Manipur women victims at noon

SC stops CBI from recording statements of two Manipur women victims at noon

The Manipur women victims had made an urgent mentioning before Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud that the CBI intended to record their statement at noon on August 1. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The Supreme Court on August 1 stopped the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) from “recording the statements” of the two … Read more

Eshwarappa stops Tamil Nadu state song at campaign meet in Shivamogga, insists on playing Karnataka state song

Eshwarappa stops Tamil Nadu state song at campaign meet in Shivamogga, insists on playing Karnataka state song

Former minister K.S. Eshwarappa, Tamil Nadu BJP chief K. Annamalai and others at a BJP campaign meeting in Shivamogga on Thursday, April 27, 2023. | Photo Credit: Sathish GT Former minister K.S. Eshwarappa, on Thursday, stopped a Tamil Nadu state song being played as an invocation at a campaign meeting and insisted that the Kannada … Read more

Tamil Nadu stops auction of stolen Nataraja idol in France  

Tamil Nadu stops auction of stolen Nataraja idol in France  

The officers of the special wing came across the auction notice issued by Christies.com, France, listing a bronze ‘Shiva Nataraja’ idol for auction on December 16, 2022 at a bid price of €2,00,000 to €3,00,000 (₹1.76 crore to ₹2.64 crore approximately). Photo: Special Arrangement  The Idol Wing CID (IWCID) of the Tamil Nadu police on … Read more

Cough syrup deaths | After inspection, India stops Maiden Pharma unit from making drugs

Cough syrup deaths | After inspection, India stops Maiden Pharma unit from making drugs

All manufacturing activity at Haryana-based pharmaceutical company has been stopped pending investigation All manufacturing activity at Haryana-based pharmaceutical company has been stopped pending investigation The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) and Haryana State Drugs Controller have directed a stop to all manufacturing activity at Maiden Pharmaceuticals Limited in Sonepat on grounds of deficiencies found … Read more

Cough syrup deaths | After inspection, India stops Maiden Pharma unit from making drugs

Cough syrup deaths | After inspection, India stops Maiden Pharma unit from making drugs

All manufacturing activity at Haryana-based pharmaceutical company has been stopped pending investigation All manufacturing activity at Haryana-based pharmaceutical company has been stopped pending investigation The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) and Haryana State Drugs Controller have directed a stop to all manufacturing activity at Maiden Pharmaceuticals Limited in Sonepat on grounds of deficiencies found … Read more

Mutant Gene Stops At-Risk People From Getting Alzheimer’s

Mutant Gene Stops At-Risk People From Getting Alzheimer’s

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, June 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The APOE4 gene is the most powerful genetic factor driving a person’s risk for developing late-onset Alzheimer’s disease. “It probably increases your risk two or threefold if you have one APOE4 copy, and if you have two APOE4 copies, it probably increases your … Read more

Seaweed Extract Stops COVID in Early Testing

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Dec. 6, 2021 — A type of marine algae known as ulva, or “sea lettuce,” that’s a diet staple in places like Japan, New Zealand, and Hawaii may have another benefit for people. Lab experiments suggest that ulvan, an extract from this type of algae, may help fight COVID-19. Other forms of edible seaweed have … Read more