Outbreaks of Zika virus, a mosquito-borne vector, were first reported from the Pacific in 2007 and 2013 (Yap and French Polynesia respectively) and in 2015 from the Americas (Brazil and Colombia) and Africa (Cape Verde)....
The mosquito-borne Zika virus - a pathogen which was virtually unheard of till some days ago - is spreading so fast that it can infect nearly four million people in the Americas in next 12 months if not tackled well within time and the threat has now reached India....
Inability to prevent the demolition of Babri Mosque was one of the biggest failures of then Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao, President Pranab Mukherjee writes in the second part of his memoirs released on Thursday, also calling it an act that destroyed India's image as a pluralistic nation....
President Pranab Mukherjee reveals that he never wanted to be the prime minister after Indira Gandhi's death, as several reports have suggested, as per the second part of his memoirs....
She's quite a citizen of the world, having lived in places as diverse as Kano, Antwerp, Singapore, Rochester, Mumbai, Bengaluru and now Hong Kong. Author Shobha Nihalani says she doesn't write to a pattern but that has not come in the way of her churning out five hugely successful novels -- with more to come -- that have mystery and conspiracy as ...
What is holding back PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti from taking oath as Jammu and Kashmir's new chief minister? More and more people are asking this but there seems to be no clear answer....
Cross continent travel and "insane" timelines are a part and parcel of Priyanka Chopra's life as a celebrity, who juggles her Bollywood assignments in Mumbai with her life in Montreal as the protagonist on an American TV show. An actress with the Midas Touch, she says the key is "to not back down... Face it head on, build a good sup...
Have you started feeling depressed or moody while in love, lacking focus or motivation to finish a task at work or finding yourself addicted to shopping or even gambling? Do not just blame sudden impulses or your stars - at the axis of such deviating behaviour are two key naturally occurring chemicals in your brain: do...
You have another reason to drink that cup of coffee. Researchers including an Indian-origin medical student now report that regular caffeine consumption does not lead to extra heartbeats, which may lead - in rare cases - to heart- or stroke-elated morbidity and mortality....
This statement will be released on January 28th as a run up to the People's March. Kindly endorse by 27th night....
