Dhaka, Sep 8 (IANS) Over 600 workers of a garment factory in Bangladesh staged a protest on Monday over unpaid wages, blocking the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway.The blockade brought traffic to a standstill, causing severe inconveniences to the commuters and the surrounding...
Quetta, Sep 8 (IANS) Leading Baloch human rights defender Mir Yar Baloch on Monday highlighted that a massive uprising by the people of Balochistan has begun against the Pakistani forces across the province.According to the human rights activist, the wave...
Dhaka: The Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) elections will be held on Tuesday after a gap of more than six years. Several student-led groups and student organisations affiliated with political parties are contesting in the September 9 election. They...
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) While cholesterol, the fat-like substance, has typically been related to heart diseases, scientists from the Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST), Mohali, an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), showed...
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) With cases of hypertension or high blood pressure rising significantly in India, particularly among young adults, lowering the BP threshold to less than 120/80 mm Hg by the American Heart Association (AHA) may help raise...
Kozhikode (Kerala), Sept 8 (IANS) A 56-year-old woman from Malappuram district, here, has succumbed to primary amoebic meningoencephalitis -- a rare and often-fatal brain infection --, health authorities confirmed on Monday.Her death has pushed the toll from the deadly brain-eating...
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) The incessant rains have triggered a wave of throat infections, flu, and dengue in the national capital, said health experts on Monday.According to experts, high humidity, fluctuating temperatures, combined with waterlogging in many areas, are...
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) A team of researchers in China has led a first-in-human trial of an antibody drug that may provide better treatment for people with relapsed small-cell lung cancer (SCLC).SCLC is a fast-growing, highly malignant lung cancer....
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) While physiotherapy ensures better quality of life for individuals of all ages, Union Health Minister JP Nadda on Monday urged the need to promote the physical therapy regimen as an integral part of healthy ageing...
Mumbai Sep 7 (IANS) Bigg Boss 14 contestant and Punjabi actress Shehnaaz Gill’s brother Shehbaz Badesha is all set to enter the 19th season of Bigg Boss.Talking exclusively to IANS, his doting sister Shehnaaz Gill revealed how it is going...
Mumbai, Sep 7 (IANS) Critically acclaimed actor Manoj Bajpayee revealed whether he wishes to do a romantic role, just like his contemporaries.During an exclusive interaction with IANS, Bajpayee was asked, "These days, a lot of actors from your era are...
Mumbai, Sep 7 (IANS) Filmmaker Vikram Bhatt's mother, Varsha Bhatt, passed away on Saturday at the age of 74. She had been suffering from a prolonged illness for some time now.Vikram mourned the loss of his mother by sharing a heartbreaking...