MUMBAI: A new set of guidelines on how to manage diabetes has started a controversy in the medical community. The new global norms for diabetes aim to replace the ones that have been in place for over three decades. Practitioners in the Indian medical community feel that the guidelines which propose relaxing blood sugar levels, […]
Sudan: The last male northern white rhino dies
On Tuesday, March 20, 2018, Sudan, which was the last northern white rhino in the world, died at the age of 45 in Kenya. At present, only two northern white rhinos persist – rhino Sudan’s daughter, Najin, and granddaughter, fatu. This magnificent species has been entirely wiped out by poaching. Experts are anticipating that they […]
Only 5 per cent of adults in Indian establish their own business
In India, about 11 per cent of the population is engaged in “early-stage entrepreneurial activities”. Moreover, a survey has found, merely five per cent of the people in the country go on to launch their own business. According to the survey, the five per cent is among the lowest rates across the world. However, the […]
Mass unemployment is a warning sign in India’s growth, says Paul Krugman
Paul Krugman, the Nobel-Prize winning economist, said that India may benefit from the globalization process by an export of services, but the country might end up with mass unemployment. At the News 18 Rising India Summit, Paul said, “India’s growth story is quite unique. Services propelling growth to an extent that hasn’t been seen anywhere […]
“Arrogant and power-hungry”, Sonia Gandhi defines BJP
NEW DELHI: In a recent development, Sonia Gandhi, former Congress Chief, accused BJP of being “arrogant and power hungry”. She also said that the party’s “dramebaaz” attitude would see the rise of Congress in Karnataka and then in the entire nation. At the 84th plenary of the Congress, she also instructed her party workers to […]
Telugu Desam Party moves a no-confidence motion against NDA
On Thursday, March 15, 2018, YV Subba Reddy of Yuvajana Shramika Rythu of (YSR) Congress Party, submitted a letter seeking to move a motion on ‘No-Confidence in the Council of Ministers to the Lok Sabha Secretary-General. The submission of the no-confidence letter was an aftermath of the Narendra Modi government’s denial to grant of special […]
Cabinet approves MoUs between India and Iran in health, medicine
On Wednesday, the Cabitnet approved two MoUs on cooperation in the field of health, medicine and traditional systems of medicine, inked between India and Iran. The MoU was signed on February 17, 2018, in the field of health and medicine, during Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s visit to India. According to an official statement, chaired by […]
Physicist with greatest mind, Stephen Hawking dies at 76
“There is no heaven or afterlife for broken-down computers; that is a fairy story for people afraid of the dark.” – Stephen Hawking The brightest star in the universe of science, Stephen Hawking has died on March 14, 2018, at the age of 76. On Wednesday early morning, Hawking’s family released a statement confirming his […]
Out for dinner, Trump doesn’t go to his hotel
On Wednesday night, President Donald Trump had dinner at the Georgetown home of Washington attorney C. Boyden Gray. It was a rare night out for a homebody president that Trump is. This is because he rarely leaves the White House for dinner, unless it’s at his own hotel. It still remains unclear that who exactly […]
Two terrorists and four civilians killed by security forces in Kashmir
In response to an attack on a mobile vehicle check post in south Kashmir’s Shopian, two terrorists and four civilians were killed by the security forces. According to the local residents, it is not the first time this year that civilians have been killed in army firing. The incident has certainly garnered a lot of […]