Special article for World Health Day “Everyone is trying to apply the human rights lens. But unfortunately, on key matters of equity, a lot of many communities right now are in the rear-view mirror and…
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PM reviews COVID-19 Pandemic situation and Vaccination Program in India Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today chaired a high-level meeting to review the COVID-19 Pandemic situation and vaccination program in the country. The Prime Minister…
Guwahati, 4th April: Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA), while expressing relief at the release of Assamese engineer Pranab Kumar Gogoi after three months of abduction, voices serious concern over the fate of Ram Kumar, who…
A new study “Effects of reduced-sodium added-potassium salt substitute on blood pressure in rural Indian hypertensive patients: a randomized, double-blind, controlled trial” New Delhi, March 31: Replacing regular common salt consumed by hypertensive patients in…
Day Of The Landless 2021 The Asian Peasant Coalition (APC)’s observance of 29 March as “Land of the Landless: Land to the Tillers”, reminds us of the words of Mahatma Gandhi : “In reality, the…
By Justice Markandey Katju The West Bengal state assembly elections have started, and the opinion poll predictions are that while its seats will be greatly reduced, Chief Minister Mamata Banerji’s Trinamul Congress ( TMC )…
Cebu City (Philippines) 26 March 2021 – Waste pickers from Barangay Inayawan, Cebu City, demand inclusion into the city’s solid waste management system by offering to accept and manage the recyclables collected daily prior to…
New Delhi, March 25: A team of researchers at the Department of Biotechnology’s Hyderabad-based National Institute of Animal Biotechnology (DBT-NIAB) has developed a new technique to detect the presence of an antibiotic called Oxytetracycline (OTC)…
New Delhi, 18th March 2021. The World Health Organization (WHO) stated that it still recommended the use of the AstraZeneca covid-19 vaccine as its benefits outweigh its risks. Full text of the “WHO statement on…
New Delhi, 16 March 2021. On March 11, 2021, a 14-year-old boy, after getting thirsty, entered the premises of the Dasna Devi temple Ghaziabad to drink water from the tap there. When he went inside…
New Delhi, March 15: In a welcome development for those involved in the Kinnow fruit juice industry, a team of researchers at the Department of Biotechnology’s Mohali- based Centre of Innovative and Applied Bioprocessing has…
BUT CONGRESS IS EQUALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LEAVING OF ROYAL SCION BHOPAL, MARCH 15, 2021 (By L S Herdenia): There is no reason to disagree with Rahul Gandhi’s statement that BJP has reduced Jyotiraditya Scindia…
By Justice Markandey Katju This article has been written considering that the great colour festival of Holi is approaching in India ( it will be celebrated on 29th March this year ). It signifies the…
Geneva, 12 March 2021 – The World Health Organization (WHO) today listed the COVID-19 vaccine Ad26.COV2.S, developed by Janssen (Johnson & Johnson), for emergency use in all countries and for COVAX roll-out. The decision comes…
By Justice Markandey Katju Of all journalists in Pakistan, I respect Raza Ahmad Rumi the most and have high regard for him. He is secular, has a humanitarian approach, and has deep concerns for the…
A new study may open the way for Parkinson’s treatment New Delhi, March 10: Efforts to find a cure for Parkinson’s Disease is expected to get a big boost with researchers at the Indian Institute…
Younger women among those most at risk: WHO Report on Violence against women GENEVA/ NEW YORK — 9 March 2021 — Violence against women remains devastatingly pervasive and starts alarmingly young, shows new data from…
The main disease-causing component of C. diphtheriae is the diphtheria toxin, which is encoded by the `tox’ gene. It is this component that is targeted by vaccines.
By Justice Markandey Katju When I was a judge in Allahabad High Court ( 1991-2004 ) one evening when I was sitting at home I received a phone call ( it was probably in the…
A man walks to the police station in Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh, with a severed head of his 17 years old daughter. He admitted openly that he disliked her relationship with another person. The poor girl…
