Brain link to Diabetes 2
In a major breakthrough, doctors in the CSIR Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB) and AIIMS have discovered a neurological link to Diabetes 2.
Diabetes 2 is the most common type of di
14% Bengalureans diabetic
Currently, 14 per cent of Bengalureans are diabetic and their numbers are growing, going by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), which screened people for the disease across the city recentl
Weakening CAG won't make scams vanish: BJP
Accusing the Congress-led UPA government of attempting to “undermine” the authority of Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) and “weaken it by making this constitutional body a multi-member body,” BJP
Women seek to sell kidneys
In a heart-rending tale, six women from Andhra Pradesh, whose husbands have been jailed in Dubai, have petitioned the Chief Minister and the State Human Rights Commission for permission to sell their
Man kills wife in tiff
A government bus driver killed his wife after she threw away the Rs 2,000 he had given her to buy a sari for Deepavali.
Sankar confessed to the crime on Monday.
Last week, Sankar, after killing his
Road mishaps taking a toll
After the dual burdens of communicable and non-communicable diseases, India is now faced with a “triple-disease burden” with road injuries and deaths adding a third dimension.
Communicable and non-co
Blood donations dip this monsoon
Chennai has always been the leader in voluntary blood donation. However, there is a trend that is noticeable in donor patterns, say officials of key blood banks in the city.
“Every monsoon, we see a
CM’s employment plan hits interview roadblock
Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy’s ambitious plans to provide 1.16 lakh government jobs for the unemployed took a hit as the Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commis-sion (APPSC) has failed to release
Gold buyers go online shopping
Convinced about the convenience and security of online deals, net-savvy Indians are now shopping for gold and diamond jewellery online. With this, most online jewellery portals are pegging to double
Forest officials seek help in raids, but cops too busy
The police and the forest department are at loggerheads over conducting joint raids to curb illegal sale of protected birds and activities of poachers in the city.
The forest department has claimed t