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India extends USD 1 million assistance to Antigua, Barbuda to combat COVID
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Georgetown [Guyana], August 12 (ANI): India has extended an assistance of USD 1 million to Antigua and Barbuda to combat the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Ending woes of saffron growers, Rs 37 crores spice park opens in J-K's Pam
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Pampore (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Aug 11 (ANI): The first high-tech Spice Park is ready for the saffron growers of Jammu and Kashmir. The purpose of this park built in Pampore district is to increase the quality and quantity of saffron production and solve the grievances of the growers in
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Fresh COVID-19 cases among children reported in US as schools reopen
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], Aug 11 (ANI): With US President Donald Trump advocating re-opening of schools, the surfacing of packed school hallways in Georgia and news of positive tests on the first day of classes in Indiana and Mississippi has sparked discussions over the risk of coronavirus infections
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Study reveals body weight has surprising, alarming impact on brain functio
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 7 (ANI): As a person's weight goes up, all regions of the brain go down in activity and blood flow, according to a new brain imaging study.
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Punjab: 201 cases filed against illegal mining activities in 3 months
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Aug 7 (ANI): The Punjab Mining and Geology Department registered as many as 201 cases against 189 persons involved in illegal mining activities in the past three months, said the state government on Friday.
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Blood test may point to patients at higher risk for COVID-19 deterioration
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], August 7 (ANI): George Washington University (GW) researchers found five biomarkers, medical indicators found in the blood, associated with higher odds of clinical deterioration and death in COVID-19 patients.
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Madhya Pradesh condemns Punjab's opposition to GI tag for basmati rice to
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Aug 6 (ANI): The Madhya Pradesh government condemned Punjab's opposition to the Geographical Indication (GI) tag for basmati rice being given to Madhya Pradesh, by claiming that the state has "written recorded history since 1908" of production of the rice var
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Amarinder requests PM Modi not to allow GI tagging of MP Basmati
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], August 5 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh wrote a letter to PM Modi urging him not to allow Geographical Indication (GI) tagging of Basmati to Madhya Pradesh, the CMO Punjab tweeted on Wednesday.
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Sean Penn confirms he married Leila George on a 'COVID wedding'
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 4 (ANI): American actor Sean Penn has confirmed that he is once again a married man.
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Hong Kong Opposition fear voting option in mainland China to open fraud lo
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Hong Kong, August 4 (Sputnik/ANI): Democracy activists in Hong Kong are alarmed with the government's proposal to expand the parliamentary elections' geography to mainland China, fearing potential loopholes for electoral fraud and considering the initiative "politically driven," according to
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Imran Khan continues to throttle voices of press criticising Pak govt, mil
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [USA], August 3 (ANI): Pakistan has been known for strangling press freedom by imposing censorship or arresting journalists over bizarre reasons. The recent abduction of Mattiullah Jan, a reporter and a critic of Prime Minister Imran Khan's party, has again brought forth Khan's a
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Difficult to predict if India will see second wave of COVID-19: ICMR DG
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 3 (ANI): ICMR chief Dr Balram Bhargava said has said that it is difficult to predict whether or not India will see a second wave of COVID-19 infections and there will be smaller peaks at different times due to varied geography of the country
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