Anti-cancer jab taking 7 minutes to administer rolled out in England

New Delhi: An anti-cancer jab that can cut down treatment time for some by three quarters has been rolled out by National Health Service (NHS) England, the UK’s publicly funded healthcare system. The jab takes as little as 7 minutes to administer, NHS England said in a statement, adding that it will be the first […]
At least 73 people killed in fire in multi-storey building in Johannesburg

Johannesburg: At least 73 people were killed and 52 others injured after a massive fire broke out on Thursday in a multi-storey building occupied by migrants in the central business district here in South Africa’s biggest city, emergency services said. Authorities said it was unclear what sparked the blaze at the five-storey building in the […]
Trump pleads not guilty and waives arraignment in Georgia election case
Atlanta: Former President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty and waived arraignment in the case accusing him and others of illegally trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Georgia. That means he won’t have to show up for an arraignment hearing that Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee had set for […]
Autonomous war robots

By: Peter Layton The United States military plans to start using thousands of autonomous weapons systems in the next two years in a bid to counter China’s growing power. The so-called Replicator initiative aims to work with defence and other tech companies to produce high volumes of affordable systems for all branches of the military. […]
The celebration of Onam
By: K S S Pillai Onam, the harvest festival of Kerala, has just bid farewell. The monsoon season, with dark clouds of various shapes rushing across the sky, has also disappeared for a few days, giving way to days of sunshine that accompany the Malayalam New Year starting with its ‘golden’ Chingam month. In the […]
Observing National Eye Donation Fortnight
By: Dr Mahipal Singh Sachdev The National Eye Donation Fortnight, extending from August 25th to September 8th, 2023 is not just a time of remembrance, but a rallying call to address a pressing issue that affects millions across the nation. On this occasion there is a dire need for promoting eye donation and combating the […]