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STUDY IDENTIFIES RISK FOR SOME CHILDHOOD CANCER PATIENTS DEVELOPING SECONDARY LEUKAEMIA

May 31, 2021

LONDON: Scientists from the Wellcome Sanger Institute and the University of Cambridge found that in children with neuroblastoma - a cancer of immature nerve cells - treatment with platinum chemotherapy caused changes to the genome that could then cause leukaemia in some children later on. The findings published in the...

No bigger motivation to quit tobacco than current health crisis: RGCIRC

May 31, 2021

With mortality rates of Covid-19 being higher among patients with co-morbidities which are directly related to tobacco, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute & Research Centre (RGCIRC) has launched an awareness drive to convince people to quit smoking during these times of health crisis. It is well established that tobacco is a...

DECONSTRUCTING BLACK FUNGUS: EXPERTS TALK ABOUT MYTHS AND MISCONCEPTIONS

May 31, 2021

Mucormycosis, previously known as zygomycosis and sometimes termed as black fungus, is a serious fungal infection, found generally in people with less ability to fight infection. As the cases of black fungus infection continue to rise in India, doctors and scientists are worried if there is more to it than...

Deciphering policy design in the season finale

May 31, 2021

Design is a subject that has limitless possibilities, potential to improve the quality of life of millions, discover and rediscover ways of changing how we walk, sense, and possibly impact everything around us. As we dive into the finale of Dikshu Kukreja’s journey of exploring this diverse space and deciphering...

Monsoon two days behind schedule, all set to hit Kerala on 3 June

May 31, 2021

The arrival of the monsoon over the Indian subcontinent has been delayed by two days. It is now expected to hit the Kerala coast on 3 June, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Sunday. With the possibility of the southwesterly winds to strengthen further gradually from Tuesday, there is...

HARYANA EXTENDS LOCKDOWN TILL 7 JUNE; SCHOOLS, COLLEGES TO REMAIN CLOSED TILL 15TH

May 31, 2021

Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal on Sunday has extended lockdown in the state by another week till 7 June. “We have decided to extend Covid lockdown till June 7. Educational institutions will remain closed till 15 June,” he said. According to the new lockdown guidelines, shops are now allowed...

BY TERMING COVID JABS ‘MODI VACCINE’, OPPOSITION TRIED TO HURT GOVT’S MORALE: NADDA

May 31, 2021

NEW DELHI: BJP president J.P. Nadda on Sunday slammed the Opposition when he said that the people who are questioning the government on vaccination are the ones who tried to break its morale by calling India’s indigenous Covid-19 vaccines “Modi’s vaccine”. “The Opposition had tried hard to break the morale...

5-judge HC bench gives interim bail to Trinamool leaders

May 29, 2021

KOLKATA: A five-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court on Friday granted interim bail to four Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders, including two West Bengal ministers, in the Narada case. The court, however, said that the interim bail with conditions granted to Firhad Hakim, Subrata Mukherjee, Madan Mitra and Shovan Chatterjee...

Covid-related equipment extended tax exemption at GST Council meet

May 29, 2021

The 43rd GST Council on Friday took several important decisions including exemption of duty on import of Covid-related items, and an amnesty scheme for small and medium taxpayers to reduce late fee burden on them. The online meeting was chaired by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharam and attended by Minister...

As Covid cases dip, govt says India will vaccinate all by December

May 29, 2021

India records 186,364 fresh cases in the last 24 hours, which is the lowest in the last 44 days; MHA orders Covid-19 containment measures to be continued till 30 June. On the day India registered 186,364 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, which is the lowest in the...

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