The National Medical Commission (NMC) came into force from Friday, as the Centre repealed the nearly 64-year-old Indian Medical Council Act, 1956, and dissolving all its bodies such as the Medical Council of India (MCI) and Board of Governors (BoG), through a gazette notification. Last year, the National Medical Commission Act 2019 was passed by […]
Helsinki Airport in Finland has deployed specially-trained dogs to detect Covid-19 among passengers within 10 minutes with 100% accuracy. The trials are being conducted by researchers from the University of Helsinki. The preliminary results of the programme show that the dogs, which previously used to detect illnesses such as cancer and malaria, were able to […]
Buoyed by a blistering knock of 133 by the KXIP skipper KL Rahul, Punjab registered a massive victory as they defeated RCB by 97 runs at Dubai today. Put into bat by Virat Kohli led RCB, Kings started fairly decently as KL Rahul batted steadily in the initial part of his innings. While Glen Maxwell […]
US motorcycle-maker Harley-Davidson has reportedly decided to end operations in India, including sales and production of motorcycles, as part of its restructuring exercise under ‘The Rewire’ programme. The company said that it expects $75 million in additional restructuring costs for 2020 and has opted to halt sales and manufacturing operations in India. The announcement comes […]
Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) will take on Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the sixth match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Thursday. Both Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) have had a contrasting start to the new season. While RCB emerged victorious against Sunrisers […]
Union Minister of State for Railways Suresh Angadi, who was being treated for Covid-19, passed away at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi, on Wednesday night. He is survived by his mother, wife, and two daughters. The 65-year-old BJP leader, tested positive on September 11. A lawyer by training, he was first elected […]
Mumbai Indians (MI) will try to rectify their mistakes made in the last game and try their luck against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) today. The fifth match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will be played at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, on September 23 at 7.30pm. KKR and MI have gone head-to-head with each […]
Bollywood actor Ayushmann Khurrana has been included in list of 100 most influential people of world by Time Magazine. The list also includes Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The actor took to Instagram and said that he is honoured to be a part of this group. He wrote, “TIME’s list of the 100 Most Influential People […]
Neptune, which is now considered by many astronomers to be the outermost major planet in our solar system, was discovered today, i.e. September 23 in 1846. The discovery of this planet has always been a controversial subject. Not only was Neptune the second major planet detected in recorded history, but the planet had been mathematically […]