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New York: Researchers have developed a new vaccine strategy that reduces the risk of flu infections in cancer patients at highest risk for influenza. Patients with cancers of the immune system, like multiple myeloma, are especially susceptible to common infections, and a bout of the flu can lead to serious illness and even death. Even […]

New Delhi: Iran has agreed to award a $3 billion contract for developing the Farzad-B gas field in the Persian Gulf to a consortium of Indian companies led by state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC), Teheran-based Mehr news agency reported. Mehr quoted the director of the Falat Ghare oil company, Saeed Hafezi, as saying […]

Los Angeles: Oscar-winning actress Sandra Bullock, who separated from TV personality Jesse James in 2010, says she can’t see herself getting hitched again anytime soon. Asked if she would ever see herself remarrying, Bullock, who is dating photographer Bryan Randall, told people.com: “I don’t think so, but I can see myself in a committed, safe […]

Washington: US President Barack Obama called the shooting rampage in the Californian city of San Bernardino “an act of terrorism” and warned that the terror threat has evolved into a new phase. “This was an act of terrorism, designed to kill innocent people,” Xinhua quoted Obama as saying on Sunday in his third Oval Office […]

New Delhi: South Africa continued to resolutely block the Indian bowlers to post 136/5 at tea on the final day of the fourth cricket Test at the Ferozeshah Kotla here on Monday. AB de Villiers and Dane Vilas were in the middle for South Africa at tea. De Villiers was batting on 43 while Vilas […]

New Delhi: A strong and independent judiciary was capable of protecting people from attacks on the inclusive values of Indian society, Chief Justice T.S. Thakur said on Sunday. “As the head of the institution that upholds the rule of law and protects the constitution, the right of all sections of people will be protected,” Chief […]

New Delhi: South Africa produced a gritty defensive performance to grind their way to 72/2 in the second innings to trail by 408 runs at the close after India declared their second stint at 267/5 on the penultimate day of the fourth and final cricket Test at the Ferozeshah Kotla here on Sunday. Ajinkya Rahane […]

New Delhi: Chief Justice of India Tirath Singh Thakur on Sunday asserted that there would be no tolerance towards deviant behaviour and corruption by judges. “We will be intolerant towards deviant behaviour and allegations of corruption and cleanse the institution,” he said on being asked about allegations of corruption against certain judges in the course […]

Washington: An Indian-origin scientist has developed a new, open-source 3D software that can track the embryonic development and movement of neuronal cells throughout the body of the worm, and it is now available to scientists. Although scientists have identified a number of important proteins that determine how neurons navigate during brain formation, it is largely […]

New Delhi: South Africa produced a gritty defensive performance to battle their way to 72/2 in the second innings to trail by 408 runs at the close after India declared their second stint at 267/5 on the penultimate day of the fourth and final cricket Test at the Ferozeshah Kotla here on Sunday. At the […]

Chennai: Domestic flights from Chennai airport started on Sunday after four days of shutdown due to heavy flooding of its runway, an official said. “The airport is now open for domestic day flights. We are hoping that international flights will be operational from Monday,” an official told IANS. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) […]

Chennai: Regular train services resumed on Sunday from Chennai Central and Chennai Egmore stations after days of disruption due to floods, the Southern Railway said. The trains which will ply on Sunday include the Chennai-New Delhi Grand Trunk Express, Chennai-Mysore Kaveri Express and Chennai-New Delhi Tamil Nadu Express.

Mumbai: Veteran actor Om Puri, who has carved out his own niche in the entertainment industry in his over four-decade long career, feels there isn’t any “hard and fast” rule to gain success in showbiz. Om Puri has supported casting director Manoj Ramola’s new book “Audition Room”, which provides an in-depth understanding of the glamour […]

French President Francois Hollande and the US President Barack Obama on Saturday expressed determination to boost common efforts in a bid to combat terrorist cells after suspected followers of the Islamic State killed 14 people in California on Wednesday

New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday hit out at the Narendra Modi government with former prime minister Manmohan Singh saying the economic recovery was fragile and job creation inadequate while party vice chief Rahul Gandhi said the real meaning of growth and progress need to be understood. The top Congress leaders’ remarks came a day […]