Walnut’s heart benefit decoded
byWashington, May 9 (IANS) Scientists now know the additional ways the components of walnuts and their extracts lower risks of heart diseases. Consumption of…
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Scientists successfully test new skin cancer drug
by Hill Post WireSydney, May 9 (IANS) Scientists have successfully tested a new class of drugs in humans, that targets a rogue protein responsible for the proliferation…
Safdarjung doctors on strike
by Hill Post WireNew Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Around 1,000 resident doctors at the Safdarjung Hospital are on a strike, miffed with poor amenities, security and salary,…
Ensure 51 percent free flow in Ganga, Yamuna, say experts
by Hill Post WireRishikesh, May 9 (IANS) Experts, environmentalists and spiritual leaders Thursday demanded that the government should ensure free flow of at least 51 percent of…
College near Agra bird sanctuary to be closed
by Hill Post WireAgra May 9 (IANS) Agra district authorities have ordered the closure of an engneering college near a bird sanctury for violating environmental laws, an…
Encephalitis claims 3 kids in Bihar
by Hill Post WirePatna, May 9 (IANS) A six-month-old baby succumbed to a deadly mosquito-borne disease in Bihar Thursday, taking the toll from the disease to three…
Mukherjee to open Tagore’s study centre at IIAS
by Hill Post WireShimla: President Pranab Mukherjee will inaugurate a study centre-cum-museum dedicated to the life and works of Rabindranath Tagore at the Indian Institute of Advanced Study…
Seven killed in Tripura cyclone, lightning
by Hill Post WireAgartala, May 9 (IANS) Cyclonic storms accompanied by lightning and rain continued to create havoc in Tripura for the fifth day Thursday, killing seven…
Odisha towns sizzle at 44.8 degrees
by Hill Post WireBhubaneswar, May 9 (IANS) It’s turning out to be a sizzling summer in Odisha with the the mercury touching 44.8 degrees Celsius in the…
Jamia prepares ‘brains’ to help India understand neighbours
by Hill Post WireNew Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Jamia Millia Islamia, one of the country’s oldest universities, has embarked upon a series of country-specific programmes to prepare…