Day: July 8, 2019

Team co-led by Indian scientists solve 100-year-old mystery of how malaria affects brain

Delhi govt, civic bodies brace up as dengue season kicks

6:22 pm July 8, 2019

New Delhi: As the season for spread of vector-borne diseases has kicked in, the city government’s health department and local bodies are gearing up to check any possible outbreak of dengue, whose virus thrives during this period. From building awareness to conducting workshop for officials and common man, authorities are bracing up to contain any […]

NEET issue: DMK walks out of Lok Sabha

6:16 pm July 8, 2019

New Delhi: The DMK on Monday staged a walkout in the Lok Sabha after demanding a reply from the government over the issue of the President rejecting two Bills passed by the Tamil Nadu Assembly to conduct medical admission in the State solely on the basis of Class 12 marks. Opposition parties in Tamil Nadu […]

Oppn members in Rajya Sabha stage walkout

TMC members protest against disinvestment in Rajya Sabha

2:35 pm July 8, 2019

New Delhi: Trinamool Congress members in Rajya Sabha on Monday sought to disrupt proceedings of the House by entering the well and raising slogans to protest disinvestment of public sector companies. Some TMC members, including Derek O’Brien and Sukhendu Sekhar Roy, were also on their feet and repeatedly asked the Chair to permit them to […]

DNA technology bill in LS

2:30 pm July 8, 2019

New Delhi: The DNA Technology Regulation Bill, which seeks to control the use of DNA technology for establishing the identity of a person, was introduced in Lok Sabha on Monday amid questions being raised by opposition parties on its provisions. A similar bill was passed in Lok Sabha in January, but lapsed as it could […]

Heavy rains return to Mumbai; rail, road traffic hit

2:27 pm July 8, 2019

Mumbai: After a break of few days, heavy rains returned to Mumbai and its neighbouring areas on Monday morning, affecting road and rail traffic and briefly disrupting operations at the city airport. The suburban areas received around 20 mm rainfall in just three hours starting 8.30 am, an official at the India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) […]