'Gotabaya Rajapaksa may not resign'

'There is fear that the president and prime minister are dragging their feet and won't resign.' IMAGE: Demonstrators protest outside President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's home in Colombo, July 9, 2022.......

'I don't think one Rajapaksa can survive this storm'

'The Rajapaksas have been in active politics for decades and survived many challenges, but they seem to have misread this one.' IMAGE: Sri Lankan soldiers in an armoured car seen on the streets of......

Oxford launches COVID-19 vaccine study on children

The University of Oxford has launched the first study to assess the safety and immune responses in children and young adults of its coronavirus vaccine. The university said that previous trials of......

Oxford vaccine doing 'everything expected': Study

The Oxford University COVID-19 vaccine undergoing Phase III clinical trials with British pharma giant AstraZeneca is doing 'everything expected' which means good news in the fight against the......

Reveal all drug data, scientists tell cos

With a view to preventing more of Rofecoxib-like episodes, experts have suggested that drug companies should disclose all the data on the adverse side effects before the drug is licensed."Single......

Experiments with education: The IT way

A touch-screen computer on classroom tables in New Delhi helps activity-based learning go online, says Sreelatha Menon. Do children love school? Not many do. They are sentenced to 15 years of......

He BLEW the whistle on Ranbaxy and got Rs 268 crore

Dinesh Thakur, the whistle-blower who put Ranbaxy in the dock, was heading the company's information technology division for research and development (R&D) until eight years ago.Thakur, a Bachelor......

Pharma majors under fire over trial compensation

A Union health ministry probe has revealed that pharmaceutical majors conducting clinical trials in India have not given compensation to majority of the volunteers who died during the trials.Of the......

David White appointed New Zealand Cricket chief

Former Rugby administrator David White was on Monday appointed the CEO of New Zealand Cricket, replacing Justin Vaughan who served NZC for four and a half years. "The Board of New Zealand Cricket......

Noteworthy statistics from first-class and Ranji Trophy

Maharashtra’s Swapnil Gugale and Ankit Bawane set a new record in the Ranji Trophy championship against Delhi, by adding 594 runs for the third wicket without being separated. This is now the......

Lillee angry over Richards jibe

Lillee angry over Richards jibeAustralian fast bowling legend Dennis Lillee hit backafter being described by former West Indies batting icon Viv Richards as a "huff and puff" merchant.Richards, now......