India among top 10 countries with highest Type 1 diabetes prevalence: Lancet

An estimated 8.4 million people were living with Type 1 diabetes across the globe in 2021, and India was among the top ten countries with highest prevalence of the disease, according to a modelling......

Awami Legue politician 'stunned' by son's role in Dhaka attack

A Bangladeshi politician, whose son was one of the suspected Islamic State militants who slaughtered hostages at a cafe here, has said he was ‘stunned’ to learn about his son’s......

REVEALED: The faces behind the Dhaka terror attack

As Bangladesh mourns the loss of lives after Islamic State gunmen hacked to death 20 people, mostly foreigners, in a cafe in Dhaka on Friday, photographs of those involved in the attacks have been......

Indians prime targets of racist attacks in Australia

Indians are now the focus of racist attacks in Australia than in the past when people from east Asian descent were the primary targets, a major social survey has found. The targets of racism in......

Murthy to be honoured by Australian varsity

Infosys founder chairman N R Narayana Murthy will be conferred with an honorary doctorate degree by Australia's prestigious Monash University.Recognising Murthy as an IT world leader and visionary,......

Ranbaxy to develop anti-malarial drug

Ranbaxy Laboratories has signed an agreement with Geneva's Medicines for Malaria Venture for developing synthetic peroxide anti-malarial drug, according to a release issued by the company to the......

Tweet to predict market sentiments

Most of us think that all that a Tweeter account can do is connect with friends a study has found out that netizens could predict market sentiments with 90 per cent accuracy by simply analysing......

Your broadband may soon become ten times faster

In what could boost the capacity of strained broadband networks and improve download time worldwide, scientists have developed a new optical fibre technology to transmit tenfold more data over......

Soaring heart rates laid bare on TV as archers okay new tech

IMAGE: Japan's Miki Nakamura competes in the archery Women's Individual 1/8 Eliminations at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Yumenoshima Park Archery Field. Photograph: Justin Setterfield/Getty......

What sportspersons must do to combat climate change

'I know that people say that you should keep sports and politics separate, but that has never been the case' IMAGE: Spectators take cover as rain falls on day one of the 2020 Australian Open at......

Formula One under pressure end alcohol sponsorship

Fernando Alonso of Spain and McLaren Honda sports an alcohol company sponsorship. Photograph: Mark Thompson/Getty Images Formula One was accused of sending out a mixed message on alcohol at the......