Maternal depression increases odds of depression in offspring: Study
Jul 27, 2020, at 01:28 am
Depression in mothers during and after pregnancy increased the odds of depression in offspring during adolescence and adulthood by 70%, according to a new study by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).
Bangladesh: COVID-19 positive Jail superintendent dies
Jul 27, 2020, at 12:22 am
Dhaka: A senior jail superintendent of the Department of Prisons, who had recently tested COVID-19 positive, passed away in Bangladesh Bangladesh capital city Dhaka on Sunday, media reports said.
New Zealand reports no new case of COVID-19
Jul 26, 2020, at 11:11 pm
Wellington/Xinhua: New Zealand reported no new case of COVID-19 overnight, said the Ministry of Health in a statement on Sunday, as the total number of confirmed cases remained at 1,206.
Hyderabad Mayor tests positive for Coronavirus
Jul 26, 2020, at 10:49 pm
Hyderabad/UNI: Hyderabad Mayor Bonthu Ram Mohan tested positive for the contagious COVID-19 on Sunday.
Telangana: Surge in COVID-19 positive cases continues
Jul 26, 2020, at 10:42 pm
Hyderabad/UNI: The surge in COVID-19 positive cases in Telangana continues crossing the 50,000-mark and recording a cumulative 54,059 positive cases till 2000 hours on Saturday.
Australia records 10 COVID-19 deaths on Sunday
Jul 26, 2020, at 10:23 pm
Canberra/Xinhua: Australia recorded 10 COVID-19 deaths on Sunday, when the country's total confirmed cases surpassed 14,000.
COVID-19 pandemic: Bangladesh crosses 2 lakh-mark, deaths near 2,900
Jul 26, 2020, at 10:17 pm
Dhaka/UNI: The number of confirmed novel Coronavirus cases in Bangladesh reached 221,178 on Sunday.
Jul 26, 2020, at 09:56 pm
New Delhi: India on Saturday recorded highest ever recoveries from COVID-19 in a single day, the Indian Health Ministry said on Sunday.
With 1165 new cases, COVID-19 tally in Assam surges to 31086, death toll mounts to 77
Jul 26, 2020, at 05:32 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam has witnessed a sharp spike in the number of COVID-19 positive cases as 1165 new positive cases for the deadly virus have been detected in the state in last 24 hours.
India records over 48,000 COVID-19 cases in last 24 hrs, total tally mounts to 13.85 lakh
Jul 26, 2020, at 05:14 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India recorded a whopping 48,661 new infections of coronavirus in the last 24 hours taking the country's overall tally to 1,385,522, the Union Health Ministry stated on Sunday.
Over 3000 COVID-19 positive patients 'untraceable' in Bengaluru amid huge spike
Jul 26, 2020, at 03:00 pm
Bengaluru/IBNS: Amid a spike in the number of cases in Bengaluru, about 3,338 people infected with the deadly novel coronavirus are untraceable in the IT capital city.
West Bengal reports biggest spike in single-day Covid-19 deaths, 2,404 fresh infections
Jul 26, 2020, at 03:42 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal on Saturday reported the biggest spike in Covid-19 fatalities as 42 Novel Coronavirus patients succumbed to the disease in the last 24 hours.
Bangladesh records 38 new COVID-19 deaths
Jul 25, 2020, at 11:06 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh has registered 38 new deaths due to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, media reports said.
Better city-wide sanitation required to improve river water quality, says environmental body
Jul 25, 2020, at 10:57 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: While many have been pointing out the improvement in the air quality of cities during the pandemic induced lockdown, the water quality of the rivers have not shown any noticeable improvement, according to the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE).
IIT Kharagpur researchers develop Novel Technology for COVID-19 rapid test
Jul 25, 2020, at 10:51 pm
Kharagpur/IBNS: In a unique effort, researchers at IIT Kharagpur have innovated a novel portable rapid diagnostic device to detect COVID-19 infection.
World to get COVID-19 vaccine by 2020 end or early 2021, claims US pharma cos
Jul 25, 2020, at 10:47 pm
Indianapolis (US), Jul 24 (UNI) Drug manufacturers representatives from AstraZeneca, Johnson and Johnson, Merck, Moderna, and Pfizer Daccine have expressed confidence to develop COVID-19 vaccine by either the end of 2020 or beginning of 2021.
COVID-19: 2,984 fresh cases in UP; active cases cross
Jul 25, 2020, at 10:33 pm
Lucknow/UNI: With 2,712 fresh cases of Covid-19 being detected in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, the state's tally mounted to 63,742.
Seismicity study of Arunachal Himalaya reveals low to moderate earthquakes at 2 crustal depths
Jul 25, 2020, at 10:04 pm
New Delhi: The exhumation and growth of the Himalaya is a continuous process that results predominantly from reverse faults in which the rocks on the lower surface of a fault plane move under relatively static rocks on the upper surface, a process called underthrusting of the Indian plate beneath its Eurasian counterpart.
COVID-19: India records more than 4.2 lakh tests in a single day, fatality rate declines
Jul 25, 2020, at 10:02 pm
New Delhi: For the first time, a record number of more than 4,20,000 COVID tests have been conducted in a single day, the Indian government said on Saturday.
Drones, quick response vehicle enlisted to rein in man-animal conflict in Assam
Jul 25, 2020, at 08:52 pm
Guwahati, Jul 25 (UNI) In a move to intensify surveillance and rein in man-animal conflict, Surveillance Quadcopters (Drone) and an anti-depredation quick response vehicle has been introduced in Assam.
Climate emergency ‘a danger to peace’, UN Security Council hears
Jul 25, 2020, at 05:53 pm
New York: The climate emergency generated by global warming, is exacerbating existing risks to international peace and security, while also creating new ones, a senior UN official told the Security Council on Friday, making the case for swift climate action on multiple fronts.
Dramatic Arctic fires and sea ice melt, show need for urgent climate action
Jul 25, 2020, at 05:47 pm
“Exceptional and prolonged” temperatures in Siberia, have left parts of the Arctic warmer than sub-tropical Florida, and fuelled “devastating” wildfires for a second consecutive year, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Friday, while warning also of rapidly decreasing sea ice along the Russian polar coast.
Vietnam records new COVID-19 case, 1st in community in 100 days
Jul 25, 2020, at 05:25 pm
Hanoi/Xinhua: Vietnam confirmed a new COVID-19 case in the community on Saturday after going through nearly 100 days without any local cases, Vietnam News Agency reported.
Sikkim witnesses surge in Coronavirus cases
Jul 25, 2020, at 05:23 pm
Gangtok/UNI: Sikkim is facing surge in Coronavirus cases all of a sudden as many people attended the funeral of a popular figure at Rangpo, East District.
Maharastra: Marathwada region records fresh 609 COVID-19 cases
Jul 25, 2020, at 05:16 pm
Aurangabad/UNI: At least 609 fresh positive cases of novel coronavirus and 10 virus infected fatalities were reported across the eight districts of Marathwada region in Maharashtra state till Friday night.
Aurangabad: 40 people test positive
Jul 25, 2020, at 05:05 pm
Aurangabad/UNI: As many as 40 people were tested positive for COVID-19 here on Saturday morning, pushing the district tally to 12,711.
Assam: COVID-19 tally nearing 30,000
Jul 25, 2020, at 05:03 pm
Guwahati/UNI: The number of cured COVID 19 patients crossed 1,000 for the third successive time in the last 24 hours, while the overall COVID 19 tally also continued to increase.
India records 48,900 new COVID-19 cases, death toll touches 31358
Jul 25, 2020, at 03:23 pm
New Delhi: India registered 48,916 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours while the death toll due to the highly infectious disease now stands at 31358, as per Ministry of Health data released on Saturday.
Chinese mainland reports 34 new confirmed COVID-19 cases
Jul 25, 2020, at 03:10 pm
Beijing/Xinhua: Chinese health authority said on Saturday that it received reports of 34 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland Friday, 29 of which were domestically transmitted.
Liberty General Insurance launches 'Critical Connect' insurance policy
Jul 25, 2020, at 12:44 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Liberty General Insurance has announced the launch of its Critical Connect Heath Insurance, offering coverage over 60 critical illnesses (CIs) including cancer and cardiac arrest, brain surgery, CIs related to HIV/AIDS, head trauma/injury, blindness, and multiple sclerosis.