Steroid-antibiotic combo may help in quick recovery from pne
Washington, Oct 15 ANI: A combination of corticosteroids with traditional antimicrobial therapy may help people with pneumonia recover more quickly than with antibiotics alone, say UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists.Corticosteroids are often used to treat inflammation related to infectious diseases, such as bacterial meningitis, but they have been rendered ineffective in case of other infectious diseases.In a new study, scientists have shown that mice with a type of severe bacterial pneumonia, when treated with steroids and antibiotics recovered faster  read more
Posted by aniin on Friday Oct 17
Modi advises Buddhadeb, Mamata on industrialisation
ECO7Economy/PoliticsModi advises Buddhadeb, Mamata on industrialisationKolkata, Oct 12 IANS Riding high after the relocation of the Nano project to his state, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Sunday advised his West Bengal counterpart Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee and opposition leader Mamata Banerjee on the need for continuous political dialogue and keeping industrialisation above politics.In separate letters to Bhattacharjee and Trinamool Congress chief Banerjee, Modi described the continuity in  read more
Posted by IANS on Tuesday Oct 14
Mamata-Modi link in Nano relocation: CPI-M leader
NAT56National/Politics/BusinessMamata-Modi link in Nano relocation: CPI-M leaderKolkata, Oct 12 IANS Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee was hand-in-glove with Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi to ensure that Tata's Nano project shifted to the western state, a senior Communist Party of India CPI-M leader alleged here Sunday."Modi and Banerjee were in talks for the past two months to facilitate the Nano factory's relocation from West Bengal's Singur to Gujarat's Sanand  read more
Posted by IANS on Tuesday Oct 14
Please pray that it is not like previous episode: Bachchan
NAT55National/Health/CinemaPlease pray that it is not like previous episode: BachchanBy Subhash K. JhaMumbai, Oct 12 IANS "Please pray that it is not like the previous episode," Amitabh Bachchan said to me before leaving for hospital Saturday for tests after he complained of abdominal pain.Like all of us, the mega-star hoped he wouldn't have to go through the nightmare of December 2005 when, one one not so fine morning he had woken up with a severe stomach ache. He came out of the hospital only two months later  read more
Posted by IANS on Tuesday Oct 14
German mother, Goa police trade charges Lead
NAT63National/Tourism/CrimeGerman mother, Goa police trade charges LeadPanaji, Oct 12 IANS A German woman who has complained that her daughter was being sexually harassed by the Goa education minister's son, says police would "prefer" her to withdraw the complaint, though police said she was evading them.Speaking to the media Sunday, Fadella Fuchs alleged the police were sitting on her complaint filed on Oct 2. "They said it is up to me to decide what to do. It seems they prefer  read more
Posted by IANS on Tuesday Oct 14
Bollywood acknowledges only success, not talent: Diya Mirza
ENT2Entertainment/CinemaBollywood acknowledges only success, not talent: Diya MirzaBy Robin BansalNew Delhi, Oct 13 IANS Bollywood runs on "herd mentality", acknowledging only the successful films of actors and not their talent, says actress and former beauty queen Diya Mirza.Missing from the big screen since her cameo in the box office dud "Krazzy 4", Diya hopes that her off-beat film "Bits and Pieces" opposite Rahul Bose is released soon.She attributes her absence to the failure of her films and the industry's "biased" attitude towards her  read more
Posted by IANS on Tuesday Oct 14
Equities markets open in the green
ECO5Economy/EconomyEquities markets open in the greenMumbai, Oct 13 IANS Indian equities markets opened in the green Monday, minutes after Finance Minister P. Chidambaram sought to lift the mood of investors by pointing out the inherent strengths of the economy and promising more measures to increase money supply into the financial system if need be.At just before 10 a.m., the benchmark 30-share index of the Bombay Stock Exchange, the Sensex, was at 10,879.07 points, 351.22 points or 3.49 percent above its close last Friday  read more
Posted by IANS on Tuesday Oct 14
India's moon mission rides on basketballer turned rocket sci
NAT5National/Science/BusinessIndia's moon mission rides on basketballer turned rocket scientistBy Venkatachari JagannathanChennai, Oct 13 IANS As a Kerala state player, George Koshy used to shoot the ball into the basket during his college days. Today, as a rocket scientist with the Indian Space Research Organisation ISRO, the tall, 58-year-old M.Tech from IIT-Bombay is the project director for Chandrayaan-1, India's maiden unmanned moon mission, and on his broad shoulders rests the venture's success  read more
Posted by IANS on Tuesday Oct 14
UAE guarantees deposits for three years to insulate economy
INT6International/Business/EconomyUAE guarantees deposits for three years to insulate economyDubai, Oct 13 IANS In a measure to insulate its economy against the global market crisis, the United Arab Emirates UAE has said it will guarantee deposits in all national banks and interbank lending operations within the country for a period of three years. The guarantee of deposits in the national banks would also include foreign banks which have significant operations in the UAE, the official WAM news agency quoted a ministry of finance release as stating  read more
Posted by IANS on Tuesday Oct 14
After 96 hours, child's body recovered from Agra borewell
NAT8National/AccidentAfter 96 hours, child's body recovered from Agra borewellAgra, Oct 13 IANS The body of two-year-old Sonu, who fell into an open borewell in Uttar Pradesh's Agra district four days ago, was recovered Monday, officials said."Sonu's dead body has been recovered from the deep borewell," Senior Superintendent of Police Raghuvir Lal told IANS.The boy had fallen into the narrow 70-ft deep pit in Leharkapura village near Agra at 10 a.m. Thursday.An army rescue team  read more
Posted by IANS on Tuesday Oct 14
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