'No preparedness planning, no accountability, no action plan'

'This government did not have any plan for safety stocks of essential medicines.' IMAGE: Doctors attend to a patient suffering from COVID-19 inside the emergency room at the Safdarjung Hospital in......

Trump defends use of HCQ, says it works in early stages of COVID-19

United States President Donald Trump has again defended the use of hydroxychloroquine to ward off coronavirus, saying many frontline medical workers agree with him that the malaria drug works in......

Hydroxychloroquine may cause heartbeat disturbances: Study

Researchers have used an optical mapping system to demonstrate how the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine, which has been promoted as a potential treatment for COVID-19, creates serious disturbances......

Anti-malarial drug a 'line of defence' against virus: Trump

United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday defended his taking anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine as a 'line of defence' against coronavirus. "I think it's worth it as a line of defence......

Why US' revocation may not have much effect on HCQs exports

This is because while the emergency authorisation for treating Covid was a recent move, the drug has been used since years for rheumatoid arthritis and autoimmune lupus. Even as the US government......

India's 1st public stem cell bank soon

Every year around 25 million children are born in India, almost one every second! Result: a bursting population. But this is not a story of India's teeming millions or what should be done to......

Biocon gets DCGI nod for cancer drug

Biotechnology major Biocon has got the Drug and Controller General of Indiaapproval for marketing its BIOMAb EGFR in the Indian market. This is a proprietary product of Biocon, which will be used......

Stem cell bank in India

India's first private cord blood stem cell bank, 'Lifecell' has been launched in Chennai. With an investment of Rs 12 crore (Rs 120 million), this bank is a joint venture between Asia Cryo Cell Pvt......

Charlie Sheen faces jail time

Get your low down on what's happening in the world of entertainment, right here! Two And A Half Men star Charlie Sheen will plead guilty to assaulting his wife when he appears in court next week......

From Aamir to shocking TV truths

Rajeev Khandelwal, who featured in the critically lauded film Aamir, returns to the small screen with Sach Ka Saamna.  He spoke to Rajul Hegde about his show. The show, to be broadcast on......

'Michael was very caring and loving'

Grace Rwaramba, the woman who took care of Michael Jackson's children for 12 years, wants nothing but the best for the children who may end up with Jackson's parents, Deepak Chopra, a friend of......

Indian-origin players in Women's Indian Open

Professional golfers of Indian and sub-continental origin, currently playing in Europe and America, will be seen in action at the $300,000 Hero Honda Women's Indian open golf tournament from......