New Delhi: The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) report of 2016 has revealed that one Indian cricketer has tested positive for banned substances among the 153 BCCI accreditated cricketers.

The cricketer, whose name has not yet been revealed will be the second after former India U-19 player Pradeep Sangwan to have te

Bhubaneshwar: Conjoined twins–Jaga and Kalia–from Odisha were “successfully” separated by a team of doctors at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi late on Wednesday.

The 28-months-old twins, hailing from Milipada village under Phiringia block in Kandhamal district, are craniopag

Shimla: As many as 394 candidates are left in the fray for the 68-member Himachal Pradesh assembly after 82 nominations were withdrawn or rejected, an official said.

The polls in the hill state are due on November 9.

The Congress and the BJP have fielded candidates from all the assembly constituencies an

New Delhi: Over 1 lakh candidates will sit for the JNU Entrance Examination (JNUEE) which is scheduled to be held between December 23 and 27, a statement issued by the varsity said.

The university is offering 720 seats for M.Phil/PhD courses, 459 for BA programmes and 1,118 seats for MA, M.Sc, M.Tech and MPH cours

New Delhi: About 2,000 resident doctors of the All India Institute of Medical Sceinces (AIIMS) will go hungry from today in protest against the “improper implementation” of the seventh central pay commission’s recommendations, but continue working.

The resident doctors who had on Tuesday held a p

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Researchers are one step closer to a new drug that could lower blood glucose levels in patients with insulin resistance, but without the potentially harmful side effects.

Insulin resistence is a known risk factor for type 2 diabetes. It arises when the body’s cells are no longer able to re

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Washington: NATO wants to talk to Russia about reports that Russian fuel is reaching the Taliban, an alliance official said Wednesday.

NATO ambassadors are to meet Thursday in Brussels with Russian’s envoy to the alliance, Alexander Grushko, and Afghanistan is on the agenda, Petr Pavel, chairman of the NATO

Beijing: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today congratulated Chinese President Xi Jinping for securing a second term as the head of the ruling Communist Party, saying he looks forward to further promote India-China ties together.

“Congratulations to President Xi on getting re-elected as CPC General Secretary. L

New Delhi: The NIA on Thursday carried out searches at the residence of Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin in Kashmir valley in connection with a six-year-old terror funding case.

An NIA official told a news agency, “The agency carried out searches at the residence of Shahid in Soibugh village of Budgam