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New Omicron sub-lineages likely to evade vaccines, natural immunity

The BA.4 and BA.5 sub-lineages appear to be more infectious than the earlier BA.2 lineage, which itself was more infectious than the original Omicron variant.

Hong Kong doctor finds man suffered shrunken testicles, erectile dysfunction after recovering from COVID

Hong Kong, April 29 (ANI): Trevor Li Churk-fai, a Hong Kong-based urologist recently revealed that a man in his early 20s, after recovering from...

Follow these safe sex practices to avoid STDs like HIV

New Delhi , April 29 (ANI): Sex is a vital part of human existence as it's the process that leads to the birth of...

Sleep deprivation affects stem cells in cornea: Research

Washington , April 28 (ANI): Sleep deprivation is a serious health problem and it has negative impacts on mental and physical health. Eye problems...

Study reveals seven hours of sleep is optimal in middle, old age

Washington , April 28 (ANI): Researchers from the University of Cambridge and Fudan University have said that seven hours is the ideal amount of...

45% of samples sequenced in India since January had Omicron, shows Covid lab network INSACOG

INSACOG, in its latest bulletin, revealed that nearly half of all Covid-19 samples sent for genomic sequencing in India since January this year have been identified as Omicron.

With hospital-based surveillance programme, ICMR looks to fix India’s big data gap on STDs

There is a lack of recent epidemiological data on STIs in India, with ICMR’s own 2002-03 estimate of a 6% incidence rate still the most quoted number.

Early self-awareness of autism might lead to better life quality: Study

Washington , April 27 (ANI): Individuals who learn they are autistic at a younger age can have a heightened quality of life and sense...

Study finds parental type 1 diabetes may affect children’s cognitive development

Copenhagen , April 27 (ANI): Children's cognitive development can be affected regardless of whether their biological parents have type 1 diabetes, according to a...

‘Covid is not fully gone, remain alert,’ Modi tells state heads after rise in cases

The Prime Minister asked chief ministers to scale up infrastructure; said children should get vaccines at the earliest.

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Henry George’s Single Tax offers a democratic alternative to communist remedies: DM Kulkarni

The immediate benefit of Single Tax would be to reduce the sale prices of land to nominal ones. Landowners would no longer find it profitable to keep idle lands, wrote DM Kulkarni in 1960.

China is taking India to WTO over subsidies, again. Here’s what it’s arguing before trade body

Dispute will now move to consultative process, which allows the two sides to come to an amicable agreement within 60 days.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

Dhurandhar shows hard cinema is soft power and Pakistan is unapologetically the target

If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.