Patna stampede death toll rises to 33, most died of suffocation
Twenty one others who were injured were undergoing treatment at the Patna Medical College Hospital , and they were all out of danger, hospital superintendent Lakindra Prasad said. Prasad said the post mortem examination of the victims’ bodies had identified asphyxia as the main cause of the... read more »
Soon, peanut that won’t cause allergic reaction
Researchers hope the technique can be used to eventually eliminate 99.9 per cent of peanut allergens. Peanut allergens must be eliminated below a certain threshold for patients to be safe, said Wade Yang, an assistant professor in food science and human nutrition and member of University of... read more »
If there is Modi wave, why BJP has called PM for rallies: Sena
Taking a dig at former ally Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for announcing that Narendra Modi would hold poll rallies in Maharashtra, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday said the Prime Minister would not have been invited to address the public if BJP was confident of winning on “Modi... read more »
Anjali Damania, Preeti Menon resign from AAP posts
State Convener Anjali Damania, who contested and lost the Lok Sabha election against Nitin Gadkari in Nagpur, and State Secretary Preeti Sharma Menon quit citing personal reasons. It may be recalled that both these leaders had resigned in June too but they soon withdrew the resignation. The... read more »
Biocon stock zooms after Silver Leaf Oak buys 10% stake in Syngene for Rs 380 cr
MThis investment reflects Syngene’s leading position in the contract research and manufacturing space in Asia, acknowledging its comprehensive multidisciplinary capabilities,”... read more »
UCO Bank examining ways to declare Kingfisher Airlines wilful defaulter
State-run lender UCO Bank is examining its options on how to declare Kingfisher Airlines a willful defaulter, chairman and managing director Arun Kaul said on Friday. “We are... read more »
Rupee erases all gains, trades flat at 60.84 per dollar
Mumbai: The Indian rupee erased all its gains and remained barely changed from its previous close, tracking the weakness in other Asian currencies on Friday. At 2.19pm, the home currency... read more »
Alibaba’s IPO Priced at $68 a Share
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ‘s shares priced Thursday at $68 apiece, putting the Chinese company on track for an initial public offering that will raise at least $21.8 billion. The... read more »
China hands drugmaker GSK record $489 mln fine, sentences executi...
China has fined GlaxoSmithKline Plc a record 3 billion yuan ($488.8 million) for paying bribes to doctors to use its drugs, the British company said on Friday, drawing to a close a corruption... read more »
