A cancer survivor’s tribute to Kolkata brave-hearts

A cancer survivor’s tribute to Kolkata brave-hearts

Continuity in treatment and the help offered by NGO-run homes for free stay during medication of children fighting cancer are the focus of a documentary film made by a cancer survivor here to spread awareness. Kapil Chawla, who successfully fought off cancer a few years ago, has filmed the facilities at a Kolkata-based free-stay home […]

Arthritis drug could treat blood cancer

Arthritis drug could treat blood cancer

A drug given to arthritis sufferers could be used to treat patients with blood cancer, say researchers from University of Sheffield in Britain. The discovery may open up cost effective treatment options for people suffering from the blood cancer myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN) across the world as the anti-inflammatory medicine is one thousandth of the cost […]

‘Can’t Buy Me Love’ actress dies at 43

‘Can’t Buy Me Love’ actress dies at 43

Actress Amanda Peterson, best known for her 1987 film “Can’t Buy Me Love”, is dead. She was 43. The actress died at her home in Greeley, Colorado, reports tmz.com. Peterson’s father said that the family hadn’t heard from 43-year-old since July 3 and became concerned. Her body was finally discovered at her home on July […]

How rural India gained 86 mn illiterate people

How rural India gained 86 mn illiterate people

About 86 million more rural Indians have been counted as illiterate than the 2011 census data found. This is revealed by the Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC), which counted 315.7 million Indians in rural areas as illiterate in 2011, the same year as the census and the highest number of illiterates of any country in the world. Put […]

Music draws audiences to theatres, says Pritam

Music draws audiences to theatres, says Pritam

Music composer Pritam Chakraborty, who is making his Bollywood comeback through Salman Khan-starrer “Bajrangi Bhaijaan”, says keeping the star cast aside, it’s the music of a film that draws the audience to theatres. “I think once the music (of a film) is a hit, more than half the battle is won for a filmmaker. Music […]

No ‘Blue Skies’ for Chinese media

No ‘Blue Skies’ for Chinese media

The residents of the Chinese capital are obsessed with the weather. The first thing they check in the morning on their phone application is the pollution level. And then they look out of the window. What they hope for is a ‘Blue Sky’ – a portender of sunny, pollution free day. They even have a […]

Female trainee police officer kills self in MP

Female trainee police officer kills self in MP

A female trainee sub-inspector on Monday committed suicide in Madhya Pradesh’s Sagar district. She had been selected through the Madhya Pradesh Vyavsayik Pareeksha Mandal (Vyapam), police said. Anamika Kushwaha was posted as a trainee at the Jawaharlal Nehru Training Centre. The training centre is situated near a pond in which she jumped to death early […]

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