Science & Health

Bengaluru student who appeared in II PUC English exam on June 18 tests coronavirus positive

After the Karnataka govt announced that it had successfully conducted the II PUC English exam on June 18 following social distancing guidelines, a latest report suggests that a student has tested positive for coronavirus in Bengaluru.

Jun 19, 2020

Two Toyota Kirloskar employees at Bidadi complex test Covid positive, operations temporarily suspended

Two employees at the Toyota Kirloskar complex in Bidadi tested positive for Coronavirus on Thursday. Operations are temporarily suspended for sanitisation.

Jun 18, 2020

Karnataka observes Mask Day: CM Yediyurappa, Puneeth Rajkumar lead the march from Vidhana Soudha

As Karnataka observes Mask Day today, CM Yediyurappa leads a march from Vidhana Soudha to Cubbon Park; superstar Puneeth Rajkumar and cricketer Anil Kumble join him.

Jun 18, 2020

Asteroid capable to cause a mid-air explosion will reach the vicinity of Earth today, NASA warns

This asteroid named 2020 LG is currently screeching across space at a speed of 24,000 miles per hour

Jun 18, 2020

You need to flush your toilet 'this way' to avoid coronavirus infection

The researchers at the Yangzhou University in China used computer modeling to show how the water from a flushed toilet could spray up into the air as high as three feet.

Jun 17, 2020

India to witness annular solar eclipse on June 21

A solar eclipse occurs on a new moon day when it comes in between the earth and the sun and all the three objects are aligned.

Jun 17, 2020

Bengaluru traffic cop tests positive for Covid after death; first among police to succumb to virus

An Assistant Sub-inspector in Bengaluru tested positive for COVID-19 after his death on Sunday, he is the first person in uniform to succumb to the virus in the city.

Jun 16, 2020

Telangana gives green signal to private labs and hospital: Check prices for Covid tests and treatment

Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has allowed the private labs and hospital to test and treat the COVID-19-infected people in Telangana. He has also fixed prices for tests and treatment.

Jun 16, 2020

How many alien civilisations are hiding in Milky Way? New study answers the million-dollar question

NASA scientist Jim Green had recently predicted that alien life, at least in the microbial form will be discovered within 2021

Jun 16, 2020

Hydroxychloroquine should not be used to treat COVID-19 anymore, FDA warns

The decision on the so-called 'wonder drug' as touted by the US President Donald Trump is taken in the wake of recent clinical trials that showed that the antimalarial drugs were not effective against the coronavirus.

Jun 16, 2020

Not reporting ILI and SARI cases amid pandemic gets 4 clinics shut in Bengaluru

As COVID-19 cases increase among those reporting Influenza Like Illness and Severe Acute Respiratory Infection, 4 clinics in Bengaluru have been shut for not reporting ILI and SARI cases.

Jun 15, 2020

1 in 3 young adults in US reveals no sex in one year: Survey

In the last 20 years, sexual inactivity has increased among US men in such a way that approximately 1 in 3 men aged 18 to 24 years reported no sexual activity in the past year, a new survey has predicted.

Jun 15, 2020

Worship on wheels: Bengaluru church holds first ever 'drive-in' Sunday service amid Covid-19 pandemic

In the new normal, a Bengaluru Church have introduced the 'Worship on Wheels' initiative to devotees attending a drive-in prayer service in their cars.

Jun 14, 2020

Bengaluru changes approach to containment zones, only affected houses to be sealed

The state government has decided to abandon the current standard procedure of sealing off wards as containment zones, and will now seal only houses which report a COVID-19 positive case.

Jun 14, 2020

WATCH | Triple-storey building collapses like house of cards in Bengal's West Midnapore

Earlier today in West Midnapore, Bengal, a triple-storey building collapsed. No casualties were reported from the site.

Jun 13, 2020