Science & Health

Solar Eclipse 2020: Date, timings, do's and don'ts - all you need to know

The first eclipse of 2020 is here, on June 21st the annular solar eclipse is expected to occur in the morning on Sunday this week in India.

Jun 21, 2020

11-year-old girl from Delhi cries blood; doctors puzzled by rare medical condition

The young girl's mother said there is no sensation of pain from tears of blood but the sight of her daughter with a red streak down the cheeks is horrifying and concerning.

Jun 20, 2020

Rajasthan: 2.8 kg meteorite-like object falls from the sky in Sanchore, creates panic among residents

Initial analysis conducted on the space rock revealed that this possible meteorite approximately weighs 2.8 kilograms

Jun 20, 2020

Meteorite-like object falls in Rajasthan's Jalore district. See picture

A team of scientists is reaching the Sanchor area in Jalore district of Rajasthan where it fell.

Jun 19, 2020

This vaccine may protect against worst symptoms of Covid-19

The MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine could serve as a preventive measure to dampen septic inflammation associated with Covid-19 infection, say researchers.

Jun 19, 2020

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