Science & Health

China's Shenzhou 9 Spacecraft: Astronauts Successfully Complete First-Ever Manual Docking

Chinese astronauts successfully completed the first-ever manual docking of the Shenzhou 9 spacecraft with an orbiting lab module.

Jun 24, 2012

Nasa Astronaut Sunita Williams to Head Back to ISS

Indian-American space scientist, Sunita Williams, will return in July to the International Space Station where she worked as a flight engineer for six months back in 2006.

Jun 24, 2012

Conjoined Twins Aradhana and Stuti Successfully Separated After Surgery

The 11-month-old conjoined sisters, who were born joined at the chest, have been successfully separated after a 12-hour-long operation at Padhar Hospital in Madhya Pradesh, India.

Jun 21, 2012

Apollo Hospitals Group Wins G20 Challenge Award

India's Apollo Hospitals Group won the G20 Challenge on Inclusive Business Innovation, a competition launched by the Group of 20 and International Finance Corporation (IFC), at a ceremony hosted in Mexico.

Jun 21, 2012

Nasa Scientists Discover Ice in Moon's Shackleton Crater

Nasa's scientists have discovered the presence of ice on the floor and walls of the Shackleton crater, which is present at the South pole of the Moon.

Jun 21, 2012

China's Shenzhou 9 Capsule: Space Docking Successfully Completed; Changes Made for First Woman Astronaut (PHOTOS)

The Shenzhou-9 spacecraft with its three-person crew onboard including China's first woman astronaut, Liu Yang, carried out its first manned docking with an experimental space module.

Jun 20, 2012

Medscape India Award 2012: Doctors Honoured for Excellence in Medicine (Winners List)

Medscape India announced its first ever edition of awards on Sunday. Baba Amte's son Vikas Amte, Dr. Ramakanta Panda and TATA Memorial win inaugural Medscape India Awards 2012.

Jun 18, 2012

China Sends Country's First Woman Astronaut into Space

China successfully launched its Shenzhou-9 spacecraft carrying its first woman, Liu Yang, and two other male colleagues to accomplish its first manned docking mission.

Jun 16, 2012

NASA's NuSTAR Mission: New X-Ray Telescope Launched to Find Hidden Black Holes (VIDEO)

NASA's Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) launched its newest X-Ray telescope over the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday.

Jun 16, 2012

World's Largest Optical Telescope In The Offing; ESO Gives Green Signal

The European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Council gave a final green signal to the giant project of building world's largest optical telescope on Monday.

Jun 14, 2012

Asian Heart Institute (AHI) in Mumbai Ranked Safest Cardiac Hospital in the World

Mumbai's well-known Asian Heart Institute (AHI), Bandra, has been named the "safest cardiac hospital in the world" with lowest mortality, by the international healthcare organization, the Joint Commission International (JCI).

Jun 14, 2012

Rohtak Shelter Home Case: Children Forced to Perform Oral Sex, Naked Yoga; Probe Panel Asks Special Court for Speedy Trial

The Punjab and Haryana High court investigation board report on the Rohtak shelter home, Apna Ghar, has made shocking revelations. According to the report, children - many between five and 10 years - were forced to perform oral sex and naked yoga at the shelter home. Earlier in May, the Rohtak Shelter Home was raided by a National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR).

Jun 14, 2012

Ambani Hospital Launches 'a Vinci' Robotic Arm Surgery System

The Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital and Medical research Institute, Mumbai launched the robotic surgical system, also known as Da Vinci Robotic Surgery, on Sunday.

Jun 11, 2012

Mysterious Encephalitis Syndrome kills 74 Children in Bihar

As many as 74 children have been suspected to have died due to a mysterious Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) that has spread in Gaya, Muzaffarpur and Patna districts of Bihar in the last one month, according to health officials

Jun 9, 2012

Satyamev Jayate Row: Aamir Khan Hurts Doctors; IMA Demands Apology

Aamir Khan brought himself a mixed bag of positive response and brickbats from the doctor's fraternity after he debated about the unethical practices by a section of doctors to rob of the ignorant patients' money, in his latest TV show Satyamev Jayate.

Jun 7, 2012