Day: June 4, 2020

NCVTC to develop of host-directed antivirals for COVID 19

1:08 pm June 4, 2020

New Delhi: Support for a study, which will screen library of 94 small molecule chemical inhibitors for antivirals against coronaviruses, by the National Centre for Veterinary Type Cultures (NCVTC), ICAR-NRC from Hisar in Haryana has been approved by the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB). The molecules are known to inhibit cellular kinases, phosphatases, and […]

Kerala elephant tragedy: Not the first act of cruelty on elephants in Kerala

Kerala elephant tragedy: Cine stars demand strict action against animal cruelty

12:26 am June 4, 2020

Mumbai: Bollywood celebrities including Anushka Sharma, Shraddha Kapoor, Randeep Hooda demanded strict action against animal cruelty after the killing of a pregnant wild elephant in Kerala led to widespread condemnation. The pregnant pachyderm in Silent Valley Forest had fallen victim to an act of human cruelty on May 27 after a pineapple filled with powerful […]

Meera Chopra receives rape, death threats from Junior NTR fans

12:19 am June 4, 2020

Mumbai: Actor Meera Chopra, best known for starring in legal drama “Section 375”, on Wednesday said she was bombarded with threats of violence and rape on social media after she said she did not know about south film star Junior NTR. The actor said she recently held a chat session – #AskMeera – with her […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

PCI member B R Gupta resigns, cites deep crisis in media

12:11 am June 4, 2020

New Delhi: Press Council of India (PCI) member B R Gupta has resigned from his post, saying he was unable to work individually or collectively for the media, which is in a “deep crisis”. “I have tendered my resignation as a Press Council of India member,” Gupta told PTI. He said PCI had the responsibility […]

Casting director Krish Kapur dies at 28

12:04 am June 4, 2020

Mumbai: Casting director Krish Kapur, who had worked on films like Mahesh Bhatt’s “Jalebi” and Kriti Kharbanda-starrer “Veere Ki Wedding”, passed away at the age of 28 due to brain haemorrhage, his family said. There was speculation that Kapur died in a road accident but his maternal uncle, Sunil Bhalla dismissed the reports, saying that […]

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