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Shielded: The bacteria hide inside lipid droplets and so the stem cells do not kill them, say (from right) Gobardhan Das, Samreen Fatima and Anand Ranganathan

Novel method found to kill dormant TB bacteria in stem cells

The mechanism can kill TB bacteria shielded from host’s immune system, prevent disease reactivation

New class of quantum materials for clean energy technology

Shubashree Desikan

Invasive species: Pets released into the wild, beyond their natural range, can spread diseases.

The growing global trade in amphibian pets

Aswathi Pacha Nearly 450 species were traded, with salamanders, frogs and toads topping the list

Weaning: A reconstructed infant-feeding vessel of the type investigated here.

Baby feeding bottles from the days of yore

D. Balasubramanian A fascinating report by an European group of archaeologists led by Julie Dunne of the University of Bristol, UK has appeared in the October 10, issue of Nature (574,246-249,2019), titled “Milk of ruminants in ceramic baby bottles from prehistoric child graves”. The group was able to isolate baby bottles, some with an oval shape and a handle and some others with a small spout through which liquid could be poured or suckled. The earliest one found was during the European Neolithic age (around

Health

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The sequencing will enable faster and efficient diagnosis of rare genetic tests, carrier screening applications for expectant couples, enabling diagnosis of hertiable cancers among others.

CSIR offers free mapping of Indian genomes

Jacob Koshy There is already a backlog of at least 400 individuals for the project

Wild poliovirus type 3 has been eradicated, the World Health Organisation said on Thursday, hailing the development as an “historic achievement for humanity” that leaves only one strain of the virus in transmission.

Strain of wild poliovirus eradicated: WHO

AFP The last confirmed case of WPV3 was recorded in northern Nigeria in 2012.

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Pentagon hands Microsoft USD 10B ‘war cloud’ deal, snubs Amazon

AP The contentious bidding process for the contract pitted Microsoft, Amazon and Oracle, among others, against one another

Facebook launches a news section, and will pay publishers

AP Enter the “News Tab”, a new section in the Facebook mobile app that will display headlines and nothing else from the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, USA Today and the Los Angeles Times, among others.

This appears to be move to “spy on worker” attempts to organise against the company. File

Employees accuse Google of surveillance at workplace

IANS Some Google employees have charged the tech giant of workplace surveillance, saying they are allegedly being watched via a browser extension in Calendar app.According to MIT Technology Review report citing a memo obtained by Bloomberg, the browser extension “would automatically report staffers who create a calendar event with more than 10 rooms or 100 participants.”This appears to be move to “spy on worker” attempts to organise against the company, at a time when there have been a series of

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Beautiful people

Welcome to crane country

Sarus crane behaviour is the exception rather than the rule because the tallest flying birds in the world aren’t persecuted by people

Call of the wild: India plans first-ever snow leopard survey

Special Correspondent Population and geographical range of elusive animal to be studied

A still from Sea Wonders

This global film festival is taking the message of sustainability to school students

Sweta Akundi Goethe-Institut’s annual Science Film Festival hopes to make students more aware about environmentalism and sustainability through cinema

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Labourers in Haryana's Karnal mandi cleaning wheat brought by farmers prior to its being auctioned in Delhi.

Govt hikes MSP for wheat by ₹85, pulses by ₹325 per quintal

Special Correspondent Cabinet decision will increase farmers’ incomes, says govt

Dharmakirti Joshi. File

Kharif farm profits to grow despite fall in production

Special Correspondent Growth projection of 11-13% slower than last year

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Watch | Indian Nobel Laureates: From Rabindranath Tagore to Abhijit Banerjee

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Microprotein malfunction may cause major diseases: Study

AIIMS doctors suggest bar-codes for below-poverty-line patients

An eye for an i #369 Children

The eclipse chaser of 1780

Can organoids, derived from stem cells, be used in disease treatments?

Explained: How green are Deepavali crackers?

Assam tea eyes AI route to recovery

New class of quantum materials for clean energy technology

The study finds that these nanostructures would show properties different from common metals like gold or silver

Baby feeding bottles from the days of yore

A fascinating report by an European group of archaeologists led by Julie Dunne of the University of Bristol, UK has appeared in the October 10, issue

The growing global trade in amphibian pets

Nearly 450 species were traded, with salamanders, frogs and toads topping the list

Welcome to crane country

Sarus crane behaviour is the exception rather than the rule because the tallest flying birds in the world aren’t persecuted by people

NASA’s Ann Devereaux on the upcoming Mars 2020 Rover and past missions

The biggest trick with Mars landings, and moon, too, to some extent, is the communication part, she says.

Google tweaks Search to throw more relevant results

Google has announced a major update in its Search algorithms to better understand people’s queries and throw more relevant results.By applying new

Experts urge Centre to remove trans-fatty acids by 2021

A Delhi-based voluntary group writes to FSSAi, highlights over 77,000 deaths attributed to trans fats consumption in India.

Pentagon hands Microsoft $10-billion ‘war cloud’ deal, snubs Amazon

The contentious bidding process for the contract pitted Microsoft, Amazon and Oracle, among others, against one another

Facebook launches a news section, and will pay publishers

Enter the “News Tab”, a new section in the Facebook mobile app that will display headlines and nothing else from the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, USA Today and the Los Angeles Times, among others.

The Sunday Quiz: This week, it's all about synthetic fibres

CSIR offers free mapping of Indian genomes

There is already a backlog of at least 400 individuals for the project

Celebrating a sustainable Deepavali

Entrepreneur Kalyana Raman on his lamp that is made of zero residue material, and also bats away pesky insects while lighting up your living room

Edible jewellery is the newest addition to the Iron over Gold campaign

The cause egging Indian women to increase their iron intake is taking their message beyond the realm of social media. The next step: edible jewellery

Motorola G8 Plus with triple camera now in India

The handset comes with a quad-pixel camera system, and delivers four times low-light sensitivity for sharper photos and videos in any light

People’s movement ‘Extinction Rebellion’ starts a Chennai chapter

Extinction Rebellion is using non-violent demonstrations to mobilise people into caring about environmental issues

Bricks for the future: on Priyabrata Rautray and Avik Roy’s ‘bio-bricks’ made from agro-waste

Made of agro-waste, Priyabrata Rautray and Avik Roy’s ‘bio-bricks’ could spell good news for affordable housing and also present a solution for crop burning, says Nidhi Adlakha

OnePlus logs ₹1,500 crore revenue in Diwali season

OnePlus TV has also witnessed commendable sales across both online and offline platforms.

Employees accuse Google of surveillance at workplace

Some Google employees have charged the tech giant of workplace surveillance, saying they are allegedly being watched via a browser extension in

2 out of 3 wild poliovirus strains have been eradicated, says WHO

Efforts being taken to eliminate the one type found in Afghanistan and Pakistan

What you need to know about the stealthy barn owl

Owl sacrifices are held throughout parts of North India to gain wealth

Strain of wild poliovirus eradicated: WHO

The last confirmed case of WPV3 was recorded in northern Nigeria in 2012.

When the eagle met a cobra

Photographer and birder Ramamurthy Karthik captured a fiery battle between a short-toed eagle and a spectacled cobra on the outskirts of the city

Slower growth in Microsoft cloud business casts shadow over results

Microsoft Corp's Azure cloud services grew more slowly in its first quarter even as profit and revenue beat estimates, the company said on Wednesday,

Two professors from Tamil Nadu selected for research fellowship

S. P. Subramanian, professor, Department of Biochemistry, University of Madras and V. Krishnakumar, professor, Physics Department, Periyar University, have been chosen.

Call of the wild: India plans first-ever snow leopard survey

Population and geographical range of elusive animal to be studied

Immune cells rewire, repair brain while we sleep: Study

Researchers have found that immune cells called microglia, which play an important role in reorganising the connections between nerve cells, fighting

What are quantum computers, and is it time to throw your old PC away?

Researchers at Google say they have achieved ‘quantum supremacy’. But when will quantum computing affect us?

Google claims quantum computing breakthrough; others say hold on a qubit

Quantum computers overtake classical supercomputers, says Google; CEO Sundar Pichai compares the achievement to building the first rocket to leave the Earth’s atmosphere; IBM says Google hypes achievement, risks misleading public.

Massive galaxy found hidden amid cosmic dust

Researchers, including those from the University of Massachusetts in the U.S., said the discovery provides new insights into the first steps of some of the biggest galaxies in the universe

This global film festival is taking the message of sustainability to school students

Goethe-Institut’s annual Science Film Festival hopes to make students more aware about environmentalism and sustainability through cinema

Govt hikes MSP for wheat by ₹85, pulses by ₹325 per quintal

Cabinet decision will increase farmers’ incomes, says govt

Assam expands Atal Amrit benefits to Japanese Encephalitis, trauma, ICU care

The extended scheme will be implemented immediately at government hospitals and in at least 30 days at private hospitals, says Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma

Zuckerberg appears before Congress as Facebook faces scrutiny

It’s the Facebook chief’s first testimony to Congress since April 2018.

Meet the white bellbird, the world’s loudest bird

Its mating song packs more decibels than the bellow of a bison

Dhoni ‘riskiest’ celebrity to search online

Other Indian celebrities are Radhika Apte, Shraddha Kapoor, P.V. Sindhu and Sachin Tendulkar.

14 small foreign satellites to launch on next 3 PSLVs

The PSLV (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle) of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has bagged new rides for 14 small spacecraft of four

New attractions at Amirthi zoo

Sambar deer, pelicans are the recent arrivals at the park near Vellore

Watch | An autonomous hover-taxi for Asia's choked cities

A drone-like flying taxi whirred over Singapore’s waterfront on October 22, with the firm behind the test hoping the aircraft will revolutionise

16-year-old boy wants Amazon, Flipkart to cut plastic use

Aditya Dubey’s plea prompts National Green Tribunal to seek report from the Central Pollution Control Board

Why the Saptaparni is called the devil’s tree

Saptaparni is known by many names, and is the tree from which our blackboards are pigmented

Facebook, WhatsApp access to govt to be studied by Supreme Court

Need to usher in a stricter regime to combat pornography, sedition, hate, fake news online, says govt.

Be an iron woman

An ad campaign on Indian women’s anaemic issue urges to invest in iron-rich diet this festive season

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Drilling of a new massive borewell using a rig began at Nadukattupatti near Manapparai on Sunday morning in a last ditch attempt to reach and rescue two-year-old Sujith Wilson who has been trapped in an abandoned borewell .

12K | Boy trapped in borewell: Efforts to rescue two-year-old Sujith Wilson make slow progress

Besides the Padma Shri, Nanammal had bagged 150 awards, six national-level gold medals, and the Yoga Ratna award of the Government of Karnataka in 2014. File

42K | Yoga teacher Nanammal dies at 99

Rescue operations underway at Nadukattupatti near Manapparai district on Saturday.

12K | Trapped in a borewell: 24 hours on, struggle to rescue two-year-old Sujith Wilson continues

Karthi and Lokesh Kanagaraj: a winning combo

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Sindhi women carry earthen pots during the Jhulelal Chaliha procession in Ahmedabad in 2010.

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A glimpse from the rescue operations at Manapparai, Tiruchi

12K | Two-year-old boy slips further into borewell in Manapparai as rescue efforts continue

An image of a boy who fell into an abandoned borewell as seen in a monitor used by the rescue team at Nadukattupatti near Tamil Nadu’s Manapparai town.

25K | Two-year-old boy falls into abandoned borewell in Tamil Nadu

A still from ‘Housefull 4’

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Vijay in ‘Bigil’: The real strength in this film lies in the emotion

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