A few years ago, I attended the dauntingly large American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting, which has been held in Chicago for the last decade or so. The event attracts some 40,000 scientists, medical oncologists, radiologists, industry representatives, and journalists every year. Much of the world’s most important cancer research is released there—with […]
ABC News’ David Wright reports on how the disease has turned one of the biggest tourist destinations into a ghost town, and New Yorkers’ continued struggle … source
Trump started his coronavirus briefing by talking up a Defense Dept. effort to stop narcotics from coming into the U.S. on the same day the death toll from … source
The United Nations postponed an important year-end climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, because of concerns about the novel coronavirus pandemic. U.N. climate leaders bowed yesterday to mounting pressure to delay the summit that attracts thousands of delegates and observers. The gathering will be held in 2021, and a midyear meeting that would have been held […]
More than 1,500 feet below the surface of the ocean it’s darker than a moonless night. But even in this murky world there’s constant activity. Including groups of Humboldt squid—each the size of a small adult human—darting around in search of fish. “You can think of them as little rocket ships. They jet through the […]
Captain Virat Kohli from becoming the first ever Indian captian to guide India to a Test series victory on Australian soil. Play was called off on the final day and that meant that the four-match Test series ended 2-1 in favour of India. India’s first ever Test series was against Australia in their own backyard […]
Jammu Municipal Corporation will soon launch the ‘Jammu Surakhsa Yojana’ in the city to provide intelligent home security solution to the residents.JMC commissioner Pankaj Magotra signed a memorandum of understanding with ITI Limited, a Government of India undertaking. The proposal was placed before the General House meeting recently and was unanimously passed. Any resident of […]
Veteran Bollywood actor-director-writer-comedian and a Quran scholar, Kader Khan died after a prolonged illness at a hospital in Toronto in Canada, a family member said here on Tuesday. Kader Khan (22 October 1937 – 31 December 2018) was an Afghan-born Indian-Canadian film actor, screenwriter, comedian, and director. As an actor, he appeared in over 300 […]
Mubarak Mandi Palace is one of the most attractive tourist destinations in Jammu. It was royal residence of Dogra king until 1925 when Maharaja Hari Singh shifted to Hari Niwas. Mubarak Mandi Palace is an important historic architecture that having more than 150 years old history. The complex houses several palaces, buildings and courtyars like […]
Hemis National Park (4400 sq kms) is situated in the northern most district of Ladakh and on the west bank of the river Indus. It was established in the year of 1981 for safeguarding the Snow Leopards in India. This ‘high altitude’ park gets its name from the Hemis Gompa, a well known Buddhist monastery […]