Hyderabad: Unable to take care of him due to poverty, a 64-year-old widow in Andhra Pradesh has sought euthanasia for her son, a 36-year-old graduate in aeronautical science who has been in a vegetative state for 15 years. C Janardhan, the son of agricultural labourers workers, had got a job offer from abroad and was preparing to go to Australia in 1997 when he was left an invalid in a...
06:44 PM, Feb 07, 2012
London: An Israeli entrepreneur, who was paralysed in a car crash in 1997, claims to have invented robotic trousers which can help paraplegics walk and climb stairs again. Called "ReWalk", the device can help paraplegics to stand and walk, using crutches for stability, when they lean forward and move their upper body in different ways, according to its inventor Amit Goffer. The robotic trousers use sensors and motors to allow...
04:42 PM, Dec 05, 2010
Randolph Gibbens contracted genital herpes in 2003 after unprotected sex. ...
12:21 PM, Dec 19, 2009
Pancreatic cancer is usually found in its final stage and Kim has lost weight. ...
07:47 AM, Jul 13, 2009
Parents will now be booked if they push under-16 kids into reality shows. ...
12:51 AM, Sep 18, 2008
Should schools introduce a preemptive measure to tackle stress levels in children. ...
05:11 PM, Jul 15, 2008
He got a govt job after 15 attempts but now he cannot join his dream job. ...
11:38 AM, Jul 02, 2008
Shinjini Sengupta is now admitted with neurological problems at the NIMHANS. ...
01:40 AM, Jul 02, 2008
Hospital sources say that Shinjini has begun recognising her visitors. ...
10:23 PM, Jul 01, 2008
Unable to cope with humiliation, the 16-year old slipped into depression. ...
12:04 PM, Jun 28, 2008
Chennai: Presented the Polly Umrigar Award in recognition of the 1,285 runs with six centuries he made from 15 Tests between October 2010 and September 2011, Rahul Dravid on Saturday attributed his performance to hard work. Dravid, who was not present at the awards function here when his parents received the trophy, said in a video message: I think a lot of my good performance is down to the hard...
10:30 PM, Mar 28, 2008
Wellington: Former New Zealand Cricket (NZC) chief Chris Doig has died at the age of 62 after a two-year battle with bowel cancer. Doig was in charge of NZC for six years between between 1995 and 2001. Besides cricket, he was a board member with New Zealand Rugby Union, was involved in the country's rowing federation and was a popular opera singer. He breathed his last in Christchurch on Thursday....
11:14 PM, Mar 09, 2008
London: India coach Duncan Fletcher claimed the loss of opening bowler Zaheer Khan to a leg injury cost the visitors the chance of having a very good day in the opening Test against England. Khan was easily India's best bowler at Lord's on Thursday before he went to hospital for a scan on his left leg. He took both wickets as England reached 127-2 before rain ensured just over half...
09:38 AM, Feb 14, 2008
Ahmedabad: Plenty of captains and players talk about being ready to spill blood for their team but Australia's Brett Lee actually did just that in the World Cup quarter-final defeat by India. The game was almost up for the reigning champions when fast bowler Lee, who has repeatedly fought back from a series of injuries, sprinted round the boundary and dived full length in a bid to stop a pull...
05:36 PM, Jan 07, 2008
Panel suggests guidelines to protect kids in reality TV ...
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