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Mangaluru, Oct 27: Care-the helping hands, a philanthropic association of youngsters distributed fruits among patients at Wenlock Hospital and Lady Goschen Hospital in the city on Friday. At Wenlock Hospital, district surgeon Dr Rajeshwari Devi H R inaugurated the programme. Dr Juliana Saldana and others were present. Later they distributed fruits among HIV affected children at CARDTs in Kadri...

Boston, Oct 25: Scientists have developed small flying robotsthat can carry objects up to 40 times their weight, and even heave open closed doors, making them useful for search and rescue operations. The micro air vehicles, called FlyCroTugs, can anchor themselves to various surfaces using adhesives inspired by the feet of geckos and insects. With these attachment mechanisms, FlyCroTugs can pull...

Oct 24: One ticket sold in South Carolina matched all six numbers in the Mega Millions lottery draw on Tuesday for a record-setting $1.6 billion jackpot, the state's lottery said on its website early on Wednesday. The ticket matched the five numbers 5, 28, 62, 65, 70 and the Mega Ball 5 that were drawn on Tuesday night. Anyone who hit all six numbers to win the jackpot can choose an immediate cash...

Washington, Oct 23: A prized caterpillar fungus that is more valuable than gold and is nicknamed "Himalayan Viagra" in Asia, where it is seen as a wonder drug, is becoming harder to find due to climate change, researchers said on Monday. People in China and Nepal have been killed in clashes over the years over the elusive fungus "yarchagumba”, known formally as Ophiocordyceps sinensis. Although it...

Oct 23: Salty water just below the surface of Mars could hold enough oxygen to support the kind of microbial life that emerged and flourished on Earth billions of years ago, researchers reported Monday. In some locations, the amount of oxygen available could even keep alive a primitive, multicellular animal such as a sponge, they reported in the journal Nature Geosciences. "We discovered that...

Montreal, Oct 18: When Canada legalizes recreational pot on Wednesday, market watchers predict the birth of a new industry -- creating thousands of jobs, investor euphoria, a new tax source for governments and maybe even tourism. Hundreds of licensed growers have sprouted in anticipation of the end of pot prohibition, attracting major investment. In just the past year, the market capitalization of...

Pathanamthitta, Oct 18: The National Commission for Women(NCW) on Wednesday took cognisance of attack on women journalists by the devotees protesting against the entry of women between the age group of 10 years to 50 years in the Sabarimala temple. Meanwhile, portals of Lord Ayyappa temple were opened today at 5 pm and the devotees can offer prayers till 10.30 pm. The portals will remain open till...

London, Oct 17: The final book of late physicist Stephen Hawking was published on Tuesday, October 16, week and one of the most prominent explanations coming from the renowned personality is about God. In the book titled,'Brief Answers to the Big Questions', Hawking writes, "Do I have faith? We are each free to believe what we want, and it's my view that the simplest explanation is that there is...

Washington, Oct 13: Social media giant Facebook, which has its largest user base in India, said that a recent hacking into its system has affected about 30 million users. Facebook product management vice president Guy Rosen on Friday said the cyber attackers exploited a vulnerability in Facebook's code that existed between July 2017 and September 2018. The vulnerability has now been fixed, but not...

Mangaluru, Oct 12: Team Physiotherapist Mangalore organised fruit distribution programme at Govt Wenlock Hospital (Paediatric Care) on the occasion of the birthday of U T Khader, Minister for Housing, Urban Development and Dakshina Kannada district in-charge. Fruits were distributed among 80 paediatric patients. Dr Mohammad Suhail, Dr Yaseer, Dr Saugat, Dr Nawaraj, Dr Urope, Dr Showkat, Mr Deepak...