Human brain grown in rodents to boost treatments for neurological disorders
New York, April 19 (IANS) In a first, US scientists have grown miniature human brains or human brain organoids, in the skulls of mice, a …
US slaps sanctions on Syrian for human smuggling
Washington, April 19 (IANS) The US Treasury announced on Wednesday it has imposed sanctions on one Syrian person and his organisation for smuggling people to …
New IBM security tools utilise human-machine intelligence
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) IBM Security on Wednesday unveiled new technology and services that utilise both human and machine intelligence to fight, defend and …
UK wants AI sans power to destroy human beings
London, April 16 (IANS) The autonomous power to hurt, destroy or deceive human beings should never be vested in Artificial Intelligence (A), said a UK …
‘No discussion on human rights at Kim-Moon summit’
Seoul, April 11 (IANS) South Korea on Wednesday said the issue of human rights will not be discussed at the inter-Korean April summit with Pyongyang, …
Let’s solve human problems first: SC on Rohingyas
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday directed the central government to file a comprehensive report detailing the facilities being provided to …
Two human traffickers nabbed in Manipur
Imphal, April 8 (IANS) Police said on Sunday they arrested two people on charges of trafficking a Rohingya girl in Moreh, a border town in …
Why NASA sent human sperm to space
Washington, April 6 (IANS) With talk of space tourism and even trips to Mars, NASA has launched human sperm to the International Space Station (ISS) …
Six human rights activists jailed in Vietnam
Hanoi, April 6 (IANS) Six human rights activists in Vietnam have been sentenced to between seven and 15 years in jail, in a move condemned …
First adult-like human heart muscle using stem cells developed
New York, April 5 (IANS) In a first, biomedical engineers grew human heart muscle from stem cells that showed critical hallmarks of adult human heart …
Vehicles figure in Pune overtakes human population
Pune, April 5 (IANS) Pune has notched up another distinction: The total number of vehicles here has surpassed the human population, considered a first for …
Human error responsible for most data breaches on Cloud: IBM
San Francisco, April 5 (IANS) Although the number of data breaches dropped by nearly 25 per cent in 2017, Cloud-related cyber attacks saw a significant …
Cabinet approves amendments to human rights act
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved amendments to the human rights protection bill for “better protection and promotion of human …
The intricate, irreparable, inexplicable machine that is the human body (Book Review)
Title: If Our Bodies Could Talk – Operating and Maintaining a Human Body; Author: James Hamblin; Publisher: Anchor Books; Pages: 400; Price: Rs 699 It …
CBI busts human trafficking gang, books five
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) The CBI on Tuesday registered a case against five persons, including two women, on charges of attempting to traffic 11 …
Amnesty wants human rights protection in Karnataka poll manifestos
Bengaluru, March 30 (IANS) Ahead of Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections, human rights organisation Amnesty International’s India wing on Friday urged the political parties in the …
Sign of BJP is ‘human palm’, woman tells MP Minister
Shivpuri, March 30 (IANS) A woman in Madhya Pradesh could not tell the election symbol of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) when a state minister …
Criminals don’t have human rights: Shivraj Singh
Bhopal, March 30 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan on Friday said there are no human rights for anti-social elements, justifying the police …
Human remains likely to be of missing Hollywood actress
Los Angeles, March 28 (IANS) Human remains found in a shallow grave are believed to be of missing Hollywood actress Adea Shabani, police said. On …
Duterte government threatens human rights groups: NGO
Manila, March 27 (IANS) The Philippines government has indirectly threatened rights groups by linking them with drug lords in the country, NGO Human Rights Watch …
Salman Khan is the best human being: Varun Dhawan
Mumbai, March 27 (IANS) Actor Varun Dhawan, who starred in the remake of Salman Khan starrer “Judwaa”, says the superstar is the best and the …
AI models can help unravel mystery of human brain
Boston, March 26 (IANS) Cognitive neuroscientists are using the newly-developed artificial intelligence (AI) networks to enhance the understanding of one of the most elusive intelligence …
New human antibody may improve malaria prevention efforts
New York, March 20 (IANS) Scientists have discovered a new human antibody that, when tested in mice, prevented malaria infection by binding a specific portion …
Daler Mehndi convicted in human trafficking case
Chandigarh, March 16 (IANS) A court in Patiala on Friday convicted Punjabi pop singer Daler Mehndi in a 15-year-old human trafficking case. He was sentenced …
17 human rights violation cases in 3 years, 12 were false: Defence Ministry
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The Defence Ministry on Wednesday informed the Lok Sabha that 17 cases of alleged human rights violations by armed force …
Myanmar rebuts accusations of human rights violations
Yangon, March 14 (IANS) Myanmar rebutted the accusations of violation of human rights in Rakhine state following reports by the UN that there was evidence …
N.Korea warns against ‘human rights racket’ by Western countries
Pyongyang, March 13 (IANS) North Korean media on Tuesday warned that Western countries were using the “human rights” issue to undermine the independence of other …
Afghan, Turkish ‘human traffickers’ held in Delhi
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) An Afghan national and his Turkish accomplice have been nabbed at the airport here on charges of human trafficking, a …
Hindus in Bangladesh fast dwindling: Human rights activist
Kozhikode (Kerala) March 11 (IANS) The Hindus of Bangladesh were dwindling with their strength decreasing from one-third in 1947 to one-fifteenth in 2016, said a …
UK may have breached human rights over Grenfell Tower: UN
London, March 10 (IANS) The UK government may have failed to comply with its international human rights obligations over the Grenfell Tower fire, which killed …
Drones capable of reading human heart rate developed
Sydney, March 9 (IANS) Australian researchers have developed a drone capable of measuring a person’s breathing and heart rate from 60 metres away, an advance …
India protests UN human rights chief’s comments on Kashmir
Geneva, March 8 (IANS) India on Thursday strongly protested UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein’s comments on the Kashmir situation in …
Suu Kyi stripped of human rights award
Washington, March 8 (IANS) The US Holocaust Memorial Museum has stripped Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi of a human rights award over …
Your children could be victims of human trafficking
February 22, 2018 was designated as Human Trafficking Awareness Day. Peel Regional Police Major Drugs and Vice Unit went out of their way to let …
China shows little respect for human rights: UN High Commissioner
Geneva, March 7 (IANS) The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Wednesday said China’s actions on human rights did not match its words and …
RPF curbing human trafficking from northeast
Agartala, March 7 (IANS) To check the widespread increase in human trafficking from northeast India, the railway authorities have taken steps to curb the menace …
Amnesty accuses Trump of human rights violations
Washington, Feb 22 (IANS) Human rights group Amnesty International on Thursday accused US President Donald Trump of practicing “hateful” politics and said his policies mark …
Karina Kapoor Khan talks on social justice and human rights in Bengaluru International Film Festival
Kareena Kapoor Khan along with Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will inaugurate 10th edition of ‘Bengaluru International Film Festival’ on Thursday. The festival will showcase 200 …
Scientists grow sheep embryos containing human cells
Washington, Feb 19 (IANS) In a breakthrough, scientists from the US and Japan have transferred human stem cells into sheep embryos, an advance that may …
Scientists develop human intestinal lining on chip
New York, Feb 17 (IANS) In a breakthrough, scientists have successfully replicated a human intestinal lining using patient-derived cells inside an organ-chip, a finding that …
Four charged in human trafficking investigation
Four men face 31 charges in connection with a human trafficking vase. They are Jahdine Desir, 19, Dane Cato-Simpson, 22, Tahje Tucker, 18, and Sukhminder …