New therapies, not tobacco ban, key to combating lung cancer: Nobel laureate Harold Varmus

Washington DC, 11/1: The key to combating lung cancer is the development of novel immunotherapies and diagnostic techniques and not a complete ban on tobacco that is impossible to enforce, says American Nobel laureate Harold Varmus.     Varmus won the 1989 Nobel Prize in Medicine – along with American immunologist Michael Bishop — for…

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US FAA says flight personnel alert system not processing updates after outage

Washington DC, ,11/1: The US Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) system that alerts pilots and other flight personnel about hazards or any changes to airport facility services and relevant procedures was not processing updated information, the civil aviation regulator’s website showed on WednesdayIn an advisory, the FAA said its NOTAM (Notice to Air Missions) system had…

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FIR filed against 8 in Bengaluru metro pillar collapse case, says Home Minister Araga Jnanendra

Bangalore, 11/1: Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra on Wednesday said that an FIR has been filed against eight accused in the Bengaluru metro pillar collapse case. The accused include Nagarjuna Construction Company (NCC), its director Chaitanya, supervisor Lakshmipathi and JE Prabhakar.   “We’ll take action for sure. It’s utter negligence by the company,” Jnanendra said….

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RRR bags first Golden Globe with Naatu Naatu winning best original song

Washington DC, 11/1: SS Rajamouli’s RRR struck gold at the 2023 Golden Globe Awards by winning the trophy for the best original song–motion picture for its hit track Naatu Naatu.     The blockbuster Telugu movie is also nominated for the ‘best picture-non English’ at the ceremony.   The Telugu track Naatu Naatu is composed…

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Traffic holds up elderly man as metro rail pillar collapse fells kin in Bengaluru

Bangalore, 10/1: Vijay Kumar had no inkling that the traffic jam he was caught in on the Outer Ring Road near HBR Layout here would wipe out two of his family members. A steel rod centering of the Metro Rail collapsed, killing Vijay Kumar’s daughter-in-law Tejaswini (28) and two-and-a-half year old grandson Vihaan, and injuring…

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