New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) UK scientists have discovered how some children develop natural immunity to Strep A, a common bacterial infection — a vital breakthrough which could help develop vaccines to save up to half a million lives globally each year.While Strep A often causes a mild sore throat or skin infections, it sometimes be life-threatening.In low and middle-income countries hundreds of thousands of people die each year after contracting the infection. This increased risk is often linked t…

Mumbai, Aug 9 (IANS) Actor Pratik Gandhi has talked about the interesting parallels between his two roles from the series “Gandhi” and “Saare Jahan Se Accha”. He noted that while their ideologies appear opposite, both characters strive for a safe and peaceful country. Talking about how his characters of Mahatma Gandhi from the upcoming series “Gandhi” and Vishnu in “Saare Jahan Se Accha” represent a complete dichotomy of ideologies, Pratik told IANS: “Both the ideologies are op…

Hyderabad, Aug 9 (IANS) Greeting actor Mahesh Babu who celebrated his 50th birthday on Saturday, Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi said the stylish actor was “the pride of Telugu cinema” and that he was “destined to conquer the beyond”. Taking to his X timeline to pen a heartfelt birthday greeting to Mahesh Babu, Megastar Chiranjeevi wrote, “Happy Happy 50th, my dear SSMB @urstrulyMahesh! You are the pride of Telugu Cinema, destined to conquer the beyond! You seem to grow younger with every passing y…

Mumbai, Aug 9 (IANS) Actor Sunny Hinduja, who is playing an ISI agent in the upcoming series “Saare Jahan Se Accha”, has talked about how he wasn’t apprehensive on taking on the role and said that he doesn’t focus on the character’s nationality or background, but rather on the quality of the role itself. Sunny emphasised the scarcity of good roles and the importance of taking on compelling characters, even if they are antagonists, to effectively tell a story.Talking about being apprehensiv…

Mumbai, Aug 9 (IANS) Veteran actress-turned-politician Bina Kak is missing her ‘brother like son’ Salman Khan on Rakshabandhan as she revealed she is recovering from a “broken ankle.” Bina, who is known for working in films such as “Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya?” “God Tussi Great Ho,” “Nanhe Jaisalmer,” “Dulha Mil Gaya,” and “Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute To Love”, took to Instagram, where she shared a motley of pictures featuring her and Salman.“Since I am recovering from brok…

Mumbai, Aug 9 (IANS) The Indian benchmark index Sensex fell 0.9 per cent this week, while the Nifty slipped almost the same, falling below the critical 24,400 level and closing at 24,363.The Indian equity market remained in consolidation for another week, a trend that has persisted since early July. Market sentiment was weighed down by concerns over elevated global interest rates, weak global market cues, and consistent profit-booking in heavyweight sectors, analysts said on Saturday.In its meet…

Washington, Aug 9 (IANS) Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a historic joint declaration for peace after decades of bitter conflict and significant loss of life as US President Donald Trump hosted both the leaders of the South Caucasus region in Washington, as confirmed by the White House.“For more than 35 years, Armenia and Azerbaijan have fought a bitter conflict that resulted in tremendous suffering for both nations…Many tried to find a resolution… and they were unsuccessful. With this Accor…

Srinagar, Aug 9 (IANS) Two Indian Army soldiers were martyred and 2 others injured in the protracted Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) anti-terror operation in the Akhal Devsar forest area of Kulgam district, which entered the 9th day on Saturday.An Army spokesperson said on Saturday, “Two Army soldiers succumbed and two others were injured as the exchange of fire between terrorists and security forces continued throughout last night, as the gunfight entered its ninth day in the Akhal forest area of…

New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Consequential train accidents have reduced from 135 in 2014-15 to 31 in 2024-25, due to various safety measures taken over the years, the government has informed. There has been a steep decline in the number of accidents in the past 11 years.”It may be noted that the consequential train accidents during the period 2004-14 was 1711 (average 171 per annum), which has declined to 31 in 2024-25 and further to 3 in 2025-26 (up to June),” Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw i…

Dehradun, Aug 9 (IANS) Relief and rescue operations continued for the fifth day on Saturday in flash floods-hit Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi district.Army, State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), National Disaster Response Force and Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) are making coordinated and concerted efforts to rescue people from Harshil and Dharali.”Till 8 A.M. on Saturday, the ITBP jawans have been shifted to Matli,” Uttarkashi Police said in a post on social media platform X.”People stranded in t…