Teixobactin is an antibiotic which is active against Gram-positive bacteria that have developed resistance to available approved antibiotics. The discovery was reported in January 2015. The antibiotic was found in a screen of soil bacteria grown in a diffusion culture chamber that exposed previously unculturable bacteria to ambient nutrients andContinue Reading

The International Hindi Conference with the theme of “Expanding World of Hindi: Possibilities and Challenges,” would be held in New Jersey in April, organisers have said. To be attended by Hindi scholars from various parts of the world, in particular from the U.S. and India between April 3-5, participants ofContinue Reading

  Prime Minister of Somalia Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke, has been elected as new Prime Minister of Somalia. Sharmarke, who served as prime minister between 2009-2010, becomes Somalia’s third premier in just over a year. The richest person in Asia Jack Ma Jack Ma has become the richest person inContinue Reading

The Rohingya are a Muslim minority population living mainly in the state of Arakan, in Myanmar. Recently, the United Nations general assembly adopted a resolution urging Myanmar to grant citizenship to its Rohingya Muslims minority and grant them equal access to services. The U.N. General Assembly approved a resolution MondayContinue Reading