Sunny Dhir

Abstract Plant viruses, once viewed as harmful agricultural pathogens, are now powerful tools in biotechnology. Their nanoscale structure, self-assembly, and biocompatibility enable applications in agriculture, medicine, and environmental sustainability. They serve in gene delivery, genome editing, diagnostics, and nanomaterials for vaccines and drug delivery. Integration with AI, ML, and bioinformatics enhances virus discovery and prediction.

BASSETERRE (Saint Kitts and Nevis): Bangladesh held off a late charge from the West Indies to claim a series-clinching 18-run win in the decisive third and final match of their one-day international duel at Warner Park in St Kitts.After Tamim Iqbal 's second hundred of the series and a quick-fire unbeaten half-century by Mahmudullah paced the visitors to a formidable 301 for six, the hosts were restricted to 283 for six in reply despite a rampaging unbeaten 74 off just 41 balls by Rovman...

MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court has asked the Maharashtra government to encourage private doctors to assist in civil hospitals across the state by way of charity so that poor patients can be benefited.The government's exercise of getting such doctors to serve at the Malegaon civil hospital (in Nashik district ) should be followed as a 'model' in other districts, it said.A division bench of Justices N H Patil and G S Kulkarni was hearing a PIL last week filed by a resident of Malegaon town,...