NEW DELHI: Women may be living longer than men, but they are also spending far more years battling pain, depression, anxiety and other disabling conditions, according to a major global study published in The Lancet Public Health.The analysis, based on data from 204 countries and territories, found that women bear a disproportionately higher burden of … Read more
NEW DELHI: Uttarakhand may not figure high among states ranked by political weight but it warrants enough importance in the BJP’s scheme of things for its president Nitin Nabin to spend three days touching base with booth-level members, MPs and MLAs and brainstorming with them over winning seats that the party lost narrowly in 2022.While … Read more
DKS with Rahul and Kharge NEW DELHI: Congress’s surgical operation in Karnataka stems from its estimates of gaps after three years of the Siddaramaiah government and its expectations from DK Shivakumar at the helm, with eyes focused on future political battles – 2028 assembly polls followed by Lok Sabha polls.The transition from Siddaramaiah to Shivakumar … Read more
Maria Imelda de Sousa was among the first athletes to arrive for the National Women Masters Athletics Championship Panaji: At 6am on Saturday, a sprightly lady with her kit bag walked into the Athletics Stadium at Santa Cruz in Goa and strode straight to the registration desk. Maria Imelda de Sousa was among the first … Read more
An NYT report claimed that JD Vance is not active on social media on Susie Wiles’ advice. Vice President JD Vance has not been seen recently fighting off his critics on X. The real reason, as reported by the New York Times, is that White House chief of staff Susie Wiles advised him not to … Read more
Event Lutf-e-Lucknow Khana aur Gaana hosted by Lucknow Bioscope Lucknow: Bringing together music and food, the event Lutf-e-Lucknow Khana aur Gaana’ (joy of Lucknow, music and cuisine) reflected the cultural traditions of the city. It was hosted by Lucknow Bioscope, Sanatkada Heritage and Naimatkhana on Saturday.The evening featured ‘Akhtari se Begum Akhtar’, a storytelling performance … Read more
NEW DELHI: Medical students could soon get an additional year to complete their MBBS course, with National Medical Commission (NMC) proposing to extend the maximum duration to finish undergraduate medical education from nine years to ten years.In a draft amendment to Graduate Medical Education Regulations 2023, NMC has proposed that no student will be allowed … Read more
Mapusa: The Mapusa judicial magistrate first class (JMFC) court on Saturday has remanded 29-year-old Yadukrishnan S Sajaikumar in five days of police custody following a fatal head-on collision in Siolim.Anjuna police arrested the accused, a native of Alappuzha, Kerala, after he drove a Mahindra Thar rashly under the influence of alcohol.According to the police, Yadukrishnan … Read more
Kanpur: A joint team of revenue, police, transport and mining department led by Sub-divisional magistrate, Abichal Pratap Singh, on Friday night launched a special checking campaign at National Highway in Ghatampur Tehsil area. During the operation nine vehicles were seized and 83 challaned and fine to the tune of Rs 6.75 lakhs was imposed on … Read more
Kolkata: The West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Co Ltd (WBSEDCL) has completed the construction of underground power distribution networks in Rajarhat, Baruipur, Kharagpur and Chandannagar under a World Bank-funded project aimed at strengthening and modernising the state’s electricity infrastructure.Work to convert overhead electricity lines into underground networks is still underway in Siliguri and Asansol, and … Read more