The sudden surge in COVID-19 cases, especially with the discovery of the JN. 1 variant, has naturally been a cause for concern in the population. As a doctor, I want to reassure you that there is no need for widespread panic, although vigilance is never a bad thing.We are much better prepared today than when…
The Association of Indian Universities (AIU) has urged Indian universities to sever ties with institutions in Pakistan, Turkiye, and Bangladesh, citing national security concerns and alleged support for anti-India narratives. Several universities, including JNU and Jamia Millia Islamia, have already suspended or terminated collaborations with Turkish institutions. The AIU frames this as a patriotic duty…
Pune: A team of doctors from Army Hospital (Research and Referral) flew in on an Indian Air Force’s Super Hercules aircraft on Friday night to collect and transport a liver and two kidneys from a 59-year-old brain-dead woman in Pune to New Delhi for transplantation, after her family generously consented to organ donation. The donor,…
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce recently attended the Stanley Cup Finals.(Image via Sportsnet) Travis Kelce has been spending his offseason training in Florida and being with his billionaire pop star girlfriend, Taylor Swift. The two have been spotted frequently on their date nights in Florida, but fans have also been quick to notice a change…
NEW DELHI: A row has erupted in Mumbai over the naming of three newly hatched penguin chicks at the city’s Byculla zoo with BJP leaders demanding they be given Marathi names instead of English ones. The protest, led by BJP functionary Nitin Bankar from the Byculla assembly constituency, took place outside the Veermata Jijabai Bhosale…
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is facing a slow down in its sales in the Indian market amid uncertainty over the India-UK free trade agreement (FTA). The automaker’s top executives met at Bombay House on Monday to discuss the developments, a day ahead of the company’s quarterly results, ET reported quoting sources.Despite the recent slowdown, JLR…
Rishabh Pant and Shahid Afridi Rishabh Pant has made a strong impression on former Pakistan captain Mushtaq Mohammad, who likened the Indian wicketkeeper-batter to Shahid Afridi — and even went a step further.“Rishabh Pant is the Indian Shahid Afridi, in fact he is even better than Afridi when he has a bat in his hand,”…
BENGALURU: A physics lecturer from a private college in Dakshina Kannada and two of his friends have been arrested by Bengaluru police for allegedly blackmailing and raping a student.When the mental torture by the trio became intolerable, the girl narrated to her parents how she was being exploited. Subsequently, she went to Marathahalli police station…
Jasprit Bumrah bowls during the intra-squad match as Yashasvi Jaiswal watches on. (BCCI | X) Over the years, swing and seam have proven to be India’s bugbears on tours of England. In the last decade-and-half, the duo of James Anderson and Stuart Broad, with the support act of Sam Curran and Chris Woakes, had left…
NEW DELHI: The income tax department Monday launched a nationwide verification operation targeting individuals and entities facilitating fraudulent claims of deductions and exemptions in I-T returns.The exercise is not limited to deductions for donations to little-known political parties and charities but also those related to health insurance and medical expenses (Sec 80D and 80DDB of…
