London: Medtech firm Zimmer Biomet Holdings beat Wall Street estimates for first-quarter profit on Thursday, on the back of robust demand for its devices that are used in knee and hip reconstruction procedures. Zimmer’s results extend a strong quarter for medical device makers, including peer Stryker Corp which raised its annual profit outlook betting on … Read more
A group of tribal women coffee farmers from Keezhanthoor, a biodiversity protected village from Anamalai Cholai of Idukki, Kerala with their folk dance performance for the 5th Coffee World Conference concluded in Bengaluru recently | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement A group of six tribal women coffee farmers and coffee roasters from Keezhanthoor, a biodiversity hotspot from Anamalai … Read more
Sedition law can be retained but with safeguards: Law Commission The Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code dealing with sedition needs to be retained but certain amendments could be made for greater clarity regarding its usage, the 22nd Law Commission has said in its report to the government. The commission said sedition being a … Read more
June 29, 2022 – A new study in people with heart disease shows that Nordic walking – think cross-country skiing without the skis – improved their mental and physical health more than other types of workouts. The researchers used a 6-minute walk test to measure 130 study participants’ “functional capacity,” which looks at … Read more
Two U.S. nutrition experts not involved with the study agreed with the findings. “When it comes to weight loss, modest reduction of calories is what counts regardless of how you achieve that,” said Lona Sandon, a professor of clinical nutrition with the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. “In other words, reduce … Read more
A 16-year-old girl in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhopal allegedly beat her father to death as he used to get drunk and assault her mother. She then dialed 100 to surrendered to then police. The girl beat her father to death with a bat used to wash clothes and a lohangi, a stick that has two iron … Read more
The JEE Advanced 2020 results were declared on Monday and Harshvardhan Agarwal from Haryana secured an all-India rank of 9. His biggest competition had been his elder brother, Haryana state topper in JEE Advanced 2019 with AIR 14, and this year, Harshvardhan succeeded in beating him and keeping the family tradition alive. The son of … Read more