Mamata Banerjee. | Photo Credit: ANI West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is on a three-day visit to the Darjeeling hills. In a public address on Wednesday (November 13, 2024), she called for the unity of people of the hills and the plains amidst slogans of “Jay Gorkha, Jay Bangla” and called for people of … Read more
Getty Images Screening men born with a high risk of developing prostate cancer, once they reach the age of 45, makes financial sense, a cancer charity says. But Prostate Cancer Research also acknowledges more accurate tests would be needed to justify screening all men. There is no prostate-cancer screening programme in the UK, unlike those … Read more
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy with Governor Jishnu Dev Varma at Raj Bhavan in Hyderabad on Wednesday. Hyderabad Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy called on Governor Jishnu Dev Varma at Raj Bhavan on Wednesday. Accompanied by Minister P. Srinivasa Reddy, MPs Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy, Balaram Naik, and government advisers Vem Narender Reddy, Shabbir Ali … Read more
BBC Sir Chris Hoy says cancer diagnosis “was the biggest shock of my life” The NHS will review whether to change its advice on testing for prostate cancer in light of Sir Chris Hoy’s “powerful” call for more younger men to be checked, the health secretary has said. Olympic cycling champion Sir Chris, 48, has … Read more
Motorists make their way through an air-polluted street during the festival of lights Deepavali by lighting fire crackers in Hyderabad on Thursday night (October 31, 2024). | Photo Credit: Nagara Gopal “The Telangana State Disaster Response and Fire Services received a total of 33 fire-cracker-related distress calls on Deepavali, including three major ones,” said the … Read more
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi exchange greetings on the occasion of the Diwali festival, in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi separately called on President Droupadi Murmu and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday and greeted them on Diwali. The PMO’s X handle posted pictures of Modi … Read more
The Janata Dal (Secular) on Friday described the complainant against Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy in the alleged extortion case as a “fraudster” and demanded a probe by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) against him. JD(S) leaders, led by former MLC H.M. Ramesh Gowda, also staged a protest outside the Police Commissioner’s office and Amruthahalli police … Read more
File picture of Congress leader Jairam Ramesh. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Amid escalation of hostilities between Iran and Israel, the Congress on Wednesday (October 2, 2024) said there is a “fierce urgency” to start a dialogue and establish peace in a region that has been engulfed by violence. In a post on X, Congress … Read more
Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini. File | Photo Credit: ANI Mounting a fresh attack on the Congress, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Tuesday (September 24, 2024) said it was an “anti-Dalit” party and there was no need to remind the Dalits of Haryana how “dangerous” and “violent” was Bhupinder Singh Hooda’s rule for … Read more
A sobering discovery has led to Cambridge University academics calling on the government to stop serving beer in pints to reduce Britain’s alcohol intake. A study found that beer consumption dropped by 10% when pubs shelved pint glasses and served customers with glasses two thirds the size instead. That could be enough to make an … Read more