BJP MP Anurag Thakur during the Monsoon session of Parliament, in New Delhi | Photo Credit: PTI BJP MP Anurag Thakur on Wednesday (August 13, 2025) took a swipe at Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi’s claim of “vote theft”, saying that after “every defeat, Congress kept finding new excuses.” He said … Read more
A dental practice in Nottinghamshire says it has been told it cannot offer NHS treatment because there is deemed to be “no need” for it in the area. Toothbank aims to open in The Square, Beeston, later this month, offering private care but has been unable to obtain an NHS contract from the local integrated … Read more
Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva addresses a press conference, in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: ANI AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal’s assertion that he should get a Nobel Prize for governance is “laughable”, Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva said on Wednesday (July 9, 2025). Taking a dig at the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader, Mr. … Read more
Institute of Cancer Research/PA Wire The at-home test would not require a visit to the GP, and appeared to perform better than current testing methods according to the study A saliva test may help “turn the tide” on prostate cancer, UK scientists claim. It analyses men’s DNA to work out who was born with the … Read more
An investigation has been launched into allegations that unauthorised people were allowed to watch procedures being carried out in hospital operating theatres. Cardiff and Vale University Health Board said it was undertaking an internal review following the “deeply concerning” allegations. An internal staff survey found that previous concerns regarding unauthorised people in theatres had been … Read more
Getty Images As many as 140,000 bereaved parents, children and siblings of infected blood scandal victims may claim compensation under new laws laid before Parliament. It is thought 30,000 people contracted HIV and hepatitis from contaminated blood products in the 1970s and 80s. The new laws will allow the relatives of those infected to claim … Read more
Vijay Mallya puts up post on social media saying this amount was more than twice the debt adjudicated by courts. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Taking a swipe at Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for her statement in Parliament that banks recovered Vijay Mallya’s assets worth ₹14,131.6 crore and returned to public sector banks, the fugitive … Read more
New details about last week’s encounter in Chhattisgarh’s Abujhmad have emerged with the police claiming on Tuesday that the Naxals had used villagers, including minors, in an unsuccessful bid to save the life of their senior cadre, Karthik. Karthik was among seven Naxals killed in the encounter on December 12 and at least four civilians … Read more
BRS leaders visiting a tribal welfare residential school student undergoing treatment in NIMS Hospital in Hyderabad on Saturday, following her illness due to food poisoning on December 10. HYDERABAD Senior leader of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) T. Harish Rao has stated that the State government has not been paying rents of Anganwadi Centres, wherever they … Read more
New Delhi: Can artificial intelligence (AI) tell whether you’re happy, sad, angry or frustrated? According to technology companies that offer AI-enabled emotion recognition software, the answer to this question is yes. But this claim does not stack up against mounting scientific evidence. What’s more, emotion recognition technology poses a range of legal and societal risks … Read more