New shingles vaccine may help delay dementia, study suggests

New shingles vaccine may help delay dementia, study suggests

Being vaccinated against shingles may also help delay getting a dementia diagnosis – a study in the journal Nature Medicine suggests. The work builds on previous suggestions that a shingles jab may have this unintended benefit. Researchers compared some 100,000 people who had a new shingles jab to a similar group who had an older … Read more

Air India’s Delhi-San Francisco faces inordinate delay; rescheduled for Friday

Air India’s Delhi-San Francisco faces inordinate delay; rescheduled for Friday

An Air India plane. File | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI Passengers of a San Francisco-bound Air India flight had a tough time at the Delhi airport on May 30 evening as the departure was delayed for more than six hours due to a technical issue with the aircraft. The flight AI 183, which was to … Read more

General election will not delay infected blood compensation

General election will not delay infected blood compensation

Parliament will aim to pass an important bill ahead of the general election to ensure victims of the infected blood scandal are compensated as soon as possible, the government says. Commons leader Penny Mordaunt said there was a “clear desire” to get it done. MPs will consider House of Lords amendments to the Victims and … Read more

US’s ultimatum to Israel: ‘Immediate’ Gaza ceasefire, ‘no delay’ in hostage deal

US’s ultimatum to Israel: ‘Immediate’ Gaza ceasefire, ‘no delay’ in hostage deal

US President Joe Biden effectively gave Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu an ultimatum for an “immediate” ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza and reach a hostage deal “without delay”, in what was Washington’s strongest response to its ally since the war broke out on October 7 last year. Israel has been facing international criticism … Read more

Govt has collected Rs 600 cr penalty for delay in PAN-Aadhaar linking; 11.48 cr PANs not linked yet

Govt has collected Rs 600 cr penalty for delay in PAN-Aadhaar linking; 11.48 cr PANs not linked yet

The Government collected ₹601.97 crore from the public as penalty for not linking PAN with their Aadhaar from July 1, 2023 to January 31,2024. The last date for linking PAN with Aadhaar was June 30, 2023. Representational Image. The Government has collected over ₹600 crore as penalty for delay in linking PAN with Aadhaar, and … Read more

Ajit Pawar should have questioned Maharashtra government over Maratha quota delay: Manoj Jarange

Ajit Pawar should have questioned Maharashtra government over Maratha quota delay: Manoj Jarange

Manoj Jarange-Patil has been demanding that Kunbi OBC caste certificates be given to the Maratha community. File Photo: PTI | Photo Credit: PTI Activist Manoj Jarange on January 22 said Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar should have questioned the State government over the delay in granting quota to Marathas and claimed that Mr. Pawar … Read more

Supreme Court slams Delhi government over delay in deciding remission plea of convicts

Supreme Court slams Delhi government over delay in deciding remission plea of convicts

A view of Supreme Court of India. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Supreme Court has slammed the Delhi government over the delay in deciding remission plea filed by 114 convicts including a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist who was convicted for conspiring to wage war against the country and was awarded life imprisonment. A Bench … Read more

ITR Filing: Over 8 crore income tax returns submitted for AY 2023-24, says IT department

ITR Filing: Over 8 crore income tax returns submitted for AY 2023-24, says IT department

The Income Tax Department on Friday said over 8 crore income tax returns were filed for assessment year 2023-24 till date. In a post on X, I-T deparment said: “Unique landmark for the Income-tax Department! Over 8 crore ITRs filed for the AY 2023-24 till date,” the income tax department said in a post on … Read more