File image used for representation only | Photo Credit: The Hindu A para jump instructor from the Indian Air Force’s Akash skydiving team succumbed to injuries suffered during a “demo drop” in Agra on Saturday (April 5, 2025), the IAF said. According to police, Warrant Officer Ramkumar Tiwari (41) jumped from a helicopter at approximately … Read more
Society’s move to cashless payments may have had an unintended positive side effect, surgeons say – fewer children needing operations or procedures to remove swallowed coins. The Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) experts looked back over hospital records in England since the Millennium. Procedures to remove foreign objects, including coins, from children’s throats, airways and … Read more
Fewer people came forward for their flu vaccine last year and if the same happens again the UK could be in for a worse winter, health officials are warning. There were at least 18,000 flu-related deaths over the last couple of years, despite being relatively mild flu seasons, according to the UK Health Security Agency … Read more
Tamil Nadu has reported a 5% reduction in the number of fatal road accidents and consequent deaths, from January to July 2024, compared to the data from the same period in the previous year. Attributing the fall in fatal road accidents to effective enforcement of traffic rules and other road safety measures, Director-General of Police … Read more
Getty Images The NHS is appealing for people with O-type blood to urgently come forward and donate, after blood stocks dropped to “unprecedently low” levels in England. Officials said it follows a “perfect storm” of unfilled appointments at donor centres and increased demand following a cyber-attack which has affected services in London. O-negative blood – … Read more
The ongoing Asian Waterbird Census (AWC) has revealed that some of the major threats faced by wetlands and the birds in and around them are habitat destruction, poaching, construction activities and landfills near water sources. The team of Wildlife Conservation Through Research and Education and Vizag Birdwatchers Society led by Vivek Rathod, A Yagnapathy, Vikram … Read more
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A view of the SYL (Sutlej-Yamuna Link) canal in Punjab. Fle | Photo Credit: The Hindu Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday (October 5) said not even a single drop of additional water will be shared with any other State at any cost. He further informed that the State Cabinet has approved the name … Read more
NCP’s Chhagan Bhujbal speaks, at Shivaji Park in Mumbai | Photo Credit: PTI The special court under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) has reserved its order on a plea application filed by Nationalist Congress Party leader Chhagan Bhujbal’s relatives, along with other concerned parties. PMLA judge Rahul Rokde confirmed that the decision would … Read more
