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No junk food, only discipline: Siraj’s brother reveals secret behind long spells
India fast bowler Mohammed Siraj’s brother Mohammed Ismail revealed the secret behind his ability to bowl long spells in Test cricket. Siraj starred in India’s thrilling six-run victory in the fifth Test at the Oval as he picked nine wickets in the match. The right-arm speedster was instrumental in triggering England’s collapse in both the … Read more
Long queues at Mysuru hospital as people panic over rise in heart attack cases
Amid growing public concern over a spate of heart attack-related deaths in Karnataka, thousands of people have been thronging the popular Jayadeva Hospital in Mysuru seeking cardiac check-ups. Visuals from the hospital show long queues of people waiting from early morning for outpatient consultations. Hospital authorities confirmed that patient footfall has been increasing daily as … Read more
Female Tribal Students to participate in long march for not receiving accommodation in govt hostels
Pratiksha Kavate, 17, is an 11th-grade student who lives with her parents in Kavatewasti, which is atleast an hour away from her college in Junnar Taluka in Maharashtra’s Pune district. Pratiksha’s classes start at 7 am, she wakes up at 5 am to do household chores and catch the bus at 6 am to … Read more
Blackpool athlete’s ‘long Covid’ turned out to be terminal cancer
A former triathlete whose terminal cancer was initially mistaken for long Covid has been given months to live. Olivia Knowles, from Blackpool, noticed something “wasn’t quite correct” in August 2023 while competing in the Half Ironman World Championship in Lahti, Finland. The two-mile swim and 56-mile cycle went smoothly but she added she “just wasn’t … Read more
Five-day long Bihar Diwas celebrations begin at Patna’s Gandhi Maidan
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar releases balloons during the inauguration of Bihar Diwas, at Gandhi Maidan in Patna on Saturday (March 22, 2025). | Photo Credit: PTI The five-day-long Bihar Diwas celebrations kicked off on Saturday (March 22, 2025) in Patna’s historic Gandhi Maidan with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar formally inaugurating the event. This year’s … Read more
DRDO carries maiden test of land attack long range cruise missile
DRDO conducts maiden flight-test of Long Range Land Attack Cruise Missile off Odisha coast | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Tuesday (November 12, 2024) conducted the maiden flight-test of a Long Range Land Attack Cruise Missile (LRLACM), with a range of 1,000 km, from the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur … Read more
Time to fix NHS as long waits continue, experts say
Getty Images The government has been warned it must come up with a plan to fix the NHS, amid mounting concern about the lack of progress in cutting long waits. Latest figures for England show the backlog in hospital care has risen slightly and targets to cut the longest waits look set to be missed. … Read more
‘Endometriosis spreads like my cancer, so why are waits so long?’
Cardiff endometriosis patient wants condition treated more urgently Lara Stevens says endometriosis is like the cancer she had as a child, with the potential to spread and damage multiple organs – but feels it is not treated with the required urgency. “The endometriosis could be growing and I wouldn’t know where it is and what … Read more