From hotel cancellation to loss of baggage, Ahmedabad air crash victims opted for array of insurance

From hotel cancellation to loss of baggage, Ahmedabad air crash victims opted for array of insurance

Wreckage of Air India’s Boeing 787-8 aircraft, seen a month after the tragedy, in Ahmedabad, Saturday, July 12, 2025 | Photo Credit: PTI From hotel booking cancellations to loss of baggage, and from accidental death coverage to trip plan withdrawals, insurance companies have received a range of claims from the kin of the Ahmedabad Air … Read more

Weight loss jabs study begins after reports of pancreas issues

Weight loss jabs study begins after reports of pancreas issues

Getty Images Weight loss drugs could help turn the tide on obesity – but there are side effects A study into potential serious side effects of weight loss jabs has been launched after hundreds of people reported problems with their pancreas. The Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and Genomics England are asking people on … Read more

Mounjaro weight loss jab available at GPs – to select few

Mounjaro weight loss jab available at GPs – to select few

Smitha Mundasad Health reporter Getty Images Weight loss injections like Mounjaro and Wegovy are available in specialist weight loss clinics Prescriptions for Mounjaro jabs, to help people lose weight, will be available at GP surgeries in England from today – but only for those who meet very strict criteria. NHS England says while the long-term … Read more

Rival weight loss drugs go head-to-head with clear winner

Rival weight loss drugs go head-to-head with clear winner

Getty Images The first head-to-head trial of two blockbuster weight-loss drugs has shown Mounjaro is more effective than rival Wegovy. Both drugs led to substantial weight loss, but Mounjaro’s 20% weight reduction, after 72 weeks of treatment, exceeded the 14% from Wegovy, according to the trial’s findings. Researchers who led the trial said both drugs … Read more

WeightWatchers bankruptcy: Why weight loss injections like Mounjaro are hurting diet industry

WeightWatchers bankruptcy: Why weight loss injections like Mounjaro are hurting diet industry

Ruth Clegg Health and wellbeing reporter BBC Symone, who used to be a WeightWatchers member, now uses weight loss jab Mounjaro Symone has been using weight loss injections for nearly a year. She says they have done what the diet industry could never do for her – free her from a life controlled by food. … Read more

Mithi river desilting ‘scam’: SIT registers FIR, BMC suffered ₹65 crore loss

Mithi river desilting ‘scam’: SIT registers FIR, BMC suffered ₹65 crore loss

Sludge and sediments being removed from the Mithi river. File photo | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) on Tuesday registered an FIR against five contractors, three Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials, three middlemen, and two private company officials for wrongful loss to the civic body … Read more