Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar. File. | Photo Credit: PTI Commenting on the political controversies over statements on Sanatan Dharma, Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar said it was ironic that any reference to Sanatan evoked baffling reactions. Inaugurating the International Congress of Vedanta at the Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi on Friday (January 3, 2025), Mr. Dhankhar … Read more
People click selfies on Christmas eve at Sacred Heart Cathedral, in New Delhi, Tuesday, December. 24, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted people on Christmas on Wednesday (December 25, 2024). He said on X, “Wishing you all a Merry Christmas. May the teachings of Lord Jesus Christ show everyone the path … Read more
NHS website information on drinking while breastfeeding saw the highest increase in visits at Christmas last year, new figures show. Among the most visited pages on Christmas and Boxing Day in 2023 were advice coughs, colds and chest infections. But some people also wanted to know about drinking and breastfeeding, alcohol poisoning and rabies, NHS … Read more
Getty Images Hair twiddling can be distressing to watch if you have misokinesia “If I see someone tapping their fingers on a desk, my immediate thought is to chop their fingers off with a knife,” an anonymous patient confides to a researcher. Another shares: “When I see someone making really small repetitive movements, such as … Read more
Rates of bowel cancer are rising among younger adults, with no clear reason why, experts are warning. Although the disease still affects older people far more often, the increase in many countries among the under-50s is concerning, Cancer Research UK says. England is one the countries with the biggest rise, averaging a 3.6% increase per … Read more
BBC Nik Ward is disappointed the bill has passed and worries about its implications for vulnerable people Terminally ill people are a step closer to being able to choose when they die after MPs voted to support a proposed change to the law. The right to an assisted death will be granted to people with … Read more
BBC Nik Ward, who suffers from MND, worries legalising assisted dying could lead to people feeling pressure to end their lives The question of whether terminally-ill people should have the right to end their lives is dividing MPs as they consider a proposed law to legalise assisted dying. If passed, the landmark bill would offer … Read more
Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy presented appointment letters to the newly recruited Assistant Motor Vehicle Inspectors in Hyderabad on Monday (November 11, 2024). Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar, Rajya Sabha member Anil Kumar Yadav and Principal Secretary Vikas Raj were among the present. | Photo Credit: By Arrangement Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy said Telangana has … Read more
A firecracker accident killed 14 persons in Attibele in October, 2023. | Photo Credit: file photo Even before memories of the firecracker accident that killed 14 persons in Attibele last October have faded, the neighbourhood on the outskirts of Bengaluru is bustling again with hundreds of cracker stalls this season. Following the accident in the … Read more
MLA Mohammed Naseer Ahmed addressing a workshop organised by the PIB in Guntur on Thursday. | Photo Credit: T. VIJAY KUMAR Guntur East MLA Mohammed Naseer Ahmed emphasised the crucial role of the media in bridging the gap between the government and the people by effectively communicating about welfare programmes and government schemes. Speaking at … Read more