Rakshanda Rashid’s daughter Fatima Sheikh had told The Hindu earlier that her mother was taken to the Attari border in Punjab by the Jammu and Kashmir Police and expelled from the country on April 28. File | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Thursday (July 10, 2025) sought a response … Read more
An electric autorickshaw operating along Chittoor Road in Kochi. | Photo Credit: R.K. Nithin Over a month since the Ernakulam Regional Transport Authority (RTA) decided to issue new city permits to 2,000 electric autorickshaws and 1,000 CNG/LPG/LNG-powered ones, not many e-autorickshaws have sought the permit which would enable them to operate anywhere in the city … Read more
The DMK and the AIADMK took potshots at each other on Sunday over the response received by Tamil Nadu in the five-day World Economic Forum, which concluded in Davos, Switzerland. Industries Minister T.R.B Rajaa rejected AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami’s remark that it was disappointing to know that not even one MoU was signed … Read more
Bengaluru: Researchers from Bengaluru created a breakthrough wearable device that can detect and adapt to stress, mimicking how the human body processes pain. The innovation, researchers from Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) say, could revolutionise health monitoring and enhance human-machine interaction. The human body’s pain response system is remarkably sophisticated. Special sensors … Read more
A view of the Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal in Uttar Pradesh. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has submitted its response in a court, which had allowed a survey of the Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal, seeking control and management of the Mughal-era mosque as it is a protected … Read more
Bhopal: The use of artificial intelligence (AI) offers the potential to significantly reduce the time needed to identify adverse drug reactions. This faster identification allows for quicker responses, resulting in safer drug prescribing and improved health outcomes for patients. Professor and head of the department of pharmacology at AIIMS Bhopal, Dr Balakrishnan S discussed the … Read more
Hyderabad: RED.Health recently launched Salus EMS, an innovative end-to-end emergency medical services (EMS) platform designed to improve the way emergency care is delivered in India. The EMS guarantees prompt interventions during life-threatening situations by filling up critical communication gaps between emergency rooms and ambulances, and optimising real-time communication to prepare hospital teams well in advance. … Read more
A view of premises of the Supreme Court of India, in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to respond to a plea by a Kerala-based woman, born a Muslim but now a non-believer, to be governed by the secular statute of Indian Succession Act of … Read more
Chief Secretary N. Muruganandam has directed officials to deploy teams of the State disaster response force to areas vulnerable to flooding before the onset of the northeast monsoon. The Chief Secretary, who chaired a meeting on Saturday to prepare the State machinery for the monsoon, stressed the need to issue area-wise weather reports. “Equipment, water … Read more
British Medical Association (BMA) leaders have met to discuss the approach being taken to children and young people struggling with their gender identity. The union’s senior doctors debated the Cass review on Wednesday at a meeting of its council – the BMA’s top decision-making body. Ahead of the meeting, a council member questioned the way … Read more