The National Hawkers Federation (NHF) on Friday (April 11, 2025) urged the Centre to issue national-level guidelines to protect street vendors from the rising threat of heatwaves. The increasing temperatures are putting the lives and livelihoods of over two crore vendors at risk, it said. In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union … Read more
Noel Titheradge BBC News Investigations correspondent Curtis Lancaster BBC South Investigations BBC Claire says she began to feel unprecedented sexual urges after taking the drugs Patients prescribed drugs for movement disorders – including restless leg syndrome (RLS) – say doctors did not warn them about serious side effects that led them to seek out risky … Read more
Against the backdrop of International Women’s Day, Opposition alliance partner Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar’s) (NCP)(SP) women’s wing on Saturday (March 8, 2025), urged President Droupadi Murmu to allow women to commit one murder, without any punishment in view of the growing crime against women. International Women’s Day LIVE: President Murmu calls for greater workforce … Read more
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu with NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Suman Bery, in Amaravati on Friday. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has urged NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Suman Bery to support the State in achieving its Vision-2047 goals. Mr. Suman Bery met the Chief Minister at the Secretariat on Friday. On the occasion, Mr. … Read more
Getty Images People with excess body fat can still be active and healthy, experts say There is a risk too many people are being diagnosed as obese when “a more accurate” and “nuanced” definition is needed, a report from global experts says. Doctors should consider the overall health of patients with excess fat, rather than … Read more
Getty Images The critical incident comes after new rules for patients and visitors to wear masks across several health boards amid flu concerns Welsh ambulance service chiefs have urged the public to “drink sensibly” at New Year to help reduce demand on emergency services that suffered a 340-call backlog on Monday. Jason Killens, chief executive … Read more
The state Congress leaders reiterated the party’s commitment to the unity and integrity of Manipur, urging prompt action against Congress MP P. Chidambaram. File | Photo Credit: ANI The Manipur Congress on Wednesday (November 20, 2024) urged the party’s president, Mallikarjun Kharge, to take action against senior leader P. Chidambaram for his controversial post on … Read more
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. | Photo Credit: ANI The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Saturday (November 16, 2024) termed the recent string of violent clashes and continuing bloodshed in Manipur “deeply disturbing”, as he urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit the state … Read more
People in clinically at-risk groups are being urged to get their free Covid-19 and flu vaccinations this winter. NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough said only 27% of those eligible for the Covid vaccine, and 35% of those eligible for a flu vaccine in the two areas – plus Royston, in Hertfordshire – had come forward. More … Read more
Getty Images A new campaign by the NHS in England is encouraging people who experience the first sign of a stroke not to delay calling 999, after analysis of calls made in the last year showed the average time to do so was nearly an hour and a half. England’s most senior doctor says stroke … Read more