How worried should we be about mpox?

How worried should we be about mpox?

Reuters Medication being applied to the face of a child with mpox The rapid spread of mpox – what used to be called monkeypox – in Africa has been declared a global emergency. A new form of the virus is at the heart of concerns, but there still remain huge unanswered questions. Is it more … Read more

Why independent house owners in Bengaluru worried about water ban

Why independent house owners in Bengaluru worried about water ban

While apartment dwellers have access to water from a Sewage Treatment Plant (STP), which is reused for gardening and washing vehicles, independent houses have no such option. | Photo Credit: File photo A day after Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) issued an order prohibiting the usage of potable water (Cauvery and borewell) for … Read more

After 2 crashes, flying school shut for 3 months leaves students worried

After 2 crashes, flying school shut for 3 months leaves students worried

File image for representation. | Photo Credit: K.V.S. Giri He had already spent a whopping ₹37 lakh and completed 185 of the total 200 hours of flying training, when *Himangshu Datta’s academy was temporarily closed following a DGCA order after two air crashes. Without losing more time, he decided to seek admission elsewhere but his … Read more

Bengaluru parents a worried lot after school vehicles cause seven fatal and 23 non-fatal accidents in 2023

Bengaluru parents a worried lot after school vehicles cause seven fatal and 23 non-fatal accidents in 2023

Children going back home in their school transport in Bengaluru. file photo | Photo Credit: MURALI KUMAR K On October 10, a drunk man, who was driving a school bus, rammed into a bike and mowed down two pedestrians near Dodda Banaswadi. One of the three victims died on October 13 following injuries. Before the … Read more

PM ‘not worried’ about Covid inquiry seeing messages

PM ‘not worried’ about Covid inquiry seeing messages

BBC political editor Chris Mason asked Rishi Sunak if the government was challenging the full release of messages between ministers and officials during the pandemic, to the Covid inquiry, because he was worried about something embarrassing him. The PM said: “Not at all”. He said it was “right that we learn the lessons of Covid” … Read more