Philippa Roxby and Smitha Mundasad Health reporters Getty Images Pollen levels are forecast to be high or very high in many parts of the UK over the next five days. The fine powder released by certain grasses, trees and plants is causing chaos for the many who’re allergic to pollen. Itchy eyes, sneezing, dripping noses, … Read more
Industries and IT Minister D.Sridhar Babu | Photo Credit: Arrangement Industries and IT Minister D. Sridhar Babu advised Telangana Academy for Skill and Knowledge (TASK) officials to consider pursuing a target of training at least 6,000 unemployed youth in advanced technologies and facilitate their placement in the current academic year. The Minister, who conducted a … Read more
The number of people choosing an assisted death could top 4,000 a year within a decade of the law coming into force if MPs vote for it, a review of the policy says. The estimate forms part of the official impact assessment, which has been carried out by civil servants to inform MPs as they … Read more
With the River Conservation Division of the Water Resources Department (WRD) taking up the second phase of desilting of the Upparu, the drainage canal in Lalgudi taluk would be fully cleared of silt this financial year. The canal is being desilted for a length of about 4 km at an estimated cost of about ₹1.10 … Read more
A 20-year-old student of the Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), who suffered from hearing impairment, has died by suicide at the institute’s hostel in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, police said on Sunday (March 30, 2025). They said the deceased has been identified as Madala Rahul Chaitanya (20), a first-year B.Tech student. Also Read | Teaching … Read more
Becky Morton Political reporter House of Commons The government has unveiled sweeping changes to the benefits system, aimed at saving £5bn a year by 2030. Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall said the overhaul would create a more “pro-work system” to encourage people to take up jobs, while protecting those who cannot work. The changes … Read more
Image for representative purposes only | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto A third-year student of IIT Patna and a resident of Telangana allegedly ended his life on the campus by jumping from the seventh floor of the building on Tuesday (February 25, 2025). According to the police, the student is identified as Rahul Lavari.He was dead … Read more
Data from the Health Ministry shows that India is experiencing a rapid rise in cancer cases, largely due to lifestyle changes, tobacco use, poor dietary habits, and inadequate physical activity. File Photo: Twitter/@MoHFW_INDIA The Health Ministry has begun a nationwide survey to assess the gaps in district hospitals which will now facilitate the upcoming daycare … Read more
Michelle Roberts Digital health editor, BBC News BBC More than 100,000 women are believed to have had mesh implants fitted between 2007 and 2015 Women harmed by pelvic mesh implants are still waiting for government compensation a year after a major report called for urgent action. Patient safety commissioner Dr Henrietta Hughes, who made that … Read more
A rooftop solar plant installed on the terrace of a residential house in Puducherry. | Photo Credit: S.S. Kumar Nearly a year after the Centre launched the ₹75,000 crore PM Surya Ghar scheme, 8.5 lakh households have installed rooftop solar connections, Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Pralhad Joshi, said at a public event … Read more