Reports of OCD among under 25s triple in 10 years

Reports of OCD among under 25s triple in 10 years

Nat Wright,health producer and Sophie Hutchinson,health correspondent BBC Sophie says obsessive compulsive disorder is still misunderstood The number of 16-24 year olds in England reporting symptoms of obsessive compulsive disorder, or OCD, has more than tripled in a decade, BBC analysis of NHS data has found. The condition is now the second-most widespread mental health … Read more

Hyderabad sought after for GCCs, became home to 40% of centres set up in India in three years: Report

Hyderabad sought after for GCCs, became home to 40% of centres set up in India in three years: Report

Hyderabad emerged as the sought after destination for greenfield global capability centres (GCC) attracting 40% of all such facilities set up in India in three years, Xpheno said in a workforce research report. Of the 160 GCCs set up in last 30 months, as many as 64 opened in Hyderabad with a commitment to onboard … Read more

Man says years of ‘unnecessary’ UHCW chemotherapy stole his youth

Man says years of ‘unnecessary’ UHCW chemotherapy stole his youth

BBC Jonathan Jones was given chemotherapy tablets for 16 years, but NHS guidelines say they should only be taken for six months A brain cancer patient who says he was prescribed chemotherapy tablets for 16 years, even though NHS guidelines say they should only be taken for six months, has said he feels his youth … Read more

Karnataka government empowered 1.2 lakh women, provided financial assistance of ₹50,000 crore in last two years: Shalini Rajneesh

Karnataka government empowered 1.2 lakh women, provided financial assistance of ₹50,000 crore in last two years: Shalini Rajneesh

Chief secretary Shalini Rajneesh and former chief secretary K. Ratna Prabha felicitate Uma Reddy, who took over as the new president for Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FKCCI) in Bengaluru on September 27, 2025. | Photo Credit: ALLEN EGENUSE J The State government in two years had empowered nearly 1.2 lakh women, … Read more

DMK government achieved in 4 years what the AIADMK could not in a decade: Stalin

DMK government achieved in 4 years what the AIADMK could not in a decade: Stalin

Chief Minister M.K. Stalin answering questions under the Ungalil Oruvan initiative in a video address. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Saturday said the DMK government had achieved more in the last four years than the AIADMK did in the 10 years between 2011 and 2021, when the party … Read more

When AIADMK witnessed parallel general council meetings 28 years ago

When AIADMK witnessed parallel general council meetings 28 years ago

May 21, 1997. India played a one-day international (ODI) match against its traditional rival, Pakistan, at the famous M.A. Chidambaram Cricket Stadium in Chepauk, Chennai. On this scorching day, Pakistan’s opening player Saeed Anwar made a blazing batting effort, scoring his highest-ever of 194 runs in ODI matches. It was another matter that Pakistan won … Read more

Adults with learning disabilities die 20 years early, says report

Adults with learning disabilities die 20 years early, says report

Getty Images People with learning disabilities and autism in England are dying almost 20 years younger than the rest of the population, a long-awaited report has said. The annual mortality review commissioned by NHS England was originally meant to be published last year but faced repeated delays. It found 39% of deaths of people with … Read more

West Bengal to add 14,000 polling booths next year’s Assembly polls

West Bengal to add 14,000 polling booths next year’s Assembly polls

Representative image | Photo Credit: The Hindu The office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, on Friday (August 29, 2025) held a meeting with representatives of all major political parties of the State, where the representatives were informed about rearrangement of polling booths. As per the new arrangement a polling booth will have … Read more

Former bank officials sentenced to 9 years in prison for facilitating fraudulent loans to late film producer G. Venkateshwaran

Former bank officials sentenced to 9 years in prison for facilitating fraudulent loans to late film producer G. Venkateshwaran

A Special Court for CBI cases has convicted three individuals, including two former managers of Central Bank of India, for facilitating the late film producer G. Venkateshwaran of G.V. Films to obtain loans by submitting false and fabricated book debts as securities, causing a loss of over ₹10 crore. The offence was committed by the … Read more