New Delhi: Children with higher screen exposure when they are around one year are associated with a greater likelihood of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or autism-like traits by three, experts have warned, raising concern over early and prolonged screen use.ASD is a complex condition shaped by genetic, epigenetic and environmental factors, with early screen exposure…
Mumbai: “I don’t see him worried any time,” says Sunil Jain about his son Vihaan. For most fathers that may sound reassuring. For Sunil, it reflects something far deeper.Vihaan Jain, a student of Jai Hind College who has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a genetic disorder, scored 73.33% in the Arts stream this year — a result…
Bengaluru: The city has witnessed a sharp rise in dust-related allergies and respiratory illnesses over the past few weeks, with doctors attributing the spike to increased construction activity, dry weather and worsening air quality.In many parts of the city, the Air Quality Index (AQI) has crossed 100, falling in the ‘moderate’ to ‘poor’ category. Doctors…
Chennai: Two men, who hoarded 40 commercial and domestic LPG cylinders intended for sale in the black market, were arrested from a house on Chithirai Kulam Street in Thiruvanmiyur on Friday evening.Police identified the suspects as Neelamegam, 78, and his son Kumar, 41. Acting on a tip-off, a team conducted a search at the residence…
Hyderabad: The Jubilee Hills police have stopped Mohammed Raheel Aamir, son of former BRS MLA Mohammed Shakeel, from leaving for Dubai as he remains under investigation in a 2022 fatal hit-and-run case registered at Jubilee Hills.Police said Raheel, who returned from Dubai two weeks ago and surrendered before Jubilee Hills police after securing anticipatory bail…
Kolkata: A 67-year-old Salt Lake resident was allegedly duped of Rs 9.6 lakh in an online banking fraud after being tricked into sharing his credentials on the pretext of a KYC update, police said on Thursday.The complainant, a resident of Block-HB in Sector III, reported that the incident began on April 27 around 3 pm…
Panaji: The directorate of women and child development will strike off the names of 50,000 beneficiaries of Griha Aadhar by the end of May, if they do not comply with notices issued to them to submit their life and income certificates. The department issued notices to those who did not submit life and income certificates…
Ahmedabad: The AMC’s April 4 notice making it mandatory for commercial complexes to earmark parking spaces for visitors seems to have been caught in a jam.On CG Road, Sindhu Bhavan Road, and other commercial corridors, visitors are still forced to park far from their destinations and walk long distances in 40+ degree heat. Many buildings…
Chandigarh: The average resident of Chandigarh enjoys a significantly higher standard of living than the national average, consuming more water, milk, calories, and electricity, while also recording higher income and more vehicle purchases. However, the UT grapples with greater bureaucratic hurdles and elevated crime rates, according to multiple official data sources.According to the latest NSSO…
Pune: A day after the long-awaited Mumbai–Pune Expressway “missing link” was opened to traffic, the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) cautioned commuters on Saturday against stopping on the stretch, emphasising that the high-speed corridor is not a tourist or “picnic” spot.Senior MSRDC officials told that the entire 13.3km access-controlled stretch is under 24/7 surveillance…
