You begin the week like a spark that refuses to sit quietly. Early on, you’ll feel brave enough to try something you normally avoid. A short journey, a quick work errand across town, or even a sudden plan to visit someone can come up. It feels exciting, but your body may not match your mind’s…
NEW DELHI: Dizziness, sleepless nights, hypertension — pregnant women in Delhi’s slums are already bearing the brunt of temperatures beginning to breach 40 degrees Celsius in the national capital.Speaking to PTI, Rekha, a 38-week pregnant woman from Sanjay Camp in Dakshinpuri, said she struggles to sleep at night, waking up repeatedly as the heat and…
Navi Mumbai: Navi Mumbai once again witnessed the arrival of the flamingos, athough this season, they have come later than usual and in noticeably smaller numbers. Bird lovers have still welcomed the sight, as the birds are a key part of the region’s coastal ecosystem and a symbol of the city’s wetlands. Typically, flamingos reach…
Bengaluru: India’s cheetah conservation narrative received a shot in the arm Saturday as Karnataka joined the national movement to revive the population of cheetahs, once extinct in the country. A total of four cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) arrived at Bannerghatta in the early hours of Saturday from South Africa as part of an approved animal exchange…
Hyderabad: A constable was arrested for allegedly sexually exploiting a woman colleague with a false promise of marriage and forcing her to undergo abortion multiple times. Due to the trauma, the woman attempted suicide by consuming sleeping pills. She survived the bid and is recuperating at hospital.The woman constable, who has a four-year-old son, has…
Kolkata: Trinamool on Saturday lodged a complaint with the Election Commission against Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma over “inciteful and divisive” remarks made during an election rally in Cooch Behar. Trinamool also accused Sarma of making communally-charged statements and leveling “defamatory and unverified” allegations against CM Mamata Banerjee.Sarma, in response, said that such a move…
Gorakhpur: The three-day annual Urs-e-Pak at the dargah of Hazrat Mubarak Khan Shaheed concluded on Friday in a spiritually uplifting and patriotic atmosphere, with the final day dedicated to soldiers guarding the nation’s borders.The concluding day witnessed traditional rituals including Quran recitation, Mehfil-e-Milad, and the Kul Sharif ceremony. Special prayers were offered for peace, communal…
Ahmedabad: A city crime branch team was attacked during a raid related to suspected MD drugs near Bhat village on Friday afternoon, leaving two police personnel injured after a suspect allegedly rammed a car into one cop and stabbed another with a large knife. The incident occurred around 3.45 pm near Ramji Mandir in Bhat…
Panchkula: Pushpender Singh, who was serving as deputy vice-president of Kotak Mahindra Bank’s Sector 11 branch in Panchkula at the time of the Rs 147 crore fixed deposit fraud involving the municipal corporation, was remanded in judicial custody on Saturday after completion of his vigilance remand.The Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) alleged that Pushpender Singh…
Pune: India is witnessing a silent but alarming shift in public health. On World Liver Day today, hepatologists warned that non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) — recently renamed metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) — is rapidly rising among children and adolescents, and no longer remaining a condition confined to sedentary adults.Dr Prateek Agarwal, a…
