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HYDERABAD: The death toll in the alleged adulterated toddy tragedy has climbed to five on Thursday. Excise officials said preliminary lab tests detected alprazolam - a sedative used to treat anxiety and panic disorders - in samples from three licenced depots in Kukatpally area.Excise officials have arrested four men linked to the toddy depots. At least 48 others who consumed toddy from depots in and around Kukatpally over the last few days, are undergoing treatment in different hospitals in the ...Read More >
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The High Court verdict quashing the KEAM engineering entrance rank list has come as a major setback to the state government that carried out an eleventh hour attempt to rectify the "disadvantage" faced by state syllabus students due to the standardisation of marks of various Plus Two boards. Though stung by the adverse verdict, the government indicated that it will appeal against it before a division bench. "The cabinet will take an appropriate decision on the course of acti ...Read More >
BENGALURU: The Indian women's hockey team endured a difficult campaign in the FIH Pro League this season. The final leg -- a European sojourn -- was marked by eight consecutive losses, inconsistent performances and eventual relegation. Yet, under-fire chief coach Harendra Singh remains optimistic, backing his young squad to learn from the setbacks and emerge stronger ahead of the upcoming Asia Cup.With a string of edgy performances and missed opportunities, the team's struggles have been hard to ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): Communist Party of India (Marxist) Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas on Wednesday wrote to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, urging immediate intervention to save Nimisha Priya, an Indian national facing execution by Yemeni authorities on July 16. As per the sources, Ms. Nimisha Priya was convicted for the crime of murder in Yemen in June 2018 and the local court handed out death sentence to her. We have been closely following the matter since then. We have been ...Read More >
New Delhi: Apex drug regulatory body CDSCO has listed 17 drugs which should be flushed down the toilet rather than being thrown in dustbins if they have expired or are unused to help prevent harm to people and pets at home. These include tramadol, tapentadol, diazepam, oxycodone and fentanyl which may be especially harmful and in some cases fatal with just one dose if they are used by someone other than the person for whom the medicine was prescribed, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisat ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 8 (PTI) Apex drug regulatory body CDSCO has listed 17 drugs which should be flushed down the toilet rather than being thrown in dustbins if they have expired or are unused to help prevent harm to people and pets at home. These include tramadol, tapentadol, diazepam, oxycodone and fentanyl which may be especially harmful and in some cases fatal with just one dose if they are used by someone other than the person for whom the medicine was prescribed, the Central Drugs Standard Cont ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 8 (PTI) Lungs of teenagers need protection, not pollution from vapes, medical experts have stressed while highlighting the dangers of vaping and the emergence of new-age gateway devices. A group of doctors supporting the movement of Mothers Against Vaping, a collective dedicated to raising awareness about the ill effects of vaping and working to eradicate it, said vaping has health implications, including issues like coughing, dry throat, shortness of breath, or headaches. More ...Read More >
BENGALURU: To address growing public concern over sudden deaths among young people, the state government has made postmortems mandatory in all cases of sudden, unexplained deaths occurring outside hospitals among individuals below the age of 45. These deaths, Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said, will now be treated as "notifiable events" and must be officially recorded and medically examined to rule out unknown causes. A government order will soon be issued, he told TNIE. The decision follow ...Read More >
Kolkata: South Kolkata Law College reopened on Monday after remaining closed for 11 days following the alleged gang rape of a first year student on the campus. Security guards checked the identity cards of first year students before letting them into the classes. Classes for LLM will start from Tuesday. However, most students were accompanied by the parents and guardians. With anxiety writ large on her face, the mother of a student said, "We did not expect any of this. Everything was normal. Th ...Read More >
Mumbai: At 9.30am every weekday, the usually packed outpatient corridors of Tata Memorial Hospital's paediatric wing transform into a serene zone. Tens of paediatric cancer survivors gather in the play area, yoga mats are unfurled, and their tiny hands stretch skyward. For these children -- many who travelled hundreds of kilometres for lifesaving treatment -- a one-hour yoga session has become the highlight of their day.Since April, the Parel-based cancer hub's IMPaCCT Foundation has partnered w ...Read More >
MUMBAI - Police have arrested a 40-year-old female English teacher at a well-known Mumbai school, accusing her of sexually abusing a 16-year-old male student several times over the past year. The teacher, who is married and has children, faces charges under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, and relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code. The school has not released a statement about the incident as of this re ...Read More >
The accused, a married woman with children of her own, taught English to the Class 11 student at the Mumbai school. A 40-year-old teacher from a prominent Mumbai school has been arrested under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for allegedly sexually assaulting a 16-year-old student over the course of a year, police said. The accused, a married woman with children of her own, taught English to the Class 11 student. According to a HT report, the alleged abuse began afte ...Read More >
Karnataka's Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has formed a committee. This committee will investigate the recent heart attack deaths in Hassan district. Dr. Ravindranath will lead the expert group. The committee will submit a report in ten days. The government previously tasked the same group with studying sudden deaths among young people. The CM criticized the BJP for politicizing the issue.Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday announced forming an expert committee headed by Dr Ravindranath, directo ...Read More >
Mumbai: A 40-year-old woman English teacher from an elite school in Mumbai has been arrested under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for allegedly sexually assaulting a 16-year-old male student multiple times over several months, officials said. According to Mumbai Police, the teacher, who is married and has children, came into close contact with the student while organising a dance group for the school's annual function in December 2023. During this period, the studen ...Read More >
MUMBAI: A female school teacher of a well known school in Central Mumbai has been arrested along with her friend by the Dadar police for allegedly sexually assaulting a teenage male student over the course of one year. The 38-year-old accused, who is married and has children, reportedly groomed the minor by offering him emotional support, taking him to luxury hotels, and giving him alcohol and anxiety medication, according to officials.Police said the survivor, now 17, was initially introduced t ...Read More >
New Delhi: With the completion of eight years, implementing the goods and services tax (GST) -- one of the country's biggest tax reforms, India has broken all the stereotypes by showcasing a perfect balance between Centre and state administrations and coming together to make decisions and resolve issues as well. Back on July 1, 2017, the GST was rolled out with a promise that the country will bring 'one nation, one tax' by merging various indirect taxes under one umbrella. As of today, it is pa ...Read More >
Srinagar, Jun 30: To promote greater awareness around womenís reproductive health, the Department of Social Work, University of Kashmir (KU), organised a one-day research dissemination workshop on ìWomen and Reproductive Health with Special Reference to Women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)î at the main campus on Monday. A statement of KU issued here said that the event included participation from experts, resource persons, research scholars, and students from various departments. Two ...Read More >
Patna: Who saves the saviour -- this is a million-dollar question modern-day medical practitioners face. Long working hours, huge patient load and emotional stress witnessing deaths on a day-to-day basis takes a toll on their mental health. Doctors fight their own silent battles: their mental well-being, behind stoic masks worn in hospitals. This year's theme of National Doctors' Day, marked on July 1 -- 'Behind the Mask: Who Heals the Healers?' -- highlights this often-overlooked struggle.Dr Sa ...Read More >
New Delhi: The sudden death of actress and model Shefali Jariwala at the age of 42 has sent shockwaves through the entertainment world. While fans continue to mourn the 'Kaanta Laga' sensation, an old interview of hers has now gone viral, one in which she openly shared her health battles and the real reason behind her time away from the limelight. Known for her breakout appearance in the early 2000s hit song 'Kaanta Laga', Shefali quickly became a household name and even went on to become a rea ...Read More >
Mumbai: Uddhav and Raj Thackeray will hold a joint protest march of their parties in the city on July 5 against what they allege is imposition of Hindi in the state's schools from Class 1 through the new three-language policy. This will be the first time they will come together on a political platform after Raj Thackeray's decision to quit Shiv Sena to form MNS nearly two decades ago.There has been speculation of a reunion of the estranged cousins for the coming civic polls, and the protest marc ...Read More >
Mumbai: Shefali Jariwala, India's pop sensation who rose to fame with her electrifying performance in the music video Kaanta Laga, died at the age of 42. According to media reports, her husband and actor Parag Tyagi, rushed her to the hospital on the intervening night of June 27 and 28. However, by the time they arrived, the actress had already passed away, and doctors were unable to revive her. Doctors confirmed that Shefali Jariwala suffered a sudden cardiac arrest, though they have not relea ...Read More >
Chennai: Madras high court on Friday rejected the anticipatory bail plea of KV Kuppam MLA M Jaganmoorthy after govt called him 'brain' behind last week's abduction of a minor boy at Kelambakkam. "We are undergoing a phase of decriminalization in politics. The court should consider that and deny bail to the MLA," argued additional advocate general J Ravindran.Justice G Jayachandran, recording submissions, said: "This court, after perusing the CD file and noting the adverse conduct of the petition ...Read More >
Digha/Kolkata: Why were those speaking Bengali "being tortured across the country every day", CM Mamata Banerjee said on Thursday. Speaking in Digha, where she has gone to attend the first Rath Yatra of the newly inaugurated Jagannath temple, the CM spoke of Bengali-speaking migrant workers being detained at two places in Odisha.Asking Odisha "not to be jealous", Banerjee said while she respected the Puri Jagannath temple, she expected the same respect for the Digha Jagannath temple."I learnt th ...Read More >
Chandigarh: The Central Board of Secondary Education's decision to conduct Class 10 board exams twice a year from 2026 has drawn mixed reactions from school heads in Chandigarh. While many educators see the move as a progressive step towards reducing exam-related stress and giving students more flexibility, concerns are being raised about how schools will cope with the added logistical and academic pressures.Under the new system, all students will appear for the main board exam in Feb-March, cov ...Read More >
Mumbai: The school education department failed to declare the first-year junior college admissions list on Thursday, as it was entangled in what it called "technical snags". The uncertainty will now drag on till June 30, yet another fresh date given by the education department to release the first list.Across Maharashtra, 12.7 lakh students and parents waited through the evening, refreshing screens and hoping the seat allotment information would finally blink into existence. "I've been hitting r ...Read More >
The data compiled by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) highlights that while AI adoption has become mainstream globally, real business impact is being seen only in those companies that are redesigning workflows and investing in training and leadership. In India, although usage is widespread, there is growing anxiety over the future. Nearly half (48 per cent) of Indian employees fear that their jobs could disappear within the next decade due to AI and automation. Nipun Kalra, Managing Director & Se ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Axiom-4 crew members, including Shubhanshu Shukla, were welcomed with hugs and drinks as they stepped into the International Space Station on Thursday. The newly launched spacecraft -- the fifth in the Dragon series and named Grace -- successfully completed a soft docking with the International Space Station at 4.01pm while orbiting above the North Atlantic Ocean."At 6:31 am EDT (4:01 IST) on Thursday, the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft docked to the International Space Station for the four ...Read More >
New Delhi: India is leading the global charge in the adoption of generative AI tools at the workplace, with 92 per cent of employees regularly using such technology -- far ahead of the global average of 72 per cent, a new report said on Thursday. The data compiled by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) highlights that while AI adoption has become mainstream globally, real business impact is being seen only in those companies that are redesigning workflows and investing in training and leadership. In ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Yoga has become a widely practised form of movement and mindfulness across the world, but despite its growing popularity, many misconceptions about it still exist. From misunderstandings about who can practise yoga to exaggerated claims about its effects, these myths can discourage people from trying yoga or lead to unrealistic expectations. Let's break down some of the most common myths and reveal the truth behind them. 1. You need to be flexible to do yoga A common misconception is ...Read More >
New Delhi: The survey, conducted in the first quarter of 2025, revealed that when asked about the greatest threats to their financial objectives over the next 12 months, more than two-thirds (70 per cent) highlighted a trade war. However, family offices expressed these concerns before the Trump administration's announcement of new US tariffs. Looking ahead over the next five years, family offices are also worried about the risks that may follow serious trade disputes. Almost two-thirds (61 per ...Read More >
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