Imran Khan in good health: Jail authorities dispel rumours

Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan is in 'completely good health inside Adiala Jail', the jail authorities said on Thursday, rejecting rumours on social media about his medical condition.......

Kolkata nurses who tested positive for Nipah 'extremely critical'

The two nurses, who tested positive for Nipah virus, have been admitted to the Beliaghata ID Hospital in Kolkata, a senior state health department official said, while describing their condition as......

Mpox outbreak in Kerala linked to UAE travel, finds ICMR-NIV study

Findings of the first in-depth analysis of clinical and genomic characteristics of the Clade Ib strain, published in the journal Virology, showed seven of the 10 affected individuals had a history......

Suspected Nipah virus cases detected in Bengal; 2 nurses critical

Two suspected cases of Nipah virus have been detected at the Virus Research and Diagnostic Laboratory at AIIMS Kalyani, West Bengal, official sources said on Monday. IMAGE: Kindly note that this......

Tier-II, -III mkts make 62% of new health insurance policies

Tier-II, Tier-III, and rural regions accounted for 62 per cent of all new health insurance policies sold by insurers so far in 2025-26 (FY26), according to a Policybazaar report. Illustration:......

Pent-up demand boosted retail health insurance segment in October

Even as non-life insurers reported muted premium growth in October, standalone health insurers saw a robust 38 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) surge. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff This growth......

Life insurers may face VNB margin squeeze

The loss of input tax credit (ITC) following the rationalisation of the goods and services tax (GST) on individual life and health insurance from 18 per cent to nil is may weigh on the profits of......

Deepinder Goyal to step down as Eternal Group CEO

In a letter Deepinder Goyal explained the reason behind his resignation saying of late he found himself "drawn to a set of new ideas that involve significantly higher-risk exploration and......

11 New Year Resolutions Inspired By Stars

It's the perfect time to set new goals for the new year. Namrata Thakker delivers some starry inspiration to make some resolutions for 2026.   Photograph: Kind courtesy Janhvi Kapoor/Instagram......

Ex-Wimbledon champ Vondrousova pulls out of Aus Open

IMAGE: Marketa Vondrousova has struggled for form since a quarter-final run at the US Open last year, making several first-round exits. Photograph: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images/Reuters Former......

Bird droppings halt Prannoy-Loh match at India Open

'It was bird shit that kind of halted the game,' Prannoy said in the mixed zone after his 21-18, 19-21, 14-21 loss. IMAGE: HS Prannoy in action against Singapore's Loh Kean in a second-round match......

BAI dismisses Blichfeldt's concerns over India Open venue

'I heard the voice recording, also read the statement, both are contradictory. In voice recording, she appreciated, but what I read was all negative.' IMAGE: Badminton Association of India......

Srikanth shares own experiences to defend India Open venue

'In Singapore, there is a lot of drift. In Malaysia, probably a little less. Earlier in Indonesia, it used to be very compact and fast before renovation.' IMAGE: According to Kidakbi Srikanth,......

Ex-EPL referee sentenced over schoolboy video

Coote had in January 2020 downloaded a single Category A video, the most serious kind, which showed a 15-year-old boy dressed in school uniform performing a sex act.  IMAGE: David Coote has......