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Covid Fading But Still Claims Lives

There have been 41 cases of Covid in the most recent four-week period ending mid-January, with three deaths. IMAGE: A health worker collects a swab sample for the COVID-19 test in New Delhi.......

Mercury soars past 43 deg C in 26 places, another heatwave next week

At least 26 weather stations recorded maximum temperatures equal to or above 43 degrees Celsius in Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh amid persisting heatwave conditions on......

Mpox a public health emergency of global concern: WHO

The World Health Organisation has declared mpox a public emergency of international concern. IMAGE: Christian Musema, a laboratory nurse, takes a sample from a child declared a suspected case......

FULL TEXT: President's address to the nation on I-Day eve

President Droupadi Murmu's address to the nation on the eve of the 79th Independence Day. IMAGE: President Droupadi Murmu graces the opening of Amrit Udyan Summer Annuals Edition, 2025, in New......

India reports first case of Clade 1 variant of Mpox

India has reported the first case of the Mpox strain, which led to the World Health Organisation declaring it a public health emergency last month, in a patient from Kerala who had tested positive......

Why Are Bankers Committing Suicide?

In the past 10 years, over 500 PSB officers have died by suicide.When targets are overwhelming, senior management and customers are both impatient, and there is constant fear.Not every banker has......

Why Are Bengaluru IT Workers Protesting?

'The overwhelming evidence from various studies and reports indicates that the current work culture in the IT sector, characterised by excessive hours, has severe consequences for health,......

'We Have An Indian Tiger That Needs To Be Uncaged'

'What's sad today is that there are so many people who cannot find work, not because the country is devoid of that opportunity, but because we are not doing enough in the country.' Interview with......

'Can We In Our Businesses Set An Example?'

'I think some of us, like Mukesh Ambani, myself and those of us who head industrial units, ought to really focus on what we can really do to make the world a safer place, maybe 50 or 100 years from......

Lockdown is only about control not health, says Anil Ambani's son Anmol

Anmol Ambani, the eldest son of industrialist Anil Ambani, has lashed out against a new round of lockdowns being imposed amid the surge in COVID-19 cases, saying such restrictions do not concern......

'There Was Something Beautiful About The Two People'

'In a world which is full of categories, hatred and ideologies, there was this basic decency.' IMAGE: Ishaan Khatter and Vishal Jethwa in Homebound. In the summer of 2020, Basharat Peer, who was......

'Take care of your body, and it will take care of YOU'

On World Health Day, Bollywood stars posted pix and videos with beautiful messages and stories. Photograph: Kind courtesy Kriti Sanon/Instagram Kriti Sanon posts a picture from her movie......

Messi grateful to health workers fighting COVID-19

IMAGE: Lionel Messi's Instagram post giving gratitude to health workers to mark World Health Worker Week. Photograph: Leo Messi/Instagram Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi expressed his 'deepest......

Wimbledon says thanks to health workers with strawberries

Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters Strawberries that would have been chomped on by tennis fans during the Wimbledon fortnight are being sent to London’s NHS and frontline staff as a mark of......

'I hope there's justice because they killed him'

Maradona death trial stirs emotions, anger in Argentina IMAGE: A shirt with the image of former football star Diego Maradona hangs on a fence on November 26, 2020, a day after his passing in......

How to beat Zika? WHO prescribes safe sex and avoiding poor areas

IMAGE: Athletes and staff concerned for their health over the Zika virus. Photograph: Jorge Cabrera/Reuters. People travelling to the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro should avoid visiting......

Pacer Prasidh Krishna, Amit Mishra recover from COVID-19

IMAGE: The 25-year-old Prasidh Krishna was named in the Indian squad for the England tour as a stand-by. Photograph: BCCI Speedster Prasidh Krishna, who was named as a stand-by for India's......