'People who have already got diabetes or heart disease or high blood pressure seem to be more badly affected by the disease.'
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday
The London campus of Pune-based TASMAC School of Business suddenly closed down on October 6. Although the exact reason for its abrupt closure remains unknown, the move comes in the wake of UK's efforts to tighten norms in tier-4 student visas.
MET League of Colleges and Chartered Insurance Institutes (CII), London announce the eMBA-Insurance programme.
'While we may speculate about personality politics, the reality is that there are more important issues that drive the India-US relationship.'
C Vijayakumar, the reticent chief executive of HCL Technologies, India's third-largest IT services firm, was recently appointed managing director, succeeding the founder, Shiv Nadar. Back in October 2016, when CVK, as he is popularly called within and outside of HCL, was named CEO, it had been somewhat of a surprise - his elevation being the result of his predecessor, Anant Gupta, suddenly stepping down to "pursue personal interests". CVK, 53, has since taken the firm from under $7 billion to over $10 billion in revenue.
'If the museum in his memory inspires and instils among Brahminical British Indians an attitude of equality towards Dalits, the edifice would be worth it,' reports Ashis Ray.
From Kate Middleton to Oprah Winfrey and Priyanka Chopra, he designed the hats for many lovely ladies at the royal wedding.
Images from the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on Friday, Day 8.
The stagnation in US-Russia relations does not augur well for New Delhi's strategic interests, says Harsh V Pant and Raj Kumar Sharma.
'Most women I know already take leave on the first day of their period.' 'But then we have no medical leaves left in case something more dire happens to us.' 'The effort to take this unorganised practice and make it more visible in the work place is an indication to working women everywhere: We see you and you matter,' says Shigorika Singh.
Mother-daugher duo Bhumika and Minakshi Ahluwalia will present their collection at LFW's GenNext.
'What's the point in lamenting widespread toxic work culture, and the capitalist system that gives rise to it if there is no alternative?' 'Actually, there is,' says Ashish Sharma.
Makeup artist Namrata Soni on styling Sonam Kapoor, Ira Dubey, Lisa Haydon and Amrita Puri.
'Stumbling blocks teach a lot and should be taken as stepping stones.'
Kiara Advani was the showstopper for Farah Sanjana's spring summer collection.
IMAGES from Day 2 of the Wimbledon Championships from the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Tuesday.
'China's vulnerability on the global stage has given an opening to India to push for its own interests,' notes Harsh V Pant.
Indians are divided on whether their own country or neighbour China will take the pole position in the world economy over the next two decades, according to a survey.
Top 10 cities in the JLL index are Bengaluru, Ho Chi Minh City, Silicon Valley, Shanghai, Hyderabad, London, Austin, Hanoi, Boston and Nairobi.
Count among The Light of Asia's many, many admirers over 132 years: Gandhi, Tagore, Vivekananda, Nehru and Ambedkar, Tolstoy and Kipling, Yeats and Eliot, Alfred Nobel, Dmitri Mendeleev and C V Raman. Jairam Ramesh reveals why he decided to write a book on Edwin Arnold, who wrote The Light of Asia.
'I don't think you have anything to say to me and I certainly don't have anything to say to you.' Bharat Bhushan recalls his encounters with V S Naipaul.
Satyajit Ray...Kundan Shah...Mira Nair...Shekhar Kapur... Sanjay Leela Bhansali...Vishal Bhardwaj... Guess which director's movies are missing from Kalki Koechlin's list?
Five times a world champion but without a single medal from three previous Olympics, Hungary's Katinka Hosszu finally struck gold on Saturday and demolished the 400 metres individual medley world record as well.
Researchers in London have discovered a way to stop cancer cells from spreading, which may prevent the spread of the disease in about 90 per cent patients. Scientists at the Institute of Cancer Research, a constituent college of the University of London, say that rather than concentrating on stopping the formation on tumours, they focused on singling out the enzyme that allows cancer to spread throughout the body.
'Since the NDA took office in 2014, and aggressively since 2019, the Union government seems hell bent on centralising all power and resources, only to fail spectacularly.'
'But to see the effects of that, it will take a week or two more.'
Honey, onions and curries can cause an upset stomach, a research has revealed. What other foods and habits inadvertently lead to bad stomach? Read on to find out more.
Mitchell, 27, becomes only the second Canadian to win an Olympic track cycling gold after Lori-Ann Muenzer took the women's sprint title in 2004.
How Shibani Bhagat plans to rewrite the rules of the Indian sneaker business.
'There is an unsaid bond between Ranveer and me.' 'We just have to look at each other to know if something is not working.'
'The book captures Rana Kapoor's hunger for real estate leading to bungalows in Delhi, Mumbai, London and other cities; the multiple companies -- over 100 -- to fund his family's various ventures; the attempt to game the system by showing lower non-performing assets,' notes Joydeep Ghosh.
There is no one way to describe the 12 months that have gone by since India reported its first Covid-positive case on January 30, 2020.
Images from the 2022 Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on Sunday.
No one knows where billionaire Nirav Modi emerged from. What is known is that when he came (back) to India, he cut his teeth in the diamond business under the tutelage of his jeweller uncle. Then he began to build a glittering international brand. Soon even Hollywood stars like Kate Winslet and Dakota Johnson were walking the red carpet showing off Nirav Modi jewels.
'Be it Al Qaeda or any other group which is also opposed to the civil authorities in Pakistan. It will be sad that if both governments cannot overlook their differences and fight this common enemy. Terrorism is a huge threat to both countries.'
Reader Karan Desai who studied at the University of Westminster in London, UK shares his story with us.
Irrespective of what the future may have in store, the year 2018 has ushered humanity towards an era of next generation technology, demonstrating that there is no looking back in scientific innovations.
'We cannot ignore the role of public institutions in driving development... I don't see much focus on institutional renewal.'
The 67-year-old painter was in coma for the past three years after suffering a stroke. He breathed his last on Monday morning at his home in south Delhi's Green Park locality, his family and friends said.
