19 US states sue Trump admin over new fee on H-1B visas

Nineteen United States states have sued the Trump administration over its 'unlawful' decision to impose a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa petitions, warning that the move will worsen labour shortages......

No Covid vax link to youngsters' sudden deaths: AIIMS study

A comprehensive, one-year autopsy-based observational study conducted at AIIMS, Delhi, has found no evidence linking COVID-19 vaccination with sudden deaths among young adults, reaffirming the......

50 Mn To 100 Mn Indians Suffer From Long Covid

Even by conservative assumptions that 5 to 10 per cent of infected individuals develop long Covid, India today may be home to 50 to 100 million infected individuals -- many silently coping with......

What Is DMK's Plan To Counter Vijay?

The DMK may consider a two-tier campaign, where they keep the focus on Chief Minister Stalin, as a senior statesman with 50-plus years of political experience, and let EPS and the BJP shout in the......

Patients to benefit from GST cut, but pharma firms may face margin pressure

The rationalisation of goods and services tax (GST), announced on Wednesday, directly lowers the cost of everyday medical consumables, and also high-end therapies in oncology and rare diseases,......

USTR flags hurdles in medical device exports to India

The USTR report, released just ahead of the US' April 2 deadline for implementing reciprocal tariffs, has also cited high tariffs and price caps, which have not increased in line with inflation, as......

Pharma Inc hopes for fair deal as Donald Trump announces 25% tariffs

India’s pharmaceuticals and medical devices industries are still hopeful that trade negotiations with the US could cut a fairer deal for both sides, after President Donald Trump announced a 25......

Amazon enters India's $15 bn diagnostics market with At-Home testing

Amazon India has launched Amazon Diagnostics, an at-home healthcare service that allows customers to book lab tests, schedule appointments and receive digital reports directly via the Amazon app.......

Hridayapoorvam Review: Delightfully Charming

Hridayapoorvam does not break new ground or tell a story as old as time with any novelty but its sincerity keeps it alive, notes Arjun Menon. Sathyan Anthikad makes the same film, over and over......

'I Adopted A Cat To Understand Motherhood'

'I am not a mother and never had an abortion either, so I had to understand motherhood and child loss from anecdotal experiences of others.' IMAGE: Mia Maelzer in Stolen. Mia Maelzer plays Jhumpa,......

'I Want To Make Serious Films That Are Also Cheesy'

'In Mumbai, isolation is a very different isolation.''It's not about actual physical loneliness.''It's the loneliness in the company of others, and I felt that that is a very Mumbai thing.''You can......

Zindaginama Review: Empathetic

Zindaginama keeps its tone hopeful and steers away from making the stories tragic or depressing, observes Deepa Gahlot. IMAGE: Shivani Raghuvanshi in Daily Puppet Show. For years, till a certain......

Sabalenka opposes transgender athletes in women's tennis

'The woman has been working her whole life to reach her limit and then she has to face a man, who is biologically much stronger.' IMAGE: World number one Aryna Sabalenka said it would be unfair......

'Harmanpreet's 171 Was The Turning Point'

'After that knock by Harmanpreet, the craze for women's cricket went up in India.' IMAGE: India's players celebrate winning the women's ODI World Cup after beating South Africa in the final in......

US Open doubles champion suspended for anti-doping breach

IMAGE: The ITIA said Max Purcell, the world's 12th ranked doubles player, had admitted to a breach of rules. Photograph: Pablo Morano/Reuters Australia's two-times Grand Slam doubles champion Max......

Halep slams double standards in tennis doping cases

IMAGE: Simona Halep speaks to the media, on the hearing day of a doping case against her at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne, Switzerland. Photograph: Denis......

Will Paris Champ Be Stripped Of Gold Medal?

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, who won gold in the women's 66kg boxing event at Paris 2024, is facing mounting calls to be stripped of her medal.A leaked medical report reveals that Khelif has......