Rescue operation underway to trace workers trapped inside the partially collapsed Telangana’s Srisailam Left Bank Canal tunnel, in Nagarkurnool district on Tuesday (March 4, 2025). HYDERABAD There seems to be no end in sight to the agonising wait of family members of eight persons trapped under the debris about 14 km inside the Srisailam Left…
NEW DELHI: Prevalence of excess weight among people in India has gone up nearly five times in the past 30 years – from approximately 53 million in 1990 to 236 million in 2021, claims a new study published in The Lancet.If action is not taken to curb this growing public health challenge, the study warns,…
Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif addressing a public gathering in this file photo. — AFP LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday underscored the need for exposing intentions of those fueling unrest in the country amid Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) plans to launch another anti-government movement “We will not allow any attempts aimed…
The latest exchanges between Tamil Nadu and the Centre over Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) funds have reignited the long-standing language debate. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has reaffirmed the State’s opposition to Hindi imposition and reiterated its commitment to the two-language policy. Meanwhile, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has dismissed allegations of Hindi imposition,…
When you get up in the middle of the night, do you notice the colour of your urine? However, this is an important indicator for those living with a rare disease called paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH). This condition affects the red blood cells (RBCs) and can lead to a variety of serious symptoms, from blood…
NEW DELHI: The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) turned down the request from a female staff to undergo a gender change procedure, citing the Central Armed Police Forces medical wing’s opinion that this may have a “bad impact on the psychology and behaviour pattern of force personnel.”Earlier, ITBP sought guidance from the ministry of home affairs…
A file image of Raj Kapoor Many decades ago, there lived in Kolkata — then Calcutta — a boy called Shrishti Nath Kapoor, who studied in a school called Mitra Institution in Bhowanipore. When his family later moved to Bombay, he not only carried along the artistic influence that Calcutta left on him but also…
A widely circulated video on X showcases an AI-generated timeline of Donald Trump’s life, charting his journey from childhood to his projected return to the White House in 2025.The video begins with an image of Trump as a child in 1949 and highlights key moments, including his time at New York Military School in 1964…
Britain and France are working with Ukraine on plans to end the fighting with Russia, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Sunday, as European leaders gathered for crisis talks after a blowout between Kyiv and Washington. Speaking ahead of a summit in London with more than a dozen European leaders seeking a way forward on…
Police on Friday claimed to have arrested seven suspects involved in allegedly torturing a citizen in Karachi’s Boat Basin area and recovered weapons from them. According to the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) South Syed Asad Raza, Karachi’s South Zone police “raided two different places late last night and arrested seven guards”, adding that “modern weapons…