Flu kills 1.2 lakh/year in India, senior citizens bear the brunt NEW DELHI: Influenza claims an estimated 1.2 lakh lives in India every year, with nearly two-thirds of the deaths occurring among people aged 65 years and above.Yet less than 2% of elderly Indians have received influenza vaccine, according to an expert consensus published in…
NEW DELHI: India must move beyond ease of doing business and focus on the speed of doing business to accelerate growth and attract global capital, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) president and Tata Chemicals managing director R Mukundan said. In an interaction with TOI, he also called for faster approvals, reduced litigation and more predictable…
MUMBAI: E-commerce arch-rivals Flipkart and Amazon are on an expansion spree of sorts-they are aggressively ramping up the count of fulfilment centres to gain market share in quick deliveries, a segment they have been late to enter, ceding most of the space to Eternal’s Blinkit, Swiggy’s Instamart and IPO-bound Zepto.As they play catch up in…
Finally, Cristiano Ronaldo managed to score his first goal at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and nobody appeared to be as happy as the famous streamer IShowSpeed. The online celebrity, recognized by his love of the football superstar, was watching the game of Portugal against Uzbekistan from a stadium box. Once Ronaldo scored the goal,…
MUMBAI: Reserve Bank of India has opened the floodgates for foreign capital, allowing Indian banks to route money from overseas branches to non-resident Indians for deposits back home under a revamped FCNR(B) scheme, while also removing key currency and credit risks to spur inflows.The second dispensation that will have a multiplier effect on NRI deposits…
SRINAGAR: A month after talks between Ladakh groups and a Union home ministry (MHA) panel in Delhi, the Union Territory observed Tuesday a complete shutdown against the Centre’s alleged backtracking on understandings reached during the parleys.Businesses across Leh and Kargil remained closed as large numbers of people gathered to hear functionaries of Leh Apex Body…
More than 120 workers with mild exposure have been shifted to a marriage hall about 15km away for observation. CHENNAI: When the smell hit, Swati (name changed) knew something was wrong. She had just finished a 12-hour night shift at a seafood processing factory near Periyapalayam in Tiruvallur district and had stepped outside around 11am…
SRINAGAR: The stem cell donor was from Poland. Donor identification and bone marrow transportation were facilitated by a German organisation. The transplant was carried out by doctors at Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) in Srinagar.This international medical collaboration has saved the life of a three-year-old Kashmir boy suffering from Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), a rare…
LONDON: A London high court judge ruled in Bank of India’s favour on Tuesday, holding that fugitive diamond businessman Nirav Modi does owe the public sector bank over $10.7 million (a little over Rs 100 crore).Simon Tinkler handed down judgment in the London circuit commercial court on Tuesday, saying: “Mr Modi is liable under the…
Doctors in the city say smoke inhalation, toxic gases and lack of oxygen are responsible for most fire-related deaths LUCKNOW: While flames are the most visible during a fire, doctors in the city say smoke inhalation, toxic gases and lack of oxygen are responsible for most fire-related deaths, especially in enclosed spaces such as homes,…