According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), obesity rates have nearly tripled worldwide since 1975. At the same time, the increasing consumption of ultra-processed foods and frequent unhealthy snacking are increasingly contributing to obesity, diabetes and other metabolic disorders. Research published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition also indicates that snacks high in protein…
France’s Kylian Mbappe celebrates with his coach Didier Deschamps after scoring a goal. (AP Photo) France captain Kylian Mbappé paid an emotional tribute to head coach Didier Deschamps after the veteran manager returned to the touchline following the death of his mother, as Les Bleus defeated Sweden to book their place in the FIFA World…
More than 150,000 people were forced to abandon their homes after the Fukushima nuclear disaster struck Japan in March 2011, transforming once-bustling towns into eerie ghost towns almost overnight. Families fled with only the essentials, believing they would soon return, but many never did. In the rush to escape the radiation, thousands of pets and…
Launched under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM), the Drug Registry is designed to address the same medicine being recorded under different names NEW DELHI: In a move aimed at eliminating confusion over medicine information across India’s healthcare system, the Centre on Monday launched a Drug Registry, a national digital database that gives medicines a…
Photo credit: X/@visegrad24 United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer has unveiled the country’s long-awaited Defence Investment Plan, backed by a £298 billion defence budget over the next four years, including an additional £15 billion above last year’s spending review settlement.The plan focuses on strengthening Britain’s military capabilities through major investments in drones, artificial intelligence, autonomous…
NEW DELHI : With India’s public services, examinations and welfare systems moving deeper into digital platforms, the Centre has said cybersecurity is now among its “highest priority” areas, even as officials cautioned that no digital system can be declared permanently secure.The word of caution comes against the backdrop of recent cyber concerns around public digital…
Strait Of Hormuz (ANI image) Iran and Oman are moving forward with plans to introduce payments for merchant vessels transiting the strategic Strait of Hormuz, despite strong objections from the United States.Oman has submitted a proposal outlining a framework under which shipping companies would pay service fees for using the Strait of Hormuz, according to…
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Monday unveiled the Operational Guidelines on National Ambulance Services (NAS), 2026, prescribing national standards for ambulance deployment, staffing, equipment and monitoring to strengthen emergency medical transport across the country.The guidelines, released by Union health minister Jagat Prakash Nadda during the 16th Conference of the Central Council of Health and Family…
Indian techie dies in Kansas flash floods in US (Image credit: M9 USA’s X) An Indian techie died after his vehicle was swept away by flash floodwaters in the US state of Kansas during severe storms over the weekend.Eyewitnesses alerted authorities after seeing the vehicle become submerged near a bridge with the driver still trapped…
NEW DELHI: A commonly used spinal anaesthesia drug has come under scrutiny after the Indian Society of Anaesthesiologists (ISA) advised doctors across the country to immediately stop using Themis-manufactured bupivacaine following reports of serious adverse events.In an urgent advisory issued on Monday, the ISA asked anaesthesiologists nationwide not to use bupivacaine manufactured by Themis for…