Can a daily routine of stretching, breathing and stillness change how the body ages?A growing body of medical opinion suggests it can.This year, the International Day of Yoga, marked globally on June 21, carries the theme ‘Healthy Ageing’. It is a nod to mounting evidence that the habits people build today around movement, stress and…
NEW DELHI: Growth in GST collections slowed to 3.2% in May with the mop-up at Rs 1,94,184 crore on account of fall in revenue from domestic transactions. According to latest available data in May — based on transactions in April — GST from domestic sources was down 2.6% to Rs 1,34,530 crore.Govt, however, attributed it…
Speckled Cobra hatlings (Photo: ETv Bharat) The Bhagwan Birsa Biological Park in Ormanjhi, Ranchi, successfully achieved artificial incubation of Spectacled Cobra eggs for the first time in the facility’s history, resulting in five healthy hatchlings. Apart from this, the park also recorded the birth of eight healthy Sand Boa hatchlings during the same period, adding…
A cab driver was killed and a woman passenger seriously injured after an iron rod protruding from an e-rickshaw pierced the cab’s windshield GURGAON: In a horrific accident on the Dwarka Expressway on Friday afternoon, a cab driver was killed after an iron rod protruding from an e-rickshaw pierced his chest during a collision, police…
NMC asks medical colleges to set up support units for students NEW DELHI: Students with benchmark disabilities seeking admission to MBBS courses will now undergo an individual assessment of their functional abilities to determine whether they can acquire essential competencies required for the course with reasonable accommodation. National Medical Commission (NMC) Monday issued new guidelines…
India is reportedly in talks with multilateral lenders to secure around $2.5 billion through existing credit lines. The move comes as New Delhi explores fresh sources of capital after the Middle East conflict has affected the government’s ability to increase spending.The World Bank and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) are discussing loans worth $1.5 billion…
Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Bhuvneshwar Kumar (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: A video of former India wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik heaping massive praise on Bhuvneshwar Kumar has gone viral again after the veteran pacer produced a sensational match-winning display for Royal Challengers Bengaluru against Mumbai Indians in IPL 2026.Ahead of Bhuvneshwar’s historic 200th IPL appearance against Lucknow Super…
A heartwarming video captured a police officer’s dedication as he stopped trucks on a highway to help a stranded boy reach his crucial exam on time. After several rejections, he found a driver heading towards the exam center, personally ensuring the boy boarded and wished him luck. This act of humanity resonated widely on social…
Ishu Gupta with her twins. Motherhood is often described as one of life’s happiest milestones. But for some women, childbirth is followed not by joy, but by emotional numbness and confusion. 40-year-old Ishu Gupta’s journey was one of them. Ishu imagined motherhood for years. But when her twins were born after a physically demanding IVF…
DRDO successfully tests long-range air defence missile system ‘Kusha’ The successful first test of the Kusha Surface to Air Missile (SAM) has set a new benchmark for the country in general and the Defence Development and Development Organisation (DRDO) in particular. Project Kusha, which is being developed in three variants, is dubbed as the indigenously…