Anaemia was dropped from the sixth National Family Health survey launched in 2023 saying that it will be surveyed more scientifically in the Diet and Biomarkers Survey in India (DABS-I) launched in December 2022. However, the anaemia prevalence data from DABS-I is yet to be made public though it was completed in November 2025. According…
BENGALURU: As India pushes to build a stronger domestic semiconductor industry, Bengaluru-based AGNIT Semiconductors has opened a new testing laboratory at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), aiming to speed up the development of specialised chips used in telecommunications and defence systems.The startup, incubated at IISc, has invested Rs 3 crore in the 350 sqft…
NEW DELHI: A video of Karnataka chief minister DK Shivakumar taking bites from apples and throwing them into a crowd during a public event in Kanakapura has gone viral on social media.The clip was recorded during Shivakumar’s visit to Horahalli in Kanakapura, where he received a grand welcome from supporters. As part of the reception,…
Ex-TMC MP Sukhendu Sekhar Ray (File photo) NEW DELHI: Days after exiting the Trinamool Congress, Sukhendu Sekhar Ray on Monday made explosive claims about the Mamata Banerjee-led party and her previous government in West Bengal. The former TMC leader likened his former party to a “party of thieves, rapists” and made the startling claim that…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday highlighted the achievements of his government over the past 12 years, listing progress in poverty alleviation, infrastructure, health and digital connectivity.“12 years of trust,development and public welfaree,” PM Modi posted on X, sharing data on key initiatives.The Prime Minister said free ration has been provided every month…
NEW DELHI: Nearly six crore people in West Bengal will now be covered under Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) after the state on Monday became the 36th State/UT to implement the Centre’s flagship health insurance scheme, completing its nationwide rollout.The move comes barely a month after the BJP government took office in the…
NEW DELHI: A new experimental diabetes jab tested at centres in India, the United States and Mexico helped people with type 2 diabetes lose up to 15% of their body weight while significantly improving blood sugar control, according to Phase-3 trial results published in The Lancet.The study evaluated retatrutide, a once-weekly injectable medicine that targets…
NEW DELHI: Noida International Airport (NIA) will now begin operations next Monday with one fewer launch airline as Air India Express has indefinitely postponed its plans to have flights from there. The new airport will come to life with IndiGo flights, followed by Akasa from the next day. IndiGo will be the biggest operator at…
NEW DELHI: India launched a scathing attack on Pakistan at the United Nations Security Council on Monday, accusing it of blocking Afghanistan’s trade routes and carrying out deadly airstrikes that have killed hundreds of civilians.India’s UN Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish termed Pakistan’s refusal to grant transit access to Afghan merchants as “unprecedented ‘trade and transit terrorism’.”…
India’s permanent representative to the UN, Parvathaneni Harish (File photo) NEW DELHI: India has strongly rebuked Pakistan at the United Nations over what it described as Islamabad’s attempt to label militant groups operating within its territory as “Fitna al Hindustan” as part of a state-sponsored propaganda campaign.The Indian response came after Pakistan sought to frame…