NEW DELHI: India has recorded a significant decline in infant deaths over the past decade, with the Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) falling to 24 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2024. Yet behind the national progress lies a sharply uneven picture, with some states approaching developed-world child survival standards while others continue to struggle with…
NEW DELHI: Over 100 prominent citizens from India and Pakistan have urged PMs of both countries to take meaningful and sustained steps towards restoring peace, normalcy, dialogue and cooperation.In an open letter, they have listed a slew of “confidence building measures”, including restoring full diplomatic relations and reinstating high commissioners in New Delhi and Islamabad,…
Photo credit: Agencies NAXXAR: Malta’s Labour party won an unprecedented fourth term Sunday in a victory for outgoing prime minister Robert Abela, who had called a snap election in light of geopolitical uncertainties.Fireworks were set off across the tiny Mediterranean island and ecstatic Labour supporters dressed in the party’s red chanted “four times!” after officials…
NEW DELHI: Congress on Friday advised Tamil Nadu chief minister Vijay not to include the rebel AIADMK group in his government, saying he must stay true to the mandate. Speaking to news agency PTI, Congress leader Karti Chidambaram said people voted for a government that excludes both the AIADMK and the DMK. He added that…
AMSTERDAM: Health experts raced to contain a potential spread of hantavirus as two suspected cases emerged on Friday far from the luxury cruise liner where the outbreak started.The latest reports involved a man who fell ill after leaving the ship and a woman who became sick after sitting near an infected cruise passenger on a…
Caption: Illustration showing the new porous material switching between magnetic states when exposed to light, heat or pressure, with a visible colour change. | Credit: IISc BENGALURU: IISc scientists have developed a new class of “smart” materials that can change their magnetic properties when exposed to light, heat or pressure, a breakthrough that could help…
Candace Owens escalated her feud with JD Vance by accusing him of involvement in a deadly Iran school strike, claiming “you guys blew up that school” and “you lied about it.” Her remarks followed Vance defending Erika Kirk after Charlie Kirk’s death, deepening divisions within conservative circles as the controversy shifts from internal politics to…
Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar at a press conference in Bengaluru on Thursday BENGALURU: The next Karnataka cabinet could mirror the Congress-led UDF experiment in Kerala, with the party high command weighing a younger and fresher team after Siddaramaiah’s exit as chief minister.Congress appears headed for a major balancing exercise as it prepares to hand the…
The White House believes a possible agreement with Iran to end the ongoing conflict could still take several days, with senior US officials warning that negotiations remain incomplete and the deal could still collapse, according to reports by Axios and Iranian media outlets.A senior US official told Axios that the proposed agreement still requires approval…
After two decades in a Saudi prison, Feroke native Abdul Rahim returned home on Eid Al Adha, a moment of immense joy for his family and the Malayali community. KOZHIKODE: Abdul Rahim, the Feroke native who spent nearly 20 years in a Saudi prison and whose release sparked a massive crowdfunding campaign by Malayalis worldwide,…