On Diwali, Donald Trump put out a message saying he would support Hindus, becoming the first major US politician to speak up against the atrocities against Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh. He also promised to protect Hindu Americas against ‘anti-religion agenda of the radical left’ and strengthen relations with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi….
Heart diseases are killing close to 18 million people every year, says the World Health Organisation (WHO). Out of the different heart related ailments, atherosclerosis plays a major contributory role.Atherosclerosis, the buildup of plaque in arteries, is a leading cause of heart disease and stroke. In this condition, plaque, composed of fat, cholesterol, and other…
This is representative image (Pic credit: Canva) Rwanda is currently facing its inaugural outbreak of the lethal Marburg virus, with a total of 36 reported cases and 11 fatalities thus far.The World Health Organisation recently said that the risk posed by the outbreak is extremely high within Rwanda, high across the African continent, and low…
A Chinese woman gained 20kg due to work-related stress raising concerns about “overwork obesity,” a term used to describe weight gain resulting from job-induced tension.Ouyang Wenjing, a 24-year-old from Guangdong province, revealed on the Chinese social media Xiaohongshu that she gained 20kg over the past year, increasing her weight from 60kg to 80kg, as per…
Reports are streaming in of Indian students protesting in Canada – the reasons are many – one among them is the tightening of work permits. It is likely that hundreds of them will have to deport back to India – forgoing their dream of working and perhaps making Canada their home.It is not just the…
Palestinian health authorities and United Nations agencies launched a large-scale vaccination campaign against polio in the Gaza Strip on Sunday. This effort aims to prevent an outbreak in a territory devastated by the Israel-Hamas war. Authorities plan to vaccinate children in central Gaza until Wednesday before extending the campaign to the heavily affected northern and…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) announced on Wednesday that the escalating transmission of mpox in Africa constitutes a global health emergency, warning that the virus could potentially spread across international borders.The declaration was made by WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus following a convening of the UN health agency’s emergency committee. This announcement comes just a…
KOLKATA: Renowned Bangladeshi folk singer Rahul Ananda’s 140-year-old rented home in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi 32 was targeted Monday by a mob of armed men, which broke down the main gate, ransacked and looted the house, and set it on fire, destroying more than 3,000 handcrafted musical instruments. The attack prompted the singer (48) and his family…
NEW DELHI: The Union health ministry has criticized a recent study published in the US-based academic journal Science Advances., which claimed that India experienced significant excess mortality during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, terming it “erroneous” in nature.The study claimed that India experienced 17 per cent higher or 1.19 million more deaths in 2020 than…
The Israeli army has declared to hold a “tactical pause” of military operations for humanitarian purposes from 5:00 GMT to 16:00 GMT (10:30 am to 9:30 pm, IST).The pause will be assumed along the road from Kerem Shalom crossing to Salah al-Din Road and then northwards.The decision will extend relief to parts of southern Gaza,…
