Health
September 15, 2024
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How to deal with cancer diagnosis?

Knowing one’s cancer diagnosis can become a source of shock and trigger for a lot of people, who may not be expecting it. Cancer is one of the most widespread conditions worldwide, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). The National Cancer Institute (NCI) estimates that in the United States alone, there were around 1,806,590 […]

Politics
September 15, 2024
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Is Modi past his best?

Narendra Modi is not the kind of figure who will quietly sail into the sunset. On September 17, he turned 74, giving him one more year before the informal retirement age he himself set for members of the BJP. During the course of the Lok Sabha election earlier this year, it was passionately reiterated that […]

Science & Environment
September 15, 2024
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Titan sub disaster: Five key questions that remain

RMS Titanic / Getty The Titan sub was on a trip to see the wreck of the Titanic It was the submersible that promised passengers the trip of a lifetime. A chance to descend 3,800m (12,500ft) to the Atlantic depths to visit the wreck of the Titanic. But last year, a dive by Oceangate’s Titan […]

Health
September 15, 2024
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How many of us will end up being diagnosed with ADHD?

BBC The number of people taking ADHD medication is at a record high – and the NHS is feeling the strain as it tries to diagnose and treat the condition. Since 2015, the number of patients in England prescribed drugs to treat ADHD has nearly trebled, and BBC research suggests that it would take eight […]

Health
September 14, 2024
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WHO approves first Mpox vaccine as virus spreads globally

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has approved MVA-BN as the first pre-qualified vaccine against monkeypox virus. “This first pre-qualification of a vaccine against mpox is an important step in our fight against the disease, both in the context of the current outbreaks in Africa and in future,” said WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. The […]

Politics
September 14, 2024
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Sitaram Yechury (1952-2024): Everyone’s favourite comrade

Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary and former Rajya Sabha member Sitaram Yechury passed away in a Delhi hospital on September 12 after battling a severe respiratory infection. He was 72. People from across the political spectrum mourned his passing, recalling his commitment to the working class, the Constitution, and social justice and equality. […]

Science & Environment
September 13, 2024
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Mysterious 9-day seismic event triggered by 650-foot tsunami

A tsunami stemming from a landslide in a Greenland fjord, caused by melting ice, was behind a surprising seismic event last year that shook the earth for nine days, a researcher told AFP on Friday. According to a report recently published in the scientific journal Science, tremors that were registered in September 2023 originated from […]

Politics
September 13, 2024
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Modi 3.0’s precarious allies in Bihar

Trouble from allies seems to be mounting for the BJP, especially from its partners in Bihar, where the Assembly election is due next year. While K.C. Tyagi of the Janata Dal (United) or JD(U) suddenly resigned from the key role of party chief spokesperson on September 1, days after he made statements distancing the JD(U) […]