Unravelling Parkinson’s

NEW DELHI: Parkinson’s Disease poses challenges in diagnosis...

Perception warfare subverting democracies and societies

According to Alvin Toffler, “The full implications...

Govt’s proactive strategies to counter cyber threats

India, the world’s largest democracy is now...

Sushmita Panda

‘A large number of people still vulnerable to Covid’

ICMR scientist Dr Samiran Panda says India is still a long way from attaining herd immunity.   New Delhi: Amid the ongoing Covid vaccination drive across...

Grateful that so many people came forward to help us: Amit’s father

New Delhi: After The Sunday Guardian’s story on the 15-year-old Amit Raj who died while saving the lives of three children in his village...

Schools reopen amid declining Covid cases

New Delhi: As the number of Covid cases is declining, several states have opened schools for some of the classes with restrictions. On Monday, schools...

‘Pandemic led to nearly 50% decline in hospital childbirths’

New Delhi:  The coronavirus pandemic has caused massive disruption across the globe. As health systems across the country geared up to respond to the pandemic,...

‘India cannot achieve $5 trillion economy unless we assist MSMEs’

Eminent industry leaders discuss India’s roadmap for a post-Covid world.   New Delhi: ITV Network, NewsX & The Sunday Guardian organised the “India Next Conclave: The...

As children go digital, cyber threat increases

New Delhi: Recently an incident has come to light raising concerns about the safety and privacy of students as well as their personal data...

‘Continue with precautions to avoid next corona wave’

New Delhi: With the daily total number of cases fewer than 20,000, the Covid situation in the country seems to be improving. The number...

Bird flu hits poultry markets hard

Price of poultry products has gone down not only in affected states, but also in other states.   New Delhi: Amid the Covid situation, yet another...

‘Lung diseases rise, but pulmonary function tests ignored’

New Delhi: Despite Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) cases rising, Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) are not being done routinely in the country. According to...

‘Coronavirus may become endemic and stay with us’

New Delhi: The coronavirus pandemic has triggered a churn in medical science like never before. In a video interaction with Joyeeta Basu, Editor, The...

‘Pandemic will lead to rise in e-commerce, digital payments’

Companies are hopeful and expecting strong sales growth in 2021. New Delhi: The coronavirus pandemic has changed people’s lives in every possible way. The pandemic is...

BJP leader’s murder triggers row in Odisha

BJD says BJP wants to politicize every criminal case in the state. New Delhi: The murder of BJP leader Kulamani Baral has triggered a political...

‘Vague’ norms confuse users of social media apps

Many users find their photos and posts taken down without any clear reason assigned.   New Delhi: A 31-year-old artist based in Los Angeles is disputing...

‘Uniform civil code will ensure gender equality across country’

A Uniform Civil Code refers to a single law, applicable to all citizens of India in matters such as marriage, divorce, custody, adoption, and...

Doctors seek resumption of Covid-hit medical curriculum

‘Students will become ineligible for competitive exams due to working in Covid care wards’.   New Delhi: The Delhi government on Thursday ordered 108 private hospitals...

Covid treatment protocol has evolved over time

A lot has changed since the first coronavirus case was reported in India on 30 January 2020. With over 10,000,000 cases, 145,000 deaths, and...

15-year-old boy sacrifices life to save three children

‘He tried to stop a fire in a neighbour’s house and save the children, but he was caught in the flames’.

DELHI GOVT’S FINANCIAL AID FOR JAIL INMATES’ CHILDREN

The Delhi government has decided to offer financial assistance to children whose parents are serving prison time. Earlier, children whose parents are in jail...

AAP LEADERS ALLEGE GRAFT, LACK OF FAITH, JOIN BJP

BJP says every decision, right or wrong, is being taken by Arvind Kejriwal.

UP PG students to serve 10 years in govt hospitals, else pay Rs 1 crore

NEW DELHI: In order to deal with the shortage of specialist doctors in state-run hospitals and medical establishments, the UP government has announced that...

‘As beneficiaries, Arhityas threatened by farm laws’

Arhityas, often seen as ‘exploiters’ of farmers, are also agitating with the farmers.   New Delhi: Amid the ongoing farmers’ protest, the Supreme Court on Thursday...

Delhi Ayurveda hospital treats 2,000 Covid patients

Chaudhary Brahm Prakash Ayurved Charak Sansthan, an Ayurvedic medical college under the Delhi government, has reported zero deaths.   New Delhi: Chaudhary Brahm Prakash Ayurved Charak...

UN body votes to recognise cannabis’ medicinal purposes

NEW DELHI: The United Nations Commission on Narcotics Drug (CND) has moved to remove cannabis from the list of most dangerous drugs. With a...

Eluru patients recovering from mystery illness

Disease was first reported from Eluru, but has now reportedly spread to Denduluru.   NEW DELHI: A mysterious illness looming over Andhra Pradesh’s coastal town of...

Delhi government proposes waiver on road tax penalty

NEW DELHI: The Delhi government’s transport department has proposed to offer a one-time waiver of penalty on non-payment of road tax for public service...

Amid funds crunch, protests, MCDs propose 2021-22 budget

NEW DELHI: The mayors of the Municipal Corporations of Delhi (MCDs), along with other BJP leaders, are protesting outside Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence and...

Odisha HC orders submitting of minor’s murder case status report

Odisha BJP demands dismissal of minister over the Nayagarh murder case. New Delhi: The Odisha High Court on Thursday gave the state government a 13-day...

Hike in fine makes more Delhiites wear masks

New Delhi: Amid the rising number of coronavirus cases, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had increased the fine for not wearing the face mask...

Kabasura Kudineer helps check Covid-19, claims study

New Delhi: Sri Sri Ravishankar’s Tattva has launched a classical Siddha medicine, Kabasura Kudineer, which it claims helps in the prevention and treatment of...

IMA, AYUSH ministry at odds over surgeries by Ayurveda students

New Delhi: The Indian Medical Association (IMA) is agitated with the Central Council of Indian Medicine’s (CCIM’s) decision to allow Ayurveda practitioners to perform...

Women employees may get period leaves soon

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the Union of India to treat a PIL as representation, seeking directions to the Central...

Nod to Covid duty for medical students

‘Inclusion of MBBS students is a bad idea; seniors need to protect coming generations, not use them as cannon-fodder’. New Delhi: Amid the rising number...

UP engineer held for sexually abusing 50 kids for 10 years

New Delhi: In a shocking incident, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a junior engineer in the irrigation department in Uttar Pradesh...

Bankers’ wage revision negotiations end

After several rigorous negotiations for three years, the Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) announced the conclusion of the 11th Bipartite Wage Negotiations with bank unions...

Delhi crematoriums struggle to cope with rising Covid deaths

HC has slammed the Delhi government over the sudden rise in Covid cases. New Delhi: As the number of coronavirus cases and deaths are rising...

BMC completes corals’ translocation process for controversial road project

NEW DELHI: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has announced that experts from the National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) have finished the translocation process of...

MP will soon launch schemes for transgenders

Officials working on draft of the policy which will come into force before year-end.   New Delhi: The Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led Madhya Pradesh government will soon...

I&B digital news, OTT regulation may lead to censorship

New Delhi: The government has decided to put all digital media portals, including online news and Over-the-Top (OTT) platforms, under the Ministry of Information...

Many factors for rise in Delhi Covid cases: Jain

Delhi Health Minister says more positive cases are choosing home-isolation over hospitalization.   New Delhi: With over 7,000 coronavirus daily cases, Delhi is rapidly becoming the...

States mulling to bring law against ‘love jihad’

‘No cases of love jihad have been reported by any of the central agencies’.   New Delhi: Several states of the country are mulling about introducing...

Protests in Goa OVER infra projects in ‘protected area’

Projects pass through the Bhagwan Mahaveer Sanctuary and National Park in Mollem.   New Delhi: Agitated residents of Goa have been protesting against three infrastructural projects...

Delhi’s slum dwellers stare at uncertainty after Supreme Court eviction order

New Delhi: Amid the rising number of coronavirus cases, over 3.5 lakh slum dwellers in Delhi are worried about their homes. In August this...

Pending wage revision disappoints bank employees

‘It’s been three years; bankers are suffering a lot but nobody seems to care’.   New Delhi: Uncertainty is looming large over bank employees as the...

Chinese crackers, pandemic hit Sivakasi fireworks industry

New Delhi: Diwali is just round the corner and the number of coronavirus cases is still rising. The festival is an extremely important affair...

Jitender Shunty risks it all for Covid patients

New Delhi: The deadly claws of coronavirus have engulfed millions of lives. However, the fact that loved ones don’t even get a chance to...

Kejriwal failed to tackle pollution, Covid-19: Delhi BJP president

Delhi BJP chief Adesh Kumar Gupta has also accused the Kejriwal government of not giving funds to the MCD properly.     New Delhi: With people of...

MCD waste collectors face high Covid-19 risk

New Delhi: Mahesh, 31, is working day in and out throughout the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. As a waste-collector of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi...

Rising pollution, Covid cases a double whammy for Delhi

New Delhi: Rising pollution levels in Delhi-NCR amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has worsened people’s woes. Several experts are concerned that these high pollution levels...

‘A child goes missing in India every eight minutes’

New Delhi: Every eight minutes, a child goes missing in India. According to the annual National Crime Record Bureau’s (NCRB) “Crime in India” 2019...

Hindu Rao doctors angry, protest intensifies

‘We are being treated like a political football by Delhi govt and NDMC’, say the doctors.   New Delhi: “I had no money to pay for...

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