NEW DELHI: A day after the world marked World Obesity Day, a new international study has sounded a stark warning: metabolic diseases such as obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure and cholesterol are rising rapidly across the Asia-Pacific region, placing countries like India among the hardest hit.The research, published in the journal Metabolism, analysed data from…
ED raids against Anil Ambani’s company Reliance Power Ltd at multiple locations. NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate on Friday carried out searches at multiple locations in Mumbai and Hyderabad as part of an investigation involving Reliance Power, a group company of businessman Anil Ambani.According to PTI, around 10–12 premises linked to the company and its…
NEW DELHI: Congress on Friday targeted the Centre after the United States announced that it would allow India to purchase Russian oil, asking how long this “American blackmail” would continue.In a post on X, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said, “Trump ka naya khel, Dilli dost ko kaha, Putin se le sakte ho tel, kab…
Over the last eight years, Uttar Pradesh has undergone a structural metamorphosis. Historically viewed through its agrarian roots, the state is rapidly pivoting toward an urban-centric economy. Between 2011 and 2021, the shift from agricultural to non-agricultural employment grew at a rate of 7% per decade, outstripping the 5% growth seen in previous decades. This…
PATNA: Five names from BJP are doing the rounds to step into CM Nitish Kumar’s shoes – Samrat Choudhary, Nityanand Rai, Sanjay Jaiswal, Dilip Jaiswal, and Janak Ram.Samrat Choudhary: The deputy CM, and second most powerful person in the state cabinet. A former BJP state chief, he belongs to Koeri community and fits into the…
Yuka Okuda, a Rabindrasangeet performer, delivers a talk on Ray’s ‘Charulata’. All seats look taken in a mediumsized Tokyo theatre on an Aug evening in the Japanese summer. The audience listens rapt to a woman sitting on stage, framed by the movie screen behind her. Clearly, it’s not just another screening, but then, neither can…
Scheduled Tribe members adhering to Hindu customs are not barred from the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Chhattisgarh High Court ruled. The court set aside a family court’s rejection of a mutual divorce petition, stating that those who voluntarily follow Hindu rites cannot be excluded. RAIPUR: Members of the scheduled tribe (ST) community who follow Hindu…
PUNE: India’s summer heatwaves – the humid, suffocating kind that impact more than dry heat – are not just getting more frequent, but also more intense through a now-identified specific atmospheric chain reaction. A Jan 2026 study by scientists from IMD and Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) Pune, published in the Journal of the…
File photo: Nishant Kumar NEW DELHI: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar is a rare regional heavyweight who has been vocal in his disdain of dynastic politics and made it a point to keep his family members, including his only son Nishant, out of any limelight. As politics would have it, Nishant is now being seen by…
File photo: PM Modi with French President Macron NEW DELHI: India continued to engage the international community over the situation in West Asia region as PM Modi on Thursday spoke to French President Emmanuel Macron, reiterating the need for a return to dialogue and diplomacy.After his telephonic conversation with Macron, the PM said they will…
