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India facing shortage of nurses, emigration worsening situation: Experts

India already faces a poor nurse-population ratio and the situation is set to worsen with nurses emigrating to other countries in large numbers, doctors and medical experts have observed, noting......

Israel's relocation order to Gaza people 'extremely dangerous': UN chief

Israel's ultimatum that over one million people in northern Gaza should relocate within 24 hours is "extremely dangerous" and "simply not possible", UN chief Antonio Guterres has said, asserting......

DCGI approves market authorisation for Covovax as Covid booster dose

The Drug Controller General of India has approved market authorisation to COVID-19 vaccine Covovax as a heterologous booster dose for adults who have been administered two doses of Covishield or......

Some countries may see another Covid wave due to XBB subvariant: WHO

Chief scientist at the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr Soumya Swaminathan, on Thursday said some countries may see "another wave of infections" with the XBB subvariant of Omicron, a variant of......

Centre holds meeting of experts on monkeypox

A meeting of top health experts called by the Centre on the need for revisiting existing guidelines on management of monkeypox is underway in New Delhi on Thursday amid rising number of cases......

BSE 100 companies boost R&D, innovation challenges persist

Research and development (R&D) spending by BSE 100 companies has grown steadily, rising from 0.89 per cent of revenue in FY20 to 1.32 per cent in FY24, averaging around 1 per cent over the period......

'We Have An Indian Tiger That Needs To Be Uncaged'

'What's sad today is that there are so many people who cannot find work, not because the country is devoid of that opportunity, but because we are not doing enough in the country.' Interview with......

'Second-gen promoters more open to selling out'

'There is not any negative connotation associated with it.' Kindly note the image has been published only for representational purposes. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters Health care and pharma M&As......

Govt urged to remove fake messages on social media linking COVID-19 to 5G

Telecom industry body COAI has approached the information technology ministry for removal of fake and misleading messages from social media platforms like Facebook, Whatsapp and Twitter linking......

Quarantine hotels: It's business unusual

Leading hotels are taking all precautions but the unusual service the staff has been pressed into puts them at the forefront of COVID fight. A bus drove through the gates of Park Inn by Radisson......

'Investing in girls is about the smartest thing you can do'

Over Dosas in Mumbai, Oscar winner Megan Mylan tells Vaihayasi Pande Daniel why she chose India and girl empowerment as the subject of her new documentary. Image: Megan Mylan (centre) with her......

Football Focus: MLS players raise fists, take a knee

IMAGE: Players of MLS teams Orlando City and Inter Miami participate in a Black Lives Matter pre-game ceremony before match between as part of MLS is back Tournament at ESPN Wide World of Sports......

'Confident of sending record 125 athletes to Tokyo Olympics'

'Olympics is once in four years, and athletes have only one shot at glory, and it's important to have a holistic approach, use science, use medicine, use technology and engineering in training and......

Why coronavirus poses serious risks to athletes

'The virus may get deep into the lungs, it is a virus that can cause severe damage not only to the lungs but other organs and athletes need to be at a very high level of health and fitness in order......

Chhetri, Messi part of FIFA's campaign against COVID-19

The 'Pass the message to kick out coronavirus' campaign calls for people around the world to follow five key steps to protect their health in line with WHO’s guidelines. India captain Sunil......

WHO advising IOC, Tokyo, says decision on Olympics 'very soon'

IMAGE: Fake blood in seen in test tubes labelled with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in front of a displayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics logo in this illustration taken on March 19, 2020 (Image used for......

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