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The Coming Dementia Epidemic

Around 7.4 per cent of Indians aged 60 and above are affected by dementia.This number is expected to rise from the current 8.8 million to 17 million by 2036, marking a 97 per cent increase. Kindly......

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: What Killed Ustad Zakir Hussain

'It's almost like the tissue of the lung has a cancer spreading to it, which is causing scarring and rapidly progresses.' Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes.......

Keki Daruwalla, Poet & Sleuth, Passes Into Ages

Poet, writer and former IPS officer Keki N Daruwalla, whose magic with words gained him national and international repute, has died at a Delhi hospital after prolonged illness and a spell of......

Nipah is back, should you be worried?

The Indian Council of Medical Research was in talks with the Serum Institute of India for local manufacturing of monoclonal antibodies (MABs). However, it did not take off, as the volume was much......

The Political Mystique Of Sitaram Yechury

Sitaram Yechury strived to have the country's Left movement shed its doctrinaire approach to India's socio-cultural complexities and stitch electoral and social alliances to fight the Sangh......

Renewable energy: Avaada, others up the ante against conglomerates

When Vineet Mittal first got into solar power, sometime around 2009, and was planting solar panels in Gujarat, renewable energy looked like a sector ripe for startups. Renewables were clearly the......

Bird flu: The Rs 90,000 cr poultry industry is in a fix

It is estimated that around 60 million people are directly impacted by the poultry sector in India. The death of a 11-year-old boy due to ‘bird-flu’, even before the devastating......

Post-Covid India poised to be land of hope, says FM, citing Gabba win

Drawing inspiration from the recent performance of the Indian cricket team in Australia under trying circumstances, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday asserted that India is well-poised......

Govt allocates Rs 2.24 lakh crore for healthcare in 2021-22

The government on Monday proposed Rs 2,23,846 crore budget outlay for health and well being for 2021-22, compared to Rs 94,452 crore in the current fiscal, an increase of 137 per cent. IMAGE: The......

Pandemic pushes up demand for CT scanners; firms gear up to meet surge

Siemens Healthineers, one of the largest manufacturers of made-in-India CT scanners, has sold 80-100 such machines in the last 45 days. The medical technology firm typically sells 250 machines in a......

Yash Chopra's Wife Pamela Chopra Dies

Photograph: Kind courtesy Yash Raj Films Pamela Chopra, playback singer, writer and late film-maker Yash Chopra's wife, passed into the ages on Thursday, April 20, at Mumbai's Lilavati hospital.......

Parineeta Director Pradeep Sarkar Dead

Photograph: Kind courtesy Pradeep Sarkar/Instagram Parineeta Director Pradeep Sarkar passed away early on Friday, his wife Panchali said. He was 67. The director was admitted to the ICU at......

Lata Mangeshkar, Nightingale of India, passes away

Singing legend Lata Mangeshkar, the voice of generations of Indians and one of the biggest music icons of the country, died on Sunday due to multiple organ failure, her sister Usha Mangeshkar and......

Lata Mangeshkar back on ventilator, not doing well: Doctor

IMAGE: A student of the Gurukul School of Arts in Mumbai creates a painting to wish Lata Mangeshkar a speedy recovery. Photograph: ANI photo Singing legend Lata Mangeshkar is back on the......

Lataji tests positive for COVID, in ICU

Photograph: Kind courtesy Lata Mangeshkar/Instagram Lata Mangeshkar has tested positive for COVID-19 with mild symptoms and is undergoing treatment at Mumbai's Breach Candy hospital, her niece......

Ex-IPL chief Lalit Modi hospitalised, placed on oxygen

IMAGE: Former Indian Premier League chairman Lalit Modi said he returned to London on Friday after three weeks of imprisonment in Mexico. Photograph: lalitkmodi/Instagram Lalit Modi was admitted......

No Williamson, Southee; Santner to captain NZ in India T20s

IMAGE: Mitchell Santner's side will have an experienced set of T20 cricketers, including nine players from last year's T20 World Cup squad for the three-match series in India. Photograph: Clive......

Pak pacer hospitalised with pneumonia, out of Eng T20Is

Young Pakistan fast bowler Naseem Shah has been ruled out of the remaining matches of the T20 International series against England after doctors confirmed that he has contracted pneumonia and will......

Pakistan legend Zaheer Abbas in ICU after testing COVID positive

IMAGE: Former Pakistan cricketer Zaheer Abbas (centre) displays a plate carrying portraits of 12 great Pakistan cricketers as India's Sourav Ganguly (right) and Sachin Tendulkar look......

Japan, rivals dominate their openers as Games action begins

IMAGE: Miu Goto of Japan in action. Photograph: Jorge Silva/Reuters Japan, the United States and Canada let a lone run among them during victories in softball on Wednesday as the first event......

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