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All you need to know about the disease that killed Zakir Hussain

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, the condition that led to the death of tabla maestro Zakir Hussain, is an extremely debilitating disease -- a virtual death sentence. IMAGE: Tabla maestro Ustad......

Delhi air quality plummets to alarming levels despite curbs

Delhi's air quality plummeted to alarming levels on Tuesday after 24 days, with many areas witnessing a significant spike in pollution despite the strictest measures, including a ban on......

Delhiites breathe easy for 2nd day as AQI improves; curbs relaxed

Delhiites breathed cleaner air for the second consecutive day on Thursday as the Air Quality Index was recorded in the "moderate" category with a reading of 165. IMAGE: A drone visual......

AQI Spike Triggers Health Crisis

'Many of these patients arrive at emergency departments in distress, struggling to breathe and requiring immediate medical intervention.' IMAGE: Women walk on a road near India Gate as the sky is......

Delhi's air quality worsens, over Rs 5.85 cr fine imposed

Delhi's air quality worsened further on Saturday, with many areas in the "severe" category, even as authorities intensified their action by imposing penalties of around Rs 5.85 crore on the first......

Bad air quality may breathe fresh life into health insurance business

General insurance companies are likely to see a surge in demand for health insurance in the coming months due to falling air quality in the country. IMAGE: Activist Ashok Kumra runs a campaign to......

Indian pharma firms working on new repurposed drug for Covid-19

Many companies globally are working on plasma research to develop and manufacture hyperimmune globulin therapies from plasma donations. Domestic drug firms are working on re-purposed drugs that......

The Last Days Of Raj Kapoor

Exactly a month before he passed away on June 2, 1988, Raj Kapoor was presented the Dadasaheb Phalke Award -- the nation's highest honour for cinematic achievement -- by then President Ramaswamy......

Jeetendra Visits Ailing Junior Mehmood

IMAGE: Jeetendra and Johnny Lever with Junior Mehmood. Photograph: Kind courtesy Jeetendra Yesteryear actor Junior Mehmood, whose real name is Naeem Sayyed, is struggling with cancer, and......

No, Friends is Not The Best Sitcom Ever!

'The pride of the devoted Seinfeld fan is that he happens to love a show that doesn't take his love for granted, so that even on repeat viewings he is never really sure what directions an episode......

'The year when we laughed hard, cried quietly'

What was the last thought on Bollywood's mind when 2022 came to a close? And the first at the dawn of 2023?Stars pens down their moods and resolutions for the New Year. Photograph: Kind......

How 'Guru Gary' is using cricket to keep slum kids away from drugs

Photograph: Andrew Couldridge Livepic via Reuters Notorious for drugs and crime and afflicted by large-scale poverty, the Khayelitsha township in Cape Town is better known for being one of the......

Prannoy wins Malaysia Masters title, breaks jinx

Photograph: Kind courtesy BAI/Twitter Star Indian shuttler HS Prannoy ended a six-year-long title drought with a three-game win over China's Weng Hong Yang in a pulsating men's singles finals at......

Indian football legend Tulsidas Balaram passes away

IMAGE: 1962 Asian Games champion and Olympian Tulsidas Balaram was well-known for his amazing ball control, dribbling and passing abilities through a comparatively short but very successful......

Teenage footballer dies after knee surgery in Chennai

IMAGE: Friends and relatives stage a protest, alleging medical negligence at the local hospital in Chennai, which resulted in the death of 17-year old Priya, an aspiring footballer. Photograph:......

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