- Sunday, February 23, 2025
INDIA reported on Thursday (17) 67,208 new Covid-19 infections over the past 24 hours, data from the health ministry showed. The South Asian country's total Covid-19 case load now stands at 29.70 million, while total fatalities are at 381,903, the data showed. India's coronavirus-related deaths rose by 2,330 overnight. The…
AROUND 1,000 NHS patients with type 1 diabetes will take part in a trial of systems that continually monitor blood sugar levels and automatically adjust the amount of insulin given via a pump, according to a report in The Times. Made by Medtronic, the device is the first hybrid closed-loop…
TEN members in a family were killed after their car collided with a truck on Wednesday (16) in the western Indian state of Gujarat. The accident took place on a state highway connecting Tarapur in Anand district to Vataman in Ahmedabad district, a Tarapur police station official said. 'The car in which…
THE Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) will be the first British car maker to build a hydrogen-based drivetrain as it develops one for its latest Defender. The testing for the drivetrain, which helps to reduce emissions, will start later this year, reported The Telegraph. The JLR already uses a battery-electric drivetrain in…
AS young Indians rush to purchase life insurance there has been a sharp increase in buying life cover in recent months, data shows. When a devastating second wave of the pandemic peaked in India during April and May, the numbers of people aged between 25 and 35 buying term insurance was…
INDIA on Wednesday (16) reported 62,224 new Covid-19 infections over the past 24 hours, data from the health ministry showed. The South Asian country's total Covid-19 case load now stands at 29.63 million, while total fatalities are at 379,573, the data showed. India added 2,542 deaths overnight. The active cases further…
A NEW rule in UK to allow officials to issue a 'non molestation' order to domestic abusers by phone, email or on WhatsApp. The ministry of justice (MoJ) is set to amend court rules so that officials will not have to issue the order in person, reported The Telegraph. The…
RESEARCHERS have developed a new tool to identify people in danger of having a heart attack or stroke much earlier, according to a report in The Times. The Score2 tool, which experts hailed as a 'major advance' is ready for use in the UK and Europe. It allows doctors to…
A Muslim man in southern India hid his Hindu girlfriend in his bedroom for ten years without his parents or sister knowing because he feared he would never get their approval to marry her, reported The Times. Rahman, 34, in Kerala state fell in love with his neighbour, Sajitha, 28, a…
INDIA reported on Tuesday (15) 60,471 new Covid-19 infections over the past 24 hours, the lowest since March 31, data from the health ministry showed. The South Asian country's total Covid-19 case load now stands at 29.57 million, while total fatalities are at 377,031, the data showed. India added 2,726…
