- Wednesday, February 26, 2025
APPLE farmers and political activists in Indian Kashmir protested on Wednesday (13) against the federal government’s decision to remove an additional 20 per cent duty on the fruit imported from the US saying cheaper American apples will hurt local growers. The decision to remove the additional duty was one of…
EXPERTS have fanned out in India’s southern state of Kerala to collect samples of fluid from bats and fruit trees in a region where the deadly Nipah virus has killed two people and three more have tested positive. The state is battling its fourth outbreak since 2018 of a virus…
INDIA’S opposition alliance on Thursday (14) decided to boycott shows of 14 television anchors in a move a journalists’ association called “unacceptable”. The media committee of INDIA (Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance) said it will not send its representatives to debates hosted by them. The journalists include Arnab Goswami of…
Police and district officials striving to implement preventive measures as a surge in student suicides shakes the “Kota factory,” or coaching hub in India’s western state of Rajasthan, identify parental pressure as a significant factor contributing to poor mental health among students. They point to the pressure from parents who…
FAMILIES seeking asylum in the UK face inadequate living conditions in government-provided temporary housing, affecting their mental and physical health and access to children’s education, Human Rights Watch said Thursday (14). Releasing a new 100-page report based on joint research with UK human rights group Just Fair, HRW said they…
THE government said on Thursday (14) it would invest £200 million of extra funding in the NHS to help boost its resilience during the busy winter months. Prime minister Rishi Sunak has made cutting NHS patient waiting lists one of his five top priorities ahead of a national election expected…
Turmeric may be as effective in treating indigestion as medication, a study has suggested. The research, published in the journal BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine, marks the first of its kind to compare the efficacy of a natural compound found in turmeric with omeprazole, a drug used to reduce excess stomach acid…
WITH the provision of a swathe of new oil and gas exploration licences and a crisis in offshore wind energy, clouds are gathering over the UK’s net zero promises. The Conservative government of Rishi Sunak in July promised “hundreds” of new licences for oil and gas exploration and production in…
A PROMINENT race equality leader has criticised the government’s continued denial of institutional racism, saying it has created credibility issues. Dr Halima Begum pointed out that shortly after the government released its contentious report on race, which claimed to find no evidence of institutional racism, several national incidents contradicted this…
Filmmaker Shyam Benegal on Thursday said he is honoured to narrate the story of Bangladesh’s founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman through his film Mujib – The Making of a Nation. A Bangladesh-India co-production, Mujib – The Making of a Nation was screened at the 48th annual Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) on Wednesday…
