- Tuesday, March 04, 2025
A study published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry by an international team of researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and Italy has revealed that individuals with schizophrenia spectrum disorder (SSD) – whether they are residential or outpatient – exhibit disrupted sleep patterns and irregular transitions between sleep and wake cycles.…
UNICEF estimates on Wednesday (19) show that South Asia has the highest number of child brides globally, with 290 million child brides accounting for 45% of the total, due to increased financial pressures and school closures resulting from COVID-19. The children’s Agency of the United Nations has called for more…
According to retailers, Pakistan’s retail sales have experienced a significant decline in the lead-up to Eid al-Fitr compared to previous years, as shoppers struggle with the impact of historically high inflation. Traditionally, the period leading up to Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan and…
New York has been crowned as the world’s most prosperous city in the world, with 58 billionaires and 340,000 millionaires, followed by Tokyo and the San Francisco Bay Area. Bangalore, known as the IT capital of India, was recognised as one of the fastest-growing cities for the super-wealthy, thanks to…
A farmer couple allegedly decapitated themselves with a guillotine-like device for a sacrificial ritual in India. Police in Gujarat state’s Rajkot district said on Sunday (16) that Hemubhai Makwana (38) and his wife Hansaben (35) got their head severed with the homemade device at a hut on their farm in…
India’s top investigating agency has started an inquiry into Oxfam India after the government said the charity had violated the country’s foreign funding regulations. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) registered a first information report (FIR) against the charity and its office-bearers for alleged violation of the Foreign Contribution Regulation…
Killer heatwaves are putting “unprecedented burdens” on India’s agriculture, economy and public health, with climate change undermining the country’s long-term efforts to reduce poverty, inequality and illness, a new study showed. Extreme heat has caused more than 24,000 deaths since 1992 and has also driven up air pollution and accelerated…
As part of a joint UK-US operation against financing terrorism, a person of Indian nationality with address in the UK and Belgium was apprehended in London by Scotland Yard. He was on an extradition warrant from the US. Sundar Nagarajan, who also goes by Nagarajan Sundar Poongulam Kasiviswanathan Naga and…
Prince William helped out an Indian restaurant during a royal visit on Thursday (20) by taking a phone reservation from an unsuspecting customer. The heir to the British throne and his wife Kate were visiting the family-run restaurant Indian Streatery during their trip to Birmingham in central England, when he…
A UK-based woman from Odisha has gained popularity on social media for completing a marathon in Manchester while wearing a traditional Sambalpuri saree, along with sneakers. She ran 42 kilometers in four hours and fifty minutes. Her achievement has been widely shared on social media due to the unique attire…
