- Thursday, March 06, 2025
Elevated levels of lithium in drinking water used by pregnant mothers may impact a key molecular pathway involved in neurodevelopment and increase the risk of offspring developing autism spectrum disorder, according to a study by UCLA Health researchers. The findings, based on Danish data, indicate a need for further research…
According to the top regulator in the US, the manufacturer of eye drops based in India, which has been linked to three deaths and severe infections, had breached multiple safety regulations. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted an inspection of Global Pharma’s facility in Chennai, India, and released a…
England has rolled out a spring campaign to vaccinate its most vulnerable population against Covid-19 as infections have increased to their highest level this year. Some five million people, including those aged 75 and more as well as anyone having a weakened immune system, are eligible for the jab, the…
The West Midlands Police promised to encourage more diversity in its ranks as the force launched an overhaul of neighbourhood policing on Monday (3). Chief constable Craig Guildford told the BBC that under the new policing model the force has pledged to give local commanders better resources to make officers more visible.…
India refused to accept the renaming of places in Arunachal Pradesh by China on Tuesday (4). This region is considered to be a part of India’s eastern state by India, but China claims it as its own territory. In the past, the two countries have fought a war along their…
Elderly Asians in England and Wales are least likely to be living alone, according to official data. Higher proportions of men aged 65 years or more who identified as Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh were married or civil-partnered than men belonging to any other ethnic groups, 2021 census figures…
The London School of Economics (LSE) has ordered an external review of this year’s students’ union elections after an Indian student claimed that he was disqualified from elections because of his Indian and Hindu identity. In a statement on Monday (3), LSE students’ union (LSESU) said that the body operates…
Moeen Ali said he has no issues with his spin being used sparingly by captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni after the Chennai Super Kings all-rounder helped his team to victory over Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League The 35-year-old did not bowl against champions Gujarat Titans, who won by…
On Tuesday (04), hundreds of firefighters in Bangladesh engaged in a fierce battle against an inferno that swept through a well-known clothing market in the capital city of Dhaka, causing black smoke to blanket the oldest neighbourhoods of the city. Although no fatalities have been reported yet, fire officials and…
A joint venture of India’s Adani group is in talks with about half a dozen banks for a loan of about $220 million (£176m), which will be its first since short-seller Hindenburg released a damaging report on it this year, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday (4). Data centre provider AdaniConneX, a joint…
