• Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Monkeypox: Reduce sexual partners, WHO director general advises at-risk men

WITH the spread of monkeypox growing, medical experts across the world have expressed concerns and now, the chief of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued an advisory for men to avert getting infected. The advisory is: Reduce the number of sexual partners. WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said…

Massive row in India parliament after opposition leader calls president…

INDIA'S heated-up political ambience was visible once again on Thursday (28) when senior opposition leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury called the country's newly elected president Droupadi Murmu, a tribal, as "Rastrapatni" instead of 'Rastrapati' -- the Hindi term for the president. There was more to the story as Sonia Gandhi, who…

1st T20: England blast 20 sixes to bury South Africa…

ENGLAND put up a powerful show in the first T20 international against South Africa at the Country Ground in Bristol on Wednesday (27) to win the match by 41 runs. Proteas captain David Miller won the toss and asked the hosts to bat and they posted a formidable 234 for…

India hammer West Indies by 119 runs in 3rd ODI,…

TOP bowling spells from spinner Yuzvendra Chahal and pacers Mohammed Siraj and Shardul Thakur helped India crush West Indies by 119 runs in the rain-hit third and final ODI of the series here at Queen's Park Oval on Wednesday (27). This was the first time that the Asian side whitewashed…

India economy & business news in brief for July 27:…

HERE are some news in brief related to Indian economy and business news for Wednesday, July 27, 2022: Telecom service providers are likely to launch 5G mobile service in the current financial year 2022-23, India's minister of state for communications Devusinh Chauhan said on Wednesday. "The department of telecommunication vide…

Farting uncontrollably, UK man sues food stall that fed him…

A MAN, who ate a ham roll at a food stall almost five years ago has not been able to stop farting since then and now, he has made a move to sue that stall for a whopping £200,000! Yes, you read it right. According to the Irish Mirror, Tyrone…

Nothing short of gold is what India women’s team eyeing…

Ahead of the upcoming Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2022, India batter Yastika Bhatia said the team wants to win the gold medal in the inaugural edition of the women's cricket tournament in the sporting event. The Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022 is being held from July 28 to August 8. The Indian…

Pharma cos start talks with Modi govt to develop monkeypox…

Several pharma companies have initiated discussions with India's Narendra Modi government for the development of a potential vaccine against monkeypox, said sources on Wednesday (27). "The vaccine against monkeypox is under discussion with various vaccine manufacturing companies, but it is a very early stage for any such decisions. If it…

CWG 2022: Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu to be India…

THE Indian Olympic Association (IOA) announced that two-time Olympic medal-winning shuttler PV Sindhu will be the flagbearer of the Indian contingent at the opening ceremony of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, the UK. The event will take place at the Alexander Stadium on Thursday (28). Alongside Sindhu, who won…

Modi to launch India’s 1st international bullion exchange in Gujarat

INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi is set to launch several projects including the country's first international bullion exchange during his two-day Gujarat visit starting Thursday (28). Assembly elections are due in Gujarat by year-end. On the first day of his visit, Modi will inaugurate a Rs 305-crore (£31.7 million) milk…