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NEW DELHI: (Jul 24) Clocking in 7,000 steps a day could lower overall death risk by 47 per cent, dementia by 38 per cent, and depression by 22 per cent, a new study published in The Lancet Public Health has claimed. The analysis of data from 88 studies published between 2014 and 2025, involving 1.6...

By Krishna NEW DELHI: (Jul 25) Marine heatwaves — prolonged periods of raised ocean temperatures than what are typical for that time of year — experienced in 2023 were not only unprecedented, but may have also signalled a potential climate tipping point, with irreversible, negative impacts to coral reefs and ecosystems, according to a new...

NEW DELHI: (Jul 25) COVID-19 vaccines helped prevent more than 25 lakh deaths across the world between 2020 and 2024 — for every 5,400 doses administered, one death was averted, estimates a study. Findings published in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Health Forum “clearly demonstrate a major overall benefit from COVID-19 vaccination...

CHESTER-LE-STREET (DURHAM): (Jul 23) Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur once again displayed penchant for saving her best for crunch games as India rode on her majestic century to win the high-scoring third women’s ODI by 13 runs and clinch the series 2-1. A splendid 84-ball 102 from skipper Harmanpreet and a brisk fifty from Jemimah Rodrigues fired...

NEW DELHI: (Jul 26) Former England cricketer Jonathan Trott observed that India pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah benefits massively when there is support at the other end but feels the ongoing fourth Test in Manchester is now “slightly beyond” the visitors. Down 1-2 in the five-match series, India trail England by 186 runs in at the...

LUCKNOW: (Jul 26) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Saturday accused the Congress of long-standing neglect towards the Dalits and tribals. In a post on X, Mayawati dismissed Rahul Gandhi’s admission of Congress’s failure in fulfilling the political, economic, and reservation-related aspirations of these people as “not new.” She called the leader’s stance “self-serving...

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: (Jul 26) Heavy rains since Friday night caused widespread damage in various parts of Kerala and raised water levels in rivers and dams, prompting the IMD to issue an orange alert in seven districts. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday issued an ‘orange alert’ for three hours in the morning in Alappuzha, Kottayam,...

Kargil Vijay Diwas symbolises extraordinary valour, steadfast determination of our jawans: Murmu NEW DELHI: (Jul 26) President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday said the Kargil Vijay Diwas symbolises the extraordinary valour and steadfast determination of the country’s jawans, and paid tributes to the soldiers who sacrificed their lives during the 1999 conflict. Their dedication and supreme...

SRINAGAR: (Jul 19) Exports of handmade products from Kashmir have crossed the Rs 300 crore mark in the first quarter of the current financial year, which is the highest for the period in the last four years, an official said on Saturday. “In a major fillip to Kashmir’s famed craft sector, hand-made products worth Rs...

By Bijay Kumar Singh NEW DELHI: (Jul 23) The 16th Finance Commission should focus on devolving more funds to local bodies, municipalities and panchayats to enable them effectively deal with problems facing the people, former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan has said. Observing that previous finance commissions devolved more funds to states, Rajan told PTI Videos,...