NEW DELHI: (Jul 19) Two members of the Irani gang, who had travelled to Delhi from Bhopal to commit robberies, were apprehended following a brief exchange of fire on Saturday, an official said. The accused, identified as Murtaza Ali alias Damar (38) and Siraj Ali (40), suffered bullet injuries to their left legs during the...
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Heavy rain likely in south Bengal next week due to brewing low-pressure area
KOLKATA: (Jul 19) A low-pressure area is likely to form over north Bay of Bengal around July 24, bringing heavy rain in some south Bengal districts next week, the India Meteorological Department said. Owing to monsoon flow and strong moisture incursion, isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely over north Bengal districts till July...
Rahul using his constitutional position to protect family crimes: BJP
NEW DELHI: (Jul 19) The BJP on Saturday accused Rahul Gandhi of misusing his constitutional position of the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha to “protect” his family’s crimes. The party made the allegations as part of its continued targeting of the Congress leader’s defence of his brother-in-law, Robert Vadra, who has been charged by...
Insomnia could be reason behind reduced quality of life among people with ADHDL: Study
NEW DELHI: (Jul 15) Insomnia, or sleep disturbances, arising out of ADHD’s impulsivity could be the reason why adults with ADHD symptoms experience a reduced quality of life, according to a new study. Usually diagnosed during childhood and teenage, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is marked with restlessness, hyperactivity, and short attention spans. It is...
Study suggests disrupted body clock in youths seeking mental health care could be targeted for treating mood disorders
NEW DELHI: (Jul 15) A study conducted in young people seeking mental health care found they had disrupted body clocks — which showed up as signs similar to those of ‘jet lag’ — suggesting that body clocks could be a new target for treating mood disorders, researchers said. The study from The University of Sydney...
Researchers train dogs to identify Parkinson’s patients, say they can help develop diagnostic test
NEW DELHI: (Jul 16) A new study has shown that dogs can be trained to identify patients with Parkinson’s disease using skin swabs, suggesting the existence of biomarkers that could aid in developing diagnostic tests for this neurodegenerative disorder. Two dogs, trained to distinguish the odour between swabs of sebum — oil secreted by skin...
Satwik-Chirag lose in Japan Open
TOKYO: (Jul 17) India’s top men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty bowed out of the Japan Super 750 tournament after losing to Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang of China in the second round here on Thursday. In a clash of former world number one pairs, the Indians went down 22-24, 14-21...
Mild tremors shake Haryana’s Rohtak
ROHTAK (HARYANA): (Jul 17) Mild tremors were felt here after an earthquake struck early Thursday. An earthquake of magnitude 3.3 on the Richter scale was recorded at 12:46 am, with its epicentre 15 km east of Rohtak at a depth of 10 km, the National Centre for Seismology said. However, no casualties or property damage...
Delhi-Goa IndiGo plane makes emergency landing at Mumbai airport due to engine failure: Source
MUMBAI: (Jul 17) A Goa-bound IndiGo flight from Delhi made an emergency landing here on Wednesday evening after it was diverted to the city due to a mid-air engine failure, according to a source. The flight, operated with an Airbus A320neo, made an emergency landing at 9.52 pm, the source said. IndiGo in a statement...
Nitish announces 125 units of free power to all households ahead of Bihar assembly polls
PATNA: (Jul 17) In a major populist move ahead of the upcoming assembly polls, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday announced free power up to 125 units to all domestic consumers in the state. Kumar came up with the announcement on social media, stating that the benefit will reach 1.67 crore households. He also...