India has reported two cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV). Two infants were infected with the virus in Karnataka’s Bengaluru, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday (January 6). One case is also…
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has confirmed two cases of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) in Karnataka’s Bengaluru. The ICMR said in a statement that the two cases were found “through…
Delhi and most parts of north India woke up to thick, dense fog on Friday with most regions continuing to remain in the grip of severe cold waves.
Dense fog has massively affected visibility impacting…
The funeral procession for former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, who passed away on Thursday (December 26) at the age of 92, will begin at 9:30 am on Saturday (December 28) from the All India…
Russia is all set to roll out a vaccine against cancer in the New Year. It will be available to patients for free from early 2025.
According to TASS, Russia’s state-owned news agency, Andrey Kaprin,…
The Winter Session of parliament will end on December 20 and with just five sessions left, there has been a curiosity as to when the BJP-led NDA government will table the two Bills related to the One…
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Cabinet on Thursday approved the One Nation, One Election bill and it is likely to be tabled in the ongoing Winter Session of the Parliament.
After being tabled in…
The ISRO has rescheduled the launch of PSLV-C59 to Thursday due to an ”anomaly” detected in the PROBA-3 spacecraft, the agency announced on Wednesday, minutes before the scheduled launch.
The…
Sitting in China, a French doctor performed prostate cancer surgery on a patient in Morocco, 12,000 kilometres away.
But how did he pull off this groundbreaking procedure?
The doctor used a…
Scammers in India have found a clever new way to deceive victims—fake wedding invitations. These seemingly innocent-looking PDF files, often shared through WhatsApp or email, are laced with malware…
It has been 16 years since the horrific terror attacks that shook India’s financial capital, Mumbai, on November 26, 2008.
Commonly referred to as the
26/11 terror attacks, the 12 coordinated…
In the Maharashtra Assembly elections, the Mahayuti is up for a thumping victory, gaining a mandate for retaining power.
According to trends, the BJP has maintained its position as the state’s largest…
Mahayuti is set to make history by winning a landslide victory in Maharashtra. Party workers and leaders across the state have already started celebrating the alliance’s big win as Mahayuti leads in…
The counting of votes cast in the bypolls for the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat and the Palakkad and Chelakkara assembly constituencies in Kerala commenced at 8 am on Saturday.
The counting of votes began…
Two associates of the Landa Group were arrested on Friday following an intense shootout in Punjab’s Jalandhar. Over 50 shots were reportedly exchanged between the police and the suspects, injuring two…
In his three-nation – Nigeria, Brazil and Guyana – five-day visit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met 31 world leaders and heads of organisations with whom he held bilateral meetings and with some there…
Being surrounded by doctors, nutritionists, and other health professionals while working in the public health area led me to believe that I know enough about nutrition and I was getting enough protein…
Voting for all 288 seats in the Maharashtra legislative assembly scheduled for today, November 20, ended at 6 pm.As many as 4,136 candidates were running in the elections overall.
Jharkhand, where…
November 16 is marked as National Press Day in India, commemorating the establishment of the Press Council of India (PCI) in 1966. It is an occasion to recognise the role of the press in India.
In a…
The Taliban regime has appointed Ikramuddin Kamil as the ‘acting consul’ in the Afghan mission in Mumbai, however, there has been no official confirmation from the Indian on this development.
Notably,…
Google.org, the philanthropic branch of Google, has awarded a generous $1 million grant to Karya, a non-profit organisation dedicated to empowering low-income communities by connecting them to…
The Indian aviation industry may seem to be soaring, but it has a history of airline shutdowns due to money troubles, intense competition and management issues. For instance, Go First (formerly GoAir)…
Young people are now lonelier than ever — and young men are the loneliest.
For decades, young people have reported declining friendships, declining quality of friendships, and rising loneliness. This…
India has become an attractive destination for drug traffickers seeking higher profits and lower risks. This is due to higher market prices and convoluted legal procedures, favouring traffickers and…
The Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce its verdict on Tuesday on a vexed legal question that whether private properties can be considered “material resources of the community” under Article 39(b)…
India has expressed “deep disappointment” over the incident of violence on Canadian-Hindus outside the Hindu Sabha Mandir in Brampton which was “orchestrated by anti-India elements” and expressed…
In a heartbreaking incident, a woman in China suffered from a severe psychological breakdown after she was reprimanded by her boss at work.
According to the South China Morning Post, the woman,…
An army vehicle was attacked by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Gulmarg region on Thursday.
According to News18, sources in the police have confirmed the attack saying that a patrolling vehicle came…
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi made her political debut on Wednesday by filing her nomination for Kerala’s Wayanad Lok Sabha by-poll.
After a mega roadshow in Kalpetta, Priyanka headed to…
October 15, 2024, became a historic day for India as it inked a nearly $4 billion deal with the United States for the procurement of 31 weaponised MQ-9B Predator drones from American defence major…
Running is an appealing exercise for a reason.
It doesn’t need much equipment, is convenient for people and improves overall health.
However, truth be told, it can be hard for some people, especially…
Blindness remains a significant global health challenge with millions vulnerable due to preventable or treatable conditions. Globally, the primary causes of vision impairment and blindness are…
Seven coaches of the Darbhanga Express derailed after colliding with a goods train. Dilip Kumar, the Executive Director of Information & Publicity for the Railway Board, provided an update on the…
Every one in seven Indians has suffered a mental health disorder, according to a study published by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) in 2019.
By all accounts, the mental health crisis has…
Jammu and Kashmir, which held its first Assembly election in 10 years, has given its verdict. It picked the National Conference-Congress alliance. The two parties together won 49 out of 90 seats in…
On October 5, hours after polling had ended in the state of Haryana, exit polls predicted a loss for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the state. On October 8, as counting began, the early trends…
The National Conference-Congress alliance is likely to form government in Jammu and Kashmir with poll trends on Tuesday showing the combine ahead in 51 of the 90 seats while the BJP was leading in…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi completed 23 years at the helm of a government on Monday (October 7).
While Modi has been the Prime Minister of India since 2014, he was previously the Chief Minister of…
Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu will be on a 4-day India visit starting October 7. This will be his first standalone bilateral visit since assuming office last year.
During his India visit, from…
India has played a critical, though understated, role in the historic resolution of the decades-long dispute over the Chagos Archipelago, a group of islands that had been under British control since…
India is one of the most linguistically diverse countries in the world, with over 121 languages and more than 19.500 languages or dialects spoken as mother tongues.
However, only a few of these…
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday hardend his position on the allegations related to the Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) land scam. He once again reiterated that he would not…
In an exclusive interview with Firstpost Managing Editor Palki Sharma at the Chanakya Defence Dialogue in New Delhi on Tuesday, Indian Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi discussed a range of critical…
The situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh is stable but sensitive and not normal, Chief of Army Staff Gen Upendra Dwivedi said on Tuesday on the dragging military standoff…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it will lay down guidelines for all citizens and not for any particular community on the issue of demolition of properties. Observing that its directions will be…
In an exclusive interview with Firstpost Managing Editor Palki Sharma at the Chanakya Defence Dialogue in New Delhi, Indian Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi addressed a range of pressing topics…
A 50-year-old man and his four daughters were found dead in their rented home in Delhi’s Vasant Kunj on Friday morning.
Police suspect it to be the case of a suicide pact.
The deaths have also drawn…
India will be maintaining its forward deployment of troops at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) for the fifth successive winter. A senior source in the defence establishment told The Times of India…
Amid the ongoing Ukraine and Gaza conflicts, India on Saturday cautioned that the world cannot be “fatalistic” about the continuation of violence on a large scale, asserting that the international…
India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday (September 28) bashed Pakistan over the Kashmir issue at the United Nations General Assembly.
Addressing the 79th UNGA, the top diplomat said…
India termed it a ‘travesty’ that Pakistan, which has ‘a global reputation for terrorism,’ has the ‘audacity to attack’ the world’s largest democracy and raise the issue of Jammu and Kashmir on the…
The Lokayukta Police filed an FIR on Friday against Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and others in connection with the alleged Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) land allotment ‘scam’,…
Mumbai is about to witness one of the biggest spiritual events of the year at Paramdham Sadhana Sankul on 29th September, 2024. Manavta Mahotsav marks the 54th birth occasion of Jain spiritual leader…
Remaining committed to initiatives that positively impact the lives of the community as well as creating long-term health benefits for children and their families, India’s largest aluminium producer…
Since 2019, Recep Tayyip Erdogan barely skipped missing mentioning the issue of Kashmir during his annual address at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). It somewhat became a tradition for the…
A second case of mpox has been reported in Kerala where a 26-year-old youth who recently returned from the UAE has tested positive.
As per a report by The New Indian Express the youth returned to…
Top Indian insurer Star Health has sued Telegram and a self-styled hacker after Reuters reported that the hacker was using chatbots on the messaging app to leak personal data and medical reports of…
Bangladesh chief adviser Muhammad Yunus met Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) during which the two leaders called for the revival…
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut was convicted in a defamation case on Thursday and will now spend 15 days in jail.
A magistrate’s court in Mumbai has also ordered Raut to pay a…
A small bike dealer from India’s capital, Delhi, suddenly came into the limelight last month. The firm listed its shares in India’s red-hot stock market. During its initial public offering (IPO), it…