The access to maternal care in India has certainly expanded over the past decade, even as a mother’s experience around pregnancy and childbirth continues to be uneven once she is out of the delivery room. What shapes the outcome for a mother in the weeks and months after delivery is breastfeeding-related struggles, weak postnatal follow-ups,…
Kerala fireworks unit blast NEW DELHI: Thirteen people were killed while several others sustained burn injuries after a massive fire broke out at a fireworks storage facility in the Mundathikode area of Kerala’s Thrissur district, the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA) confirmed on Tuesday.According to the agency, five people are in critical care, two…
The Chinese vessel seized by the United States in Strait of Hormuz was headed to Iran to help “prop-up” the regime, claimed American politician Nikki Hailey on Tuesday. China, however, denied the claim and said that the ship seized was a “foreign container” vessel.“The ship the US seized in the Strait of Hormuz this weekend…
Beijing-Delhi flights resume as China, India expand air links amid warming ties Direct air connectivity between India and China is set to improve further as Air China resumes its Beijing-Delhi service from Tuesday, marking the second route to India to be restored by Chinese carriers this month. The service will operate three times a week…
The idea of a planet orbiting two suns has long captured both scientific curiosity and public imagination. Popularised by science fiction, such worlds, known as circumbinary planets, do exist, and astronomers have confirmed several beyond our solar system. Yet, a puzzling pattern has emerged: many of these planets seem to vanish from observation. They are…
Mallikarjun Kharge clarified his “terrorist” remark on PM Modi, saying he meant “Modi always threatens.” BJP rejected the clarification and called him “frustrated.” Trump warned that “lots of bombs” will go off when the Iran ceasefire expires, making it clear military action could resume immediately. Pappu Yadav faced outrage after saying 90% of women cannot…
Dillon Latham (Image Via Getty) Streamer Dillon Latham is suddenly getting attention online after a strange claim he made during a live stream. He told viewers that he sometimes uses his own tears on his hair, comparing it to sea salt spray. The moment quickly spread on social media after a clip was shared by…
TVK chief Vijay; Tamil Nadu CM and DMK supremo MK Stalin NEW DELHI: Campaigning for the Tamil Nadu assembly elections concluded on Tuesday, two days ahead of the single-phase polling in the state.Making one final push to urge voters to give his party a second straight term, chief minister and DMK supremo MK Stalin issued…
Congressman Riley Moore urges DHS to end OPT, STEM OPT extension and CPT programs. GOP Congressman Riley M Moore has written to new DHS secretary Markwayne Mullin to end OPT, STEM-OPT and CPT programs to save jobs for American graduates. He is not the first one to raise the demand amid the ongoing H-1B controversy…
NEW DELHI: Just days before Tamil Nadu votes for the high-stakes assembly polls, campaigning witnessed a sudden pivot following the Centre’s decision to propose expanding the Lok Sabha from 543 to 850 seats by redrawing constituencies to implement 33 per cent reservation for women.Although the proposal was defeated in Parliament, the issue did not die…