Alexander Zverev aiming to challenge Jannik Sinner for top ranking Alexander Zverev begins his 2025 season this week with the goal of becoming world number one, but he said Friday staying fit and healthy was equally important. Currently ranked two, he starts his campaign on Sunday when United Cup holders Germany face Brazil in a […]
IIT Bombay researchers develop painless needle-free shock syringes As a relief to many patients who fear getting pricked by injections, latest research by Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) promises a painless syringe experience for all kinds of medical treatments. The research led by Professor Viren Menezes from the Department of Aerospace Engineering […]
Inspired Tsitsipas looking to ‘refresh, regroup’ in Australia Stefanos Tsitsipas said on Friday he will start with a blank mental slate at the season-opening United Cup teams event this week as the two-time Grand Slam finalist renews his quest for an elusive maiden major title. The Greek star made the French Open decider in 2021 […]
Population dynamics: a century of growth, a future of decline Premium Throughout the 3,00,000 years of human existence on earth, demographers estimate that approximately 108 billion people have lived so far. Remarkably, until 1804, the global population never exceeded 1 billion at any given time. However, this began to change with the advent of industrialisation […]
Hospitals cannot refuse free medical treatment to rape, acid attack victims: Delhi High Court Taking a serious note of the fact that survivors of sexual violence and acid attacks face difficulties in availing free medical treatment, the Delhi High Court said that all government hospitals and private hospitals, clinics and nursing homes cannot refuse necessary […]
A global polio resurgence and the need to reevaluate the basics Premium The gains of science can easily be frittered away, much faster than they were earned. Eternal vigilance is the price we pay to inhabit a planet like Earth, with the range of biodiversity it has. Any let up, and it’s quite likely that years […]
Kannada film actor Shivarajkumar gets cancerous bladder removed in U.S. Kannada film actor Shivarajkumar has got his cancerous bladder removed in a Miami-based hospital in the U.S. after surgery, the surgeon who performed the operation on him said in a video message. Dr. Murugesh Manoharan also said that an artificial bladder was created using the […]
CPR can help prevent deaths: The need for more awareness, training of this life-saving procedure Premium Earlier this month, several college students and members of the public in Chennai, were given an orientation on conducting cardiopulmonary resuscitation, by a private hospital. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation or CPR can revive a person who has had a sudden […]
IND-W vs WI-W: Renuka Singh Thakur becomes third Indian woman to take a wicket off the first ball of the innings India’s Renuka Singh Thakur joined an elite list of compatriots when she dismissed Qiana Joseph off the first ball of the innings in the third ODI against West Indies in Vadodara on Friday. The […]
Shikha Pandey shines for Canterbury Magicians during Women’s Super Smash debut Shikha Pandey made a memorable debut for Canterbury Magicians in the Women’s Super Smash tournament, helping her side secure a 12-run victory against Otago Sparks. Shikha scored 63 from 48 balls, which included nine boundaries, and helped the Magicians reach a total of 137. […]
