India women’s squad for FIH Pro League: Full list of players announced ahead of 2024-25 season Hockey India has announced the 24-member Indian women’s hockey team for the Bhubaneswar leg of the FIH Pro League 2024-25, scheduled to take place at the Kalinga Hockey Stadium from February 15 to 25. The team will be led […]
Mitochondria play a role in determining the likelihood of cancer, says expert at GITAM talk Danny R. Welch, a professor from the University of Kansas Cancer Center (USA), has said that their university researchers believe the role of mitochondria in determining the likelihood of cancer. He was in the city to deliver a talk on […]
Maharashtra CM instructs Health Department to cover GBS treatment under State insurance scheme Amid the surge in the Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS) cases, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday (January 28, 2025), reviewed and instructed officials to make necessary arrangements in a government hospital for the treatment of Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS) patients and […]
Karate Babu: Name politics & Ravi as RK Nagar MLA Actor Ravi Mohan’s 34th film is titled Karate Babu, and the movie’s title teaser reveals the politics behind a name. Karate Babu title teaser is set in the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly house, where actor Nasser as the sitting Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, invokes […]
Getting drunk, on homoeopathy Premium A recent judgment of the Supreme Court of India, in Bhagwati Medical Hall vs Central Drugs Standard Control Organization & Ors., has, once again, turned the spotlight on the impossible challenge faced by State governments in regulating a significant public health hazard — that posed by alcoholic tinctures marketed in […]
Targeted by authorities for leading R.G. Kar protests, say West Bengal doctors Several doctors in West Bengal have alleged that they are being targeted by authorities for speaking out against them during protests demanding justice for a postgraduate trainee doctor who was raped and murdered at the R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata […]
Replace regular table salt with lower-sodium salt substitutes that contain potassium: WHO Premium The World Health Organization (WHO) released a set of guidelines on Sunday (January 26, 2025) recommending use of lower-sodium salt substitutes. While the international body had already strongly recommended reducing sodium intake to less than 2 g/day, it has proposed a set of guidelines […]
UEFA Champions League 2024-25: Slot prioritizes rest over standings, omits key players for PSV clash Liverpool can afford to rest a host of regular starters for its last league-phase game in the Champions League and giving players a break is more of a priority than maintaining first place in the standings, manager Arne Slot said […]
Athletics Australia undergoes ‘bold’ rebrand and changes name to ‘Australian Athletics’ Athletics Australia is rebranding to “Australian Athletics” – a move that might appear subtle to most people but which the sports federation said would provide a “bold, new identity” to allow it to capitalise on a golden era ahead. The change, unveiled with a […]
UEFA Champions League 2024-25: Qualification scenarios, which teams will go to playoffs, who will go out? The Champions League’s new-look league phase reaches its conclusion on Wednesday with big names like Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain in danger of early elimination. Holder Real Madrid is fighting to avoid a playoff and so is six-time winner […]
