AIADMK demands TN govt to form panel to resolve issues in Tribal Welfare Dept hostels
Chennai, Sep 9 (IANS) AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami demanded the Tamil Nadu government to constitute a committee to address the challenges faced by students in hostels run by Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Department. The former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, who is currently Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Assembly, claimed in […]
‘Congress will be wiped out’, Haryana CM sounds confident of BJP’s 3rd term
Kurukshetra, Sep 9 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said on Sunday that the Congress is going to be “wiped out” no matter how many alliances it makes for the October 5 Assembly elections. About the ongoing talks between the Congress and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to forge a pre-poll alliance for the upcoming […]
Why night owls are at higher risk of diabetes
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) Night owls — a person who is habitually active or wakeful at night — tend to have a higher body mass index (BMI), larger waists, and more hidden body fat and thus are almost 50 per cent more likely to develop type 2 diabetes (T2D) than those who go to […]
RSV vax beneficial, cost-effective in elderly with health conditions: Study
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) Administering the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in older adults with underlying health conditions may be a cost-effective way to reduce disease, a modelling study showed on Monday. While RSV infections are known to cause major illness, especially in infants, the rate of infection increases with age. It can be dangerous […]
Sensex opens lower amid weak global cues
Mumbai, Sep 9 (IANS) Indian equity indices opened in the red on Monday following weak global cues. At 9.32 a.m., Sensex was down 215 points or 0.27 per cent at 80,968 and Nifty was down 78 points or 0.32 per cent at 24,773. Broader market trends remained negative. On the National Stock Exchange (NSE), 1621 […]
Adani Green Energy fully redeems $750 million Holdco Notes
Ahmedabad, Sep 9 (IANS) Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL) on Monday said it has completed the redemption of all outstanding 750 million dollars Holdco Notes (4.375 per cent) through a fully-funded redemption reserve account. The Adani Group company, in January, announced to fully backstop the Holdco Notes through a redemption reserve account, maintained eight months […]
South Korea to issue legislative notice for new EV safety regulations
Seoul, Sep 9 (IANS) The transport ministry here said on Monday it plans to issue a legislative notice for new government regulations regarding electric vehicle (EV) safety, announced last week in response to public concerns over EV fires. The ministry said the legislative notice for amendments to the enforcement regulations of the Automobile Management Act […]
Amitabh Bachchan: This face that I see now was something else some years ago
Mumbai, Sep 9 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan revealed that he was surprised when he looked into the mirror as he said that the face he sees now was something else some years ago. The cine icon took to his blog, where he shared two pictures of himself from his younger days and now. “Surprised I […]
Akshay Kumar joins forces with Priyadarshan again after 14 years for ‘Bhooth Bangla’
Mumbai, Sep 9 (IANS) On his 57th birthday on Monday, Akshay Kumar announced that he is joining forces with director Priyadarshan once again after 14 years for the upcoming horror comedy ‘Bhooth Bangla’. Akshay took to X, formerly called Twitter, where he shared the motion poster of the film. In the image, Akshay is seen […]
Adele plans to ‘foster a lizard’, to transform her Los Angeles home
Los Angeles, Sept 9 (IANS) Singer-songwriter Adele, who announced a long break, is planning to make some radical changes to her Los Angeles pad into a farmyard haven, complete with a lizard and chickens. The singer already has 3 pooches including her cherished sausage dog Louie. She is now eager to expand her animal family […]
