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Long-term travel story remains intact:  Mahesh Iyer, MD and CEO at Thomas Cook, India

Long-term travel story remains intact: Mahesh Iyer, MD and CEO at Thomas Cook, India

New Delhi: With geopolitical conflicts and resultant flight diversions and cancellations impacting travel sentiment, adding to the US cracking down on student visa applicants, and a major air crash, the April to June quarter was a challenging...

Jasprit Bumrah ruled out of Asia Cup 2025? BCCI reveals "huge risk" after pacer misses Oval Test

Jasprit Bumrah ruled out of Asia Cup 2025? BCCI reveals "huge risk" after pacer misses Oval Test

A massive update has arrived on the participation of the India National Cricket Team pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah in the upcoming Asia Cup. The BCCI-hosted Asia Cup 2025 will be held in the UAE from September 9 to 28, with the high-voltage match...

ENG vs IND, 5th test, Day 2: India bounce back with Siraj and Jaiswal's excellen

ENG vs IND, 5th test, Day 2: India bounce back with Siraj and Jaiswal's excellen

Home»Sports news»ENG vs IND, 5th test, Day 2: India bounce back with Siraj and Jaiswal's excellent show» On Day 2 of the ongoing England vs India, fifth test at the Kia Oval in London, Indian cricket team made a great comeback after a horrible...

Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett join elite group after blazing stand against India at The Oval

Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett join elite group after blazing stand against India at The Oval

England enjoyed a dream morning session on Day 2 of the fifth Test against India at The Oval. Not only did India lose four wickets for just 20 runs to get bowled out for 224, with Gus Atkinson completing his five-for, openers Zak Crawley and Ben...

Making the case for a health care tariff exemption

Making the case for a health care tariff exemption

Health systems are under pressure. Costs continue to rise, and tariffs are projected to make them worse. Medical supplies aren’t exempt from tariffs, and creating an exemption for them has not been a significant part of the mainstream tariff...

US tariffs doing real damage to Japanese profit margins

Strong exports to EU and ASEAN offset US, China drop Japanese exports rose modestly in the first half of 2025 amid strong growth in shipments to the EU and Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) economies. At the end of 2024, the US (20%),...

Merck Foundation CEO and First Ladies of Africa to Call for Action to Build Healthcare & Media Capacity, and Break Infertility Stigma

Merck Foundation CEO and First Ladies of Africa to Call for Action to Build Healthcare & Media Capacity, and Break Infertility Stigma

BusinessWire India Monrovia [Liberia]/ Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 1: Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, conducted the 7th Edition of Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative - MFFLI Summit 2025 on 19th and...

SOFI 2025: More people afford healthy diets but inflation and budget cuts jeopardize gains

SOFI 2025: More people afford healthy diets but inflation and budget cuts jeopardize gains

Persistent inflation is shaping people’s diets worldwide, driving up the cost of nutritionally dense foods, according to the latest State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report. This issue is especially noticeable in low-income...

16-Year-Old Hardeep Chhillar Wins India’s First U17 Greco-Roman 110kg Wrestling World Gold

16-Year-Old Hardeep Chhillar Wins India’s First U17 Greco-Roman 110kg Wrestling World Gold

India witnessed a historic sporting achievement when 16-year-old Hardeep Chhillar clinched the gold medal in the men’s 110kg Greco-Roman wrestling category at the 2025 U17 World Wrestling Championships held in Athens, Greece. His victory not only...

New research charts sharp global rise in inflammatory bowel disease

New research charts sharp global rise in inflammatory bowel disease

Inflammatory bowel disease is on the move—and public health research aided by the University of Chicago finds its growth in developing regions is following a distinct pattern. IBD, an umbrella term that includes conditions such as Crohn’s disease...

Detained Walter Mzembi reportedly critically ill at Parirenyatwa Hospital

Detained Walter Mzembi reportedly critically ill at Parirenyatwa Hospital

HARARE – Incarcerated former Zimbabwean Foreign Affairs Minister Walter Mzembi is reported to be in a critical condition at Parirenyatwa Hospital in Harare, where he is receiving treatment for a serious heart condition. According to investigative...

Indoor Saffron Farming: Training, Costs, and Profit in India

Indoor Saffron Farming: Training, Costs, and Profit in India

Saffron, also called red gold, is a highly prized spice due to its medicinal properties, beautiful color, and unique flavor. Indian saffron (Kesar) farmers are turning to innovative methods, such as indoor saffron cultivation, to meet the...

Our planet is heating up. Are we ready for the changes to health?

Our planet is heating up. Are we ready for the changes to health?

Heat health action plans often fail to address the specific needs of individuals with mental illness, despite the increased risks they face. While air conditioning offers temporary relief, transitioning to renewable energy sources is crucial for...

Attacks in China and Japan raise concerns about xenophobia in both countries

Attacks in China and Japan raise concerns about xenophobia in both countries

A Japanese woman living in China was attacked and injured by a man in a Suzhou subway station, Japanese media outlets said, hours after two Chinese men were seriously injured in violence in Tokyo. The attacks on Thursday raised concern about...

Tripler Army Medical Center achieves The Joint Commission reaccreditation through 2028

Tripler Army Medical Center achieves The Joint Commission reaccreditation through 2028

Tripler Army Medical Center (TAMC) has successfully earned continued accreditation from The Joint Commission following a comprehensive four-day survey conducted July 22-25, 2025. The reaccreditation extends through 2028 and encompasses TAMC, the...

Walter Mzembi hospitalised

Walter Mzembi hospitalised

News / National by Staff reporter 6 hrs ago | Views Zimbabwe's former Foreign Minister, Dr Walter Mzembi, is reported to be seriously ill and hospitalised at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals, amid growing concerns from medical staff over shortages...

Trump's signs order to bring back Presidential Fitness Test

Trump's signs order to bring back Presidential Fitness Test

(The Center Square) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order this week to bring back the Presidential Fitness Test to American schools. The fitness test was introduced in 1966 by President Lyndon B. Johnson, but was phased out in 2012...

Patient, advocates worry shuttered mental health program for Toronto's Chinese community will reduce access

Patient, advocates worry shuttered mental health program for Toronto's Chinese community will reduce access

A Toronto woman and health advocates are worried the Chinese community will lose access to culturally sensitive mental health care after a specialized program at Toronto Western Hospital was shuttered and subsumed into a larger outpatient mental...

Vietnam Reaches Medical Milestone With First Robotic Brain Surgery on Child with Drug-Resistant Epilepsy

Vietnam Reaches Medical Milestone With First Robotic Brain Surgery on Child with Drug-Resistant Epilepsy

The global medical robotics market is undergoing exponential growth. According to Frontiers, the sector was valued at approximately US$27.7 billion in 2023, with projections reaching US$127 billion by 2033, expanding at a CAGR of 16.5%. Adoption...

Chikungunya Virus Is Spreading In China: As CDC Considers Travel Advisory, Here’s What To Know

Chikungunya Virus Is Spreading In China: As CDC Considers Travel Advisory, Here’s What To Know

A chikungunya virus outbreak in China is prompting US health authorities to take another look at their guidance for travelers. The virus was first identified back in the 1950s, and since then outbreaks have been growing more frequent – but what...

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