Issues arising from hormonal changes before and after menopause were often neither understood nor adequately addressed Chennai: Tamil Nadu is considering a dedicated public health policy for menopausal women, health minister K G Arunraj said on Saturday, acknowledging that existing programmes provide inadequate attention to health concerns of women at this stage.“While there are dedicated…
Thane: Alleging a complete collapse of Thane’s water planning system, three BJP legislators on Sunday accused the municipal administration of pushing over 25 lakh residents into the clutches of an unregulated tanker mafia that is allegedly profiteering from the city’s chronic water shortage while Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) authorities look the other way.Addressing a press…
With populations ageing faster than the workforce, the WEF-Marsh report warns that age-based discrimination is pushing experienced workers out of jobs. Ageing populations across Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) economies are emerging as one of the biggest workforce challenges over the next two decades, with age-related discrimination threatening to wipe out nearly $500…
Mumbai: Driver negligence and rash driving were responsible for the three latest fatal BEST bus crashes in Mankhurd, Dadar and Andheri, the findings of an internal inquiry by the undertaking has revealed.Speaking to the media after the committee meeting on Tuesday afternoon, BEST general manager Sonia Sethi said preliminary investigations pointed to driver error as…
Palestinians watch a live broadcast of the World Cup round of 16 match between Argentina and Egypt in Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip (left), and Lionel Messi battles for the ball with Egypt’s Mohanad Lashin (AP Photo) An Israeli airstrike in Gaza shortly before the kickoff of the FIFA World Cup round-of-16 match between Egypt and…
This year, none of the leading hospitals has seen dengue admissions and no death has been reported so far Kolkata: While multiple viral infections have seen long and severe spurt in Kolkata over the last one month, dengue cases are yet to be reported.A possible reason behind this could be the predominance of other viruses…
Two centuries ago, a British geologist gave the world its first named dinosaur. Megalosaurus, described from a handful of fossilised bones, marked the birth of an entire scientific field. Back then, researchers worked with little more than fragments, guesswork and imagination to picture prehistoric life. Fast forward 200 years, and palaeontology looks unrecognisable. Scientists no…
Bicholim: The agitation against a mega housing project in Karapur entered its 78th day on Sunday, with villagers reiterating that they will continue their protest until the project is scrapped. Residents allege that the project violates environmental norms.Under the banner Karapur Gramastha Ekvoticho Aawaz, villagers have been staging a sit-in protest near the Shri Shantadurga…
Kolkata: State parliamentary affairs Shankar Ghosh on Friday moved a breach of privilege notice against Trinamool MLA Kunal Ghosh, accusing him of causing disturbance in the assembly and showing disrespect to the speaker’s chair.The notice comes two days after Kunal was suspended from the assembly and escorted out by marshals following a confrontation during a…
Representative image (AP) BENGALURU: HCLTech shares rose nearly 6% on the BSE on Friday after the IT firm announced a $1.1 billion mega deal with a Europe-based Fortune Global 50 enterprise, which people in the know told TOI is Mercedes-Benz. The agreement is among the largest AI-led deals announced by an Indian IT firm this…
