BENGALURU: A social media post by Biocon founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw highlighting Bengaluru’s deteriorating civic infrastructure has sparked a political storm, drawing sharp responses from senior Karnataka ministers. Instead of acknowledging what many residents face...

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BENGALURU: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised an alert over three contaminated cough syrups — Coldrif, Respifresh TR, and ReLife — after multiple child deaths were reported in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. The global agency warned that these products pose...

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NEW DELHI: In the heart of India’s capital, thousands of homeless women live lives of quiet endurance — invisible to most, yet fighting daily for survival and dignity. A new study by the Centre for Holistic Development (CHD) exposes the widening gap between government...

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MUMBAI: A special CBI court on Monday rejected the bail plea of a 19-year-old student, accused of being an “active member” in a high-value transnational cyber fraud racket that allegedly defrauded multiple victims of ₹3.76 crore. While acknowledging the accused’s...

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MUMBAI: One in six hospitalised patients globally is infected with bacteria resistant to antibiotics, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) report that highlights the worsening threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The findings, released on Monday...

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NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh reported the highest number of cases in India under the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971, in 2023, according to the latest data from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). The Act penalises acts of disrespect toward...

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