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June 19, 2024 9:42 PM

Embassy of India Celebrates International Yoga Day in Pokhara

To celebrate the 10th edition of the International Day of Yoga, the Embassy of India organized a Yoga demonstration on the banks of Phewa Lake in Pokhara. The event witnessed enthusiastic participation from the local community, including officials o...

June 19, 2024 4:28 PM

Study finds lateral episiotomy lowers risk of childbirth injury

A new study has provided valuable insights into reducing the risk of a serious childbirth injury known as obstetric anal sphincter injury (OASI). Researchers from Stockholm's Danderyd Hospital and Karolinska Institutet found that performing a lateral...

June 19, 2024 12:28 PM

PM Modi to participate in International Yoga Day event in Srinagar

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead the main International Yoga Day event in Srinagar on June 21, as India gears up to celebrate the ancient practice of yoga on a global scale. This year's theme, "Yoga for Self and Society," highlights the importa...

June 18, 2024 3:28 PM

China accuses U.S. of “malign intention” to discredit its COVID vaccines

China's embassy in the Philippines accused the U.S. military of "hypocrisy, malign intention and double standards" in response to a report of secret U.S. campaign to undermine confidence in a Chinese vaccines and other aid during the COVID-19 pandemi...

June 18, 2024 3:05 PM

Make holistic health people-led movement by promoting yoga, millets: PM Modi urges gram panchayat presidents

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged gram panchayat presidents to make holistic health a people-led movement by spreading awareness about yoga and millet, which he said help preserve soil health and aid in the fight against climate change. In a le...

June 17, 2024 1:53 PM

World falling behind on environment, health and hunger goals, UN report says

The world is way off track on most of the sustainable development targets agreed in 2015, such as tackling poverty and hunger, says a United Nations report which cites funding shortfalls, geopolitical tensions and the COVID-19 pandemic. The U.N.'s a...

June 17, 2024 1:33 PM

Bird flu spreads to seventh Australian poultry farm

Highly pathogenic avian influenza has spread to a seventh poultry farm near Melbourne, the government of Australia's Victoria state said on Monday. Six of the properties have an H7N3 flu strain and a seventh has an H7N9 strain, it said. Neither is t...

June 16, 2024 9:11 AM

London: Over 700 attend Indian High Commission’s Yoga event in Trafalgar Square

Ahead of International Yoga Day, the High Commission of India in the United Kingdom organised a yoga event at Trafalgar Square which witnessed the significant participation of more than 700 enthusiastic people. Since 2015, the International Day of Y...

June 15, 2024 4:45 PM

FDA asks COVID vaccine makers to target KP.2 strain, if feasible, for next shot

The U.S. health regulator has changed its strain recommendation for the 2024-25 COVID-19 vaccines, as it asked manufacturers to update the new shots to target the KP.2 variant, if feasible, instead of the JN.1 lineage it sought to target earlier. Th...

June 14, 2024 10:22 PM

Kolkata: Handheld rickshaw pullers suffer due to intense heat

Amid the heat gripping north India, hand-held rickshaw pullers in Kolkata are bearing the brunt of low passenger turnout as well as the intense heat while engaging in hard physical labour. While the number of hand-held rickshaws has decreased in rec...

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