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August 1, 2024 5:26 PM

Lilly says weight loss drug cut heart failure risk by 38% in trial

Trial results show Eli Lilly's weight loss drug Zepbound reduces the risk of hospitalization, death and other outcomes for obese adults with a common type of heart failure, the company said on Thursday as it continues to build a case for the medicati...

August 1, 2024 5:14 PM

Govt reports major progress in Smart Cities projects and 5G implementation

The Minister of State for Housing & Urban Affairs, Tokhan Sahu, provided an update on the Smart Cities Mission and 5G rollout in India during a written reply in the Lok Sabha on Thursday. According to the latest data from 100 smart cities, as of...

August 1, 2024 4:40 PM

Death of Hamas military leader Mohammed Deif, Oct 7 mastermind, confirmed, Israel says

The head of Hamas' military wing, Mohammed Deif, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza last month, the Israeli military said on Thursday, a day after the group's political leader was assassinated in Tehran. Deif is believed to have been one of ...

August 1, 2024 4:17 PM

Rain, debris, leeches: Wayanad landslide survivors recall ‘night of horrors’

Whenever it rains very heavily in the hills of Wayanad, many people stay awake, recalling a 2019 landslide that killed about 20 people. Last Monday too, housewife M Fathima said she and her extended family in Mundakkai village stayed awake as incess...

August 1, 2024 4:21 PM

Vietnam key partner in India’s Act East Policy and Indo-Pacific Vision, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday lauded Vietnam as an “important partner” in India’s Act East Policy and Indo-Pacific vision during his meeting with Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh at Hyderabad House in Delhi. In a joint stateme...

August 1, 2024 4:05 PM

Over 200 dead in Wayanad landslides as Kerala ramps up rescue operations

In the aftermath of two massive landslides that struck Mundakkai and Churalmala in Wayanad district on July 30, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has announced that rescue operations remain the top priority, with rehabilitation efforts to follow...

August 1, 2024 3:16 PM

India’s monsoon seen bringing above-average rain in August, September: IMD

India is set to receive monsoon rainfall that is above the average as a La Nina weather pattern forms in August and September, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday, promising to boost farm output and growth in Asia's third-biggest e...

August 1, 2024 4:18 PM

Swapnil Kusale pockets bronze in Olympic shooting, takes India’s medal tally to three

India shooter Swapnil Kusale won the bronze medal in the men's 50m rifle 3P event at the ongoing Paris Olympics on Thursday. Kusale clinched the bronze medal for India in the 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men's Final after finishing in third place with an...

August 1, 2024 2:20 PM

Iranians mourn Hamas leader Haniyeh’s assassination

Iranians turned out to mourn Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh on Thursday, a day after he was assassinated in Iran's capital in an attack that has heightened fears of a direct conflict between Tehran and its arch-enemy Israel. State TV broadcas...

August 1, 2024 2:13 PM

Acute encephalitis syndrome outbreak claims 59 lives in India

An outbreak of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) has caused alarm in Gujarat and neighboring states, affecting children under 15 years old. Since early June, 148 cases have been reported: 140 in Gujarat, 4 in Madhya Pradesh, 3 in Rajasthan, and 1 in ...

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