Sheena Sandhu Ministers on the ground, cheques in hand, and reforms on paper ā Delhi has signalled intent. The challenge is to turn visits into verifiable fixes. In a federal system, disasters are stress-tests. They measure not just natureās force but the stateās capacity and the Centreās seriousness. The 2025 floods in Punjabābreaches of the.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has pledged to intensify his countryās military buildup and send additional weapons in response to what he called the growing presence of United States forces in South Korea. His remarks come as North Korea prepares for a major military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the ruling Workersā Party.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has introduced new global guidelines to prevent and manage postpartum haemorrhage (PPH), the leading cause of maternal deaths worldwide. The updated recommendations aim to enable quicker detection and faster medical intervention for women experiencing excessive bleeding after childbirth. PPH, which results from heavy blood loss during or after delivery, is.
As negotiations between Israel and Hamas resume in Egypt, the focus has shifted to Khalil al-Hayya, the senior Hamas leader heading the Palestinian delegation. The talks, held in the resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh, are being viewed as the most serious diplomatic effort in more than two years to end the Gaza conflict. Mediated by.
Iqbal Singh Lalpura Congress used the British policy of divide and rule, or rather divide and destroy. However, in 1967, after yet another division of Punjab, all non-Congress politicians and the intelligentsia sat together to draft a common programme to develop the state and restore peace. This was not an Akali agenda, nor a Jan.
Animal-source foods remain critically under-consumed in the Global South, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. Average meat intake in this region is approximately 68 grams per person per year, sharply contrasting with around 138 kilograms per person annually in the United States. This low consumption contributes to widespread micronutrient deficiencies, including anaemia, which affects a significant proportion.
There is a growing sense of discontent in the western world, historically the driver of economic growth and architect of the free-trade globalisation system. This discontent has been channelled by political figures such as Donald Trump, whose interventions are reshaping the political landscape in several western countries. Analysts note that Trumpās approach seeks to weaken.
October 4 is a date etched in both technological and cultural history. On this day in 1957, the Soviet Union stunned the world by launching Sputnik-1, the first man-made satellite, marking the beginning of the space race. Thirteen years later, in 1970, America lost one of its most powerful musical voices when singer Janis Joplin.
Deadly brain cancer glioblastoma has effects that extend beyond the brain, a new study shows, revealing its ability to erode the skull, alter skull marrow, and influence the bodyās immune response. The findings, published in Nature Neuroscience, were made by researchers at Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Glioblastomas are.
People suffering from long Covid are more likely to develop an unusual heart rhythm disorder called Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), according to a new study from the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden. The condition, marked by an abnormally rapid heartbeat when moving from lying down to standing, was found to affect nearly one in three.
Punjab has suffered too deeply from past cycles of militancy and retribution. Turning accused killers into electoral symbols risks dragging the state back into that abyss. In Punjab, where fields of wheat still whisper with memories of Partition and militancy, the line between resistance and retribution has always been perilously thin. On September 30, Tarsem.
