Tokyo: Japanese police and prosecutors this week took the unusual step of offering an apology, flowers and deep bows at the grave of a wrongfully accused man who died of cancer without proper treatment because of prolonged detention. They were apologising to Shizuo Aishima, one of three executives at a machinery maker, Ohkawara Kakohki, based…
NEW DELHI: Seven members of a family are feared dead as a landslide flattened their house in the Mahore area in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, according to news agency PTI, which cited officials. According to officials, heavy rains battered the Badder village of Mahore, which triggered the landslide. A rescue operation…
NEW DELHI: A 39-year-old cardiac surgeon, Dr Gradlin Roy, died after suffering a cardiac arrest in Chennai.He suffered a cardiac arrest on his way to work and was rushed to another hospital, where doctors tried to revive him. Despite treatment, he could not be saved.He is survived by his wife and young son. The news…
NEW DELHI: At least three people were killed and two others were reported missing due to heavy rains and flash floods triggered by a cloudburst in the Rajgad area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban, according to the district administration. A rescue operation has been launched to find the missing persons. “Three people have died due…
Who said gray hair has to steal your spotlight? What if you could hit pause on those silver strands and keep your hair looking youthful, without harsh dyes or chemicals? According to a groundbreaking Columbia University study, stress can turn hair gray, but the exciting twist is that this process may actually be reversible. Enter…
That stubborn dark ring around your neck that looks like dirt or tanning may not be what you think. In fact, it could be your skin’s way of alerting you to something much deeper. This condition, known as acanthosis nigricans (AN), typically presents as thick, velvety, dark patches on the neck and other body folds.A…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shigeru Ishiba on Saturday travelled from Tokyo to Sendai in a bullet train during his two-day visit to Japan.In a social media post on X, Ishiba said, “With Prime Minister Modi to Sendai. Continuing from last night, I’m accompanying him from inside the car.”After arriving…
MUMBAI: A row has erupted within India’s scientific community over the conduct of faculty members at the recently concluded International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA) in Mumbai. What was meant to be a showcase of young talent and India’s scientific leadership has turned into a flashpoint over academic activism, with nearly 300 scientists petitioning…
A US federal appeals court on Friday ruled that most tariffs imposed by president Donald Trump under emergency powers were illegal, striking at the heart of his trade policy and setting up a likely battle in the Supreme Court.The ruling by the US court of appeals for the federal circuit in Washington, DC, covered two…
In Mudhol, a US-based woman monitoring CCTV footage helped her father thwart a robbery attempt by the notorious Chaddi gang. Alerted by her father, Shruti spotted masked suspects on camera and warned him to call the police. A US-based woman monitoring footage from CCTV cameras installed at her home in Mudhol town of Bagalkot district…
