Hyderabad-based paediatrician Dr. Sivaranjani Santosh has been fighting a dangerous trend, one where children with diarrhoea suffer severe dehydration despite being given so-called “ORS” drinks. These brightly packaged beverages, sold in pharmacies and endorsed by celebrities, claimed to rehydrate the body but were laden with sugar, sometimes up to ten times more than medically approved…
For years, the FBI kept quiet watch over Ashley Tellis, the influential India-born foreign policy scholar once celebrated as a bridge-builder between Washington and New Delhi. Behind his polished lectures and policy essays, investigators suspected something darker: that he may have been surreptitiously walking classified secrets out of government buildings before rendezvousing with Chinese officials….
The Dutch government has intervened to take effective control of technology group Nexperia, which is owned by Chinese group Wingtech Technology. The decision comes amid a growing rift between China and the West over the development of technology such as computer chips and semiconductors, which are essential components for the manufacture of artificial intelligence (AI)…
India asserted that it was an old practice of Pakistan to blame its neighbours for its internal failures, rejecting the Pakistani defence minister’s charge that the Afghan Taliban was “fighting a proxy war” on behalf of New Delhi. In his weekly media briefing, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said India was closely monitoring the situation as…
Families of many of the Palestinian prisoners being released by Israel under an exchange deal say their long-awaited freedom is bittersweet after they learned their loved ones would be deported to third countries. At least 154 Palestinian prisoners being freed on Monday as part of the swap for Israeli captives held in Gaza will be…
A group of BJP leaders, including party leader Locket Chatterjee, were stopped from visiting the hospital in West Bengal’s Durgapur, where a MBBS student was allegedly gang-raped near the premises two days ago. The BJP leaders agitated over the gates being shut, sparred with the police personnel, questioning them why they were not being allowed…
Ivanka Trump didn’t just turn heads, but also earned a standing ovation, at Israel’s Knesset on Monday, as she joined her father, US President Donald Trump, during a historic visit following the Gaza ceasefire. But this wasn’t just about politics; it was a moment that blended family pride, personal history, and the ceremonial grandeur of…
Ask your mom or any woman from her generation about the hype around Shahnaz Husain, and she’ll likely sit you down to recount the first Shahnaz Husain product she ever bought, what it meant to her, and how Husain redefined beauty for Indian women. That phenomenon is Shahnaz Husain, who not only brought India’s treasured…
Bira 91 is a case study of how a home-grown beer brand took on giants and rang in good times, both for the owners and the customers. From shelves at alcohol vends to chic parties, Bira ruled. But why did the chic craft beer brand disappear suddenly? Several reports suggested that a name change spelt…
As world leaders gather in Egypt today to finalise the framework for the US-brokered Gaza peace plan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will stay away. Instead, Minister of State Kirti Vardhan Singh will represent India at the high-level summit co-chaired by US and Egyptian Presidents Donald Trump and Abdel Fattah El-Sisi. Despite a personal invitation from…