5 diseases caused by cockroaches

Cockroaches are not only pests that disgust most but can also cause many dangerous diseases to both adults and children. The younger and elderly populations need to be more vigilant, as they are more vulnerable owing to weak immunity. The most common disease that can happen on coming in contact with cockroaches or consuming the…

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Industry bodies hail cut on crude oil customs duty, call it timely support for refiners

NEW DELHI: Industry associations Solvent Extractors’ Association (SEA) and Indian Vegetable Oil Producers’ Association (IVPA) have welcomed the government’s decision to reduce the basic customs duty on crude edible oils to 10 per cent, calling it a timely intervention that supports domestic refiners and discourages imports of finished products.Announced on Friday, the policy reduces the…

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Doctors save 12-year-old from paralysis with endoscopic spine surgery | Pune News

Pune: Doctor’s in a city hospital recently performed a full endoscopic internal gibbectomy on a 12-year-old patient suffering from a rare spinal deformity.The boy could walk again within12 hours of surgery without needing any support.Twelve-year-old Divyansh* (name changed) started facing nagging backache, difficulty in walking and loss of bladder control almost three years ago. After…

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Joe Biden’s Afghanistan policy counts on issue fading in importance for war-weary Americans

US President Joe Biden. (Reuters Photo) WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden is brushing off criticism of his administration’s chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal because he and his aides believe the political fallout at home will be limited, according to White House allies and administration officials.Biden and his top aides argue they are managing an evacuation mission https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/afghanistan-edge-after-anti-taliban-protest-east-kabul-calm-airlift-goes-2021-08-19 as…

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Sensex drops 460 points in early trade

A screen displaying the Sensex is pictured at the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai. File photo | Photo Credit: REUTERS Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty tumbled in early trade on Tuesday (May 27, 2025), after two days of rally, dragged lower by IT stocks and weak Asian market trends. The 30-share BSE…

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‘Virat Kohli enjoys overseas lads who …’: Jacob Bethell jokes about ‘too-soft’ IPL beds during RCB stint | Cricket News

Jacob Bethell and Virat Kohli Fresh from the high-paced world of the IPL and straight into a Player-of-the-Match performance at Edgbaston, Jacob Bethell’s rise in international cricket continues at speed. But the 21-year-old all-rounder’s only light-hearted gripe about his jet-setting lifestyle? Hotel beds.“A lot of them are way too soft,” Bethell quipped after smashing a…

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