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The number of meningitis B cases linked to an outbreak in Canterbury, UK, has risen to 34, with five new infections reported, British health authorities said on Saturday. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) confirmed that the total number of confirmed and suspected cases has increased from 29 a day earlier, according to The Independent….
A growing outbreak of meningococcal meningitis in the United Kingdom is raising uncomfortable questions about awareness, speed of response, and how easily early symptoms can be overlooked.The recent cluster of cases, linked largely to young people, has already led to serious illness and deaths. And what’s striking isn’t just the numbers, it’s how quickly things…
NEW DELHI: Election Commission, acting on directions of Supreme Court and recommendations of Calcutta HC chief justice, on Friday constituted 19 appellate tribunals for hearing appeals against orders passed by designated judicial officers in Bengal in respect of inclusion or exclusion of prospective electors in the state’s electoral roll.Consequent upon the publication of the supplementary…
NEW DELHI: An analysis of affidavits of 229 out of 233 Rajya Sabha MPs shows that 73 (32%) MPs have declared criminal cases against themselves and 31 (14%) are billionaires.As many as 36 (16%) MPs have declared serious criminal cases. One MP has declared a case of murder, four have cases of attempt to murder,…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the ruling All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) while addressing a mega rally at Kolkata’s Brigade Parade Ground, accusing the state government of “protecting rapists”, undermining constitutional institutions and insulting President Droupadi Murmu.Bringing up Sandeshkhali and the brutality faced by a woman at…
AI Image Used For Representational Purpose Only KOLKATA: Two renal-failure patients — one from Madhya Pradesh currently residing in Lake Gardens and another from Narendrapur — got a shot at recovery after the Calcutta high court last week directed the health and family welfare department’s authorisation committee to permit two unrelated donors to provide them…
Hollywood actress Rebel Wilson has come under the spotlight after an audio clip of her crisis public relations team discussing plans to launch an alleged ‘smear campaign’ targeting ‘The Deb’ film producer, Amanda Ghost, became public. About the alleged smear campaign New court filings in an ongoing legal dispute, in Los Angeles Superior Court, the…
Jamie Dimon, CEO of America’s largest bank JP Morgan, has detailed how artificial intelligence (AI) is being used across the bank’s operations, saying the technology now supports hundreds of different functions. Speaking to Bloomberg recently, Dimon said the bank is using AI in areas such as risk management, fraud detection, underwriting, negotiation, note-taking, idea generation…
LUCKNOW: A judge of Allahabad HC’s Lucknow bench on Tuesday recorded his inability to dictate a verdict in court after hearing 30 cases till 7pm. “Since I am feeling hungry, tired, and physically incapacitated to dictate the judgment, the verdict is reserved,” he said at the end of the long day.As many as 235 cases,…
In Bihar, the line between celebration and horror is blurring. Across districts like Samastipur, Begusarai, and Patna, young men — students, teachers, and even teenagers — are being abducted, drugged, and forced into marriage against their will. These incidents, locally known as ‘pakadua vivah’, are leaving victims traumatised and families frantic.Viral videos circulating on social…
