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CHENNAI: What was once seen as optional is increasingly viewed as essential: uptake of overseas travel insurance among Indian outbound travellers has nearly doubled in six years, driven by rising medical costs abroad and heightened awareness of travel disruptions in the post-pandemic era. According to Irdai’s annual report, 96.7 lakh lives were covered under 27.9…
Diabetes is a silent pandemic that needs no introduction, and according to the latest projections of the Diabetes Atlas, cases are set to reach 900 million worldwide by the year 2050. These numbers forecast a health crisis quietly building up in homes, workplaces, and every community. It is not just numbers on a page; it…
Bird flu, or avian influenza such as the H5N1 strain, sparks real worry with its spread through birds, cattle-and rare human infections. People ask and wonder, if it could become the next global pandemic, similar to how past flu viruses leaped from animals to humans. Current research indicates the risk of widespread human transmission stays…
Ranveer Singh‘s ‘Dhurandhar’ is set to release in theatres on December 5. The actor is back on screen in an all-new avatar after ‘Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani’ But this Aditya Dhar directorial has many other actors and this ensemble is the one of the biggest USPs of the film. ‘Dhurandhar’ also stars R…
A University of Minnesota webpage has described a “whiteness pandemic” in the United States and says people raised in the country grow up inside this culture. The page, run by the Culture and Family Lab under the Institute of Child Development, says White adults have a responsibility to “self-reflect, re-educate” and take antiracist action because…
Ajay Devgn, Rakul Preet Singh, R Madhavan starrer ‘De De Pyaar De 2’ has released in theatres on Friday, November 14. The film had a decent opening of around Rs 8.75 crore on day 1 which is good for a romcom especially post pandemic. One has not seen many romcoms do well post the pandemic,…
FARIDABAD: Notebooks and diaries recovered during searches over Tuesday and Wednesday from campus lodgings of two Al-Falah University doctors involved in the Delhi terror plot indicate they were planning multiple strikes for over two years, sources involved in the probe told TOI.Evidence allegedly recovered from room 13 (where Muzammil Ganaie lived) and Umar Un Nabi’s…
Scientists have identified a previously unknown coronavirus in Brazilian bats, named BRZ batCoV, which carries a genetic element strikingly similar to SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19. This virus was discovered in a ‘moustached’ bat species that is widespread across Latin America, suggesting that it may have been circulating undetected for some time due to…
Image credits: Getty Images With the changing weather and declining immunity, flu season was expected to arrive in the coming months across the world. However, Japan has declared a nationwide flu outbreak, following a high rise in hospitalisations and school closures, leaving the public health system under pressure. Flu epidemic in Japan Image credits: Getty…
Akshay Kumar is experiencing a significant box office comeback with “Jolly LLB 3,” which has amassed Rs 93.50 crore in just 11 days. The film now stands as his fourth-highest grosser since the pandemic, surpassing “Kesari 2.” Its continued success faces a major challenge next week with the release of two big films, potentially impacting…
