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Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Sunday conferred with Uzbekistan's highest honour for foreign leaders 'Oliy Darajali Do'stlik' Order, which he dedicated to the enduring bond between India and Uzbekistan. Modi is in Uzbekistan on a two-day visit to bolster ties in a range of areas including trade, clean energy and connectivity. The prime minister was conferred with the honour by Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. Honoured to receive the 'Oliy Darajali Do'stlik' Order. I dedicate this to the

India has sealed a deal with the US to procure Javelin anti-tank guided missile systems to bolster the Indian Army's combat prowess. US Ambassador Sergio Gor said the agreement reflects a bilateral defence partnership that is growing deeper, more capable, and more consequential. It is not immediately known the number of Javelin anti-tank guided missile systems India is procuring or the overall cost of the procurement. The United States welcomes the Indian Army's signing of a Letter of Offer and

The death toll from flash floods in central Nepal rose to 469 on Friday, with more bodies recovered as search and rescue operations continued for the third day following the disaster. In a statement, Nepal Police said the bodies were recovered from eight districts of the Himalayan nation. According to the police, 178 dead bodies have been recovered from Chitwan, 110 from Nawalparasi East, 44 from Gorkha, 37 from Nuwakot and 33 from Dhading district. Similarly, 28 bodies have been recovered from

The Nepal flash floods were triggered by a glacial collapse and not by a 4.4 magnitude earthquake as reported earlier, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. The USGS said additional analysis of the long-period seismic waves indicated that the tremors were generated by a glacial collapse and debris flow. The flash floods originating in Tibet on Wednesday left a trail of death and destruction in Rasuwa and Dhading districts of Nepal, killing 162 people and leaving 750, including 133 Indian nationa

As H1N1 cases rise in Delhi, the health department has advised masks in crowded places, frequent handwashing and avoiding close contact with sick people

Amid a spike in monsoon-related illnesses, doctors have said people should avoid self-medication with antibiotics as fever does not automatically mean a bacterial infection and that indiscriminate use of the drugs can contribute to antimicrobial resistance. Physicians stressed that fever is a symptom rather than a diagnosis and could be caused by viral infections, dengue, malaria, typhoid and several other conditions. Treatment should be guided by the clinical assessment, duration of illness, as

An annual flu vaccine includes an H1N1 component and can help lower the risk of illness, hospitalisation and severe complications linked to seasonal influenza

The Delhi government has issued a health advisory urging people to follow respiratory hygiene, avoid crowded places and seek timely medical advice as cases of H1N1 (swine flu) rise in the national capital. Delhi has recorded over 2,300 Influenza-A cases this year, including over 1,777 H1N1 cases till Friday. The health department said 114 H1N1 cases were reported on Thursday alone. The advisory asks people to cover their mouth and nose while coughing or sneezing, wash their hands regularly with

The engineered probiotic, named Gift, detects high blood sugar and releases the glucose-lowering hormone GLP-1, with animal tests showing effects comparable to Ozempic

Ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) candidate Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was on Thursday elected as the country's new President in the first contested poll for the post in 35 years. The 78-year-old BNP stalwart defeated his rival Colonel (retd) Oli Ahmed, the Liberal Democratic Party chairman and the nominee of the Jamaat-e-Islami-led 11-party opposition alliance, Chief Election Commissioner and also Election Returning Officer AMM Nasir Uddin said. Alamgir secured 255 votes while Oli Ahma

Nine people, including a four-year-old child, were killed and six injured when a fire swept through a five-storey building housing several hotels in central Kolkata on Wednesday, with several Bangladeshis among the dead, prompting the government to order a statewide fire-safety audit. Officials of the state government and the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission initially said five of the deceased were Bangladeshis, including a woman and a child. However, sources at the Bangladesh mission later sai

A Harvard-led study found pilots and flight attendants had the highest proportions of radiation-related cancer deaths among 503 occupations studied

Delhi High Court on Tuesday refused to grant default bail to Jasir Bilal Wani alias Danish, one of the accused in the 2025 Red Fort car bomb blast case. A bench of Justices Prathiba M Singh and Vikas Mahajan dismissed Wani's appeal challenging a March 30 trial court order rejecting his plea seeking default bail. It is held that the accused is not entitled after 90 days. The appeal is liable to be dismissed, the bench said. An accused becomes entitled to default bail if the investigating agency f

Bengaluru's Clarence High School shifts classes for 6 to 12 online after over 500 students and 21 staff report flu-like symptoms amid two confirmed H1N1 cases

Iron deficiency is common among young children, but simple dietary changes can help toddlers meet their iron needs and support healthy growth

West Bengal will implement the Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme from August 16, with around 1.5 crore families, comprising nearly six crore people, expected to be covered, West Bengal health minister Sharadwat Mukherjee said on Friday, while promising a major overhaul of the state's healthcare system. Stating that the day will be observed as 'Ayushman Diwas', Mukherjee said the launch would mark a ew chapter for the state, alleging that people had been deprived of several central welfare

Delhi has recorded over 1,300 H1N1 cases this year, nearly six times last year's figure. Here is what to know about symptoms, high-risk groups and precautions

The committee flagged severe specialist shortages and proposed that trained general physicians supervise dialysis units as an interim measure while a national CKD strategy is developed

A parliamentary panel has proposed a 3-star hotel rate benchmark for pvt hospital rooms in metros, citing wide cost gaps between public and private healthcare, calling for greater billing transparency

The findings suggest severe Covid-19 could alter the body's existing viral environment, although further research is needed to understand the impact