May 14 (Fox News Health) Left-handedness and certain neurological disorders could go hand-in-hand, a new study revealed, though the researchers and others acknowledged potential limitations. While about 10% of people in the world are left-handed, people with autism are 3.5 times more likely to have the trait, according to an international team of researchers that analyzed data from over 200,000 individuals. The study, published in the journal Psychological Bulletin, indicated that left- and mix

Mumbai, May 14 (PTI) Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded in early trade on Wednesday as retail inflation eased to a nearly six-year low of 3.16 per cent in April, creating enough room for the Reserve Bank to go for another round of rate cut in the June monetary policy review. Also, a cooling US April inflation data added to the positive trend in the equity markets. The 30-share BSE benchmark gauge Sensex climbed 281.43 points to 81,429.65 in early trade. The NSE Nifty went up by

Mumbai, May 13 (PTI) Stock markets tumbled on Tuesday with benchmark Sensex falling by 1,282 points due to profit-taking in IT and FMCG shares a day after a record rally. The 30-share BSE barometer tanked 1,281.68 points or 1.55 per cent to settle at 81,148.22 with 25 of its constituents closing with losses and five with gains. During the day, it fell sharply by 1,386.21 points or 1.68 per cent to 81,043.69. The broader Nifty of NSE dropped 346.35 points or 1.39 per cent to 24,578.35. From the S

New Delhi, May 13 (PTI) Genetics may not solely explain the biology which cause different health risks, symptoms and outcomes between men and women social factors such as neighbourhood and lifestyle too need to be looked at, according to a study. The research, led by Queen Mary University, UK, analysed genetic links between nearly 6,000 proteins and diseases in 56,000 people. A very small fraction around 100 proteins were found to be responsible for differing levels of majority of the 6,000 p

JAMMU/SRINAGAR, May 13 (Reuters) Nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan are maintaining a ceasefire that ended four days of intense military clashes, but many in the Indian-ruled part of disputed Kashmir are demanding compensation for damages from cross-border firing. Hundreds of villagers evacuated their homes as the rivals targeted each others military installations with missiles and drones, killing about 70 civilians, after New Delhi struck what it called terrorist camps across the border.

ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI, May 13 (Reuters) Pakistans army said on Tuesday that more than 50 people were killed in last weeks military clashes with India which ended in a ceasefire agreed by the nuclear-armed neighbours, restoring peace to their border. The arch rivals fired missiles and drones targeting each others military installations after India said it struck terrorist infrastructure sites in Pakistan and Pakistani Kashmir on Wednesday in retaliation for an attack on tourists. Pakistan said the

NEW DELHI, May 13, 2025 (AP) At least 14 people died and six were hospitalized in critical condition after consuming toxic liquor overnight in Punjab, a northern India state, police said Tuesday. Seven people were arrested on allegations they supplied the toxic liquor in five villages around 19 kilometers (12 miles) from the city of Amritsar in northern Punjab, senior police officer Maninder Singh said. The police have launched a crackdown to destroy the network of spurious liquor supplies in t

New Delhi, May 13 (PTI) A Delhi court on Tuesday granted bail to 10 TMC leaders, including Derek OBrien, Sagarika Ghose and Saket Gokhale, in a case registered against them for their protest in April last year in front of the Election Commission of India despite a prohibitory order being in place. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Neha Mittal also granted relief to TMC leaders Santanu Sen, Dola Sen, Nadimul Haque, Vivek Gupta, Arpita Ghosh, Abir Ranjan Biswas and Sudip Raha, on an application

KYIV, Ukraine, May 13, 2025 (AP) Russia launched more than 100 Shahed and decoy drones at Ukraine in nighttime attacks, the Ukrainian air force said Monday, after the Kremlin effectively rejected an unconditional 30-day ceasefire in the more than three-year war, but reiterated it would take part in possible peace talks later this week without preconditions. There was no direct response from the Kremlin, meanwhile, to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyys challenge for Russian leader Vladimir

SRINAGAR, India, May 13, 2025 (AP) A series of military strikes last week by India and Pakistan brought the nuclear-armed rivals closer to a broader war. The possibility of a nuclear conflagration seemed real and the fighting only stopped when global powers intervened. Experts say the crisis deepened the neighbors rivalry as both crossed a threshold with each striking the other with high-speed missiles and drones. The tit-for-tat strikes also brought Kashmir again into global focus, as the U.S.

Varanasi (UP), May 12 (PTI) A complaint against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was filed in a court here on Monday over his alleged remarks at a US university describing Lord Ram as a mythological and fictional figure, demanding that an FIR be lodged under the relevant penal provisions. The All India Congress Committee (AICC) has also been named as a party in the case. The court has scheduled a hearing on May 19. Advocate Harishankar Pandey, who filed the complaint, alleged that Gandhi made the co

GENEVA May 12, 2025 (AP) U.S. and Chinese officials said on Monday they had reached a deal to roll back most of their recent tariffs and call a 90-day truce in their trade war to allow for more talks on resolving their trade disputes. Stock markets rose sharply as the globes two major economic powers took a step back from a clash that has unsettled the global economy. U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said the U.S. agreed to drop its 145% tariff rate on Chinese goods by 115 percentage po

New Delhi, May 12 (PTI) Dalal Street investors became richer by Rs 16.15 lakh crore on Monday as markets skyrocketing nearly 4 per cent, after India and Pakistan announced reaching an understanding to stop all firings and military actions on land, air and sea. Also, a trade agreement between the US and China added to the markets optimism. After starting the trade on an optimistic note, the 30-share BSE benchmark gauge Sensex further jumped 2,975.43 points or 3.74 per cent to settle at 82,429.90.

JAMMU, India/ISLAMABAD, May 12 (Reuters) India and Pakistan have delayed until Monday evening talks between their military operations chiefs to discuss the next steps after a ceasefire, the Indian army said, as New Delhi reopened airports and shares rose in the nuclear-armed rivals. There were no reports of explosions or projectiles overnight, with the Indian army saying Sunday was the first peaceful night in recent days along their border, although some schools remain closed. Saturdays ceasefi

NEW DELHI, May 12, 2025 (AP) After days of intense firefights, Indian and Pakistani authorities said on Monday there were no reported incidents of firing overnight along the heavily militarized region between their countries, the first time in recent days that the two nations were not shooting at each other. India and Pakistan on Saturday reached an understanding to stop all military actions on land, in the air and at the sea, in a U.S.-brokered ceasefire to stop escalating hostilities between

NEW DELHI, May 12, 2025 (AP) Indian and Pakistani authorities said on Monday that there were no reported incidents of firing overnight along the heavily militarized region between their countries, the first time in recent days that the two nations were not shooting at each other. India and Pakistan on Saturday reached an understanding to stop all military actions on land, in the air and at the sea, in a U.S.-brokered ceasefire to stop escalating hostilities between the two nuclear-armed rivals

May 12 (Reuters) Gold slipped on Monday as positive U.S.-China trade talks alleviated market fears, leading investors to shift from safe-haven assets towards riskier investments. Spot gold fell 1.4% to $3,277.34 an ounce, as of 0432 GMT. U.S. gold futures lost 1.9% to $3,281.70. The dollar index has advanced as the Trump administration touted progress in trade negotiations, with China following negotiations over the weekend in Switzerland which weighed on gold prices, said Jigar Trivedi, senior

Mumbai, May 12 (PTI) Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded sharply in early trade on Monday after India and Pakistan announced reaching an understanding to stop all firings and military actions on land, air and sea. India launched Operation Sindoor on early May 7 to destroy nine terror infrastructures in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied-Kashmir in retaliation to the Pahalgam terror attack. After starting the trade on an optimistic note, the 30-share BSE benchmark gauge Sensex f

London, May 12 (The Conversation) It can be difficult to find the right words to show you really mean it when you apologise. But there are linguistic cues you can use to get your message across. My recent research suggests that the length of the words that we choose influences how sincere the apology seems. Apologies are often described as cheap talk anyone can say theyre sorry, regardless of how they actually feel. But apologies work. Research shows that people feel better and are more likely

New Delhi, May 12 (PTI) Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, who faced trolling on social media in the wake of India and Pakistan reaching an understanding on May 10 to halt all military actions, received support from veteran diplomat Nirupama Menon Rao and politicians Asaduddin Owaisi and Akhilesh Yadav. Samajwadi Party chief Yadav wrote a long post on X in Hindi and said, such statements break the morale of honest officers who work day and night dedicated to the country. It is the governments respo

ISLAMABAD, May 11, 2025 (AP) A ceasefire to end the conflict between India and Pakistan was shaken by overnight border fighting in the disputed Kashmir region. People on both sides of the Line of Control, which divides the territory, reported heavy exchanges of fire between Indian and Pakistani troops. The fighting subsided by Sunday morning. The two countries agreed to a truce a day earlier after talks to defuse the most serious military confrontation between them in decades following a gun ma

ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI, May 10 (Reuters) U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that India and Pakistan had agreed to a full and immediate ceasefire after a fourth day of strikes and counter-strikes against each others military installations. Pakistans foreign minister also said both countries had agreed to a ceasefire with immediate effect and Indias foreign ministry said it would start at 5 p.m. Indian time (1130 GMT). After a long night of talks mediated by the United States, I am pleased

ISLAMABAD, May 10, 2025 (AP) Pakistans foreign minister said Saturday his country would consider de-escalation if India stopped further attacks. This came after India said it was committed to non-escalation if Pakistan reciprocated. Both countries traded strikes Saturday in a conflict triggered by a massacre last month that India blames on Pakistan. But Ishaq Dar, the Pakistani foreign minister, warned that if India launched any strikes, our response will follow. Dar told Pakistans Geo News tha

New Delhi, May 10 (PTI) India responded on Saturday to the Pakistani militarys provocative and escalatory actions in a measured way and Islamabad is resorting to a wanton campaign of targeting innocent people and civilian infrastructure in Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said. As the military conflict between the two neighbours escalated, Misri said at a media briefing here that Pakistans claims of destroying various places and military installations in India are com

SRINAGAR, India, May 10 (Reuters) Two loud blasts were heard in Indians Kashmirs summer capital of Srinagar on Saturday, near the city airport and the local headquarters of the army, according to an official, a Reuters witness, and local residents. Two blasts were also heard in Kashmirs Baramulla town, an official and residents told Reuters, as fighting continued between nuclear-armed neighbours India and Pakistan.

May 10, 2025 (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS) State-run Pakistan Television said Saturday that retaliatory attacks are underway after India fired missiles at three air bases inside Pakistan. It did not give details, and it was unclear which military locations in India were being targeted. Multiple locations in India are being targeted in the retaliatory attacks, the state-run media reported. India fired missiles at three air bases inside Pakistan but most of the missiles were intercepted, Pakistans army s

ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI, May 10 (Reuters) Pakistan said it called a meeting on Saturday of the top body that oversees its nuclear arsenal after it launched a military operation against India early in the morning, targeting multiple bases including a missile storage site in northern India. The Indian army said after the attacks that Pakistan was continuing its blatant escalation with drone strikes and using other munitions along Indias western border, and that its enemy designs would be thwarted. Fi

Jammu, May 10 (PTI) A senior government official was among five persons killed while several others were injured in heavy Pakistani shelling in Rajouri, Poonch and Jammu districts early Saturday, officials said. Raj Kumar Thapa, Additional District Development Commissioner, Rajouri, and his two staff members were seriously injured when an artillery shell hit his official residence in Rajouri town, the officials said. They were rushed to the Government Medical College where Thapa succumbed to his

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, May 10, 2025 (AP) Pakistan said India fired missiles at three air bases inside the country Saturday but most of the missiles were intercepted and that retaliatory strikes on India were underway. Its the latest escalation in a conflict triggered by a massacre last month that India blames on Pakistan. The Pakistani military said it used medium-range Fateh missiles to target an Indian missile storage facility and airbases in Pathankot and Udhampur. Army spokesman, Lt. Gen. Ahm

ISLAMABAD, May 10 (Reuters) Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has called a meeting of the National Command Authority on Saturday, the military said, after Islamabad launched a military operation against India and targeted multiple bases. The authority is the top body of civilian and military officials that takes security decisions including those related to the countrys nuclear arsenal. Tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours escalated this week as they both accused each other of vio

New Delhi, May 9 (PTI) Gold prices rallied Rs 480 to Rs 99,730 per 10 grams in the national capital on Friday as rising tensions between India and Pakistan triggered demand for safe haven assets, according to the All India Sarafa Association. The precious metal of 99.9 per cent purity had ended at Rs 99,250 per 10 grams in the previous market close. Gold of 99.5 per cent purity climbed Rs 480 to Rs 99,280 per 10 grams on Friday. It had closed at Rs 98,800 per 10 grams on Thursday. Gold prices ar

Mumbai, May 9 (PTI) The rupee pared its initial losses and settled for the day higher by 17 paise at 85.41 (provisional) against the US dollar on Friday, as likely intervention by the Reserve Bank of India helped contain excess depreciation of the rupee. Forex traders said the rupee opened on a weak note on the escalation of hostility between India and Pakistan, however, RBI intervened to prevent major weakness. At the interbank foreign exchange, the domestic unit opened at 85.88 and moved betwe

Mumbai, May 9 (PTI) Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty tumbled over 1 per cent each on Friday as tensions soared between India and Pakistan, fuelling fears of a wider conflict. Extending its previous days decline, the 30-share BSE benchmark gauge tanked 880.34 points or 1.10 per cent to settle at 79,454.47, in a largely range-bound trading. The NSE Nifty dropped 265.80 points or 1.10 per cent to 24,008. India on Thursday night swiftly thwarted Pakistans fresh attempts to strike mili

NEW DELHI, May 9, 2025 (AP) India and Pakistans latest military conflict has expanded, days after India carried out airstrikes in Pakistan that followed an attack by gunmen on tourists in India-controlled Kashmir last month. The two nuclear-armed rivals have exchanged artillery shells, gunfire, missiles and drones, killing civilians on both sides and raising concerns of a wider war. The fresh round of confrontation is yet another escalation of a decades-long conflict over the disputed Kashmir r

JAMMU, India/ISLAMABAD, May 9 (Reuters) India and Pakistan accused each other of launching new military attacks on Friday, using drones and artillery for the third day in the worst fighting between the nuclear-armed South Asian neighbours in nearly three decades. The old enemies have been clashing since India struck multiple locations in Pakistan on Wednesday that it said were terrorist camps, in retaliation for a deadly attack on Hindu tourists in Indian Kashmir last month. Pakistan denied it

May 9, 2025 (AP) Chinas exports to the United States tumbled in April while its trade with other economies surged, suggesting that President Donald Trumps tariffs offensive is hastening a shakeup in global supply chains. Total exports from China rose 8.1% last month from a year earlier, much faster than the 2% pace most economists had been expecting. That was much slower than the 12.4% year-on-year increase in March. Imports fell 0.2% in April from the year before. Shipments to the U.S. sank 21%

New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI): Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Friday asserted that the Centre must restrict propaganda being spread in the media amid escalation between India and Pakistan as both sides resort to continuous retaliation, posing a threat to civilian lives. He also criticised those celebrating war rather than extending support to the armed forces and those being martyred in the ongoing tensions. The government should control the propaganda happening (in the media during such tim

JAMMU, India/ISLAMABAD, May 8 (Reuters) Blasts rang out across the Indian city of Jammu late on Thursday during what the government said was a Pakistani drone and missile attack on military stations around the Kashmir region on the second day of clashes between the nuclear-armed neighbours. Sirens sounded and red flashes and projectiles erupted in the night sky above Jammu for about 2-1/2 hours, a Reuters journalist said, in what appeared to be an escalation in the countries worst confrontation

JAMMU/SRINAGAR, India, May 9 (Reuters) Pakistans armed forces launched multiple attacks using drones and other munitions along Indias entire western border on Thursday night and early Friday, the Indian army said, as conflict between the nuclear-armed neighbours intensified. The old enemies have been clashing since India struck multiple locations in Pakistan on Wednesday that it said were terrorist camps in retaliation for a deadly attack in its restive region of Kashmir last month, in which it

NEW DELHI, May 9, 2025 (AP) Airlines in India have suspended flight operations from two dozen airports across northern and western regions of the country amid heightened tensions with Pakistan. Indias Civil Aviation Ministry late Thursday confirmed in a statement the temporary closure of 24 airports. Pakistan, meanwhile, resumed flights nationwide after a suspension at four airports, according to the Civil Aviation Authority. In advisories to passengers, Indias key domestic airlines said their

WASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) U.S. Vice President JD Vance said on Thursday that India and Pakistan should de-escalate tensions, but he added that the U.S. cannot control the nuclear-armed Asian neighbors and a war between them would be none of our business. We want this thing to de-escalate as quickly as possible. We cant control these countries, though, Vance said in an interview on Fox News show The Story with Martha MacCallum. What we can do is try to encourage these folks to de-escalate a li

VATICAN CITY, May 9, 2025 (AP) Catholic cardinals broke with tradition Thursday and elected the first U.S. pope, making Chicago-born missionary Robert Prevost the 267th pontiff to lead the Catholic Church in a moment of global turmoil and conflict. Prevost, a 69-year-old member of the Augustinian religious order who spent his career ministering in Peru, took the name Leo XIV. In his first words as Pope Francis successor, uttered from the loggia of St. Peters Basilica, Leo said, Peace be with yo

New Delhi, May 8 (PTI) Gold prices declined Rs 1,500 to Rs 99,250 per 10 grams in the national capital on Thursday, following a weak trend in the global markets, according to the All India Sarafa Association. The precious metal of 99.9 per cent purity had closed at Rs 1,00,750 per 10 grams on Wednesday. Snapping a four-day winning streak, gold of 99.5 per cent purity declined by Rs 1,550 to Rs 98,800 per 10 grams on Thursday. It had settled at Rs 1,00,350 per 10 grams in the previous session. Go

Mumbai, May 8 (PTI) Rupee depreciated sharply by 84 paise to close at 85.61 (provisional) against the US dollar on Thursday, weighed down by heightened geopolitical tensions between India and Pakistan. Forex traders said investors resorted to risk aversion in the domestic markets after the Pakistani military attempted a number of military targets in northern and western India using drones and missiles that were neutralised by Indian defence system. Besides, heightened geopolitical risks, positiv

New Delhi, May 8 (PTI) Obesity or being overweight could be a symptom of long Covid with researchers finding a significant link between excess weight, and persistent neurological and mental health conditions in individuals who have recovered from COVID-19 infection. In May 2023, the World Health Organisation declared an end to COVID-19 as a public health emergency. However, long Covid in which symptoms persist for more than 12 weeks after disease onset continues to be studied around the world

New Delhi, May 8 (PTI) Elon Musks Starlink has cleared the first step toward launching satellite internet services in India by securing a Letter of Intent from the Department of Telecommunications to beam services from Indian skies. Highly-placed sources said the LoI has been issued to Starlink which now has to secure a licence before being able to start operations. Starlink is a satellite internet service developed by SpaceX the American aerospace manufacturer and space transportation company

MURIDKE, Pakistan, May 8 (Reuters) Video footage from the early hours of Wednesday shows a bright flash from the residential Islamic seminary outside Bahawalpur in central Pakistan as India attacked its neighbour in response to the killing of Indian tourists in Kashmir. The seminary was emptied of its students in recent days as speculation grew that would be targeted by India, but the family of Masood Azhar, founder of the Jaish-e-Mohammed Islamist militant group, was still there, according to

May 8 (Reuters) Gold climbed on Thursday after the Federal Reserve warned of rising inflation and labor market risks fuelling economic uncertainty, while investors awaited the outcome of the U.S.-China trade talks this weekend. Spot gold rose 0.9% to $3,392.90 an ounce, as of 0416 GMT. U.S. gold futures firmed 0.2% to $3,399.80. The focus in the yellow market was on the statements from the Fed, as they left rates unchanged but flagged risk of higher inflation and unemployment, said Reliance Sec

Mumbai, May 8 (PTI) Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty began the day on an optimistic note on Thursday but later turned volatile, a day after India launched missile strikes on terrorist hideouts in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir. Investors stayed on the sidelines amid rising geopolitical tensions. In a strong retaliation to the Pahalgam massacre, Indias armed forces early on Wednesday destroyed nine terror sites including that of Jaish-e-Mohammad and Lashkar-e-Taiba in Pakistan and Pakis

SEATTLE, May 8, 2025 (AP) A US federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from imposing new conditions on hundreds of millions of dollars worth of mass transit grants for the Seattle area or homelessness services grants for Boston, New York, San Francisco and other local governments. The new conditions were designed to further President Donald Trumps efforts to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion policies; coerce local officials into assisting with the adminis