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“Shot,” the unmistakable voice to one’s immediate right thundered. We were in the press box at the Adelaide Oval last December, on day two of India’s pink-ball Test against Australia, who were flying high on another masterclass from the irrepressible Travis Head. The second new ball was just eight deliveries young when the left-hander picked … Read more
‘Relying on a piecemeal approach can fail to account for the precarious nature of all informal work’ | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto India’s efforts to establish social security for online (app-based) gig workers are gaining momentum, with the central scheme awaiting Cabinet approval. Benefits announced include health coverage under Ayushman Bharat, registration on the eShram … Read more
Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Supreme Court’s deadlines for Governors to decide the fate of Bills sent to them for assent is a bid to plug a “Constitutional silence”. The text of the Constitution does not specify any time limits for Governors. This had led Governors in multiple Opposition-ruled … Read more
Aneesh, 40, a resident of Alappuzha district, underwent major surgery in August 2024 to treat three blockages in his coronary arteries. He came across a social media advertisement in November seeking call centre executives in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, with a monthly salary of 6,000 Chinese yuan (around ₹72,000) during the days of his … Read more
The current study highlights that any timely treatment to restore blood flow is lifesaving, even if limited to fibrinolysis. Can telemedicine guidance on a messaging platform like WhatsApp help doctors improve treatment outcomes in patients presenting with major heart attacks? The Tamil Nadu Government Heart Attack Management Programme – operationalised in a hub-and-spoke model networking … Read more
“Do you know the Kamal film Apoorva Sagodharargal? He shot it at our theatre. With us. It was magical,” says Lakshmanan Chakyiath, the 77-year-old production manager of Gemini Circus. Referencing this 1989 tragic Tamil classic set in the contrastingly exuberant world of a circus, Lakshmanan launches into a long conversation about the history of one … Read more
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), eating disorders can lead to severe health complications and even death if untreated. The most common types include anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder. What are eating disorders? Eating disorders are mental and behavioral conditions involving persistent disturbances in eating behavior, often stemming from an obsession with … Read more
Daily Quiz | On Indian Super League tournament This team became the first team to be promoted to the ISL, establishing the competition status as India’s top-tier league. File START THE QUIZ 1 / 6 | Which team has played the most finals without winning a title? 2 / 6 | Which is the most … Read more
The debate over how the preference for fair skin impacts on those who are a darker shade was alive recently, after Kerala’s Chief Secretary Sarala Muraleedharan called out colour and gender bias. Across much of the world, and particularly in India, skin colour remains quietly powerful — shaping ideas of beauty, respectability, and even social … Read more
What happened in Damoh, a town in Madhya Pradesh, earlier this week, has serious lessons for the rest of the nation. Due diligence in examining the credentials of healthcare personnel cannot be substituted with anything else. The price of being lax in hiring doctors and so called trained workers for hospitals is too great to … Read more