Health & Fitness

Beware of fake news on Covid: US surgeon general Vivek Murthy

India -- US surgeon general Vivek Murthy has some advice for Indian-Americans and Indians as they deal with the devastating second wave of Covid-19 cases and wait for that dreaded phone call - watch out for misinformation in what...

Rafael Nadal’s blazing forehand heats things up for French Open

India -- A viral video of Rafael Nadal's press conference at the 2019 ATP Rome Masters resurfaced on social media ahead of this year's tournament. The eight-second clip has the Spaniard explaining, simplistically and rapidly, his coming into the...

Nick Jonas injured on sets of his show, hospitalised: report

India -- Singer Nick Jonas reportedly got injured on the sets of a television show he was working on. As per a TMZ report, he suffered the injury on Saturday and was hospitalised for it as well. While the nature...

World Hypertension Day 2021: 3 Yoga exercises to lower blood pressure

India -- Hypertension is a lifestyle disease which is affecting more than 30% of the adult population worldwide or more than one billion people around the world especially more during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Increasing its prevalence within all...

Covid-19: Canada considers B.1.617 as a ‘variant of concern’

India -- Days after the World Health Organization (WHO) designated it a variant of concern or VOC, Canadian health authorities are now considering the B.1.617 mutation of Covid-19 in the same category. The variant, which was first detected in India,...

Scientifically Speaking | All that we know about the B.1.617 variant

India -- As the second wave of Covid rages on, we now know that cases of B.1.617 (which was previously called "the double mutant variant" because of two concerning changes in the spike protein) are increasing. Another variant which...

Dark chocolate, turmeric milk in Centre’s list of food to build immunity amid Covid-19

India -- As people recovering from Covid-19 should focus more on rebuilding muscle, immunity and energy levels, the Centre through its mygovindia Twitter handle has recommended a list of food items to build natural immunity amid Covid. Loss of taste...

Created war room to monitor Covid-19 situation: Mumbai mayor

India -- Mumbai mayor Kishori Pednekar on Thursday said the current death rate of Covid-19 in Mumbai is lower than the previous year, adding that a war room has been created to monitor the coronavirus situation in the city....

Recipe: Got an overripe banana? Use it to make blueberry chia jam baked oats

India -- As the Covid-19 pandemic rages outside at an alarming rate, a health conscious lifestyle is the need of the hour which includes not only a motivated home-based exercise plan but also a fit diet plan. If you...

Japan to send oxygen concentrators, ventilators for India’s Covid-19 response

India -- Japan said on Friday it will provide a consignment of 300 oxygen concentrators and 300 ventilators to support India's efforts to counter a devastating second wave of Coronavirus infections, joining a growing list of countries around the...
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Two former Keppel FELS employees fined for accepting bribes from suppliers

Two former employees of Keppel's offshore and marine subsidiary Keppel FELS have been fined after being convicted of accepting...
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