4 min readNew DelhiJun 3, 2026 02:30 PM IST BMI, or Body Mass Index, is a simple calculation based on a person’s height and weight, commonly used to classify people as underweight, normal weight, overweight, or obese. However, Dr Mahesh D M, Senior Consultant – Endocrinology, Aster CMI Hospital, Bangalore, like many other medical experts,...
America’s largest bank JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon recently said that the bank plans to hire more artificial intelligence specialists as the adoption of technology accelerates. Speaking at the bank’s China Summit in Shanghai with Bloomberg, Jamie Dimon said “I think it will reduce our jobs down the road”, adding “There will be all different...
Vijeta Dahiya, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party on Wednesday announced three spokespersons, a day after activist and educator Sonam Wangchuk decided to join what began as one of the country’s biggest internet sensations and has since evolved into a unique political formation.The CJP, which began as a viral online phenomenon...
Climate scientists have released a new set of global emission scenarios that will serve as the basis for climate research over the coming years, including the forthcoming seventh UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) assessment report. And the worst-case scenario that put the world on track to experience warming well above 4° C by...
Kuwait International Airport hit by drones hours after Iran and US traded missile strikes; IndiGo issues advisory (Image source: AP) India’s largest airline IndiGo, on Wednesday, suspended all flight operations to and from Kuwait after Kuwait International Airport’s Terminal 1 passenger building was struck by hostile drones amid Iran’s ongoing missile and drone offensive against...
TMC chief Mamata Banerjee with nephew Abhishek Banerjee (PTI photo/file) NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Wednesday dissolved all its committees, frontal organisations in West Bengal, after rebel Ritabrata Banerjee, with a support letter from nearly 60 MLAs, met governor Rathindra Bose in what is being seen as a major crisis unfolding in the Mamata...
தமிழ்நாடு அரசு அனைத்துத் துறை சார்ந்த திட்டப் பலன்களும் பொதுமக்களுக்கு விரைவாகச் சென்றடைய வேண்டும் என்ற நோக்கில் பல்வேறு சீறிய நடவடிக்கைகளைத் தொடர்ந்து எடுத்து வருகிறது. இயற்கைச் சீற்றம். நோய்த்தொற்று மற்றும் பல்வேறு இடர்பாடான சூழ்நிலைகளில், இந்தத் திட்டப் பணிகளை மாவட்ட அளவில் கூர்ந்தாய்வு செய்து. விரைவுபடுத்தும் வகையில் ஏற்கனவே இந்திய ஆட்சிப் பணி அலுவலர்களை ஒவ்வொரு மாவட்டத்திற்கும் கண்காணிப்பு அலுவலர்களாக (Monitoring Officers) நியமித்து அரசு கண்காணித்து வருகிறது. இதனை மேலும் வலுப்படுத்தும் வகையில், அமைச்சர்...
NEW DELHI: At least 21 people were killed and several others injured after a massive fire broke out at a restaurant in south Delhi’s Malviya Nagar on Wednesday morning, officials said.The blaze erupted at Flourish Stay B&B, which had only single entry-exit route. A large-scale rescue operation was launched involving the Delhi Fire Service (DFS),...
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently announced that the per-country limit in EB-2 category for India has been exhausted for the fiscal year (FY) 2026. In its announcement, the DHS directed all embassies and consulates to no longer issue EB-2 visas to Indian applicants for the rest of the current fiscal year. As...
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Wednesday said it is in touch with the United States regarding a Section 301 investigation linked to concerns over forced labour and excess industrial capacity.Earlier, the Office of the United States trade representative (USTR) named India among countries it believes follow unfair trade practices. Based on its findings, the USTR...
