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NEW DELHI: Every year, nearly 6 lakh babies in India are born with congenital anomalies. Yet, the country has no national registry to track them.With congenital conditions now accounting for a growing share of child deaths as infectious mortality declines, experts say the gap in surveillance and coordinated care is becoming urgent. India contributes 16%...

Doctors resting on ICU beds at Ahmedabad’s LG Hospital AHMEDABAD: A video showing doctors in LG Hospital sleeping and resting on ICU ward beds went viral on social media, leading to the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), which runs the hospital, to order an investigation on Monday. The video is believed to be from Saturday night....

Houston Rockets and Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry (Image via Getty) The Houston Rockets visit the Washington Wizards on March 2, 2026, at Capital One Arena. Houston comes in at 37-22 and is still fighting for a better spot in the Western Conference standings. Washington is 16-43 and is already out of the playoff picture.The...

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have declared the Strait of Hormuz closed, warning that any vessel attempting to pass will be attacked. Ebrahim Jabari, a senior adviser to the commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), said ships trying to transit the narrow waterway would be “set ablaze”.The strait, which lies between Iran and Oman, is...

NHL’s Seattle Kraken have signed defenseman Gustav Olofsson to a one-year, two-way contract worth $775,000 (Image via X/Twitter) Ahead of the trade deadline, the NHL‘s Seattle Kraken have signed defenseman Gustav Olofsson to a one-year, two-way contract worth $775,000, adding experienced depth to their blue line as they push for a Western Conference playoff spot....

Bigg Boss 16 fame Manya Singh, who is currently stuck in Dubai, shared a video on her social media account a few hours ago. She posted the video after her return flight was suspended due to rising tensions in parts of the Middle East.Manya shared a video on her Instagram account to update her fans...

Police arrested an actress, her boyfriend and his associate on charges of murdering her live-in partner following an alcohol party in Vijayalakshmi Layout, Bagalagunte, north-west Bengaluru. BENGALURU: Police arrested an actress, her boyfriend and his associate on charges of murdering her live-in partner following an alcohol party in Vijayalakshmi Layout, Bagalagunte, north-west Bengaluru.The accused allegedly...

NEW DELHI: In a relief to lakhs of people stuck in West Asia since Saturday, UAE’s Emirates, flydubai and Etihad from Monday started operating a few special flights, including some to India.The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) too asked Indian operators to resume flights to airspaces that are open like Oman and Saudi Arabia,...

Yash’s upcoming film Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups hasn’t hit theatres yet, but if veteran producer G Dhananjayan is to be believed, the film has already clocked staggering numbers. Toxic is set to release on March 19 alongside Dhurandhar 2, a sequel to an established franchise. But Dhananjayan doesn’t see that as a risky...

US President Donald Trump has set out four specific objectives for the war with Iran, seeking to answer mounting criticism that the United States had entered another Middle East conflict without a clearly defined endgame.Speaking at the White House on Monday, Trump said the joint US-Israeli offensive represented the “last, best chance” to strike at...