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NEW DELHI: As the Union Budget steps up focus on strengthening mental health infrastructure, a nationwide study has flagged a rise in depression and anxiety linked to long-term exposure to toxic fine particles in the air, underlining how environmental risks are adding to India’s mental health burden.The study was led by researchers from IIT-Delhi, in…
NEW DELHI: Just days after the Indo-EU trade and defence deal, Italian defence major Leonardo, which offers helicopter products and services globally, and Adani Defence and Aerospace on Tuesday announced a strategic partnership by signing an MoU to establish an integrated helicopter manufacturing ecosystem in India. The manufacturing ecosystem will seek to address the demands…
NEW DELHI: A 36-year-old businessman, Shivam Gupta, died Tuesday, days after being allegedly attacked by food delivery agents in central Delhi. Shivam, an only child, was reportedly punched, kicked, and hit on the head with a helmet following a verbal spat.The incident took place on the night of January 2 near E Block, Connaught Place,…
Fresh encounter breaks out in J&K. (Generative image) JAMMU: A fierce encounter broke out between a joint team of security forces and a group of terrorists holed up in a remote, forested area in Basantgarh, in J&K’s Udhampur district, on Tuesday. The Army’s White Knight Corps, in a statement on X, said a cordon had…
JAMMU: Parties across the political divide in J&K have welcomed the announcement on Tuesday by railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw that three proposed railway projects in the state have been put on hold for now following opposition from the state govt and MPs, who have argued that the track alignments could damage apple orchards.Vaishnaw said there…
Wings of two aircraft collide at Mumbai airport NEW DELHI: The wing tips of two taxying aircraft — Air India’s Airbus A320 and an IndiGo A320 — scraped each other at Mumbai Airport on Tuesday. The Air India aircraft was to fly to Coimbatore as AI 2732. The IndiGo aircraft had flown into Mumbai from…
Delhi CM takes charge of Old Delhi Redevelopment, appointed as SRDC chairperson Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday took charge of Old Delhi Redevelopment and said that her government will accord top priority to its redevelopment while focusing on conserving its heritage. She stated that Shahjahanabad was not merely a locality but a symbol…
Uttarakhand has opened 83 mountain peaks in the Garhwal and Kumaon Himalayan regions for mountaineering expeditions, expanding access to several high-altitude summits that were earlier restricted. The move has been implemented by the Uttarakhand Tourism Development Council in coordination with the Forest Department.The peaks range between 5,700 metres and 7,756 metres in height and include…
CEC Gyanesh Kumar and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee (File photo) NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Kalyan Banerjee on Tuesday said the party is considering bringing a motion to impeach Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar over the manner in which the poll body is conducting the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal…
