A California jury ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $40 million to two women who claimed its talc-based baby powder caused their ovarian cancer. The women testified that decades of use led to major surgeries and chemotherapy. Johnson & Johnson plans to appeal, stating the verdict is aberrant and lacks evidence. A California jury on…
On the morning of December 13 (Saturday), Delhi-NCR residents woke up to heavy smog. The deteriorating air quality as winter weather conditions combined with pollution emissions to push the Air Quality Index (AQI) close to ’severe’ levels. Air pollution readings at many stations are dangerously high, posing major health risks. The persistent smog has also…
Rivaba Jadeja, wife of Indian men’s cricket team all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, has triggered debate by claiming that some cricketers take part in various vices during overseas tours, while stating that her husband has never been involved in such activities.Rivaba, while speaking in Gujarati in an event, referred to what she called the lesser-known habits of…
MUMBAI: New York-based alternative asset manager Brookfield is lining up investments worth over $1 billion (around Rs 9,000 crore) to set up a global capability centre (GCC) in Mumbai, raising its bets on India. The GCC, which will be Asia’s largest, is being developed through an agreement between Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) and…
Pushups look easy. Get down, bend your arms, push yourself back up. No fancy machines. No gym membership. No excuses. And yet, they’re one of the most badly done exercises out there. People crank out pushups every day and still wonder why their arms aren’t stronger, their chest hasn’t changed, and their core feels like…
Girls in rural India taught chess for free (Photo Credit: Special arrangements) NEW DELHI: The queen was not always the strongest piece in chess. From the inception of “Chaturanga” in India in the 6th century, and through its long journey across the Middle East before reaching Europe in the 15th century, the piece we now…
NEW DELHI: Finance ministry’s initiative to improve grievance redressal, which began in June this year has significantly improved performance of public and private sector entities, the ministry said on Friday.It had put in place a ranking system for banks and public sector insurance companies based on quality and timely resolution of complaints. Ranking of private…
On this day in history, 13 December is the birth and remembrance of those people who had a great influence on the world and the events that changed the culture, the education, and the arts. It is the date that commemorates the birth of such personalities as Lakshmi Chand Jain, an Indian economist of high…
A sale of insider shares at $421 a share would make Mr. Musk’s rocket company the most valuable private company in the world, as it readies for a possible initial public offering next year. Source link
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scored 171 off 95 balls to set up India’s 234-run win over hosts UAE in the opening match of the U19 Asia Cup on Friday.The 14-year-old from Samastipur, Bihar, hit 14 sixes, the highest by any batter in a single U19 innings. India also benefited from half-centuries by Vihaan Malhotra (69) and Aaron…
