It’s been almost six months and Nashik’s Nakul Chavan (15) is still waiting for a donor heart. Nakul was diagnosed with an end-stage heart disease and the only way out of it is a heart transplant. His family is hoping for the best but thanks to lack of a cadaver donation programme or any awareness in the state they are yet to see the light of the day. Nakul was […]
Faith in God and Goddesses help us in finding solutions to our day to day problems. Each mantra in Hinduism has great significance and by chanting them with utmost devotion, we derive strength to swim against the current. Dhanvantri – an incarnation of Lord Vishnu – is the God of medicines. By chanting the Dhanvantri Mantra, we can rid ourselves of all ailments, illness and sufferings. It is imperative that […]
Saalumarada Thimmakka lives in the Hulikal village of Karnataka. At 103, she still lives on to tell the story of her life which was filled with hardship but bore fruit in a different kind of way. a young girl, she was married off to a farmer who made a meagre income and was looked down upon by his fellow villagers for not fathering a child with his new wife. Instead […]
Nothing has been conclusively found even though many theories have swirled around for a long time. In what seems a final push, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government is seeking to finally resolve the mystery. A huge multi- institution effort costing over Rs 150 crore is underway to scientifically resolve the enigma of this so called ‘Brahma Dravya’. J P Nadda, Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, has assured […]
If you have a big belly fat, this news is for you! Deposition of fat around belly region is even more harmful than being obese, suggests a new study. The study analyzed the health records of 15,184 people aged between 18 and 90, for a total of 14 years. The results showed that the death rate among men with normal body mass index (BMI) but with bigger bellies, was twice […]
India is committed to protecting every citizen’s freedom, and the law will deal severely with those who are intolerant, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a joint press conference with his host and UK counterpart David Cameron in London today. He had been asked by British media why “India is becoming an increasingly intolerant place”. ‘India is the land of Buddha and Gandhi, we will not accept any deviation […]
Do you have trouble staying focused? If tasks that should take 30 minutes take you an hour to complete, or if you constantly find yourself looking at your phone or checking your Facebook throughout the day, the answer is probably yes. Larry Rosen, Ph.D., research psychologist, and author of “iDisorder: Understanding Our Obsession With Technology and Overcoming its Hold on Us, says that we rarely “focus and attend” any task […]
Clamping down on the ‘rent-a-womb’ practice by foreigners and overseas Indians, the government on Tuesday directed all its missions not to issue visas to those intending to visit India for commissioning surrogacy. Announcing withdrawal of an earlier notification of July 2012, a Home Ministry circular has asked all Indian Missions abroad and Foreigners Regional Registration Offices (FRRO) to cancel any such permission given earlier and said all those granted visa […]
While the nation often looks up to Bollywood heroes and cricketers as its icon, those who are the real heroes remain an ignored lot. At a time when a lot of writers, artists and filmmakers are returning their awards over ‘growing intolerance’ in the country, here is a conversation between the real heroes of the nation. While sharing their thoughts on the hotly-debated topic of intolerance, they describe what does […]
Your sex life could now be a clue-in to your heart health! Yes, you heard that right. According to Healthsite, a recent study published in the American Journal of Cardiology says that men who had sex twice a week are less prone to a heart disease as compared to the ones who didn’t. And hence, to lower your risk of suffering from cardiovascular disease, men should have an active sexual […]
