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Breast cancer awareness month: Breast cancer incidence and treatment
October 23, 2024, 12:39 PM IST
Early detection is the cure Introduction Breast cancer (BC) is the most common cancer in women in India, 28.2% of all cancers. It is the biggest killer cancer in women in India and globally. It…
October 23, 2024, 12:39 PM IST
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World Food Day: Right to food and women in India
October 16, 2024, 4:48 PM IST
October 16 each year is World Food Day. It is a day to remind us of the global struggle against hunger and malnutrition. A day to remind us to take action to help those who…
October 16, 2024, 4:48 PM IST
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World Arthritis Day: Arthritis and Women
October 12, 2024, 3:51 PM IST
Arthritis is a chronic inflammatory condition that affects the joints, causing swelling, pain, and stiffness. It is one of the leading causes of disability worldwide. Osteoarthritis is most common in India. It affects fifteen million…
October 12, 2024, 3:51 PM IST
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Indian Air Force Day 2024: The lore of the fighter pilot
October 8, 2024, 3:32 PM IST
Fighter pilots have long been romanticized in popular culture, embodying the spirit of adventure, bravery, and skill. Their lore is rich with tales of aerial dogfights, camaraderie, and the relentless pursuit of excellence. This narrative…
October 8, 2024, 3:32 PM IST
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Requiem: On the seventh death anniversary of Marshal of the IAF Arjan Singh DFC
September 22, 2024, 1:20 PM IST
It was mid-monsoon. But this July morning was crisp and crystal clear with a sparkling sun beaming at the greenery below when Marshal of the IAF, the then CAS, landed at Hindon airbase to make…
September 22, 2024, 1:20 PM IST
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International Day of Democracy: AI and democracy
September 15, 2024, 9:33 PM IST
More than fifty countries – half of the global population – are holding elections this year. Also, this year AI will add human speech model and the ability to perceive, reason and generalize to its…
September 15, 2024, 9:33 PM IST
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Trump and Abba: Adieu! Mama Mia
August 31, 2024, 12:43 AM IST
“Abba’s music at Trump events be immediately removed and taken down.” ABBA That ban brought ABBA to the top of the news after a few decades. In the 1970-80s, ABBA used to make headlines almost…
August 31, 2024, 12:43 AM IST
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The right to die
August 24, 2024, 2:24 PM IST
A dignified death is our right. (Desmond Tutu. bishop and theologian) Prelude My sister in law was a tall, beautiful,…
August 24, 2024, 2:24 PM IST
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World humanitarian day: Violence against doctors is un-humanitarian
August 19, 2024, 8:02 PM IST
“Health workers are being killed in hospitals and in clinics. The safety of health workers must be guaranteed. We call on powers that be to make the protection of health workers a priority.” -United…
August 19, 2024, 8:02 PM IST
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World IVF Day: Understanding IVF
July 25, 2024, 3:41 PM IST
We Still Hope. And sometimes against all odds, against all logic, we still hope. On 25 July 1978 was born the first human after in vitro fertilisation (IVF) experiment. It was a girl, Louise Joy Brown,…
July 25, 2024, 3:41 PM IST
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International Chess day: Shatranj ke khiladi
July 20, 2024, 2:51 PM IST
“Chess is the gymnasium of the mind.” – Blaise Pascal, French mathematician, and physicist History of Chess Chess originated in India in sixth century CE. It evolved from an ancient Indian game Chathuranga. In Sanskrit,…
July 20, 2024, 2:51 PM IST
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World Population Day: India’s ‘demographic dividend’
July 11, 2024, 4:03 PM IST
“Population growth today is one of the greatest challenges we face. Let’s address it with compassion and foresight.” In April 2023, India overtook China to become the most populous country in the world. Moreover, India…
July 11, 2024, 4:03 PM IST
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National doctors’ day, today’s doctor
July 1, 2024, 4:11 PM IST
“The life so short, the craft so long to learn.” – Hippocrates (c.?460 – c.?370 BCE) “In nothing do men more nearly approach the gods than in giving health to men.” – Cicero (106 – 43 BCE)…
July 1, 2024, 4:11 PM IST
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Menstrual hygiene day
June 7, 2024, 5:05 PM IST
Periods are natural, so is dignity. Since 2014, May 28 is marked as the World Menstrual Hygiene Day (MHD). The day was chosen because May is the fifth month and women menstruate an average of…
June 7, 2024, 5:05 PM IST
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Kodaikanal
May 28, 2024, 4:12 PM IST
“To lie on the grass under the tree on a summer’s day, to listen to the murmur of water, to watch the clouds float across the sky, …”: John Lubbock To share John’s joy, come…
May 28, 2024, 4:12 PM IST
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Mahavir Jayanti: Relevance of Mahavir’s teachings in today’s world
April 21, 2024, 11:27 PM IST
“Hurt no one; life is dear to all living beings.” – Mahavira Teachings of Mahavira are little known outside the tiny Jain community which numbers five million that is less than 0.1% of the…
April 21, 2024, 11:27 PM IST
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Rama Navami
April 17, 2024, 4:02 PM IST
Good always wins over evil Today is Ram Navami, the day on which Lord Rama was born. According to Hindu mythology, Bharat was overrun by the demons (Raksha) led by the demon king Ravana of…
April 17, 2024, 4:02 PM IST
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International day of human space flight
April 12, 2024, 4:58 PM IST
“The stars don’t look bigger, but they do look brighter.” – Dr Sally Ride, first American woman to go to space On 12…
April 12, 2024, 4:58 PM IST
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Narendra Modi, Bill Gates, and cervical cancer
March 30, 2024, 2:34 PM IST
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently told Bill Gates that he would “allocate funds for cervical cancer research,” and ensure that “all girls in our country are vaccinated at a minimal cost, ensuring that they…
March 30, 2024, 2:34 PM IST
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Shouldn’t St Valentine’s Day be Kamadeva Day in India?
February 14, 2024, 2:28 PM IST
Kamadeva is our adored god since the ancient times. He with his sugarcane bow with a string of honeybees, and floral arrow decorated with five kinds of fragrant flowers; anyone struck by his arrows falls…
February 14, 2024, 2:28 PM IST
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