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NewsFeedThe United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned Israel’s assassination of five Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza. Guterres is demanding an independent investigation into the killings, his spokesperson said on Monday.Published On 11 Aug 202511 Aug 2025

Falls are one of the leading causes of injury-related deaths among older adults worldwide, with the World Health Organization (WHO) reporting that they are the second most common cause of such fatalities in individuals over 65. However, new research from the University of São Paulo, published in BMC Geriatrics, suggests that a simple balance test could help predict fall risk before a it occurs, allowing for early intervention and prevention. Traditional balance tests may not be enough Currently, healthcare professionals use a four-position balance test to assess stability, requiring individuals to hold different postures for 10 seconds each. These include:…

The Asian Institute of Nephrology and Urology (AINU), launched its new centre in Banjara Hills here on Monday. The hospital has a capacity of 150 beds.The centre features four operating rooms, 34 dialysis stations and advanced robotic surgical technology, enabling complex urology and nephrology procedures with greater precision. The hospital also has eight centres of excellence, covering sub-specialities such as female urology, uro-oncology and robotic surgery, paediatric urology, reconstructive urology and andrology.The burden of urological diseases is rising sharply in India due to lifestyle disorders such as hypertension, obesity and diabetes, coupled with increased life expectancy. “Prostate cancer is now…

The Supreme Court on Monday struck down the Indian Army’s policy of reserving six out of nine Judge Advocate General (JAG) branch vacancies for men and only three for women, calling it “arbitrary”, unconstitutional and contrary to the principle of gender neutrality. Tariffs won’t hit defence deals with US, says MEA In an important ruling reinforcing gender equality in the armed forces, a bench of justices Dipankar Datta and Manmohan held that the Army and the Union government could not impose a ceiling on the number of women in the JAG cadre once they had been permitted entry under Section…

It’s August, which means it’s time to dust off your lawn chairs and get ready for the best meteor shower of the summer. The annual Perseid Meteor Shower puts on one of the year’s most dazzling displays of shooting stars, with rates of up to 100 meteors per hour under perfect viewing conditions. This year, fewer meteors will be visible due to light interference from our good neighbor, the moon. But don’t worry—you’ll still be able to enjoy the spectacle. Here’s what you need to know about viewing the 2025 Perseid Meteor Shower.When is the Perseid Meteor Shower?In 2025, the…

Demonstrators hold placards during a protest in support of the Palestinian People in Gaza, in Parliament Square, in London, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. Alberto Pezzali/AP hide caption toggle caption Alberto Pezzali/AP LONDON — London police said Sunday that 532 people were arrested the previous day when supporters of a pro-Palestinian group recently outlawed as a terrorist organization intentionally broke the law to test the government’s ability to enforce the ban. The Metropolitan Police Service released the updated figures as protestors demanding the immediate release of the remaining Israeli hostages in Gaza held their own march through central London on Sunday…

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang delivers his keynote address Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at the Vivatech fair in Paris. Michel Euler/AP hide caption toggle caption Michel Euler/AP The U.S. government will take 15% of the revenue that chipmaker Nvidia pulls in from sales in China of its H20 microchip, which is used in the development of artificial intelligence, President Trump said on Monday. At a news conference at the White House, Trump said Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang asked for restrictions on exports to be eased so that Nvidia could sell H20s into the Chinese market. “And I said if I’m going…

Five more Palestinians, including a child, have died of malnutrition as a result of Israel’s punishing blockade of Gaza in the past 24 hour reporting period, the Health Ministry has said, as people in the enclave and many beyond its besieged borders mourned several journalists assassinated by Israel.The ministry on Monday said most of these victims died in the past three weeks, as Israel-imposed starvation engulfs the entire population, with the total number of severe hunger deaths now at 222, including 101 children.The UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, said “children in Gaza are dying from starvation and bombardments”.“Entire families,…

Spanish football could finally cross the Atlantic after the Royal Spanish Football Federation approved a request for Barcelona and Villarreal to play their December LaLiga match in Miami – a move nearly a decade in the making. The RFEF board gave the green light on Monday for the teams’ matchday 17 game to be played at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami on December 20 in the first step towards the competition playing an official match abroad for the first time in its history. The proposal now heads to European soccer’s governing body UEFA before requiring final approval from FIFA –…

Story so far: On August 8, 2025, the Supreme Court admitted an appeal filed by Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google, against a judgment of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT). The tribunal had earlier upheld, at least in part, the Competition Commission of India’s (CCI) findings that Google had abused its dominant position in the Android ecosystem to indulge in anti-competitive practices. Alongside Google’s appeal, the Court also admitted related petitions from the CCI itself and the Alliance Digital India Foundation (ADIF), which is a coalition of Indian startups critical of Big Tech dominance. A bench led…