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The multidisciplinary team brings extensive experience and expertise in stroke management,  across Apollo Hospitals network in Chennai. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, announced the expansion of its Apollo Advanced Stroke Network with nine advanced labs across the city. The initiative aims to ensure timely, standardised, and high-quality treatment for strokes.The expansion comes amid growing concern over the rise in stroke cases among younger adults. According to estimates, one in four people above 25 years faces the risk of stroke, and Chennai alone records about 10,000 cases annually.Launched initially in 2023, the Apollo Stroke Network was designed as a coordinated…

Apple has rolled out iOS 26.1 for beta testers, which is expected to be the final build before the public release. The update brings several new features, visual tweaks, and developer tools, along with multiple bug fixes and performance improvements. According to Apple’s official release notes, iOS 26.1 includes all the features added throughout the beta cycle since September — including expanded Apple Intelligence capabilities, a new Liquid Glass appearance toggle, and more refined system controls. The update also introduces new developer frameworks aimed at improving cross-platform data transfers and cloud integration. Story continues below this ad AppMigrationKit enables seamless…

Vidya Malavade recently highlighted the link between anxiety and cortisol levels in the body. “Cortisol will not let you lose weight/fat, especially belly fat…when you’re anxious, cortisol rises…When we stare at our phones, incessantly, cortisol rises…even the ting-ting of messages will make it rise,” Malavade noted in an Instagram post.“So, if you’re wondering, why, even if you’re working out consistently, eating healthy, you are not able to reduce weight…it’s because cortisol is a hormone and it causes inflammation… because it keeps our brain in a permanent state of sympathetic nervous system activation.. or the fight or flight mode! It can…

If there’s one home in the Nancy Myers filmverse I’d long to live in, it’s Iris’s snow-dusted stone cottage from The Holiday. Don’t get me wrong—I wouldn’t say no to Amanda’s LA mansion, but something about this time of year has me fantasizing about being holed up in the English countryside, sipping a glass of wine by a crackling fire, delighted by the thought that, at any point, Jude Law might show up at my door.If you, like me, had your set-jetting dreams dashed when you found out “Rosehill Cottage” never actually existed outside of the set built for the…

Reusing, planning ahead and hunting for joy, shoppers are expected to spend a record amount this Halloween. JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: Americans are willing to spend on magic this October.(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, “THIS IS HALLOWEEN”)UNIDENTIFIED MUSICAL ARTISTS: (As characters, singing) Come with us and you will see this, our town of Halloween. This is Halloween, this is Halloween.SUMMERS: Surveys find that despite economic concerns and worries about tariffs, U.S. shoppers are expected to drop a record amount for Halloween. NPR’s Alina Selyukh talked to some enthusiasts who have found a few savings tricks.ALINA SELYUKH, BYLINE: The Halloween takeover of Linh Nguyen’s…

India’s Shafali Verma at a practice session ahead of the ICC Women’s World Cup semifinal ODI cricket match between India and Australia, at the D.Y. Patil Stadium, in Navi Mumbai, on October 29, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Almost exactly a year after her last ODI outing in India blues, Shafali Verma finds herself back in the national set-up — this time with a shot at redemption on the grandest stage. The 21-year-old was drafted into the squad as Pratika Rawal’s injury replacement ahead of India’s Women’s ODI World Cup semifinal against defending champion Australia at the DY Patil Stadium…

NPR’s Scott Detrow speaks with Bloomberg digital culture reporter Cecilia D’Anastasio about an emerging industry of video editing — designed to help content creators go viral online.

U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds a press conference after the Fed cut interest rates by quarter of a percentage point, in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 29, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters A divided U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point on Wednesday (October 29, 2025) and announced it would restart limited purchases of Treasury securities after money markets showed signs that liquidity was becoming scarce, a condition the U.S. central bank has pledged to avoid.The rate cut, which included a nod to the data limits the Fed faces during the current federal…

The Ta’ang National Liberation Army says it will pull out of the ruby-mining town of Mogok and nearby Momeik.Published On 29 Oct 202529 Oct 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareAn armed rebel group in Myanmar says it has reached a truce with the military-run government to stop months of heavy clashes in the country’s north.The Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) announced on Tuesday that it had signed an agreement with Myanmar’s government following several days of China-mediated talks in Kunming, roughly 400km (248 miles) from the Myanmar border.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listUnder the deal, the TNLA…

Lakshya Sen stunned fifth seed Christo Popov of France in straight games to enter the men’s singles pre-quarterfinals at the USD 475,000 Hylo Open Super 500 tournament in Saarbrucken, Germany on Wednesday. Popov, the left-hander who has been in great form having reached the final of his home tournament last week at French Open Super 750, trailed 2-5 in the head-to-head coming into the match. Lakshya, a 2021 World Championships bronze medallist, who reached the finals at the Hong Kong Open, defeated higher-ranked Popov 21-16 22-20 in the opening round. It’s been a topsy-turvy season for Lakshya, who has had…