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Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal addresses the Indian People’s Forum Business Connect event in Dubai. | Photo Credit: PTI Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, on Friday (September 19, 2025) said the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is investing deeply in high-tech areas, and India could be looking at collaboration in the sector.Mr. Goyal was addressing the media after rounding up a series of high-level meetings with top officials, industry leaders, and the Indian community in the UAE during his two-day visit.“The UAE has also become a hub which attracts investments from around the world,” Mr.…

Diabetes driven by malnutrition is not a new discovery — in the 1980s and 1990s, the World Health Organization classified a form of “malnutrition-related diabetes” |Photograph used for representational purpose only | Photo Credit: REUTERS Malnutrition can cause its own form of diabetes, health experts said Thursday, calling for “type 5 diabetes” to be recognised globally to help fight the disease in countries already struggling with poverty and starvation.The most common form of diabetes, type 2, can be caused by obesity and occurs when adults become resistant to the hormone insulin. Type 1, mostly diagnosed in childhood, arises when the…

Sachin Yadav during the men’s javelin throw final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, on September 18, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Outperforming the likes of Neeraj Chopra and Julian Weber in his debut World championship is a nice feeling but India’s Sachin Yadav says it cannot make up for the disappointment of “letting slip” an unlikely bronze after a strong start. The unheralded Sachin was participating in only his second international event. The Indian’s first-round throw of 86.27m was a personal best, bettering the earlier mark of 85.16m recorded while winning a silver in the Asian championships in May.…

The Apple iPhone 17 series drew massive crowds across stores as the new iPhones go on sale in India | Photo Credit: PTI The Apple iPhone 17 series went up for sale today in India, and with that, all the four Apple Stores in India saw massive crowds gathering to get their hands on the new iPhones. People queued up from the previous night itself to be among the first to get the new iPhone 17 models, which consist of the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Air, iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max.The ultra-thin iPhone 17 Air is a…

US President Donald Trump plans to introduce a new $100,000 application fee for H-1B worker visas in an effort to reduce their use as part of his broader immigration crackdown. (AP) US President Donald Trump plans to introduce a new $100,000 application fee for H-1B worker visas, according to a White House official, in an effort to reduce their use as part of his broader immigration crackdown. Story continues below this ad The Republican president was expected to sign a proclamation as early as Friday restricting entry under the H-1B visa program unless the application fee is paid, the official…

Published on: Sept 18, 2025 04:57 pm IST South Calcutta Law College vice-principal quits 3 months after ‘gang rape’ of student Kolkata, About three months after the alleged gangrape of a student by three men, including an ex-student, on the campus of South Calcutta Law College here, its Vice-Principal Noyna Chatterjee has tendered resignation to the governing body. South Calcutta Law College vice-principal quits 3 months after ‘gang rape’ of student Chatterjee said she resigned as the vice-principal and wants to continue as an assistant professor. A member of the governing body said it is yet to decide on her…

Here are the key events on day 1,304 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.Published On 20 Sep 202520 Sep 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareHere is how things stand on Saturday, September 20:Regional security Estonian officials say three Russian MiG-31 fighters entered Estonia’s airspace “over the Gulf of Finland” for a total of 12 minutes on Friday and called for NATO talks over the “unprecedented and brazen intrusion”. Moscow denied violating Estonia’s airspace, with the Russian defence ministry claiming its jets flew over neutral waters of the Baltic Sea as they travelled from northwestern Russia to the Baltic exclave of…

Abdominal bloating is common. That’s why a post-meal walk becomes imperative. But have you ever heard of “jet belly” — a type of bloating that happens due to stress-rushing to the airport, and high altitudes?Recently, Ann DiMauro Barrante, a nutritionist, took to Instagram to speak about this lesser-known phenomenon. “It is a combination of change in altitude, perhaps stress-rushing to the airport; your body doesn’t properly digest when you are switching up things.” When that happens, the food accumulates in one place, and our abdomen begins to experience uncomfortable sensations due to excess gas. Understanding in detail Story continues below…

Kolkata, Two days after resigning citing stress-related factors, the vice-principal of South Calcutta Law College, Noyna Chatterjee, on Friday said she has withdrawn her resignation following a request from the governing body. South Calcutta Law College vice-principal withdraws resignation after governing body request Chatterjee had submitted her resignation on Wednesday, three months after the alleged gangrape of a student by three men, including an ex-student, on the campus. “Yes, I had submitted my resignation, but following a request by the college’s governing body yesterday that my departure at this stage will affect academic and administrative functioning of the institute till…

Published on: Sept 19, 2025 08:19 pm IST Debanshu Biswas, prime suspect in gangrape case, was arrested. Earlier, an accused named Chandan Malik was arrested by the Kolkata Police. Kolkata Police has arrested Debanshu Biswas, the prime accused in the alleged gangrape of a young woman from the city’s Deshapriya Park area, an officer said on Friday. Investigators were probing whether more people were involved in the alleged crime, the officer added.(Hindustan Times file photo) Earlier, another accused, Chandan Malik, was arrested at Bardhaman railway station in connection with the case. “Acting on a tip-off, we spotted Biswas near Deshapriya…