“Unfortunately for me I was born a Hindu Untouchable. It was beyond my power to prevent that, but I declare that it is within my power to refuse to live under ignoble and humiliating conditions. I solemnly assure you that I will not die a Hindu,”1 thundered Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar at a conference in
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It’s a health metric that’s constantly spoken about, measured at every visit to a doctor’s office and, in India, increasingly a cause of concern, but how much do you really know about blood pressure? What exactly does it measure? What do the numbers indicate? And why is it so important to keep these numbers in
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A dug-up road in Lower Parel, South Mumbai. Ravikant Prajapati, who stays in Matunga Labour Camp and works in Lower Parel, finds his travel time has doubled. | Photo Credit: By Special Arrangement A “pothole-free” city: That is what Mumbai’s Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), India’s richest civic body, plans for the metro. The city administration
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(Bloomberg) — Earnings from two chip-industry giants this week are poised to provide an early insight into issues that have punctured investor confidence and sent valuations to multiyear lows. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. and ASML Holding NV have born the brunt of a broader market selloff, weighed down by both US tariff threats and doubts
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Amsterdam-based beSirius, an AI-powered sustainability intelligence platform for metals, mining, and heavy industries, has raised €3 million in a Seed funding round to accelerate product development and deepen integrations with supply chains, auditors, and financial institutions — replacing static sustainability reporting with real-time intelligence that informs deals, procurement, and strategic decisions. The round was led
Pulse polio drops being administered to a child at the Vijayawada Railway Station. File photograph | Photo Credit: RAO GN Over the past five decades, vaccinations have prevented more than 150 million deaths among humans from deadly infectious diseases. The once-dreaded infection small pox for instance, had been eradicated; other serious infectious diseases like polio
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In today’s rapidly evolving digital age credit card transactions have now become commonplace in India. Still, instances of extremely high and incorrect charges or unauthorised transactions are not at all uncommon. That is why, clearly understanding the dispute resolution process is important for credit card users to safeguard and defend their financial interests. This particular
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Several French prisons were attacked overnight in response to government efforts to clamp down on drug trafficking in the country, senior officials said. Unknown assailants fired automatic weapons at a prison in the southern city of Toulon, while vehicles were burned outside other facilities across the country and staff were threatened. France’s national anti-terrorism prosecutor’s
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