London, Dec 24 People sleep less in mid-adulthood than they do in early and late adulthood, finds a new study. The researchers said the decline in sleep during mid-life may be due to demands of childcare and working life. Sleep duration declines in early adulthood until age 33, and then ...

New York, Dec 24 In a historic move forward, a federal appeals court has ruled that Sikhs recruits in the US Marine Corps can keep a beard and wear turbans. Judges from the District of Columbia's federal appeals court on Friday cited the Apresent Corps' boot camp rule of cutting ...

New Delhi, Dec 24 Etihad Airways, expects to carry over 1.5 million passengers throughout the holiday season. To mark the occasion, travellers on some flights will receive holiday-themed decor and a special cuisine. From December 23 to 25, the traditional holiday-themed menu will be offered on several routes, including those ...

New Delhi, Dec 24 India has reported 201 fresh Covid cases and one fatality in the past 24 hours, Union Health Ministry said on Saturday. With the fresh fatality, the death toll due to the virus reached 5,30,691. Active caseload of the country stands at 3,397 cases, accounting for 0.01 ...

Tokyo, Dec 24 As Japan is grappling with an ongoing eighth wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, the country registered 371 deaths due to the virus, the highest single-day tally since the outbreak began in early 2020, health authorities said. The previous high of 347 Covid-19 deaths was reported on September ...

Wellington, Dec 19 In a bid to address labour shortages and bump up the economy post-Covid, New Zealand announced that nurses and midwives will now be eligible for immediate residency in the country. Announcing a slew of changes, Immigration Minister Michael Wood said the country is expanding its Green List ...

New Delhi, Dec 18 Raising concerns about growing health inequalities after the Covid-19 pandemic, global health experts have called to improve healthcare capabilities to respond to established infectious diseases like malaria, measles and tuberculosis while also responding to emerging threats. According toAnthony S. Fauci, the outgoing director of National Institute ...

Warsaw, Dec 17 Food prices in Poland will not fall next year; the goal of the government is not to let them increase too quickly, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Henryk Kowalczyk said here. "Unfortunately, food prices do not depend only on farmers as it is the cost of ...

Dhaka, Dec 17 Indian war veterans, participating in Victory Day celebrations paid tribute to the members of the Bangladesh Armed Forces who made supreme sacrifices during the Liberation War of 1971 by laying a wreath at the altar of Shikha Anirban in Dhaka Cantonment. Earlier, 30 Indian war veterans and ...

United Nations, Dec 16 A Mumbai nurse who came face to face with the 26/11 terrorists at a hospital and protected 20 newborns gave a moving testimony before the UN Security Council about the horrors of terrorism and its continuing effects. Speaking through a video link from Mumbai, Anjali Vijay ...