Health and science stories relevant to India: research, medicine, space, environment, and climate.
A large study from Pakistan, published in Nature, has found that about one in five people carry at least one gene where both copies are naturally switched off. Among 1,73,303 participants, researchers…
Telangana has recorded the steepest proportional rise in leptospirosis cases in India, with confirmed infections jumping from just two in 2023 to 249 in 2025, a nearly 125-fold increase. Rajya Sabha data…
Six leading doctors from Bengaluru, Mumbai and Delhi answered common questions about deworming in a live chat on Timesnownews.com. They said children aged 1 to 14 are most at risk, but adults…
Two organ donations in separate states have given nine patients a second chance at life. In Thiruvananthapuram, the family of C Shivakumar, a 54-year-old Tamil Nadu cable jointer who was declared brain-dead…
Artificial light at night, or light pollution, is increasingly seen as an environmental threat that disrupts human circadian rhythms and wildlife behaviour. Business Today reports that excessive or poorly directed artificial light…
Apollo Speciality Hospitals in Teynampet screened Spider-Man: Brand New Day at Kamala Cinemas for about 100 children with thalassemia, along with their families and caregivers. The hospital chose the film because its…
The Perseid meteor shower peaks Wednesday night into Thursday morning, coinciding with a total solar eclipse across Spain, Iceland and Greenland and a six-planet parade. Under ideal conditions, skywatchers could see 50…
PARAS Health Srinagar has launched a gratitude campaign called 'Thank You Kashmir' to acknowledge the trust patients have placed in its doctors and services over the past three years. Managing director Dr…
A Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) exists as a separate taxable entity under the Income Tax Act, allowing rental, business, and investment income to be taxed at the HUF's slab rate. But this…
A two-year-old boy in Bengaluru suffered from fever, breathlessness and a persistent cough for nearly two weeks before doctors at Fortis Hospital found the cause: a peanut shell he had accidentally inhaled…
