New Delhi: Prolonged mobile phone use while sitting on the toilet is contributing to a surge in haemorrhoids and anal fistulas, doctors have said.

The science is clear: resistance training is crucial to ageing well. Lifting weights (or doing bodyweight exercises like lunges, squats or push-ups) can help you live independently for longer, make your bones stronger, reduce your risk of diseases such as diabetes, and may even improve your sleep and mental health.

In February 2000, Paul Crutzen rose to speak at the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme in Mexico. And when he spoke, people took notice. He was then one of the world's most cited scientists, a Nobel laureate working on huge-scale problems the ozone hole, the effects of a nuclear winter.

Mohammad Naushad, a retired man from Bengaluru had plans to travel the world after completing his tenure in the steel industry. He landed as a tourist in Samarkand a year ago and his quest for his morning masala tea and paratha prompted him to settle here and open the only Indian restaurant in the second-largest city of Uzbekistan.

 From the busy streets and crowded metro stations to the bustling malls of Bengaluru, Anitha (44), an author by passion rather than profession, has embarked on a unique literary adventure. Her book ‘My Observation of Tension At (Tention)’ delves into the intricacies of tension and attention, and she's taking it to the public in a remarkable way.

 As the world commemorates World Diabetes Day on November 14, 2023, the spotlight is once again on the global battle against a silent but formidable adversary – diabetes. In the pursuit of spreading awareness about this chronic condition that affects millions worldwide, we had the privilege of sitting down with one of Mangaluru's most reputed physicians and diabetologists, Dr. Haroon Hussain. As a Consultant in Internal Medicine and Diabetology at KMC Hospital, Mangaluru, Dr. Haroon brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the forefront of diabetes care.

A session of Parliament is set to begin on Monday amid an intense buzz on whether the government will have some surprise item up its sleeve during the five-day sitting that will see a discussion on Parliament's 75-year journey and House proceedings moving to the new building.

Women consuming sugar-sweetened drinks daily are a higher risk of developing liver cancer and chronic liver disease mortality, scientists have found in the US.