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Health: WHO, health bodies, reject Trump’s claims on paracetamol, autism

September 23, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: As is his wont, US President Donald Trump on Monday sought to hog world headlines with his “historic” announcement on children’s health, only to find the World Health Organization (WHO) and global experts rubbishing his unproven claims. In an extraordinary press conference at the White House, he linked autism to […]

Business

Roving Periscope: In the US, Jaishankar sets the tone for Goyal’s trade talks

September 23, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Monday met his US counterpart Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the sidelines of the 80th Summit of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, in what is seen as setting the tone for resumed bilateral trade and tariffs negotiations being led […]

Education

Modi@75: Trump, Putin, Bibi, other world leaders greet “Narendra, my friend!”

September 17, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: US President Donald Trump became the first among world leaders to greet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who turned 75 on Wednesday, amid resumed US-India bilateral trade negotiations in the Indian capital. President Trump on Tuesday dialled PM Modi and greeted him, in what is being seen as a significant gesture […]

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Trumpistan: After “Modi’s War,” claim, American racist Peter Navarro rants against “Brahmin profiteering”

September 1, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Finding President Donald Trump’s and his own rants against India going down the drain, a deeply frustrated White House trade advisor, Peter Navarro, on Sunday spewed venom against New Delhi, again, claiming that “Brahmins are profiteering” in the South Asian nation currently locking horns with the US on the […]

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Vaccines prevented over 2.5 million COVID deaths worldwide: Study

July 28, 2025 revoi editor

Vaccines have prevented more than 2.5 million deaths caused by SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind COVID-19, according to a new study. Led by researchers from the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Italy, the study found that one COVID-related death was avoided for every 5,400 vaccine doses administered. About 82% of the lives saved involved […]

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Yoga may cut risk of type 2 diabetes by 40%, new report finds

July 25, 2025 revoi editor

Regular practice of yoga may reduce the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes by as much as 40% among individuals at high risk, according to a new report titled ‘Yoga and Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes’. The findings were presented on Thursday to the Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, J.P. Nadda, in the […]

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Spine A Medical Miracle And Corporate Necessity For Self-Belief: Gautam Adani

July 11, 2025 revoi editor

Mumbai: The spine is both a medical miracle and a corporate necessity for self-belief, said Gautam Adani, the Chairman of Adani Group, on Friday. Addressing the 5th Annual Conference of the Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery – Asia Pacific (SMISS-AP) in Mumbai, the Adani Group Chairman referred to the spine as an important part […]

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India Plans Curbing Overcharging of Patients by Healthcare Providers

July 10, 2025 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, July 10: India plans to bring an existing health insurance claims portal under the finance ministry and insurance regulator to curb overcharging by healthcare providers, the government sources said. Healthcare costs in India are projected to rise by 13 percent in 2025, exceeding the global average of 10 percent, and up from 12 […]

Business

Roving Periscope: Importing farm products key issue in US-India tariff talks

July 3, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: In April, President Donald Trump paused his reciprocal tariffs on some 100 countries for three months, ending July 9. Several countries have since been racing against time to strike a favourable trade and tariff deal with America, even as Trump has just announced take on Japan! While he imposed as […]

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WHO pushes countries to raise prices on sugary drinks, alcohol and tobacco by 50%

July 3, 2025 revoi editor

The World Health Organisation is pushing countries to raise the prices of sugary drinks, alcohol and tobacco by 50% over the next 10 years through taxation, its strongest backing yet for taxes to help tackle chronic public health problems. The United Nations health agency said the move would help cut consumption of the products, which […]