There is good news awaiting the Indian women’s cricket team, which recorded its first clean sweep in the ODI series against England since 1999 when they outplayed the hosts.

Star India opener Smriti Mandhana achieved a career-best world No. 2 rank in T20Is and climbed to the seventh spot in ODIs in the latest ICC Women’s Player Rankings, riding on her stupendous show against England. The left-handed batter had aggregated...

A new study has found that only 48 per cent of people aged 50 to 80 who take blood pressure medications or have a health condition that’s affected by hypertension regularly check their blood pressure at home or other places. Meanwhile, around...

Menstrual clots are a common occurrence for women. Most suffer blood clots during their periods, and it is not known as a cause for alarm. When a woman is menstruating, the uterus releases gel-like lumps of coagulated blood, blood, and tissue....

A healthy diet is one of the prerequisites for a healthy heart. Poor food choices can have an adverse effect on the heart, putting you at risk of several health concerns such as heart attack, heart failure, stroke, hypertension, etc. A health...

A new research has studied the impact of passive screen use on the cognitive development of a young child, and the results revealed that screen exposure, whether from a TV or a mobile device, might be beneficial depending on the context in which...

Kolkata: A war of words erupted between the TMC and BJP over the credit for UNESCO’s intangible cultural heritage (ICH) tag to Durga Puja, Bengal’s biggest festival. Union Minister of State for Education Subhas Sarkar slammed the TMC-led government...

Researchers found that women who have a history of diabetes during pregnancy can still reduce their risk of developing it by living a healthy lifestyle that includes eating well, quitting smoking, exercising frequently, and avoiding weight gain.

West Bengal panchayat and rural development minister Pradip Majumdar has sought an appointment with Union rural development minister Giriraj Singh to request the release of funds under rural development schemes put on hold by the Centre over...

Chandigarh: Punjab Police last week busted an ISI-backed terror module jointly handled by Canada-based gangster Lakhbir Singh, alias Landa, and Pakistan-based gangster Harvinder Singh Rinda with the arrest two of its operatives.