Day: May 12, 2019

Men’s ticking ‘biological clock’ may put partner, kids at health risk: Study

7:20 pm May 12, 2019

Washington: Men too have a ticking “biological clock” — just like women — say scientists who have found that older fathers may put the health of their partners and unborn children at risk. The study, published in the journal Maturitas, which reviewed 40 years of research on the effect of parental age on fertility, pregnancy […]

Odisha alerts coastal districts amid cyclone warning

People protest as Odisha struggles to restore normalcy post cyclone

7:20 pm May 12, 2019

Bhubaneswar: Unable to get power and water even nine days after Cyclone Fani ravaged coastal Odisha, angry people blocked roads at many places, including the state capital Bhubaneswar, on Sunday, demanding that the authorities address their problems quickly. At several places, demonstrators alleged that the restoration work was hampered by a lack of management and coordination among […]

Transgenders excited to cast vote first time under gender identity of their choice

7:12 pm May 12, 2019

New Delhi: Excited about casting their votes under their chosen gender identity for the first time in general elections, the transgender voters in the national capital flaunted their inked fingers and expressed hope for a government which ensures them a better future. This is the first time that transgenders are casting their votes under the category after Supreme Court had declared them […]

One killed in fire at apartment in police station compound

7:08 pm May 12, 2019

Mumbai: A teenaged girl was killed after a fire broke out at an apartment in a police station compound in suburban Dadar on Sunday, officials said. The blaze erupted around 1.45 pm in one of the quarters on third floor of the fire-storey building located in the police station compound, an official at Dadar police station said. The victim, Shravani Chavan […]

Afghan official: gunmen kill provincial intelligence officer

3:49 pm May 12, 2019

Kabul : An Afghan official says unidentified gunmen killed a deputy intelligence director for northern Baghlan province. The provincial official says Abdul Ghafour Mahmoud was shot Sunday while travelling to the capital, Kabul, and another intelligence agent was wounded. The official spoke anonymously because he was not authorised to speak to the media. He says the attack took place on the outskirts of Baghlan’s provincial capital, […]