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'Mental health must receive attention amid modern lifestyle pressures'
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'Mental health must receive attention amid modern lifestyle pressures'

Greater awareness of depression and mental stress is needed alongside efforts to protect people from infectious diseases, Gujarat Health Minister Praful Pansheriya said on Saturday as he inaugurated the 16th annual conference of the Clinical Infectious Diseases Society (CIDS) at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar. Speaking at CIDSCON 2026, being held on the theme “Addressing AMR: From Awareness to Action”, Pansheriya said mental well-being and physical health must receive equal attention, particularly amid the pressures of modern lifestyles and the impact of global infectious diseases such as COVID-19. He stressed the need to create greater awareness about serious issues such as depression and mental stress and to address them appropriately. Maintaining mental resilience, he said, had become...
Neutrogena responds after handling of Hayden Panettiere deal draws scrutiny – National
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Neutrogena responds after handling of Hayden Panettiere deal draws scrutiny – National

U.S. cosmetics brand Neutrogena has addressed mounting backlash over allegations that it ended its long-term partnership with the late actor Hayden Panettiere after she spoke publicly about her mental health struggles. Panettiere worked with Neutrogena from 2005 to 2015 as a spokesperson and was a prominent face of the brand.In an Instagram post on Thursday, the company said she was a “valued member of the Neutrogena community” for more than a decade, and that it understands it “made her feel unsupported during a very difficult time.”Its comments drew responses from people expressing discontent with its apology, saying they would boycott the brand and its consortium of sister companies. Story continues below advertisement The brand’s statement came in response...
Google Will Soon Let You Tell It What Stories You Want to See in Your Discovery Feed
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Google Will Soon Let You Tell It What Stories You Want to See in Your Discovery Feed

I don't know what the far future of tech looks like, but I know what's in store for the near future: AI. Specifically, AI that responds to natural language prompts. It's already the reality for many platforms, apps, and services: Rather than doing things yourself, you tell the AI what you want done, and it follows suit. Natural language commands are popping up everywhere, from coding platforms to playlist generators. Now, apparently, they're coming to your news app too. Natural language commands are coming to the Google app's Discovery feed Credit: Google Google announced a handful of changes coming to its self-named app on Friday. Perhaps most ...
Goa declares cancer a notifiable disease; here's all you need to know about it
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Goa declares cancer a notifiable disease; here's all you need to know about it

Goa has declared cancer a notifiable disease across the state, making it mandatory for healthcare providers or laboratories to report it to government authorities when they diagnose it, officials said on Saturday. The notification, issued by the state Public Health Department on August 20, will pave the way for systematic surveillance of cancer cases and data-driven planning of prevention, screening and treatment programmes, they said. Welcoming the decision, National Organisation for Tobacco Eradication (India) president Dr Shekhar Salkar called the move a "landmark and much-needed public health decision" that could strengthen cancer control in the state. Under the notification, cancer cases are required to be reported preferably within seven days and, in any event, not later than one ...
Bobby Deol begins filming Aashram 4, fans welcome Baba Nirala’s return
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Bobby Deol begins filming Aashram 4, fans welcome Baba Nirala’s return

Bollywood actor Bobby Deol and the rest of the team of the popular web series, 'Aashram' commenced the shoot for the fourth season of the highly-awaited drama on Saturday. Sharing the professional update with the netizens, makers Prakash Jha Productions took to their official handle on Instagram and uploaded a picture of a clapperboard with 'Aashram 4' written on it, placed in the place of worship, accompanied by the caption, "Ek Aur aarambh …Aashram ke naye adhyay mein aapka swagat hai. Japnaam (Folded hands emoji) Aashram 4 now filming ! (Fire and Clapper Board” emoji) (sic)." As soon as the post was up, netizens expressed their excitement in the comment section. Source link
Ariana Grande granted expedited subpoenas to reveal alleged hackers’ identities – National
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Ariana Grande granted expedited subpoenas to reveal alleged hackers’ identities – National

A Los Angeles judge has granted pop star Ariana Grande permission to subpoena information that will help to reveal the identities of anonymous hackers she alleges infiltrated the devices of people close to her and stole unreleased music. Judge Mark H. Epstein approved Grande’s proposed order for expedited discovery on Wednesday, after her legal team argued that it was necessary to identify those who hacked and stole the unreleased music, behind-the-scenes footage and music videos that were reportedly sold online.In her application for expedited discovery, Grande reportedly said she needed to accelerate her lawsuit because if she doesn’t identify the alleged hackers, “their hacking, theft, dissemination, sales, and publication of [her] content will continue,” Rolling Stone reports. ...
All the Emergency Features You Should Enable on Your Google Pixel
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All the Emergency Features You Should Enable on Your Google Pixel

If you're ever in an emergency situation, your can use your Google Pixel to get more information about what's going on and receive the help you need. While some emergency features are enabled by default, you do have to set most of them up before a crisis actually occurs. It's worth noting that emergency settings aren't consistent across all Android devices. Many of Android's emergency features live within the Personal Safety app, which is automatically installed on all Pixel phones (4a and later). A version of this app is available to other Android users through the Google Play Store, though it may be labeled just "Safety" in your app list once downloaded and have different functionality across non-Pixel devices. Schedule a Safety Check on your Google PixelIf you're ever out alone and want...
Jai Durga from The Revolutionaries unveiled, celebrates Maa Durga’s divine power
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Jai Durga from The Revolutionaries unveiled, celebrates Maa Durga’s divine power

Devotional track 'Jai Durga' from 'The Revolutionaries' was unveiled on Friday. Composed by Shreyas Prashant Puranik, the track brings together the evocative voices of Shreyas Prashant Puranik, Raja Hasan, Altamash Faridi and Divya Kumar. Penned by Siddharth-Garima Wahal, the lyrics celebrate Maa Durga as the embodiment of supreme Shakti and the ultimate force of good, portraying her as the divine power people turn to for strength, protection and hope. Check out the song here The Revolutionaries, directed and created for a series by acclaimed filmmaker Nikkhil Advani, is a high-octane period drama produced by Monisha Advani and Madhu Bhojwani under the banner of Emmay Entertainment. Written by Sanyuktha Chawla Shaikh, Akshita Wadhwana, Shobhit Narang, and Rutvi Mehta, The Revolution...
Monsoon viral infections rise, influenza vaccine advised: Dr Guleria
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Monsoon viral infections rise, influenza vaccine advised: Dr Guleria

With viral infections increasing in the monsoon, Chairman of the Institute of Internal Medicine and Respiratory & Sleep Medicine at Medanta, pulmonologist Dr Randeep Guleria, has advised high-risk individuals to get vaccinated. In an interview with ANI, Dr Guleria, who is the Former Director of AIIMS Delhi, also reassured the public that most cases remain mild and can be managed with standard home care. "This is something which happens on an annual basis. There is a spurt in cases, but the majority of cases have mild to moderate disease. Some patients who come under comorbidities are getting admitted in ICU's," he said. "So, like every year, we see that there is a spurt of viral infections around the monsoon months, and it usually occurs due to influenza. And most patients have uppe...
Tupac murder suspect told police his nephew fired fatal shots at rapper – National
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Tupac murder suspect told police his nephew fired fatal shots at rapper – National

Jurors on Thursday heard Duane “Keffe D” Davis tell detectives in 2008 that his nephew Orlando “Baby Lane” Anderson fired the shots that killed rapper Tupac Shakur in 1996. Davis, who claimed he was also in the car with his nephew, is accused of orchestrating the killing of the 25-year-old rapper in Las Vegas.At the time of the interview with detectives in Los Angeles County, Davis’s nephew had been dead for a decade. 1:47 Who killed Tupac? Murder trial begins nearly 30 years later after rapper’s death Davis, 63, alleged that the white Cadillac he and Anderson were in with two other men pulled up alongside a car with Shakur inside, along with Death...