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For many years, the rule has strictly been comfort and complacency. Get yourself checked once you are 50 or older; never before that. Disease age in India outpaces chronological age. We suffer from diabetes, fatty liver disease, and coronary heart disease at least a decade earlier than our counterparts in the West. There is global evidence that colorectal, breast, and stomach cancers have been emerging well before the previous cut-off limits of screening tests.Are screening tests just for the 50-plus? A cancer surgeon shares when young Indians should actually get checked. (Shutterstock)Tavishi Dogra is a Deputy Chief Content Producer, Health…

Students adopting AI faster than schools can adapt, creating learning gap: ReportNew Delhi : Students are adopting artificial intelligence (AI) tools faster than schools are adapting their teaching methods, creating a growing gap between classroom learning and the skills students may need in the workplace, according to a report by IvySchool.ai.The report said generative AI (GenAI) is increasingly being used by students to make learning more efficient, while education systems continue to rely heavily on standardised testing, repetition and memorisation.While these methods remain important, the report said greater focus is needed on skills such as creativity, problem-solving and critical thinking.According…

Hrithik Roshan backs filmmaker’s take on audience obsession with stardom over cinema: ‘Somehow we haven’t grown up’ Filmmaker Pratim D Gupta recently shared a long note on Instagram, pointing out how Vijay Sethupathi and Sai Pallavi shooting in Kolkata drew far more attention than Mani Ratnam’s return to the city or his collaboration with award-winning cinematographer Avik Mukhopadhyay. Soon, Hrithik Roshan responded to the post. The actor agreed that audiences in India are more drawn to stardom than to cinema itself.Pratim D Gupta’s post on cinema and stardomIn his post, Pratim D Gupta called the way cinema is celebrated in…

Top stocks to buy on August 11, 2026 Stock market recommendations: Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders, ICICI Lombard General Insurance, JSW Energy, and DLF – Somil Mehta, Head of Retail Research, Mirae Asset ShareKhan has identified these as the top stocks to buy today on August 11, 2026:Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders: Buy in the range of Rs 2574-2575; Stop Loss at Rs 2487; Target: Rs 2684On the weekly chart, the stock is showing a descending trendline breakout. On the daily chart, the stock is forming a higher top and higher bottom pattern above its short-term moving averages. The stock has taken support from…

The couple have been together for 10 years, after they met at a Gucci shop in Madrid where Rodríguez was working. He was playing at the Spanish club Real Madrid at the time.They announced their engagement on 11 August last year. At the time, Rodríguez posted a picture of a large ring, writing “Yes I do. In this and in all my lives” in her native Spanish.Ronaldo has scored nearly 1,000 goals in a career in which he has played for Lisbon-based Sporting, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus, Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia and Portugal.He recently played in his sixth…

In a representation to PMO in July, a parent sought uniform implementation of the SC judgement NEW DELHI: More than a year after Supreme Court ruled that residence or domicile cannot be the basis for postgraduate medical admissions under the state quota, parents of NEET-PG aspirants say admission rules still vary across states, leaving students with unequal opportunities despite having taken the same national entrance examination.The concerns stem from SC’s Jan 29, 2025, judgement in Dr Tanvi Behl vs Shrey Goel case, which held that residence-based preference in postgraduate medical admissions is not permissible. The court said admissions should be…

Pic used for representation purpose Mumbai: The man who allegedly broke into actor and 2016 beauty pageant second runner-up Lopamudra Raut’s Santacruz flat and stole valuables worth nearly Rs 1 crore had an unusual past: he was once a police informer who had spent time with Gamdevi police learning how they investigated thefts.Chandan Mukhiya (26) was arrested from Darbhanga in Bihar on Aug 2 for the July 14 burglary. Police have recovered valuables worth nearly Rs 76.4 lakh from him.Investigators soon discovered, though, that Mukhiya was no stranger to their methods: In 2021, he had helped Gamdevi police crack a…

During his visa interview on Aug 7, he allegedly admitted to US embassy officials that he had never attended classes at the university NEW DELHI: An FIR was filed against a 25-year-old man from Andhra Pradesh by Delhi Police after the US Embassy complained he allegedly submitted forged documents while applying for a non-immigrant visa.The complaint was received by Chanakyapuri police on Aug 8. According to the complaint, the man had appeared at the US Embassy in Delhi on Aug 7 to apply for a non-immigrant visa. As part of his application, he submitted several documents from a Rajasthan-based university,…

Accel Partners (L-R) Anand Daniel and Abhinav Chaturvedi Bengaluru: Venture capital firm Accel has raised $550 million for its ninth India-focused early-stage fund, just 18 months after closing a $650 million fund. The Palo Alto-headquartered firm has now raised $1.2 billion for India during this period.The India fund is part of a $3.5 billion global fundraise across four new vehicles, including a separate $1.3 billion growth fund for later-stage investments.The new India fund will largely stick to Accel’s strategy of investing early, often as a startup’s first institutional investor. Partner Anand Daniel said the firm expects to back 15-30 companies…

Hyderabad: Chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Tuesday directed officials to expedite Hyderabad Metro rail works in the Old City under Phase-2 of the project and initiate the tender process for works on this corridor at the earliest.With regard to the 7.5 km corridor from MGBS to Chandrayangutta under phase-2 of the project, Revanth instructed the officials to consult Delhi Metro for assistance on the appropriate technology to be adopted.The CM held a review meeting with officials of Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited (HMRL) on works in the Old City. He directed the officials concerned to complete road-widening works along the…