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Bengaluru’s Banaswadi flyover project has moved forward with the land acquisition process. Meanwhile, Yeshwanthpur MLA S.T. Somashekar has urged the Energy Minister to stop the proposed relocation of the Kengeri Satellite Town BESCOM office. The BBMP has approved a flyover project connecting Maruti Seva Nagar, Baiyappanahalli railway station, Kammanahalli and Banaswadi, aimed at improving connectivity … Read more

As I get older, birthdays, I find, invite the same amount of reflection and scrutiny of the year gone by as New Year’s resolutions do. I apply myself to this reflection with as much seriousness and rigour as I do my annual appraisals. Sadly, neither seems to live up to my expectations. This year, my … Read more

About our expert: Dr. Nicholas Kardaras is an Ivy League-educated psychologist who has treated more than 1,000 teens and young people for technology addiction over the past 15 years. Most of us reach for our phones for different things we need throughout the day as part of modern life. Some of us reach for our … Read more

Have you ever left a medical appointment wondering whether you were offered every reasonable treatment option, or only the easiest one? Women have long reported feeling that their symptoms are taken less seriously in medical settings. A new systematic review raises a related question that begins after a diagnosis is made: when women and men … Read more

Athletes represent some of the healthiest people in society, so sudden cardiac arrest in this population often raises concern and curiosity. Why does this happen? To understand this, it is important to look at how the heart functions and what can go wrong, even in a seemingly healthy person. The heart needs fuel and electricity … Read more

For Preeti Pandey, a 23-year-old sales intern in Varanasi, even a sick leave comes with anxiety. Instead of simply resting, she worries about falling behind and whether colleagues might see her as less hardworking or committed. The body may have stopped working, but the mind has not. It is a feeling many people recognise—and one … Read more