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The Schwarzman Animal Medical Center in New York City is one of a handful of veterinary hospitals across the country that is equipped to handle the most complicated cases

BEIJING (Reuters) — China's factory output sped up in the January-February period and beat expectations, marking a solid start for 2024 and offering tentative relief to policymakers who are seeking to shore up faltering economic growth.

KYIV (Reuters) -A man was killed and at least eight people were wounded in a Russian missile attack on the Black Sea port city of Mykolaiv on Sunday, Ukrainian officials said, after an overnight strike on Odesa on the last day of Russia's presidential election.

Economic Times Lifetime Achievement Award will be the last,” he said, drawing a cheer from the star-studded audience. At 81, the grand old man of Larsen & Toubro wears his humble beginnings on his sleeve–recalling the inspirational legacy of his grandfather and father, who served the impoverished. “Their values have been passed down through generations,” he said in his acceptance speech. His father, a teacher and principal, donated funds to support a hospital in the family’s village. That was the only time he asked for any financial help, Naik said. “If you can help, help this hospital,” Naik recalled his father’s request.

Anita Roddick died in 2007; the company was sold to the kind of giant cosmetics corporation she had launched in opposition to. When Roddick started her chain, she defiantly used ultra-simple containers (urine-sample bottles bought from a local hospital, refillable packs) and was in opposition to the animal testing common with cosmetics companies. But what I found most striking was how the products seemed edible. Not that you were encouraged to swig shampoo or munch moisturiser, but they touted natural, often edible ingredients: Satsuma hand cream, almond milk face mask, mango bath blend, ginger anti-dandruff shampoo, peppermint foot scrub. They had categories like body butters and body yoghurt. A friend with luxuriantly curly hair asked me to buy their Brazil nut conditioner from abroad. It made sense to learn that loofah scrubs, which Body Shop popularised abroad, were the dried mature fruits of turai, ridge gourd which we cooked when it was tender. It was smart marketing. If it sounded good enough to put inside you, then it must be good enough to put on yourself as well.

Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said the Gujarat government is taking strict action against the perpetrators of violence. Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal informed that one of the two foreign students injured in the violence has been discharged from hospital. "An incidence of violence took place at Gujarat University in Ahmedabad yesterday.

ALSO READ: Afghanistan: 21 dead, 38 injured in bus-oil tanker collision in Helmand The accident occurred on Sunday early morning in the Helmand province's Grishk district's Yakhchal neighbourhood, said The Information and Culture Directorate of Helmand Province. “On Sunday morning, 21 people were killed and 38 people were injured due to a collision between a tanker, a motorcycle, and a passenger bus," the provincial information department said in a post on X (formerly known as Twitter).

Japan's Toyota Tsusho and Secom Medical System on Saturday announced plans to set up a second multi-super specialty healthcare facility under their Sakra World Hospital operations in India at an investment of Rs 1,000 crore. The two partners, which already run a Sakra World Hospital facility in Bengaluru, plan to add another 500-bed new unit at Banaswadi in Bengaluru North. The facility is scheduled for completion by the end of 2026. Sakra World Hospital is also looking to set up at a third unit, which is envisaged to have 300 beds, as part of its plans to add 1,000 beds in the upcoming years. The second facility, to be constructed at an estimated cost of Rs 1,000 crore, will have a 500-bed capacity with a built-up area spanning 6 lakh sq ft, Sakra World Hospital said in a statement. Sakra World Hospital is a collaboration between Japan's healthcare major Secom Medical System and trading conglomerate Toyota Tsusho. «The new facility is the extension of our firm commitment towards fulfilling the healthcare needs of the local and international communities,» said Tatsuro Fuse, Executive Director, SECOM Co Ltd, and Chairman, SECOM Medical System Co Ltd, Japan.

Amitabh Bachchan's health, the veteran actor categorically denied reports of undergoing angioplasty following his recent hospitalization. Social media was abuzz with concerns about Bachchan's well-being after various sources claimed he had undergone a medical procedure. However, a video capturing Bachchan's exit from the Dadoji Kondadev Stadium in Thane, where he attended the final Indian Street Premier League (ISPL) match between Majhi Mumbai and Tigers of Kolkata, put an end to these rumours.

Want to be Amitabh Bachchan’s neighbour? Here’s your chance to buy 3,000-sqft property near Jalsa In a video, circulating on social media, Bachchan is seen exiting the stadium when someone from the crowd asks him about his health. The actor is initially seen gesturing with his hands that everything is fine. The person then asked him, "How are you? All fine? to which Bachchan said, “Fake news." The reports started in the afternoon with some saying he had gone to the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital for a routine check.

Blaise Taylor found himself embroiled in controversy after being arrested on suspicion of poisoning his girlfriend and her unborn child to death in 2023. The allegations sent shockwaves through the sports community, leaving many stunned and saddened by the tragic turn of events, as per a New York Post report. As details of the case continue to unfold, questions linger about the circumstances surrounding the incident and the impact it will have on Taylor's career and reputation. Amidst the turmoil, there is a collective sense of disbelief and dismay as the football world grapples with the sobering reality of this disturbing accusation against one of its own.

Amitabh Bachchan has been discharged from Kokilaben Hospital, Mumbai. The ‘living legend’ was admitted there, after he felt uneasy. According to a News 18 report, a blood clot was found in his leg. The ‘Kabhie Khushi, Kabhie Gham’ star had to undergo an angioplasty. However, barely hours after he was discharged, Bachchan Sr was spotted attending an ISPL T-10 cricket match with his son Abhishek Bachchan and GOAT of Indian cricket, Sachin Tendulkar. The match took place between Majhi Mumbai (Bachchan’s team) and Tigers Of Kolkata at the Dadoji Kondadev Stadium in Thane. After the pictures of the star at the match went viral, DNA contacted the authorities of Kokilaben Hospital. They told the news publication that as the superstar was expected to attend the match, he was discharged earlier, and there was no big procedure involved.

Navy Chief Admiral (retd) L Ramdas passed away on Friday at a military hospital here. He was 90 and was suffering from health issues related to old age. Ramdas, who was admitted to the hospital on March 11, breathed his last Friday morning, his daughter Sagari R Ramdas said. «He came to stay with me here in Hyderabad about nine months ago because he was not keeping good health,» she told PTI. The funeral will be held in Hyderabad on March 16, she said.

Mamata Banerjee) felt a bit dizzy and then collapsed, nobody pushed her from behind... After falling, she got injured; the doctor is looking into everything. Details will come out soon; checkups are going on...Everybody wants the well-being of Mamata Banerjee, however, taking the wrong meaning of this is injustice..." TMC leader Shashi Panja said.

Doctors at Kenya’s public hospitals began a nationwide strike, accusing the government of failing to implement a raft of promises from a collective bargaining agreement signed in 2017 after a 100-day strike that saw people dying from lack of care

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Amitabh Bachchan is facing a health crisis. The 81-year-old ‘living legend’ has been admitted to the Kokilaben Hospital in Mumbai. According to a News18 report, the ‘Kabhie Khushi Kabhie Gham’ star was treated for a problem detected in his peripheral heart. A hospital representative told News 18, “An angioplasty was performed on a clot in his leg, and not on his heart.” Further details are awaited about the superstar’s current state of health. Mere hours before the news of his hospitalisation went viral, the superstar had shared an update on X (formerly Twitter). He wrote, “T 4950 – in gratitude ever.” He also promoted Majhi Mumbai, his Indian Street Premiere League (ISPL) team on Instagram. “Open your eyes, hear if you can, Majhi Mumbai will emerge victorious. It’s time you accept this,” wrote the ‘Paa’ actor. He also wrote, “The ISPL, as has been promoted and delivered in adverts, is well on its way to fructification and all the owners and the members that are involved, were needed to be in immortalised picture frames. So yes, a photo cum meet shoot… a very quick in and out between the evening hours… with our friends and colleagues… such a joy… Akshay, one of the owners… and an explanation to him about the surgery on my hand.”

Aankh kholke dekh lo, kaan lagake sun lo, Majhi Mumbai ki hogi Jai Jaikaar, yeh baat ab maanlo (Open your eyes, hear if you can, Majhi Mumbai will emerge victorious. It’s time you accept this)" while sharing a promotional video of his Indian Street Premier League (ISPL) team, Majhi Mumbai. On March 14, Majhi Mumbai won against Chennai Singams, owned by Tamil star Suriya, by 58 runs with Abhishek Dalhor's outstanding performance.

A Vancouver police officer is talking publicly for the first time about being stabbed in the chest while on duty in 2021.

Mamata Banerjee, who suffered a sharp cut over her forehead and nose on 14 March after falling within the vicinity of her home “due to some push from behind." While speaking to media persons on Thursday, the SSKM director Bandyopadhyay informed that Mamata was discharged after receiving treatment for her injury. He also added that the chief minister was admitted to the hospital with a "history of (a) fall within the vicinity of her home due to some push from behind". The hospital director informed further that doctors administered three stitches on her forehead and another on the nose.

Lilavati Hospital are in talks with private equity investors and pension funds for its proposed Rs 4,000-crore pan-India expansion plan which entails setting up five to six multispecialty hospitals over the next five years. «We will be funding the expansion through internal accruals, and are also in discussions with PE investors, pension funds and donors,» said Prashant Mehta, promoter, Lilavati Hospital. «We will retain the controlling stake,» Mehta added. He said Lilavati is looking at both greenfield and brownfield hospitals as part of its expansion strategy. The proposed expansion will be carried out by Lilavati Foundation, a distinct and separate entity from Lilavati Hospital, Mumbai. «We believe there is still a huge potential for growth of healthcare services in India,» Mehta said. The expansion will encompass 3,000 hospital beds. Lilavati is setting up a greenfield 300-bed multi-specialty hospital in GIFT City, Gujarat with an investment of Rs 300 crore. The hospital is slated to open by 2025-end. Lilavati is also considering opening hospitals in Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh), Noida (Uttar Pradesh), Pune (Maharashtra), and Bengaluru (Karnataka) and Guwahati (Assam), Mehta said. He said they are also looking at expanding the 319-bed Lilavati Hospital & Research Centre in Bandra, Mumbai by adding a 150-bed oncology block, which might involve acquiring adjoining property.