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respiratory illnesses surge across the country, the persistence of a cough that just won’t quit may be prompting some to wonder if there is a deeper underlying issue.This lingering cough is what Nicholas Vozoris, an assistant professor and staff respirologist at Saint Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, calls a “post-infectious cough” and it can last as long as eight weeks.“This is a cough that seems to linger after the other infectious symptoms settle down,” he said. “And this post-infectious cough is known to possibly occur with viral or bacterial respiratory tract infections.”While doctors like Vozoris have long been familiar with post-infectious cough as a condition, he believes it may not be widely recognized by the public.He noted that many patients are often surprised when hearing about this diagnosis.

Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC) is now more valuable than 19 Nifty stocks including Bajaj Auto, Mahindra & Mahindra, LTIMindtree and Tata Steel. On Friday, the market capitalisation of the company touched Rs 2.1 lakh crore mark as the stock jumped 10% to hit its fresh 52-week high of Rs 160.80 on the NSE on Friday. The stock has seen an exponential rise in its price from its 52-week low of Rs 25.40 on March 28, 2023. With today's fresh high, the gains translate into a staggering 533% in less than a year.

boat accident in Harni lake on the outskirts of Vadodara city in Gujarat, three persons, including a manager of a contractor, have been arrested, said a police official on Friday. Following the tragedy on Thursday afternoon, the Harni police had registered an FIR under sections 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) and 308 (attempt to commit culpable homicide) of the Indian Penal Code against 18 persons, including the partners of Kotia Projects, which was given the contract to run Harni Lake Zone by the civic body. «We have already arrested the manager of the Harni Lake Zone, Shantilal Solanki, and two boat operators — Nayan Gohil and Ankit.

Tens of thousands of public sector workers have walked off the job across Northern Ireland

Mint had earlier reported on NCDC's (National Centre for Disease Contro) recent report on use of antibiotics which stated that 3rd Gen Cephalosporines was the most commonly prescribed antibiotic, followed by Imidazoles, and Aminoglycosides. Amongst most commonly prescribed antibiotics are Ceftriaxone, Metronidazole and Amikacin followed by Piperacillin and Tazobactam. Health experts have also pointed at easy availability of the antibiotics over the counter is one of the leading cause for rise in drug resistance.

ALSO READ: Mahua Moitra served fresh notice to vacate govt bungalow after expulsion as Lok Sabha MP in cash-for-query case The court listed Moitra's petition in which she challenged the eviction notice issued by the Directorate of Estates (DoE) for further hearing on January 24. Earlier, in her appeal to the high court, Moitra pleaded not to throw her out of the premises for the time being as she is a single woman and is undergoing treatment at a hospital. Senior advocate Brij Gupta, representing Moitra, submitted that she had undergone a surgical procedure and was admitted to a private hospital.

The Nifty future closed negative with losses of 2.01% at 21587 levels on Wednesday. India VIX was up by 11.13% from 13.57 to 15.08 levels. Positive setup was seen in stocks like LTTS, OFSS, Birla Soft, BHEL, Persistent Systems, L&TFH, Lupin, Torrent Pharma, Coforge, Godrej Properties, and IOC. On the weekly options front, the maximum Call OI is placed at 21800 strikes and then towards 22000 strikes while the maximum Put OI is placed at 21500 strikes and then towards 21300 strikes. Call writing is seen at 21800 then 21700 strikes while minor put writing is seen at 21550 then 21400 strikes. “Options data suggests a broader trading range in between 21200 to 22000 zones while an immediate trading range in between 21400 to 21800 zones,” Chandan Taparia, Senior Vice President | Analyst-Derivatives at Motilal Oswal Financial Services Limited, said. “Nifty formed a Bearish candle on the daily scale on Wednesday and negated the sequence of higher lows of the last four trading sessions,” he said. “Now till Nifty holds below 21700 zones, weakness could be seen towards 21450 and 21300 zones while on the upside hurdle shifts lower at 21700 and 21850 zones,” recommended Taparia. We have collated a list of stocks from the F&O basket along with cash market from various experts for traders who have a short-term trading horizon:

Kate Middleton has undergone a planned abdominal surgery at a private hospital in London and will recover in the medical clinic for 10 to 14 days, Kensington Palace announced Wednesday.

LONDON : The Princess of Wales has been hospitalized for planned abdominal surgery and will remain at The London Clinic for up to two weeks, Kensington Palace said Wednesday. The former Kate Middleton is expected to return to public duties after Easter, the palace said.

insurance cover under its flagship Ayushman Bharat health scheme to Rs 10 lakh to ensure that serious diseases like cancer and transplants that entail more expenditure are supported by it, official sources said on Wednesday. An announcement to this effect is likely to be made in the interim Union Budget on February 1, the sources told PTI. The Union health ministry is also planning to double the beneficiaries to 100 crore under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) to include Kisan Samman Nidhi recipients, construction workers, non-coal mine workers and ASHA workers in the next three years. «In order to ensure that serious illnesses requiring expenditure of more than Rs 5 lakh such as transplants and high-cost cancer treatments etc. are also covered under AB PMJAY, the ministry is working on finalising a proposal to increase the cover amount from Rs 5 lakh per family per year to Rs 10 lakh per family per year from 2023-24 onwards,» the sources said. The increase in coverage to Rs 10 lakh per family per year and increase in beneficiary base to 100 crore individuals will involve an additional allocation of Rs 12,076 crore per annum, the sources stated.

I have long been a proponent of ‘techno-legal’ governance—a hybrid system of laws and code where laws and regulations are embedded directly into the technology system. It has become increasingly possible for us to encode legal requirements directly into the ecosystems upon which we depend. Given that neither the laissez-faire approach to governance that the US pioneered nor the regulation-heavy approach taken by Europe has proven successful at regulating digital spaces, I am hopeful that this hybrid approach will offer us new ways in which we can extract the benefits of technology while safeguarding ourselves against its harms.

₹1,800 crore (through the IPO) to grow rapidly. Of this, ₹1,500 crore will be a capital raise to deleverage and future growth. We will use the remaining ₹300 crore for general corporate purposes and will deploy that later.

Lupin (at 8% YoY) and Dr Reddy’s (at 6% YoY). “We expect the highest growth rate for Torrent pharma (+16% YoY) due to Curatio acquisition and Cipla (+12% YoY) and lowest for Lupin (+8% YoY) and Dr Reddy’s (+6% YoY). We expect India business to witness some gross margin improvement on benign RM (raw material) costs and seasonality impacts," it added.

Asaduddin Owaisi, chief of All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM), expressed concerns about the Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) political approach, stating that there is no difference between BJP-RSS and AAP. In a recent interview with ANI, Owaisi accused AAP of hypocrisy, claiming that despite their claims of being distinct, AAP is essentially following the Hindutva line, similar to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He pointed out their varied statements about the Saryu River and the inclusion of Path in educational centres and hospitals.

died. The number of children among them, more than 3,000, exceeds the annual death toll for children in all wars in each of the preceding three years. The Economist estimates, from satellite imagery, that over a tenth of Gaza’s housing stock has been destroyed, leaving more than 280,000 people without homes to which they can return.

Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Monday cleared Seventy Second Investment Company's proposed stake acquisition in Manipal Health Enterprises. The deal has been approved under the green channel route. Manipal Health Enterprises operates a network of hospitals providing multi-specialty care.

Navi Mumbai, driven by transformative infrastructure projects such as the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL) and the forthcoming international airport. The hospitality market is witnessing a surge in investments in the region, with Navi Mumbai, Panvel and Khopoli emerging as the prime locations for investors, said hotel industry executives and transaction advisory firms. Most of the leading hospitality brands are either looking to step up their presence or are entering the region. American hotel operator Radisson Hotel Group that currently has one property, Country Inn & Suites by Radisson at Turbhe in Navi Mumbai, recently signed up for a 100-room hotel in Khopoli and has another one of similar size coming up soon. The MHTL, which opened to the public on Saturday, is set to decongest Mumbai by improving connectivity between the island city and mainland and promoting the development of Navi Mumbai region. This significant infrastructure link spans a length of about 21.8 km.

Max Healthcare Institute, Tata Motors, Hindalco Industries, HDFC AMC, L&T Technology Services. However, it has removed Ashok Leyland / HDFC Life Insurance from the model portfolio and the maximum weight cut has been in Avenue Supermarts, Hindustan Unilever and TCS.

Israeli strikes have hit Gaza City and soldiers are battling militants in southern Gaza after the U.S. said it was time to scale back operations

Amit Shah has cancelled all his engagements in Gujarat following the demise of Rajeshwariben Shah, he said. Rajeshwariben was in her mid-60s.

Amitabh Bachchan buys plot in Ayodhya's The Sarayu for ₹14.5 crore However, the RJD leader, who is also the son of former Bihar Chief Minister Lal Prasad Yadav in a purported video asked people, "Is it necessary that Lord Ram will come to Ayodhya only on January 22?" Television banks on Ayodhya news to keep viewers glued Yadav claimed that he had a dream in which Lord Ram said that he wouldn't come to Ayodhya on 22 January, and added, "They (BJP) are just pretending and doing a drama...The importance of Lord Ram seems to fade once elections are done". Last week, Yadav slammed his colleague Chandrashekhar for making a controversial remark against Lord Ram.