Stroke

Case Against Indian Man In Singapore For "Insulting Modesty" Of Two People

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 21, 2020

An Indian national was charged on Tuesday with insulting the modesty of two people by "removing his pants and stroking himself", the first to be charged under the revised penal code that kicked in on January 1, 2020.

Stroke Increases Risks Of Heart Attack, New Study Finds

Health | IANS | Thursday January 16, 2020

Having experienced a recent stroke has been found to be independently associated with the incidence of major adverse cardiac events like heart attack.

Tea Lovers May Live Longer, Especially If It's Green Tea

Dayle Pereira | Saturday January 11, 2020

Besides its numerous beauty benefits, green tea is linked with lower risk for heart disease and stroke

Tea Health Benefits: Drink Tea 3 Times A Week For A Longer Life, New Study Says

Health | IANS | Thursday January 9, 2020

Tea health benefits: Compared with never or non-habitual tea drinkers, habitual tea consumers had a 20 per cent lower risk of incident heart disease and stroke, 22 per cent lower risk of fatal heart disease and stroke, and 15 per cent decreased risk of all-cause death.

Crude Oil Hits 4-Month High As Iran Strike On US Forces Jolts Markets

Business | Reuters | Wednesday January 8, 2020

Iran's missile attack on US-led forces in Iraq came early on Wednesday, hours after the funeral of Qassem Soleimani, the commander of the country's elite Quds Force killed in a US drone stroke on January 3.

Man Lodged In Assam Detention Centre Dies, 29th Death In 3 Years

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Sunday January 5, 2020

A 55-year-old man, lodged in a detention centre in Assam's Goalpara, died at a hospital on Friday. Police said Naresh Koch was undergoing treatment at Guwahati medical College after he suffered a massive stroke on December 22. Mr Koch is the 29th person to have died while in detention centre in Assam in last three years.

New Year’s Eve: Google Ends the Decade With Fireworks Doodle

Tasneem Akolawala | Tuesday December 31, 2019

Google is celebrating New Year’s Eve with a creative doodle on its homepage. The tech giant is known to celebrate big occasions with artsy Google Doodles, and the latest shows Froggy the weather frog enjoying the fireworks.

National Film Awards: Wheelchair-Bound Surekha Sikri Says, 'It Makes Me So Happy'

Entertainment | Edited by Nilanjana Basu | Monday December 23, 2019

Surekha Sikri, who suffered a brain stroke last year, collected her award in a wheel chair and was honoured with a standing ovation

Been Sleeping Over 9 Hours Daily? It May Raise Stroke Risk By 23%

Plavaneeta Borah | Thursday December 12, 2019

People who sleep over 9 hours daily are 23 per cent more likely to later have a stroke than people who sleep 7-8 hours, says a study

Nutrition In Fish: Here's Why You Should Include Fish In Your Diet

Rupali Datta | Thursday November 28, 2019

Fish Nutrition: Eating fish at least twice a week is recommended by all leading health bodies for protection against heart diseases, stroke, diabetes, blood pressure and even for brain health.

Black Bear Sneaks Up Behind Woman, Strokes Her Hair In Viral Video

Offbeat | Wednesday November 27, 2019

A video filmed at an ecological park in Mexico shows a black bear sneaking up behind a woman and stroking her hair.

Bournemouth vs Manchester United: Bournemouth Halt Manchester United's Three-Match Winning Run

Agence France-Presse | Sunday November 3, 2019

Bournemouth held out for a third consecutive clean sheet and just their third victory over Manchester United in their history.

3-Time Olympic Rowing Gold Medalist Pete Reed Paralysed Following Stroke

Agence France-Presse | Thursday October 31, 2019

Pete Reed had tweeted earlier this month he had suffered a spinal stroke which he added is "very rare" and he took to Instagram to reveal the fall-out from it.

Tiger Woods On Brink Of PGA Tour Win Record As Play Suspended In Japan

Agence France-Presse | Sunday October 27, 2019

Victory would see Tiger Woods equal US legend Sam Snead's all-time mark of 82 PGA Tour wins.

Opinion: Amit Shah's Master Stroke And What Sourav Ganguly Has To Deliver

Opinion | Swati Chaturvedi | Thursday October 17, 2019

While Ganguly will now run cricket in India, this was also a political move orchestrated by BJP chief and Home Minister Amit Shah, who wants to pitch Ganguly as the BJP's challenger to Mamata Banerjee.