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Long before advanced hospitals, air ambulances and modern medical equipment reached the remote islands of Lakshadweep, there were nurses who kept the region’s fragile healthcare system running with little more than skill, determination and courage. One such nurse is Hindumbi Kaurom Kakkada, whose decades-long career was shaped by emergency deliveries …
Last Updated:June 30, 2026, 16:16 IST From sporty one-piece swimsuits to floral prints and modest full-coverage styles, here’s our pick of seven of the best swimsuits currently available on Amazon. A good swimsuit can make all the difference to how confident and comfortable you feel in the water. Whether you’re …
There’s a moment, somewhere between spotting a gliding colugo in the rainforest canopy of MacRitchie Treetop walk and sipping a cocktail above the glittering Marina Bay skyline, when Singapore stops feeling like a city and starts feeling like something else entirely. Something harder to categorise, and far more exciting. That …
Last Updated:June 13, 2026, 11:59 IST India’s craft gin movement was never just about making good gin. It was about making unmistakably Indian gin. This World Gin Day, the distillers doing exactly that tell us how. Deodar, Palash And Himalayan Juniper: Indian Gins Are Making Local Botanicals The Star. Credit: …
A cursed wish becomes a chilling tale of control, consent and the terrifying cost of manufactured love KARACHI: One of Obsession’s most unsettling moments arrives in the middle of an otherwise ordinary dinner, until Nikki, already beginning to fracture under the weight of something unseen—snaps with an abrupt, jittering insistence: …
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light …
Chinese proverb of the day (Image: AI-generated) Every so often, you come across a proverb that makes you pause, not because you agree with it, but because it reveals something about the people who first repeated it. This Chinese saying is one of those.“A woman desirous of being seen by …
Last Updated:May 27, 2026, 09:37 IST Physicians recommend second opinions for major diagnoses as medicine is not always black and white. Different doctors interpret scans differently, suggest alternative treatments The treatment of cancer or any medical condition is becoming ever more personalised, with many possible routes depending on the type …
Naagin 7 is Ekta Kapoor supernatural soap series. PHOTO: N Bolly Media Naagin 7 is Ekta Kapoor supernatural soap series. PHOTO: N Bolly Media There is a scene in Naagin, Ekta Kapoor’s supernatural extravaganza on Colors TV, that deserves to be taught in every school of geopolitics, public health policy, …
