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The Union Health Ministry has asked the doctors to judiciously use the antibiotics and give reason whenever using them. Director General of Health Services (DGHS) Atul Goel has said that the doctors must specify “indication, reason and justification while prescribing antimicrobials”. This is in the backdrop of increasing Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) which has reached alarming levels globally. Antimicrobial resistance means the bacteria or fungi causing the infection are resistant to the antibiotic or antifungal treatment. Therefore if remedial steps are not taken now, it would be difficult to control infections in future.

New Delhi: India again failed to get past their nemesis the Netherlands and lost the quarterfinal contest 4-7 and crashed out of contention in FIH Hockey5s Men’s World Cup in Muscat, Oman on Tuesday.

In recent weeks, Nepal has taken several major steps to firm up its faltering economy during the difficult post Ukraine war period. In the process, two of its recent decisions in terms of their diplomatic impact, can be perceived as a reminder to giant neighbours India and China, that Kathmandu prefers to pursue its own independent course on economic issues — it can play the balancing game between major competing powers as well as anyone in South Asia.

With the killing of three US soldiers in its military base in Jordan on Monday, the Israel Hamas war has spread to one more country in the Middle East region, apart from involving Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Yemen and Syria. The US military has talked of a consequent action meaning, there will be more severe retaliation by the United States.

A fragile peace prevails between Congress and Trinamool Congress even as Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra (BJNY) has restarted in West Bengal coinciding with TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee's north Bengal tour, both likely to criss cross almost the same turf. After her fusillades against the Congress leadership for not informing her beforehand about the BJNY, the TMC chief is holding her fire following conciliatory moves from Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge.

South Carolina’s Republican voters have to decide between Nikki Haley and Donald Trump. But where Nikki is "liked", Donald is "loved". And therein lies the rub for Haley, for whom winning her home state is a matter of prestige. However, prestige stands no chance against prejudice. South Carolina’s conservatives, the majority of them, are prejudiced in favour of Trump, doesn’t matter that Nikki was twice elected South Carolina Governor by these same Republicans. The Oval Office looks distant for Nikki Haley and Trump, as everybody knows, has a love-hate relationship with the White House.

New Delhi: Putting behind their shock defeat against Egypt, India trounced Jamacia 13-0 in their third and final Pool B match to qualify for the quarterfinals of the FIH Hockey5s Men’s World Cup Oman Muscat, on Monday.

New Delhi: Olympian Divyansh Singh Panwar won the gold medal in the men’s 10m air rifle shooting event with a World record score at the ISSF World Cup in Cairo.

The growing Chinese People’s Liberation Army-Navy action agenda sending so-called research vessels to ports in Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and now the Maldives poses a major maritime threat to India and its littoral region. The PLA-Navy’s tie-ups with India’s neighbouring countries are all bilateral. The government of India may be upset with the actions of its sovereign neighbours, but it can do little to prevent the PLA-Navy’s bilateral cooperation with countries in the region. What do these Chinese research vessels do in these ports? What are they researching.

The order issued by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on January 26 asking Israel to stop genocide of Palestine people is a development of major significance in the battle of the peace-loving people of the world demanding the end of the war between Israel and Palestine in Gaza. The nearly four-month-old conflict has expanded to other areas of West Asia involving Lebanon, Yemen and Iran.