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Men, illness, break-up

Addressing challenges of urban living and loneliness

“We recognize that there is a growing disconnect that many people experience within their families, communities and workplaces. This has a strong negative impact on their sense of well-being and can be a precursor towards the development of mental health related problems,”

Congress, Sonia Gandhi, president

Sonia meets opposition leaders to chalk out common strategy

After the meeting, Baalu said, “We discussed the suspension of the MPs from Rajya Sabha,” while Farooq Abdullah of the National Conference said that a consensus has been built to devise common strategy to move forward.”

Budget Session, Parliament

Parliament passes Bill extending tenures of CBI, ED Directors

The Central Vigilance Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2021 and The Delhi Special Police Establishment (Amendment) Bill, 2021 – both of which were passed by the Lok Sabha on December 9 – seek to amend the existing laws to give one year extension of the heads of both agencies, up to five years.

This needle-free vax targets new Covid variants

The vaccine — DIOS-CoVax — administered through a jet of air uses different technology to fight the disease, which could provide much broader protection against Covid variants and other coronaviruses, the BBC reported.

Tamil Nadu, Suicide, NEET

On average 31 minors died everyday by suicide in 2020: Govt in LS

“As per available information [by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB)], the total number of suicide committed by children (below 18 years) during the last three years were 9431 in 2018, 9613 in 2019 and 11396 in 2020,” Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Kumar Mishra said in a written reply in Lok Sabha.