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Over 11L appointment letters issued since launch of Rozgar Mela: Minister
Chandigarh: Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Saturday, January 24, said that more than 11 lakh appointment letters have been issued nationwide since the launch of the Rozgar Mela, reinforcing the government’s commitment to mission-mode recruitment. Puri highlighted India’s strong development vision, advancement in global standing, and expansion in manufacturing, exports, logistics, renewable energy, and digital infrastructure. Emphasising the inclusive…
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The 11 best romance movies on Hulu
The romance movie genre comes in all shapes and sizes. A good romantic comedy provides the kind of serotonin rush you sometimes need after a long day, while a well-acted romantic drama can move you to your core. Then there are films of different genres that nevertheless have an underlying current of passion, evoking those same soul-stirring emotions. Hulu offers…
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The one world leader we’d most like to trade for Trump right now.
Photo illustration by Slate. Photos by Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images and Getty Images Plus. Sign up for the Surge, the newsletter that covers most important political nonsense of the week, delivered to your inbox every Saturday. Welcome to this week’s edition of the Surge, Slate’s weekly politics newsletter that needs to seriously ramp up its war crimes, and soon,…
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Inside the effort to organize clergy nationwide to resist ICE
MINNEAPOLIS (RNS) — As she stood at the pulpit at Westminster Presbyterian Church on Thursday (Jan. 22), the Rev. Rebecca Voelkel, a United Church of Christ minister, looked out at the packed sanctuary with tears in her eyes. Far from the typical flock of Presbyterian worshippers who frequent the church on Sundays, the more than 600 people who filled the…
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Fake weight-loss medication in tablet form could flood Britain, experts warn | Weight-loss drugs
Experts are warning that fake weight-loss treatments could become more prevalent as tablet forms of the medications, currently available only via injections in the UK, are launched. They say stronger regulation and enforcement are needed to prevent fraudsters from cashing in on tablets which will be easier to counterfeit. While pill forms of weight-loss medications are expected to be much…
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Doctors perform 9-hour-long rare ovarian cancer surgery to save life of Vizag homemaker
Visakhapatnam: A 42-year-old homemaker suffering from advanced ovarian cancer has recovered after undergoing a nearly nine-hour-long surgical procedure that combined cytoreductive surgery with Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC). The patient from Visakhapatnam was admitted with complaints of severe abdominal pain. Detailed investigations, including imaging and other diagnostic tests, revealed advanced ovarian cancer accompanied by abdominal fluid accumulation (ascites). Addressing the media,…
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Video Game Movies Are Toast If ‘Silent Hill’ (2006) Has Aged This Well
On Friday nights, IndieWire After Dark honors fringe cinema in the streaming age with midnight movies from any moment in film history. First, the BAIT: a weird genre pick, and why we’re exploring its specific niche right now. Then, the BITE: a spoiler-filled answer to the all-important question, “Is this old cult film actually worth recommending?” The Bait: Is Christophe Gans the Orpheus of “Silent Hill”? In Greek mythology, Orpheus was…
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Society achieves progress only when girl child empowered, protected: AP CM
Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday, January 24, said a society achieves true progress only when its daughters are empowered, protected and given equal opportunities to succeed. Commemorating the ‘National Girl Child Day’, the chief minister said today is an opportunity for people to recommit themselves to the goal of empowering…
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VA readies massive contract for veterans’ private sector health care
The Department of Veterans Affairs is preparing to issue what’s likely to become one of the largest service contracts in government history as it restructures its arrangements, aiming for rigorous management of the department’s role as a health care payer and greater competition among health care management firms. The massive contract vehicle represents only the second time VA has signed…
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the rise of Kambo frog venom ceremonies
What are we doing today, kids? Smearing frog venom onto exposed skin, feeling like we are on the brink of death for several minutes, sweating, swelling, getting dizzy, our heart racing, and finally vomiting into a bucket. And oh, how worth it it will be. In a normal world, no sane person would voluntarily do what was just described, unless…
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