Not too long ago, AdventHealth had a high demand in its Central and East Florida divisions for advanced MRI services. The health system’s centralized MRI services at its Orlando campus, though effective, presented areas where AdventHealth could deliver a more consumer-centric experience. THE PROBLEM Expanding advanced MRI services to the community hospitals presented its own … Read more
5 min read Last Updated : Jul 24 2024 | 12:43 AM IST Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, along with her team of bureaucrats, delved into the fine print of the 2024-25 Budget documents in a press conference, detailing the government’s road map on bringing down the debt-to-GDP ratio and bold tax measures. Ruchika … Read more
Solaiman Fazel Janet Jackson can still remember the first song she wrote. She was nine years old and bored, one rainy afternoon in 1975. Her older brothers – already international megastars – had just returned from an exhausting 10-month world tour. While they recuperated, there was no-one to keep her entertained. Finding herself at a … Read more
By Rod Mickleburgh At long last, a formal apology has been delivered in the House of Commons for Canada’s racist behaviour in its shameful treatment of Sikh passengers aboard the Komagata Maru, who had the effrontery to seek immigration to the West Coast more than a hundred years ago. Not only were they denied entry, they … Read more
Reuters An injured protester last week in Dhaka – hospitals struggled to cope with the number of people shot by security forces Anti-government protests have sparked nationwide clashes in Bangladesh between police and university students. At least 150 people have been killed – and some of those caught up in the bloodshed have described to … Read more
US Vice-President Kamala Harris has gone on the offensive against Donald Trump in the first rally of her White House campaign, portraying November’s election as a choice between a former prosecutor and a convicted felon. Speaking to a crowd of about 3,000 in the battleground state of Wisconsin, Ms Harris likened her Republican opponent to … Read more
By Allan Eastman The photographs of water bombers fighting the horrendous Ft. McMurray conflagration of 2016 invoked a sudden wash of memories having to do with two of the great Canadian cultural institutions that I had the good fortune to be involved with and a bizarre set of circumstances that led from a burned out … Read more
4 min read Last Updated : Jul 24 2024 | 1:42 AM IST The Union Budget for FY25 demonstrates the nation’s outlook towards inclusive, tech-focused and sustainable growth, in line with the government’s long-term vision of Viksit Bharat. Many of the key priorities identified in the Budget, such as promoting skill development, driving … Read more
6 min read Last Updated : Jul 24 2024 | 12:36 AM IST Union Finance Minister (FM) Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday rose to present the Union Budget for a record seventh consecutive time. The political and economic conditions, however, were very different from five years ago when she presented her first Budget. It is … Read more
By Nicholas Heather One time, me and the kids had a fish hotel. It was my idea. My original idea. For some reason we’d acquired a 20-gallon fish tank. Of course, the kids wanted to get fish. “I don’t think that’s a good idea, you guys,” I said, as we were discussing what I was … Read more