Author: M Pansare

Emerald Fennell is standing firm amid the growing backlash over her bold take on ‘Wuthering Heights’. The director’s adaptation has sparked heated debates over its steamy trailer, casting choices and unapologetically sensual vibe, but she is not backing down.Emerald Fennell first fell under the spell of Emily Brontë’s novel at age 14, and it has haunted her ever since. Speaking at the Brontë Women’s Writing Festival, she shared, “I’ve been captivated. This book has driven me to madness,” as reported by The Guardian. “I realize that if someone else were to adapt it, I would be outraged. This material is…

A special education teacher was killed in a car crash in Savannah, Georgia, on Monday morning that involved Immigration and Customs Enforcement.The Department of Homeland Security said Linda Davis, 52, died after Oscar Vasquez-Lopez, a 38-year-old man from Guatemala whom ICE was trying to arrest, “fled the scene, making a reckless U-turn and running a red light, colliding into a civilian vehicle.”Although the collision occurred near Herman W. Hesse K-8 School, students were not present as Monday was a federal holiday, the school said.The Chatham County Police Department said Vasquez-Lopez was in custody and had been charged with reckless driving,…

New Delhi: Zydus Lifesciences on Tuesday said it has launched a device to help clear congestion, support effective mucous clearance, and improve breathing in patients with COPD, Asthma, and Bronchiectasis.The company has launched PEPAIR, India’s first affordable Oscillating Positive Expiratory Pressure (OPEP) device, according to a statement.More than 90 lakh patients suffer from chronic respiratory conditions in India, it added.Chronic mucous hypersecretion is a common problem amongst these patients that requires an airway clearance solution for everyday care, the drug firm said.PEPAIRTM is being launched in agreement with AeroDel Technology Innovations, an Indian medical device company focused on simplifying inhalation…

Bengaluru: Medtronic surpassed Wall Street expectations ​for third-quarter profit and revenue on Tuesday, buoyed by ​strong demand for its heart devices.But shares of the company were down 2.9% in premarket trading after it maintained its fiscal 2026 adjusted per share profit ‌forecast at $5.62 ⁠to $5.66.J.P. Morgan ⁠analyst Robbie Marcus said he expects “to see some scrutiny,” as the outlook was ​reiterated despite the quarterly beat and an around 100-basis-point benefit from foreign exchange, adding ​that this implies lower underlying growth for the fourth quarter.Medtronic’s growth drivers include its pulsed field ablation systems and its transcatheter aortic valve replacement devices,…

Bengaluru: Danaher will acquire Masimo in a $9.9 billion deal, as it looks to expand its diagnostics portfolio with the California-based medtech company’s pulse oximeter and ‌other devices.The companies ⁠said ⁠on Tuesday that Danaher will pay $180 per share to buy Masimo. The offer represents a premium ​of 38.3% to Masimo’s last close.Shares of Masimo rose 34.54% to $175.10 in morning trading, while those ​of life science company Danaher fell 3.10%.J.P.Morgan analysts said a medtech target is “surprising” and expects the deal to weigh on Danaher’s shares as investors could read ​it as a sign that potential targets in ⁠the…

New Delhi: Niti Aayog member Dr VK Paul on Monday urged innovators in the healthcare sector to co-create artificial intelligence (AI) solutions with medical and public health experts, stressing that validation and regulatory compliance are essential for adoption within the health system.Addressing a session at the AI Impact Summit in the national capital, Paul said that innovators must frequently collaborate with health technical partners, including clinicians, biomedical scientists, microbiologists, clinical researchers, public health experts, pathologists and radiologists. “I want to give a message here. My first request to those who wish to innovate, please co-create with health technical partner very…

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has observed that integration of hospitals through digital systems can significantly improve patient care and enable faster treatment, especially in emergencies, while directing authorities to ensure real-time availability of information on beds and medical facilities across the city. In its order dated February 13, a Division Bench of Justice Prathiba M. Singh and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora noted that the NextGen e-Hospital platform has the potential to allow seamless sharing of patient data and treatment records across hospitals, which can aid doctors in better diagnosis and continuity of care. The Court was hearing…

New Delhi: The second day of the India AI Impact Summit 2026 at Bharat Mandapam highlighted a major milestone for the nation’s medical landscape, with deliberations centring on the future of AI-driven healthcare innovation. The session saw Union Health Minister JP Nadda launch two landmark initiatives, SAHI (Strategy for Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare for India) and BODH (Benchmarking Open Data Platform for Health AI).The high-level panel included Punya Salila Srivastava, Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW); Catharina Boehme, Officer-in-Charge (OIC), WHO South-East Asia Region; and Manindra Agrawal, Director, IIT Kanpur.Addressing the summit, Catharina Boehme commended India’s digital health…

New Delhi: Interoperable systems have been enabled across platforms and large-scale, consent-based health-data frameworks are being developed to empower citizens while ensuring data privacy and security, Union Health Minister J P Nadda said on Tuesday.He made the remarks while launching two pioneering digital-health initiatives — SAHI (Secure AI for Health Initiative) and BODH (Benchmarking Open Data Platform for Health AI) — during the India AI Impact Summit 2026 here.The launch marks a significant milestone in advancing safe, ethical and evidence-based deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) in India’s healthcare ecosystem.Describing the summit as both timely and necessary, Nadda emphasised that AI…

Sabrina Lantos/Sony Pictures Classic Playing a real person on screen in a way that doesn’t feel like a shallow imitation is tough. (Speaking of which: Best of luck to the “Beatles — A Four Film Cinematic Event” cast at dodging those inevitable comparisons to the caricature versions of the Fab Four in “Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story.”) But portraying a real person who’s constantly putting on a performance of their own is harder still. It’s to his credit, then, that Ethan Hawke does this without breaking a sweat in…