Improving accessibility, affordability, and tailoring treatment and diagnostics to women's needs are some of the crucial measures to closing the health gap for the fairer sex by 2030, said experts at the ongoing World Economic Forum 2026 in Davos.

Women spend 25 per cent more of their lives in poorer health than men due to delayed diagnoses and limited access to appropriate care.

The weather across Rajasthan remained largely dry over the past 24 hours, though light to moderate fog was reported at a few locations in the state, according to the Meteorological Department.

During this period, Barmer recorded the highest maximum temperature at 29.6 degrees Celsius, while Karauli registered the lowest minimum temperature at 5.8 degrees Celsius.

Meanwhile, the maximum temperature in almost all districts crossed the 25 degrees Celsius mark in the state.

Gold futures on the MCX dipped close to 1 per cent on Thursday from record high in the previous session due to profit booking, amid easing geopolitical tensions and strengthening of dollar.

Fears of a US‑EU trade conflict moderated after US President Donald Trump softened his tone on acquisition of Greenland.

MCX gold February futures dipped 0.78 per cent to Rs 1,51,665 per 10 grams. Meanwhile MCX silver March futures dipped 0.62 per cent to Rs 3,16,509 per kg.

Two people were killed as a severe weather system swept across Greece, authorities said.

In southern Greece's Peloponnese peninsula, a Coast Guard officer lost his life after being swept away by strong waves at the port of Astros Kynourias and sustaining serious head injuries, according to local officials. In the southern Athens suburb of Glyfada, a woman was killed when floodwaters carried away her car, reports news agency, citing Greek national broadcaster ERT.

The overnight signs of a climbdown in Greenland-related tensions will provide relief to market sentiments and rupee volatility is likely to persist in the near term but depreciation is expected to be more gradual than the recent sharp moves, a report showed on Thursday.

The rupee rebounded from its all-time low levels to gain 15 paise at 91.50 against the US dollar in early trade on Thursday.

According to Radhika Rao, Executive Director and Senior Economist at DBS Bank, the bearish handover from last year was further fuelled by a confluence of global as well as domestic cues.

Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan has opened up about how his upcoming film Border 2 proved to be a deeply transformative experience for him, both professionally and personally.

Varun shared a string of images from the sets of his upcoming war drama and said that the film really made him push him to his limits.

Actress Genelia Deshmukh has started working on her next film “Gunmaaster G9” starring Emraan Hashmi and tagged it as “new beginnings."

Genelia offered a quiet glimpse into a fresh chapter as she took to her Instagram Stories, sharing a picture that captured only a soft side profile of her face. Keeping it minimal yet meaningful, she added a “New Beginning” sticker on the image and captioned it with “#GunmaasterG9.”

| A nightlong cloud cover added to the chill blowing into the plains of the Valley on Thursday as the Meteorological (MeT) Department forecast widespread rain and snow in Jammu and Kashmir beginning on Thursday evening.

The MeT Department officials said two powerful Western Disturbances have reached J&K and will be active from January 22 to January 24, with the peak activity expected on January 23.

Hollywood star Will Smith opened up about how he narrowly escaped death while scuba diving in the Arctic as part of his travel series.

Minutes into the actor's underwater adventure under thick ice, an emergency abort forced him to ascend into solid ice, and he accidentally pulled off his mask. The star recalled the terrifying incident that happened whilst filming Pole to Pole on an episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

Three people were killed when a private bus caught fire after colliding with a container lorry in Andhra Pradesh's Nandyal district in the early hours of Thursday.

The bus lost control after suffering a tyre burst, and after jumping the road divider, collided with a lorry coming from the opposite direction.

The bus, which was en route to Hyderabad from Nellore in Andhra Pradesh, and the container truck carrying motorcycles, caught fire as a result of the collision.

A 25-year-old man was stabbed to death in Delhi’s Mangolpuri area, police said on Thursday, marking yet another violent incident reported from the national capital in recent days.

The incident took place on Wednesday, and the victim has been identified as Akash. Police officials said the accused has been identified, and teams are making sustained efforts to trace and apprehend him.

An investigation is currently underway, and further details are awaited.

Chaos erupted on the Yamuna Expressway early Thursday morning when a moving bus suddenly burst into flames near Milestone 110 in the Raya police station area in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura district.

Panic gripped the passengers after a massive fire broke out in a Raj Kalpana (Sanskar Travels) bus that was heading towards Noida.

Passengers were seen screaming as thick smoke and flames engulfed the vehicle, but they managed to escape by jumping out through windows and doors before the fire intensified further.

The national capital continued to struggle with hazardous air pollution on Thursday, with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) remaining in the ‘very poor’ category despite a slight improvement from previous days. According to official data, Delhi’s AQI was recorded at 377, raising concerns over public health and daily life.

Data released by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) showed that pollution levels remained alarmingly high across several parts of the city. The Swaminarayan Akshardham temple area registered an AQI of 377, firmly placing it in the ‘very poor’ category. Other prominent locations also reported similarly high readings, with ITO recording an AQI of 331 and the AIIMS area registering 359.

The Indian benchmark indices posted strong gains in early trade on Thursday, after US President Donald Trump walked back on his tariff threats against eight European countries over Greenland ownership.

As of 9.25 am, the Sensex added 568 points, or 0.69 per cent to reach 82,477 and the Nifty advanced 160 points, or 0.64 per cent to 25,317.

Main broadcap indices overperformed the benchmark indices, with the Nifty Midcap 100 adding 0.94 per cent, and the Nifty Smallcap 100 advancing 1.01 per cent.