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The disruptions in fuel, fertiliser and food supply chains caused by the crisis in West Asia will continue to impact the Global South for a considerable period, PM Narendra Modi said while underlining the need for the international community to ensure vulnerable countries are not left to bear the brunt of such crises alone.Addressing a…

BENGALURU: Karnataka govt will soon issue guidelines to medical students on showing appropriate behaviour and respect towards bodies donated for studies and research.The move comes days after clips of medical students talking disrespectfully about cadavers went viral on social media, triggering a nationwide debate on ethics, professionalism, and respect for cadavers among medical students.The ethics…

NEW DELHI: Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the Centre’s stand on the ban imposed on messaging app Telegram even as the govt claimed there is “shocking material” which it will share with court. Telegram has challenged the move to temporarily restrict access to the app ahead of the June 21 NEET-UG retest. Solicitor general…

With the US and Iran set to sign an interim peace agreement on Friday, PM Narendra Modi told President Donald Trump he was confident that the issue of seafarers will receive the “highest priority” during the implementation of this agreement, while appreciating the president’s “tremendous efforts” in reaching the deal. The leaders spoke to the…

NEW DELHI: Long confined to street-corner arguments, village chaupals and late-night college addas, cuss words such as ‘b…sdi’ and ‘g…u’ found a place in mainstream political discourse on Wednesday, with Sena UBT’s Sanjay Raut using them at a presser to describe defectors, and then telling reporters, “Don’t cut it, run it.“When questioned on his language,…

Representative photo (AP) NEW DELHI: Drug price regulator National Pharmaceuticals Pricing Authority (NPPA) has approved a 20% price hike for Serum Institute of India‘s BCG, measles and measles-rubella vaccines.This move is unusual since price hikes are rare when one company dominates the market.NPPA had fixed the pr-ice ceiling in Dec 2024 based on Pharmarack data…

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday held talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Evian-Les-Bains, France.The Prime Minister gave insights that the talks focussed on trade, cooperation and also mentioned the Ukrain war said that India will “always be” on the side of peace.“Met with President…

NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday directed the agencies engaged in detection and prevention of cyber crimes and frauds, to further strengthen the national cyber crime helpline ‘1930’, both in terms of technology and infrastructure.Chairing a review meeting here to discuss issues relating to the helpline, Shah said the ‘1930’ reporting and redressal…

Actor and voice artist Daveigh Chase, best known for voicing Lilo in Lilo & Stitch and playing the terrifying Samara Morgan in The Ring, has died at the age of 35.According to TMZ, Chase died on Tuesday after suffering from meningitis and a blood infection that led to septic complications and organ failure. Her boyfriend,…

JAMMU: J&K Police Wednesday claimed to have busted a major narco-terror nexus with links extending to Punjab and across the border, and arrested 20, including three alleged kingpins. The drug supply chain had been feeding narcotics into the Union Territory, SSP Jammu Joginder Singh said.Surajdeep Singh, Harpreet Singh alias Raju, and Jaspreet, who were arrested…