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Ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said she fled the country on August 5 last year “out of necessity”. She claimed that remaining in Bangladesh, which was battling widespread protests against Hasina, would have endangered her life and the “safety of those around her”.“Staying would not only have put my life in danger, but…
Mohammed Shami (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra) NEW DELHI: Mohammed Shami carries the air of a man who has endured one too many swings of misfortune in his life. At 35, he is certainly not getting younger. Ajit Agarkar, the chief selector, has in many words made it clear that they are looking beyond Shami.But the Bengal…
AHMEDABAD: Fifteen years of separation. A shared sentence. Now, a Gujarat HC order offered a rare pause to a couple convicted of murdering the woman’s former boyfriend in 2010 – a chance to create life, even while serving time for taking one.Jayendra Damor and Sejal Bariya have been granted extended parole to undergo in-vitro fertilisation…
For decades, spinal cord injuries (SCI) have represented one of medicine’s most devastating and irreversible conditions, often leaving patients paralysed for life. Now, a breakthrough study by researchers at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) is offering new hope. Using advanced bioinformatics tools, the team has identified an existing drug, Thiorphan, that shows remarkable…
Derived from Chitra, meaning picture, image, or variegated, Chitrak embodies vibrancy, imagination, and individuality. It’s also the name of a bright yellow flower and a medicinal herb known for healing, a symbol of creativity and renewal.A baby named Chitrak is destined to see the world in vivid hues, expressive, artistic, and full of life. The…
It may sound surprising: how can someone with perfect cholesterol still have a heart attack? But that’s exactly what longevity expert Dr Vassily Eliopoulos, a Cornell-trained doctor, has been warning people about. In a viral Instagram post, he explained that the cholesterol tests most people rely on for years are now outdated and often fail…
A stroke occurs when the blood supply to part of the brain is suddenly interrupted. This causes brain cells to die. Most strokes, about 85%, are caused by a blocked blood vessel and are called ischemic strokes. The remaining 15% are hemorrhagic strokes, caused by a ruptured vessel leading to bleeding. According to the World…
It’s easy to ignore what happens after the lights go out, but the body doesn’t. While the world sleeps, a small hormone called melatonin begins its work, repairing cells, balancing metabolism, and tuning the inner clock. The way one sleeps, bathed in light or resting in darkness, can quietly change how long and how well…
NEW DELHI: Ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said she lives freely in New Delhi, and “would love to go home” but remains cautious, given her family’s violent past. “I would of course love to go home, so long as the government there was legitimate, the constitution was being upheld, and law and…
The Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) has made a heartfelt appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to confer the prestigious Padma Shri award posthumously upon late actor Satish Shah. The federation, representing 36 affiliated associations of the film and television industry, said the move would be a fitting tribute to the…
