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How immune memory helps cancer survivors face their worst nightmare (AI Representational image) Every year the world observes National Cancer Survivors Month in June, celebrating the growing number of people who have successfully completed cancer treatment and are building lives beyond their diagnosis.For many survivors, however, the end of treatment does not always bring complete…
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni have agreed to end their legal battle over the acrimonious production of their 2024 film ‘It Ends With Us’.The two sides settled their legal dispute Monday ahead of a planned trial over Lively’s claims that Baldoni conspired with publicists to preemptively destroy her reputation after she privately accused him of…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday pulled up Centre and asked it to consider amending the law to permit rape survivors to terminate unwanted pregnancies even beyond 20 weeks.While hearing a plea by AIIMS seeking to set aside its order allowing a 15-year-old girl to medically terminate her 30-week pregnancy, a bench of Chief…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court has rebuked trial and high courts for disclosing the identity of rape survivors in their orders and directed them to ensure that names of survivors and family members are not mentioned in court records, reports Amit Anand Choudhary.A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and N K Singh expressed concern that despite…
The notion of a robot ‘smelling’ its way through a complex environment has captured the imagination of scientists for years, but has always come with a caveat: what if the robot loses a sensor? In a groundbreaking advance that combines biology and engineering, a new robot, inspired by the humble silkworm, is able to continue…
NEW DELHI: Continuing with its humanitarian approach towards acid attack survivors, the SC on Monday asked the states and Union Territories to explain whether these physically disfigured people can be rehabilitated through preferential employment in govts and PSUs through a policy decision.Dealing with a PIL by acid attack survivor Shaheen Malik, a bench of CJI…
A terrifying midnight elephant attack in Hazaribag’s Gondwar village claimed six lives, with survivors recounting harrowing escapes. Rohit Ram described elephants smashing doors and attempting to grab him, while Babulal Hembrom credited courageous youths for diverting the enraged herd. Villagers suspect shrinking forests and habitat intrusion fuel this unprecedented aggression, prompting increased forest patrols and…
Jeffrey Epstein’s victims used the huge audience of Super Bowl Sunday to once again call for the release of millions of government documents linked to the late sex offender.In a short advert aired just before one of the most-watched television events in the United States, eight women stood together and demanded full transparency from the…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday sought govt’s response to a PIL which sought concessional air-conditioned (AC) class rail fare for acid attack survivors to enable them travel to well-equipped hospitals for periodic treatment.A bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant issued notice to govt on the PIL by NGO ‘Atijeevan Society’, whose…
NEW DELHI: The Unnao rape case victim levelled serious allegations against the investigating officer in the case saying that IO “colluded with the judge” to ensure that the “other party won”. The charges came as the Delhi high court granted bail to the convict and expelled BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar and suspended his life…
