Mumbai Indians complicated their chances of qualification to the Indian Premier League playoffs after losing to Gujarat Titans on Tuesday, May 6. In a rain-curtailed match, MI lost on the final ball after Gujarat chased down 147 runs from 19 overs with three wickets in hand. With seven teams still in the playoffs race, it…
NEW DELHI: Taking serious objection to Congress MP Rahul Gandhi‘s remarks against V D Savarkar, Supreme Court virtually gagged him on Friday, warning him of suo motu action if he derided the freedom fighter and Hindutva proponent in the future. “…This is not the way you treat our freedom fighters,” Justice Dipankar Datta said.A bench…
As the minutes ticked closer to sundown, the crowd grew more impatient, pressing against the glass display case, shouting and shoving bills toward the young men filling order after order of the Ramadan sweet bread. “If you please—” “What is this stuffed with?” “Sir, take my money!” “Just be patient!” The high-pressure volley of queries,…
The idea was so tantalizing. Drugs in the GLP-1 class, which includes Wegovy and Ozempic, have proved miraculous in treating weight loss and other diseases. And some researchers hoped that the drugs could also help with some of the most difficult diseases to treat — those of the brain, like Parkinson’s. But now, at least…
NEW DELHI: The tax relief measures unveiled in the 2025-26 Budget are likely to increase deposit inflow in banks and several scenarios worked out by the department of financial services (DFS) estimated it to be in the range of Rs 42,000-45,000 crore, a top official said on Monday.M Nagaraju, secretary DFS, told reporters that the…
The Food and Drug Administration approved a new medication Thursday to treat pain from an injury or surgery. It is expensive, with a list price of $15.50 per pill. But unlike opioid pain medicines, it cannot become addictive. That is because the drug, suzetrigine, made by Vertex Pharmaceuticals and to be sold as Journavx, works…
World No.1 Iga Swiatek talked about the struggles she went through amid the doping controversy she was involved in earlier this year. Last year, the Pole served a one-month ban after testing positive for a banned substance, named trimetazidine (TMZ), which is used as a heart medication. Swiatek was provisionally suspended on September 12, 2024…
NEW DELHI: In good news for those suffering from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a condition characterised by disordered breathing during sleep, the US FDA has, for the first time, approved an anti-diabetic drug also used for weight loss, sold under the brand name Zepbound (Tirzepatide), to manage the condition in adults with obesity.Treatments currently for…