Lucknow: Fatty liver disease, increasingly linked to modern lifestyles and unhealthy eating habits, may also be silently disrupting the body’s ability to process vitamin D, according to a new study by researchers at Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, or SGPGIMS.Vitamin D, important for bone strength, immunity and several metabolic functions, needs to be…
Four days after delivering a historic mandate and ending the 49 year duopoly of DMK and AIADMK over Tamil Nadu politics, Vijay’s TVK still finds itself in a flux. The party secured a historic 108 seats falling just short of the majority of 118 seats. However, new entrant Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, despite its newfound ties…
In Teruel, Spain, palaeontologists unearthed a nearly complete skull of the armoured dinosaur Dacentrurus armatus. This extraordinary find dates back 150 million years to the Late Jurassic period. The skull emerged from the Villarrubio Formation and stands as the most intact stegosaur skull ever found in Europe. Dinosaur skulls are often fragile, so they seldom…
After a historic run at the Indian box office, ‘Dhurandhar 2: The Revenge’ is now gearing up for its digital premiere.Ahead of the big reveal by the streaming giants, fans of the Ranveer Singh starrer, directed by Aditya Dhar, took to social media to share screenshots of the film’s title card allegedly listed on OTT…
The West Bengal Madhyamik Pariksha 2026 results have been declared, and the topper list has once again highlighted a highly competitive academic battle, where top ranks are separated by just a few marks. While the overall pass percentage remains steady at around 86.83%, the merit chart shows intense clustering at the very top. This year,…
MUMBAI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has warned IPL franchises about the dangers of ‘targeted compromise and honey-trapping’ during the league, while simultaneously tightening security, access and behavioural protocols around players, support staff and franchise owners. In a detailed seven-page advisory sent to franchises on Thursday night, BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia…
A strange underground discovery in Kerala’s Palakkad district has suddenly drawn attention from scientists, biodiversity researchers, and even people interested in traditional medicine. In the village of Karakurussi, a farmer digging land for cultivation reportedly uncovered several unusual mushroom-like structures hidden beneath the soil. At first glance, they did not look especially remarkable. Yet researchers…
New Delhi: The crime branch has busted an interstate syndicate allegedly involved in the manufacture and distribution of counterfeit life-saving medicines. Four key operatives were arrested following a raid in north Delhi’s Mukherjee Nagar and a large cache of pharmaceutical products and equipment was seized.The syndicate was allegedly diverting govt-supplied medicines from Uttar Pradesh and…
Chennai: A 34-year-old software engineer has been arrested for creating and sharing AI-generated intimate images of a colleague on social media platforms. He also tagged these images with the location of her house.The 24-year-old married woman, who is also a software engineer, is employed at a private IT firm in Perungalathur. According to police, the…
Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Thursday refused West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation’s (WBIDC) prayer for an unconditional stay of an arbitration award in favour of Tata Motors over the Singur land dispute.The court directed WBIDC to file an undertaking, including all immovable properties, which will cover the cost of Rs 766 crore plus 11% interest…
