Hyderabad: In a significant scientific development with serious public health implications, researchers from the CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) and the LV Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) have uncovered worrying levels of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in bacteria responsible for eye infections. The collaborative study, published in the journal Communications Biology, is among the most…
Kolkata: Nearly 91 lakh voters have been deleted from the electoral rolls in West Bengal following the Special Intensive Revision exercise in the state, according to data released by the Election Commission. The poll panel is yet to officially announce the final voter base for the state after the roll revision process. From the available…
New Delhi: Exit polls can neither be held nor disseminated from 7 am of April 9 till 6.30 pm of April 29 for the five assembly elections taking place this month, the Election Commission has said. It has also cautioned that conducting or broadcasting exit polls in the period is violative of section 126A of…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday asserted that his government has always prioritised women’s empowerment in every form, and said that with the Women’s Reservation Act, India is moving towards greater women-led governance. He was commenting on a newspaper article written by Union Minister Annpurna Devi on “Enhancing women’s legislative leadership”, which highlighted…
Sivasagar: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday claimed that Congress leader Pawan Khera has “run away” to Hyderabad, after daring the state police to arrest him in connection with a case linked to allegations made against the CM and his family. “Pawan Khera had dared the Assam Police to arrest him, but he…
Imphal: In a fresh escalation of violence, suspected Kuki militants on Tuesday launched a bomb attack in Manipur’s Bishnupur district, killing two toddlers while injuring their mother, officials said. The incident occurred at around 1 am when a bomb fired by suspected militants fell at a civilian house at Moirang Tronglaobi, killing a 5-year-old boy…
New Delhi: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri will begin a three-day visit to Washington DC on Wednesday to review bilateral trade and defence ties, and discuss the escalating crisis in West Asia. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said Misri’s April 8-10 trip will provide an opportunity to review the full spectrum of India-US bilateral relations…
New Delhi: The Indian senior women’s hockey team will tour Argentina for a four-match series, set to be held at the CeNARD in Buenos Aires from April 13 to 17. Indian team will play its matches on April 13, 14, 16, and 17 at Argentina’s National Centre of High Performance Athletics (also known as CeNARD)….
Vinay Rao At face value, the Hyderabad Cricket Association exists for one purpose: cricket. That is its mandate, its identity, its reason to exist. But increasingly, an uncomfortable question refuses to go away—has the “C” in HCA quietly lost its meaning? Because if recent developments are anything to go by, cricket no longer seems to…
When Narendra Modi described India’s indigenously developed Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam as a “proud moment,” it was not mere political rhetoric. It was a rare acknowledgement of a technological leap that places India in an elite global club—and signals a decisive shift in how the nation powers its future. For decades, India’s…
