Spread the love The status, which appeared on Bajpai’s WhatsApp account, accused his estranged wife of cheating. LUCKNOW: “Today I killed my wife as she cheated on me… now I have to kill myself and my sister. Her sister Pragya and Bharat knows everything,” those were the words in a WhatsApp status allegedly posted by a State Bank of India...
RK-251: What we know about India’s new ‘smart’ cancer drug that ‘could replace chemotherapy’
Spread the love 6 min readNew DelhiAug 20, 2026 03:00 PM IST What if a cancer drug could remain inactive while travelling through the body and switch on primarily when it reaches a cancer cell? That is the idea behind RK-251, a new experimental cancer drug developed by researchers in India. The Ministry of Science & Technology has shared details...
‘Illiterate govt’: Kejriwal takes aim at Centre over E20 fuel policy, sugar prices
Spread the love Kejriwal alleged ethanol production from sugarcane had caused a sugar shortage, forcing India to use foreign exchange to import sugar. NEW DELHI: AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday stepped up his criticism of the Centre’s ethanol policy, linking the use of sugarcane for ethanol production to the recent rise in sugar prices and accusing the government...
‘Papa looking down proudly’: Rahul, Priyanka’s emotional note for ‘Mama’ Sonia Gandhi
Spread the love Sonia Gandhi’s memoir is scheduled to be released on November 10. NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi and Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday penned emotional notes for their mother Sonia Gandhi, who is set to release her memoir ‘Belonging: A Journey of Love’ in November.The messages came on the birth anniversary of their father,...
A tiny insect, a deadly enemy: how medicine’s discovery of its impact shaped health and town planning
Spread the love Anyone waiting for municipal approval of a building plan may wonder why a local body should regulate construction on private land. In the Madras Presidency, such powers were formalised under the Madras City Municipal Corporation Act, 1919. After Independence, the first Conference of State Ministers on Town and Country Planning in 1960 gave impetus to master plans, planning...
Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar, convicted in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, dies at 80
Spread the love Sajjan Kumar (File photo) NEW DELHI: Congress leader Sajjan Kumar, convicted in cases related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, died at the age of 80 on Thursday.He breathed his last at Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital.The anti-Sikh riots followed the October 31, 1984, assassination of then-Prime Minister and Congress leader Indira Gandhi by her Sikh bodyguards in retaliation for...
No 2800 km dash this time: Qamran Iqbal arrives early, ready for Duleep Trophy challenge
Spread the love Qamran Iqbal scored a magnificent 160 not out in the second innings of the Ranji trophy final against Karnataka. (PTI) NEW DELHI: The last time Qamran Iqbal played competitive cricket, it took him nearly 2,800 kms and a frantic 15 hours to get there. Called up at short notice, the 24-year-old endured a chaotic journey that has...
‘Why is your girl wearing shorts’: How family outing at Pune fort turned into assault
Spread the love Police in Maharashtra have registered a case against eight members of a right-wing outfit. PUNE: Police in Maharashtra have registered a case against eight members of a right-wing outfit after a man was allegedly assaulted following an argument over a young girl wearing shorts at Sinhagad Fort near Pune.The incident took place on Monday near the samadhi,...
‘Anti-national decision’: Amit Shah on Congress’s Vande Mataram resolution
Spread the love Amit Shah attacks Congress over decision to sing only first two stanzas of Vande Mataram NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday criticised the Congress over its decision to sing only the first two stanzas of the national song Vande Mataram, calling the move “anti-national.”“Yesterday, the Congress Working Committee took an anti-national decision. Following its...
Russia unleashes ballistic, cruise, hypersonic missiles and drones on Ukraine
Spread the love Russia unleashes missile-drone barrage on Ukraine; 12 killed in Kyiv Russia launched a large overnight air assault on Ukraine, firing ballistic, cruise and hypersonic missiles and 168 drones, killing at least 12 people and injuring more than 40 in Kyiv and the surrounding region, Ukraine’s air force said on Thursday.The barrage damaged residential and public buildings, sparked...
