Each rare disease affects very few people. However, there are around 8,000 rare diseases, and they cumulatively affect hundreds of millions of people. In India, 1,004 rare genetic disorders have been reported so far. It used to be that because the number of patients for a rare-disease drug was very small, so the pharmaceutical industry’s...
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Stone pelting, tear gas and clashes with police: What is happening in Ujjain
The demolition is part of a larger road-widening exercise in Ujjain. NEW DELHI: Tensions rose in Ujjain on Monday as protesters clashed with police during demonstrations over development work in the city. Police were deployed in large numbers around the Shahi Masjid Complex as sporadic protests and stone pelting were reported in the area.The clashes...
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September 28, 2026September 28, 2026Science & Tech
China’s space diplomacy brings Pakistani astronauts closer to orbit
Two Pakistani pilots are memorising Mandarin, spinning in centrifuge drills, and learning to eat, sleep and repair equipment while weightless as a decision nears on which one will become the first foreign astronaut aboard China’s Tiangong space station. The voyage into space would be a first for the South Asian nation. It is part of...
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Supreme Court cancels Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre’s bail in doctor assault case
SC cancels Mhatre’s bail in doctor assault case, stays Bombay HC order The Supreme Court has cancelled the bail granted by the Bombay High Court to Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre, who is accused of assaulting a doctor at a civic hospital. The court also stayed the High Court order granting him bail on a...
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SIR row: Nadda backs EC, sends message to Rahul Gandhi and opposition
Nadda accused the oppn of repeatedly raising allegations despite responses from the Election Commission. NEW DELHI: Union minister JP Nadda on Monday attacked the opposition and leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi over the SIR row surrounding the Election Commission, saying, “repeating a lie a hundred times does not make it the truth”.Nadda...
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Brij Bhushan acquittal challenged over ‘stereotypical assumptions’ about victims
Wrestlers challenge acquittal, cite ‘stereotypical assumptions’ NEW DELHI: The Rouse Avenue court has issued notice to former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and others on an appeal challenging his acquittal in a sexual harassment case involving women wrestlers.Special Judge Dig Vinay Singh sought a response to the appeal and listed...
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Katrina says mom left London for Tamil Nadu village to help kids
Katrina said Suzanne continues to live there because she enjoys helping people. Katrina Kaif’s mother, Suzanne Turquotte, has spent more than 15 years living and working in rural Tamil Nadu, far removed from the world of Bollywood. Suzanne moved from London to Tamil Nadu in 2008 and founded Relief Projects India (RPI), a grassroots organisation...
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Archaeologists saved 30,000 treasures from ISIS during Syria war: Study
Image credit: Yaarob Alabdullah Archaeologists can be just as passionate about their finds as scientists are about their inventions. After all, they each live for their passion for objects of time. Now, a new study has revealed how archaeologists risked their lives to save thousands of historic treasures from imminent destruction by Islamic State terrorists.Syrian...
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12 BJP CMs defend EC amid SIR row, hit back at Rahul Gandhi
BJP CMs Rekha Gupta, Devendra Fadnavis and Yogi Adityanath NEW DELHI: A dozen BJP chief ministers held press conferences in their respective states on Sunday, a day after the Election Commission of India (ECI) issued a press release responding to a media report that had claimed a “rift” between Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar...
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Ig Nobel Prizes 2026 awarded to serious work in amusing areas
On September 3, a dozen people from various countries were declared to be the recipients of the Ig Nobel Prizes for 2026. Some readers may wonder what an Ig Nobel Prize is. The Ig Nobel Prizes are a light-hearted parody of the actual Nobel Prizes. They were instituted in 1991 by Marc Abraham, editor of The Journal...
