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Decision taken after national review NEW DELHI: Two medicines used widely – antibiotic doxycycline and thyroid drug carbimazole – will soon carry stronger safety warnings, following a national review of adverse drug reaction reports.After examining patient-level safety data, regulators have flagged possible mental health symptoms linked to doxycycline and a rare but potentially life-threatening blood...

NEW DELHI: After some south Delhi schools received bomb hoaxes earlier this month, a technical probe led police to a virtual private network (VPN) service in Bangladesh. Days later, a spate of similar threats in northwest Delhi led them to a US-based VPN, while hoaxes reported in west Delhi schools a few months ago involved...

BENGALURU: A debt-ridden grocery shop owner allegedly stabbed his 60-year-old neighbour to death Wednesday after she caught him trying to steal gold ornaments from her Nelamangala home. The victim, R Shobha, was attacked in front of her husband, Ranganath, 70, who was in his wheelchair.Paralysed from the neck down for the past 14 years, Ranganath...

Philadelphia 76ers Joel Embiid vs New Orleans Pelicans (Image via Getty) Joel Embiid will not play for the Philadelphia 76ers against the Atlanta Hawks on February 19, 2026. The team has ruled him out as he continues to deal with a right knee issue along with soreness in his right shin that worsened during the...

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer blocked Donald Trump from using RAF bases to strike Iran, amid rising tension between the US and Iran over Tehran’s refusal to sign a deal to curb its nuclear programme.The US president was thought to have withdrawn his support for Keir’s Chagos deal over the government’s refusal to give consent...

Seventy-five days after its December 5, 2025 release, Dhurandhar continues to dominate the conversation — and the box office. The Ranveer Singh-led action drama completed a historic theatrical run on February 17, underlining its rare staying power in a post-pandemic market known for sharp weekend spikes and swift drop-offs.Directed by Aditya Dhar, the film evolved...

FILE – Then-Prince Andrew arrives for the funeral of the Duchess of Kent at Westminster Cathedral in London, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025. British former royal Andrew has been released following his arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office.Police confirmed that the younger brother of King Charles III was freed Thursday evening. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was...

V Umashankar (File photo) NEW DELHI: Mere awareness drives or campaigns will not be enough to reduce violations of road traffic rules and road crashes; rather, the “certainty of enforcement” will have a greater deterrent impact, Union road transport secretary V Umashankar said on Thursday while sharing details of the recently notified e-challan rules.Speaking at...

INS Aridhaman NEW DELHI: India’s sea-based nuclear deterrent will be strengthened soon as the country’s third indigenous Arihant-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN), INS Aridhaman (designated S4), is likely to be commissioned by April-May. “The commissioning of INS Aridhaman is expected by this summer as the submarine is currently in the final stages of sea...

Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron NEW DELHI: French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday said that Rafale fighter jets will boost India’s military strength and that he is committed to having more indigenous content in ‘made-in-India Rafale’, as sought by the Modi govt.Speaking on the sidelines of the AI-India...