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NEW DELHI: Patients with difficult-to-control high cholesterol could soon have an oral alternative to cholesterol-lowering injections after US Food and Drug Administration approved the world’s first oral PCSK9 inhibitor, a class of medicines that dramatically lowers “bad” cholesterol.The tablet, Lipfendra, has been approved for adults with high cholesterol, including those with an inherited condition called…

NEW DELHI: Amid challenges ranging from nearly 26,000 people waiting to adopt kids to only a limited number of children available in the most-sought-after 0-2 age group with adoption agencies, as many as 5,022 children were adopted between April 2025 and March 2026 – the highest in over a decade – as per data shared…

File photo: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman NEW DELHI: Government did not stop students from protesting at any point in time, while at the same time, it was gearing up to conduct the NEET re-examination in time and punish the culprits who had engaged in paper leaks, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said.“Permission was given when…

The app allows anonymous communication without mandatory user registration, phone number verification or centralised logging of messages NEW DELHI: Bitchat, the internet-free messaging app at the centre of a govt crackdown, has continued to gain traction in India despite authorities ordering GitHub to remove its source code repository and civil liberty groups challenging the move…

MUMBAI: Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) turned net buyers in Indian equities in July, breaking a four-month streak of heavy outflows, even as overall flows in 2026 remain under pressure.Net FPI equity inflows stood at nearly $1.6 billion (Rs 14,946 crore) till July 24, marking a reversal after sustained selling between March and June.Supported by continued…

NEW DELHI: From PV Sindhu‘s racquet in Tokyo to a privately built rocket lifting off from Sriharikota, PM Narendra Modi Sunday used Mann Ki Baat to say young Indians were taking the country into arenas once considered beyond reach.In his monthly radio address, Modi singled out Sindhu’s Japan Open triumph, the launch of Vikram-1, and…

File photo: Northern Railway operates special trains in Kashmir JAMMU: Northern Railway operated special trains between Kashmir Valley and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra to assist tourists and pilgrims stranded due to heavy rainfall, landslides and shooting stones that disrupted traffic on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway.A Jammu Division railway spokesperson said the initiative aimed to provide…

File photo: A merchant vessel carrying four Indian nationals was struck at Ukraine’s Port of Odesa NEW DELHI: Following the killing of five Indian nationals in the Russia-Ukraine conflict in recent days, the govt warned Indians intending to undertake employment on commercial vessels operating in or transiting the conflict-affected Black Sea region to carefully assess…

NEW DELHI: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi shot off a letter to Union home minister Amit Shah, demanding accountability for police’s alleged high-handedness against protesters at Jantar Mantar, signalling a fiery start to the second week of the Monsoon session, as govt is set to table in Lok Sabha on Monday a bill that enhances punishment…

Delhi Taxi and Tourist Transporters and Tour Operators Association have announced a march to Parliament against E20 petrol on Aug 4 NEW DELHI: Inspired by Cockroach Janta Party’s campaign over the NEET paper leak that led to Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation as education minister, a new outfit – E20 Janta Party – has stepped into the…