Dubai, Dec 26 India’s cricket stars Tilak Varma and Varun Chakaravarthy have made significant strides in the latest ICC Men’s T20 International Player Rankings following strong performances in the recent home series against South Africa, while Jasprit Bumrah continues to dominate the Test bowling list. Varma, who scored consistently through the five‑match T20I series, has risen to third place in the global T20I batting rankings after a match‑winning 73 in the series decider, helping him overtake several international players. His impactful batting display was key to India’s 3‑1 series victory. In the bowling rankings, mystery spinner Chakaravarthy has further reinforced…
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A year-long autopsy-based study conducted by the AIIMS, New Delhi, found no scientific evidence linking Covid-19 vaccination to sudden deaths among young adults, reaffirming that the vaccines are safe and effective. The study, titled Burden of Sudden Death in Young Adults: A One-Year Observational Study at a Tertiary Care Centre in India, has been published in the ‘Indian Journal of Medical Research’, the flagship journal of the Indian Council of Medical Research. Researchers closely examined sudden death cases of people aged between 18 and 45 years using verbal autopsy, post-mortem imaging, conventional autopsy and detailed histopathological tests. According to the…
A team of researchers from Bose Institute in Kolkata has developed a peptide therapy that offers a promising, multidisciplinary approach to treating fungal keratitis — a severe, sight-threatening infection of the cornea — the clear front part of the eye. The team, including researchers from the L V Prasad Eye Institute in Hyderabad, designed a 15-residue peptide, named SA-XV, derived from a larger host-defense peptide — S100A12. This peptide, previously shown to inhibit fungal growth, has been characterised for its antifungal potency and mechanism of action. Published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, the researchers hailed the new therapy as…
A team of researchers from Bose Institute in Kolkata has developed a peptide therapy that offers a promising, multidisciplinary approach to treating fungal keratitis- a severe, sight-threatening infection of the cornea- the clear front part of the eye. The team, including researchers from the L V Prasad Eye Institute in Hyderabad, designed a 15-residue peptide, named SA-XV, derived from a larger host-defense peptide- S100A12. This peptide, previously shown to inhibit fungal growth, has been characterised for its antifungal potency and mechanism of action. Published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, the researchers hailed the new therapy as an alternative to…
A new study conducted by scientists at the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has decoded the specific risk factors for breast cancer among women in India. Breast Cancer is among the top three cancers amongst women in India. The incidence of breast cancers in the country is expected to rise by about 5.6 per cent annually, translating to an estimated increase of 0.05 million new cases per year. The team from ICMR’s National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research (NCDIR), Bengaluru, conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis on 31 studies covering a total of 27,925 participants, with 45 per cent being…
Around 200 children in several countries were conceived with sperm from a single donor who unknowingly carried a rare genetic mutation linked to early-onset cancers, it has been revealed. The consequences have been devastating. Several children have already died, and many families across Europe are now facing a risk they never expected. The case has prompted urgent questions. How was one donor used so widely? Why did standard safeguards fail to identify a mutation that can have such severe consequences? And how did a system created to create families allow a tragedy of this scale? When someone donates sperm or…
Kabul, Dec 26: Over 3,500 Afghan refugees have been repatriated from Iran and Pakistan in a single day, a Taliban official said on Thursday. Sharing a report from the High Commission for Addressing Migrants’ Issues on X, Taliban deputy spokesperson Mullah Hamdullah Fitrat stated that 745 families — comprising 3,513 individuals — returned to Afghanistan on Wednesday, Pajhwok Afghan News reported. Afghan returnees travelled to Afghanistan through several border crossings, including Islam Qala in Herat, Pul-i-Abresham in Nimroz, Spin Boldak in Kandahar, Bahramcha in Helmand and Torkham in Nangarhar. Fitrat stated that 627 families, including 3,487 individuals, were taken to…
Dhaka, Dec 26: Amid political turmoil and a major shift in the country’s political landscape, Bangladesh’s interim government confirmed that the Awami League, led by ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, will not participate in the February 2026 national parliamentary elections due to a ban on its activities. The Press Secretary to the Chief Adviser of the interim government of Bangladesh, Shafikul Alam, announced that the Awami League, whose political activities are currently banned in the country, will not be able to participate in the upcoming national polls. During a press conference on Wednesday, following a meeting of the Advisory Council…
Lagos, Dec 26: Five people have been killed in Nigeria’s northeastern Maiduguri after a bomb exploded during prayer at a mosque on Wednesday night, a police statement said. Police added that 35 people were injured in the attack, which it said is likely a suicide attack. “Preliminary investigations further suggest that the incident may have been a suicide bombing, based on the recovery of fragments of a suspected suicide vest and witness statements recorded, while investigations are ongoing to establish the exact cause and circumstances,” Nahum Daso, spokesperson for Borno state police command, said in the statement. Daso said police…
Castel Gandolfo, Dec 26: Pope Leo XIV said Tuesday he was “very disappointed” that his home state of Illinois had approved a law allowing for medically assisted suicide, and he called for greater respect for life. Leo said he had spoken “explicitly” with Gov JB Pritzker and urged him not to sign the bill into law. Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich did the same, Leo told reporters as he left his country house in Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome. “We were very clear about the necessity to respect the sacredness of life from the very beginning to the very end, and…