Of these sub-standard drugs, 22 are manufactured in Himachal Pradesh (representative) New Delhi: India’s apex drugs regulatory body has found the samples of around 50 drugs, including that of widely-used paracetamol, pantoprazole and some antibiotics for treating bacterial infections, as not of standard quality. Of these sub-standard drugs, 22 are manufactured in Himachal Pradesh, according … Read more
Auma Obama earlier posted photos of herself on Twitter at the protest. (File) Washington: Kenyan activist Auma Obama, the half-sister of former US President Barack Obama, was among protesters tear-gassed on Tuesday during demonstrations outside the parliament building in Nairobi, a CNN interview showed. Police opened fire on demonstrators trying to storm Kenya’s legislature on … Read more
John Nicholas remained awake throughout the operation. In a groundbreaking procedure, a 28-year-old Chicago resident received a kidney transplant while remaining awake throughout the surgery. John Nicholas underwent a successful operation at Northwestern Medicine on May 24th. Nicholas reported feeling no pain during the procedure and was discharged from the hospital a mere 24 hours … Read more
The BJP leader is now the Minister for Communication and Development of the North Eastern Region. Guna: Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Tuesday targeted Congress over the imposition of Emergency 49 years ago and claimed the voice of 80 crore people was stifled to save the chair of select people. Speaking to reporters in Guna … Read more
Gupt Parvat stands at an elevation of 5,988 metres in Himachal’s Lahul (Representational) Kolkata: A team of nine climbers from West Bengal on Tuesday conquered a never-before-climbed peak, Gupt Parvat, that stands at an elevation of 5,988 metres in the Pir Panjal Range of Himachal Pradesh’s Lahul district, organisers said. The mountain derives its name … Read more
Ocean temperatures rise due to human-caused global warming. (Representational) Paris: Scientists have discovered a new tipping point toward “runaway melting” of Antarctic ice sheets, caused by warm ocean water intruding between the ice and the land it sits on, according to a study published on Tuesday. While this type of melting has been previously studied, … Read more
ChatGPT, Google Gemini and Meta AI are all LLMs that work by predicting the next word, using word vectors New Delhi: Ever wondered how ChatGPT works? The short answer to this complex question lies in Large Language Models or LLMs which are foundational models that are trained using large amounts of textual data. These models … Read more
The lawyer said that the verdict went against Supreme Court precedent An Italian judge is receiving criticism for clearing a man accused of groping a flight attendant. The controversial verdict hinged on the woman’s alleged delayed reaction, which the judge inexplicably deemed too slow to be evidence of a genuine assault, Vanity Fair Italy reported. … Read more
Tata Sons had proposed the project through the central government, said a minister. Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh cabinet on Tuesday approved a proposal from the Tata Sons to build a ‘museum of temples’ in Ayodhya at a cost of Rs 650 crore. Sharing details about the decision, Tourism Minister Jaivir Singh said the tourism department … Read more
Venkaiah Naidu is a former Vice President of India. New Delhi: The “darkness” of the Emergency imposed by the Indira Gandhi-led Congress government in June 1975 “must be known to youngsters today as they are the future of the country”, former Vice President Venkaiah Naidu told NDTV Tuesday, on the 50th anniversary of that Emergency. … Read more
Cricketer Hanuma Vhari meets Andhra Minister Nara Lokesh Hyderabad: Cricketer Hanuma Vihari, who was unceremoniously removed from captaincy and vowed not to play for Andhra again, is invited back to play for Andhra Pradesh by state minister Nara Lokesh. The 30-year-old cricketer has accepted the invitation, saying “it’s good to be back in Andhra cricket”. … Read more
Drinking is linked to a slew of health conditions. (Representational) Geneva: Alcohol kills nearly three million people annually, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, adding that while the death rate had dropped slightly in recent years it remained “unacceptably high”. The United Nations health agency’s latest report on alcohol and health said alcohol causes … Read more