New Delhi, May 13 (PTI) The Centre on Wednesday extended the tenure of CBI chief Praveen Sood by one more year, beyond May 24, 2026. This is his second extension in office. Sood, 61, a 1986-batch Indian Police Service (IPS)
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The condition PCOS is now called PMOS. What to know about the name change and what it means for care
By Laura Ungar, May 13, 2026 (AP) —A hormonal condition affecting 1 in 8 women around the world just got a new name in hopes of improving care. It Is now called polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome instead of polycystic ovary
New Delhi, May 13 (PTI) Nationalist leadership among Muslims has become a rare commodity now
New Delhi, May 13 (PTI) Gold prices soared by Rs 8,550 to a little over
Mumbai, May 13 (PTI) Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty ended marginally higher on Wednesday, snapping their four-day losing streak, as elevated crude oil
Mumbai, May 13 (PTI) The rupee touched its lowest-ever intraday level of 95.80 against the US dollar, weakening for the fourth consecutive session on
New Delhi, May 13 (PTI) Air India on Wednesday announced reduction of international flights and temporary suspension of services on six routes, including Delhi-Chicago,
New Delhi, May 13 (PTI) Gold prices rallied by Rs 9,723 to Rs 1.63 lakh per 10 grams in futures trade on Wednesday, while
Mumbai, May 13 (PTI) The gems and jewellery industry is likely to face challenging times ahead following the hike in gold import duty to
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Chennai, May 13 (PTI) Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay-led TVK government won the trust vote in the Tamil Nadu Assembly on Wednesday with support from parties including the Congress, VCK, and the AIADMK rebel faction led by leaders SP Velumani and C Ve Shanmugam. As soon as the House convened, Chief Minister Vijay moved a vote of confidence resolution, and
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The condition PCOS is now called PMOS. What to know about the name change and what it means for care
By Laura Ungar, May 13, 2026 (AP) —A hormonal condition affecting 1 in 8 women around the world just got a new name in hopes of improving care. It Is now called polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome instead of polycystic ovary syndrome. Researchers and supporters of the change said the old name, often shortened to PCOS, is inaccurate. It reduced a complex hormonal or endocrine disorder to a misunderstanding about cysts and a focus on ovaries, contributing to missed diagnoses and inadequate treatment, said the Endocrine Society, a global group of physicians and scientists. “The thought behind that is that one,
Nationalist leaders among Muslims rare commodity now: RSS general secretary Hosabale
New Delhi, May 13 (PTI) Nationalist leadership among Muslims has become a rare commodity now as the leaders get support only if they have separatist tendencies, top RSS functionary Dattatreya Hosable has said. In an exclusive interview with PTI Videos, he acknowledged there were nationalist Muslim leaders during the freedom struggle and a few out there today do not get the support. Hosabale was asked about the recent comments of AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi that the time has come for Muslims to form their own leadership in the sense that they should form their own party because they are not
Gold soars by Rs 8,550, silver by Rs 20,500 after import duty hike
New Delhi, May 13 (PTI) Gold prices soared by Rs 8,550 to a little over Rs 1.65 lakh per 10 grams in the local market here on Wednesday after the government increased the import duty on precious metals to 15 per cent. Silver prices jumped by Rs 20,500 to Rs 2,97,500 per kg in Delhi markets from Rs 2,77,000 per kg (inclusive of all taxes) on the previous day, according to the All India Sarafa Association. Gold of 99.9 per cent purity increased by Rs 8,550, or over 5 per cent, to Rs 1,65,350 per 10 grams (inclusive of all
Stock markets snap four days of losses; end marginally higher
Mumbai, May 13 (PTI) Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty ended marginally higher on Wednesday, snapping their four-day losing streak, as elevated crude oil prices and persistent geopolitical uncertainties restricted the upside. The 30-share BSE Sensex rose 49.74 points, or 0.07 per cent, to settle at 74,608.98. During the day, the index touched a high of 75,191.57 and a low of 74,134.48, gyrating 1,057.09 points. The 50-share NSE edged higher by 33.05 points or 0.14 per cent to end at 23,412.60. From the Sensex constituents, Asian Paints, Tata Steel, Adani Ports, Bharat Electronics, Bharti Airtel and Larsen & Toubro were
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