Latest News

Scientists develop blood-based indicator of organ age and predicts disease risk and lifespan

New Delhi, Jun 16 (PTI) Researchers have developed a blood-based indicator of age of an organ that can be used to assess its current age and predict the risk of a disease that might affect it 10 years later. One’s biological age measures how well the body functions, compared to the chronological age. However, the organs inside the body are all said to be ageing at different speeds. The researchers, including those from the US’ Stanford University, looked at 11 separate organ systems — brain, muscle, heart, lung, arteries, liver, kidneys, pancreas, immune system, intestine and fat. “We’ve developed a

India curbs Telegram use over medical exam NEET fraud concerns

NEW DELHI, June 16 (Reuters) – India has blocked the Telegram messaging app until June 22, ‌saying the platform has been used to “defraud candidates” taking a national medical entrance examination, the Ministry of Education said in a statement on Tuesday. The government said it was restricting access to the Telegram platform in India for a defined and limited period. The ​restriction was issued under a stringent provision of the IT law, which empowers the government to block ​access to online sites in the “interest of sovereignty and integrity of India”. Activists have said ⁠the provision is used to curb

Nepal’s foreign minister visits China after calling on regional rival India

BEIJING, June 16 (Reuters) – Nepalese ​Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal met China’s top diplomat Wang Yi on Monday, his first trip to ‌the neighbouring superpower since his party swept to election victory in March, and days after visiting Beijing’s regional rival India. The ousting of a Communist Party-led coalition government in Beijing’s backyard presents a conundrum to Chinese diplomats, who have been working to shore up ​ties with neighbouring nations while reasserting claims in the East and South China Seas, analysts say. “China has always ​placed Nepal at the forefront of its ‘neighbourhood diplomacy’,” said Wang, according to a foreign

G7 leaders open summit talks on Ukraine and the Middle East as Zelenskyy joins in France

EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France, June 16, 2026 (AP) — Leaders at the Group of Seven summit of major industrialized nations face a packed agenda on their first full day Tuesday, including challenging discussions on ending Russia’s war in Ukraine and addressing the Middle East crisis. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will be in attendance at the invitation of host France. The Ukraine talks come on the heels of U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement of an agreement to end the 3 1/2-month-old U.S. war against Iran. In recent weeks, the Iran conflict has overshadowed the war in Ukraine that Russian President Vladimir Putin launched

1 … 186 187 188 189 190 … 1,686