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Centre extends CBI chief’s tenure by one more year amid Rahul Gandhi’s dissent

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) officer of the Karnataka cadre, took over as the director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on May 25, 2023, for a two-year term. He was given a one-year extension last year. The decision to extend his tenure was taken in a meeting of the selection committee headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and comprising Chief Justice of India

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

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