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A bombing at a Shiite mosque on Islamabad’s outskirts kills at least 24 and wounds dozens

ISLAMABAD, February 6, 2026 (AP) — The death toll from a massive bombing that tore through a Shiite mosque on the outskirts of Islamabad during Friday prayers has risen to 24, a Pakistani official said. Nearly a hundred people were injured, government officials and rescue workers said. Islamabad Deputy Commissioner Irfan Memon and police confirmed that the blast was an attack and said an investigation is underway. Memon wrote on X that the death toll had risen to 24, while hospital officials said some of the wounded were in critical condition. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Earlier story follows

Stock markets end higher; ITC, banks lead recovery as RBI keeps policy rates unchanged

Mumbai, Feb 6 (PTI) Stock markets closed higher on Friday after the Reserve Bank of India kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged as expected and proposed allowing banks to lend to Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) with certain prudential safeguards to deepen the financing pool for the real estate sector. Helped by fag-end buying, the 30-share BSE Sensex advanced 266.47 points or 0.32 per cent to settle at 83,580.40. From the day’s low of 82,925.35, the benchmark jumped 655.05 points at the end of trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty climbed 50.90 points or 0.20 per cent to end at 25,693.70

PM Modi doesn’t have courage to answer questions posed to him: Kharge

New Delhi, Feb 6 (PTI) Lashing out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his speech in the Rajya Sabha, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday said the PM doesn’t have the courage to answer the questions posed to him and claimed that the government doesn’t want to run the House in a democratic manner. Speaking with reporters, Kharge said “repeating falsehoods” has been Modi’s job and in his 97-minute reply to the discussion on the Motion of Thanks to the President’s address, he didn’t say anything important or necessary. “When we presented our statements on the President’s address, the prime

Liver releases proteins in line with body clock; irregular eating disrupts rhythm: Study

An Indian hardworking software developer eating pizza and using laptop while sitting in office late at night. (Photo: Freepik)

New Delhi, Feb 6 (PTI) An analysis has found that the liver releases proteins into the bloodstream in timed waves, in line with the body clock — findings point to how working in shifts and irregular eating habits can affect liver function and disrupt its circadian rhythm, researchers said. “These are important findings, because they challenge the idea that the liver releases proteins into the blood at a consistent pace,” author Meltem Weger, from the University of Queensland in Australia, said. “This means disruptions to daily routines such as shift work or irregular eating can affect liver function,” she said.

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