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Supreme Court seeks Centre’s response on plea against blocking of YouTube channel ‘4PM’

New Delhi, May 5 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from the Centre and others on a petition seeking quashing of an order blocking a widely viewed YouTube channel ‘4PM’. The plea has claimed that the blocking was effected by the intermediary pursuant to an undisclosed direction allegedly issued by the Centre citing vague grounds of “national security” and “public order”. A bench of Justices B R Gavai and K V Viswanathan agreed to hear the plea and issued notices to the Centre and others seeking their responses on the petition. The plea, filed by Sanjay Sharma who

Trump’s trade demands go beyond tariffs to target perceived unfair practices

FRANKFURT, Germany, May 5, 2025 (AP) — The Trump administration says the sweeping tariffs it unveiled April 2, then postponed for 90 days, have a simple goal: Force other countries to drop their trade barriers to U.S. goods. Yet President Donald Trump’s definition of trade barriers includes a slew of issues well beyond the tariffs other countries impose on the U.S., including some areas not normally associated with trade disputes. Those include agricultural safety requirements, tax systems, currency exchange rates, product standards, legal requirements, and red tape at the border. He’s given countries three months to come up with concessions

Arthritis now could be diagnosed with accuracy over 94% in 10 minutes

It is estimated around 60 million people in India live with arthritis and related conditions. Around half of them say they experience pain every single day. However according to recent research, a new method can now diagnose arthritis in just ten minutes by using bodily fluids. The results, published in scientific journal Small, also showed osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis could be diagnosed and distinguished with an accuracy of over 94%. The technology achieved over 95% accuracy in determining the severity of rheumatoid arthritis, reports the Mirror. More than half of all people over the age of 65 experience symptoms of

Iran’s top diplomat is in Pakistan to mediate in escalation with India over deadly Kashmir attack

ISLAMABAD, May 5, 2025 (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister was in Pakistan on Monday to try and mediate in the escalation between Islamabad and New Delhi after last month’s deadly attack on tourists in the Indian-controlled section of Kashmir. The visit by Abbas Araghchi was the first by a foreign dignitary since tensions flared in the wake of a deadly attack on tourists in the disputed Kashmir region, Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said. The visit comes just days after Tehran offered to help ease tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbors. Araghchi was welcomed by senior Pakistani officials after landing at an airport

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