NEW DELHI: Amid concerns over shortages of two critical cancer medicines, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has approved a 50% hike in the ceiling prices of Carboplatin and Cisplatin injections, citing escalating raw material costs and supply concerns. The regulator has also revised prices of anti-tetanus immunoglobulin and three key childhood vaccines to ensure…
Serena Williams with her doubles partner Victoria Mboko. (AP Photo) Serena Williams’ much-anticipated return to professional tennis lasted just one match after her doubles campaign at Queen’s Club came to an abrupt end on Thursday due to an injury suffered by her partner Victoria Mboko.The 44-year-old American had marked her comeback in style on Tuesday,…
Captains of the Women’s T20 World Cup teams. (ICC Photo) The stage is set for the 10th edition of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, with England and Wales ready to host the biggest edition of the tournament yet from June 12 to July 5. A record 12 teams will battle across seven venues and…
The Odisha Sub-Ordinate Staff Selection Commission (OSSSC) has announced a major recruitment drive for Nursing Officers in the state. Through a short notification issued on June 11, the commission said it will fill 5,989 District Cadre Group-C Nursing Officer posts under the Health and Family Welfare Department of the Odisha government. The recruitment will cover…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Thursday declined to stay the declaration of results of Rajya Sabha elections in Madhya Pradesh, but agreed to hear on Friday Congress candidate Meenakshi Natarajan’s plea challenging rejection of her candidature for non-disclosure of a pending criminal case against her.It was a desperate attempt by senior advocate A M Singhvi,…
Mexico’s 17-year-old Gilberto Mora controls the ball during the World Cup match against South Africa. (AP Photo) History was written at the Estadio Azteca on the opening night of the FIFA World Cup 2026, and it wasn’t only because Mexico defeated South Africa 2-0.Seventeen-year-old Gilberto Mora announced himself to the world, becoming the youngest Mexican…
Shafali Verma (2nd from left) with teammates. (Pic credit: BCCI) It was in England in 2017, the occasion was an ODI World Cup semi-final and the opponents were Meg Lanning’s Australia. Harmanpreet Kaur‘s unbeaten 171 changed the course of women’s cricket and remains one of the most important innings in Indian cricket history.India are in…
APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University results live stream scheduled alongside SOR 2026 conclave unveiling Friday THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University will declare B.Tech and BArch results on Friday, June 12, 2026, with Higher Education Minister Roji M John to formally announce the outcome.The announcement will also include the unveiling of the university’s district-level Technical…
Baraik becomes third MP to resign from Trinamool & RS NEW DELHI/KOLKATA: Twenty rebel TMC Lok Sabha MPs, over two-third of the party’s 28 MPs, have written to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, seeking recognition as a separate group on the lines of the breakaway faction in the West Bengal assembly and said they will…
Mexico’s Julian Quinones celebrates after scoring the opening goal. (AP Photo) Not many players have managed to outscore Cristiano Ronaldo in the Saudi Pro League. Julian Quinones did exactly that in the 2025-26 season. And on Thursday night, the Mexican striker carried that form onto football’s biggest stage, scripting a piece of FIFA World Cup…
