NEW DELHI: In a landmark advance for thalassemia care, US FDA has approved Mitapivat, the first oral treatment for anaemia in adults with thalassemia, covering both transfusion-dependent and non-transfusion-dependent alpha and beta disease. Clinicians and patient groups in India have welcomed the decision as a potential game changer for a lifelong genetic blood disorder that…
Bought Gold in Dubai Last Year? Here’s How Much You Made as Prices Soared 60% Dubai’s gold market delivered a giant surprise in 2025, marking one of the most dramatic rallies in recent history. What started as a modest year for bullion turned into a breakout performance, with the price of 24-carat gold climbing by…
Desert Vipers defeated MI Emirates by 46 runs to win ILT20 season 4 (ILT20) Dubai: Third time’s a charm. Third time lucky. These are two popular sayings in the English language. It’s as if the first two attempts were stumbling blocks, they were launchpads for something that was inevitable. For Desert Vipers, that was the…
SHRESHTA NETS result 2026: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the result of the National Entrance Test for the Scheme for Residential Education for Students in High Schools in Targeted Areas (SHRESHTA NETS) 2026. Candidates who appeared for the examination can now download their scorecard from the official website at exams.nta.nic.in/shreshta/To access the SHRESHTA…
NEW DELHI: A day after Congress announced that the nationwide ‘MGNREGA Bachao Sangram’ will be conducted from Jan 8 to Feb 25, rural development minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan called the opposition party’s campaign a ‘Bhrashtachaar Bachao Sangram’ and accused Congress of spreading misinformation and falsehoods on Viksit Bharat- Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin)…
Gold and silver prices are expected to remain highly volatile in the coming week as investors react to key US economic data and rising geopolitical tensions following the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro by US forces, analysts said.Market participants will closely track a series of important US indicators, including ISM Manufacturing data, December ADP…
Matheus Cunha of Manchester United (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images) MANCHESTER: Matheus Cunha rescued a point for Manchester United in a 1-1 draw at Leeds in the Premier League on Sunday.The Brazil forward equalized for United after U.S. international Brenden Aaronson put Leeds in front in the second half at Elland Road.Aaronson opened the scoring…
Amazon’s visa bind: When stranded employees are allowed to work, but not do their jobs For years, global mobility has been the invisible infrastructure of the American tech industry. Engineers flew out for visa renewals, logged in from abroad for a few days, and returned to their desks with little more than jet lag to…
JAMMU: A 47-year-old GRP constable was injured when his service weapon went off accidentally in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir Saturday night, officials said.“The constable, identified as Dinesh Kumar, was injured in the shoulder in the incident that took place while he was on duty at Kathua railway station late Saturday night,” officials said.Kumar…
File photo: US President Donald Trump (Picture credit: AP) US President Donald Trump’s idea of taking control of Venezuela’s oil industry and inviting US companies to rebuild it after the capture of President Nicolás Maduro is unlikely to move global oil prices in the near term, analysts say.As per news agency AP, Venezuela’s oil sector…
