‘My life was saved by a stranger on the other side of the world’

‘My life was saved by a stranger on the other side of the world’

Fi Lamdin & Emma Petrie BBC News Caters Photographic Luke Melling, right, meets Alastair Hawken three years after a life-saving stem cell donation A man with a rare form of blood cancer has travelled 10,000 miles to meet the stranger who saved his life. Luke Melling, 31, from Melbourne, Australia, says he was “staring death … Read more

PM Modi meets members of Sri Lanka’s 1996 World Cup-winning side on visit to island nation

PM Modi meets members of Sri Lanka’s 1996 World Cup-winning side on visit to island nation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets with members of the 1996 Sri Lankan cricket team, in Colombo on Saturday. | Photo Credit: ANI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday (April 5, 2025) interacted with members of the 1996 World Cup-winning Sri Lankan cricket team and said the triumph captured the imagination of countless sports lovers. PM … Read more

Kerala continues to grapple with flip side of migration

Kerala continues to grapple with flip side of migration

Thomas Gabriel, who was killed by Jordanian army along with his brother-in-law Edison Charls who sustained bullet injuries. In just one year, three Keralites were killed in foreign territory by armies while undertaking a risky migration. Kerala, which has a long history of organised migration, is now grappling with the challenges of irregular migration. On … Read more

With Scindia on its side, BJP gains in Gwalior-Chambal region

With Scindia on its side, BJP gains in Gwalior-Chambal region

Union Minister and BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia campaigning in Madhya Pradesh in November, ahead of the Assembly election. | Photo Credit: PTI Despite facing a crushing defeat in Madhya Pradesh, the Congress can draw solace from the fact that it held on its own in the Gwalior-Chambal region, even after losing its top leader Jyotiraditya … Read more

Cyberthreats the flip side of India’s healthcare digitalisation – ET HealthWorld

Cyberthreats the flip side of India’s healthcare digitalisation – ET HealthWorld

Mumbai: As the need for digital solutions is increasing, so are the risks of cyber security breaches. Digital is an enabler, and in an era booming with digital innovations, India has made quite an impact in adopting digital solutions. This has also brought the country to a crossroads where the adoption of digital solutions has … Read more

Kannur University develops a side effect free drugs-lead for rheumatoid arthritis

Kannur University develops a side effect free drugs-lead for rheumatoid arthritis

The Department of Biotechnology and Microbiology of Kannur University has developed a novel compound from a medicinal herb that has wide application in conditions of osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and migraines and without side effects.  The article was published in the scientific journal Scientific Reports (Nature Portfolio of Journals). The new compound requires only one-twelfth the dose of non-steroidal … Read more

Protests over eco-sensitive zones in Kerala | The other side of the sanctuary

Protests over eco-sensitive zones in Kerala | The other side of the sanctuary

George Thomas, a nonagenarian settler-farmer from Muthukad, a verdant agricultural village located 55 km away from Kozhikode, is living in fear of the future these days. The events unfolding in the State over the Supreme Court’s direction that every protected forest, national park and wildlife sanctuary in the country should have a mandatory eco-sensitive zone … Read more

Yangtse faceoff | No fatalities or serious casualties on Indian side, Rajnath tells Parliament

Yangtse faceoff | No fatalities or serious casualties on Indian side, Rajnath tells Parliament

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh speaks in the Lok Sabha during the Winter Session of Parliament, on December 13, 2022 | Photo Credit: PTI Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) troops tried to transgress the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Yangtse area of Tawang sector of Arunachal Pradesh and “unilaterally” change the status quo, which was contested by Indian troops in a “firm and resolute” … Read more