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(Representative image) US FDA approves world’s first oral PCSK9 inhibitor (Photo: IANS). NEW DELHI: Patients with difficult-to-control high cholesterol could soon have an oral alternative to powerful cholesterol-lowering injections after the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the world’s first oral PCSK9 inhibitor, a class of medicines that dramatically lowers “bad” cholesterol.The once-daily tablet,…

NEW DELHI: The families of those killed in the Air India AI-171 crash have stepped up demands for the release of the aircraft’s black box data and cockpit voice recorder (CVR) transcript, questioning the aircraft accident investigation bureau’s (AAIB) decision to withhold the material while promising only a final investigation report.According to news agency PTI,…

Wangchuk wife’s appeal claims that his continued stay at Safdarjung Hospital violates his fundamental rights. NEW DELHI: Gitanjali Angmo, activist Sonam Wangchuk’s wife, Monday moved the Delhi high court again, challenging single bench order that declined her plea to shift Wangchuk from Safdarjung Hospital to a private hospital of his choice.In the appeal, Angmo has…

NEW DELHI: Hundreds of Cockroach Janata Party supporters gathered at Jantar Mantar on Sunday ahead of the party’s proposed ‘Chalo Sansad’ march to Parliament on Monday. Delhi Police denied permission for the rally and tightened security across the national capital.Security personnel were deployed outside Jantar Mantar and around Parliament house ahead of the first day…

Poonch: Residents gather in the aftermath of torrential rain-triggered landslides and flash floods, at Dhara Sangla village of Surankote tehsil, in Poonch district, Jammu and Kashmir. At least 12 people were killed and several others missing as rains unleashed landslides and flash floods across the twin border districts of Poonch and Rajouri in the union…

SRINAGAR: NC president Farooq Abdullah on Sunday met fasting climate activist Sonam Wangchuk’s wife Gitanjali J. Angmo, pledging support for her husband and the people of Ladakh.“May your husband get better. May he remain healthy and may his struggle be successful,” Farooq told Angmo at Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital where he and other NC functionaries had…

JAMMU: Three days after a 30-year-old man was shot dead in police firing, triggering protests by locals, internet services continued to remain suspended across Doda district of J&K for the third consecutive day on Sunday, disrupting communication, online transactions and other services.Officials have not yet issued any statement regarding the restoration of internet services.Locals complained…

NEW DELHI: Anyone who prevents or disrupts the singing of Vande Mataram, which must now be sung in full at all state events and civil investiture ceremonies, could face up to three years in jail, a fine, or both under a Bill the govt plans to introduce in Parliament’s Monsoon session starting Monday.The Prevention of…

‘Fabrications Aimed At Masking Bad Performance’ NEW DELHI: Acting swiftly on a wave of post-result complaints, National Testing Agency (NTA) has warned of strict action against fake claims after finding that several optical mark recognition (OMR) sheets submitted in support of NEET-UG result grievances were fake or AI-generated – the first time the agency detecting…

NEW DELHI: Leaders of opposition Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi Sunday shot off a letter to PM Narendra Modi demanding an independent probe into the Ram temple donation issue and warning that his govt’s credibility depends on its swift action – putting the controversy high on the opposition’s agenda for Parliament’s monsoon session that may…