Lucknow: A study conducted by the Lucknow University research team has scientifically validated the age-old wisdom that food, including staple vegetables, can indeed be medicinal. “This is more than just plant research; it’s about transforming everyday vegetables into therapeutic options,” said Vikas Gautam, who led the research team, adding, “Our findings support safe, low-cost, food-based…
Noted Assamese singer Zubeen Garg passed away on Friday in Singapore after a reported scuba diving accident. The 52-year-old was in the city to perform at the North East India Festival on September 20. In the wake of his sudden demise, the organisers have cancelled the event. Death after reported scuba diving mishap In a…
BTS leader RM, has hit the headlines once again, this time after reports emerged that the star’s 100 million won donation may has disappeared. The huge donation, made last year, in celebration of his 30th birthday, was reportedly intended to support South Korean veterans and uniformed service members through the Everyone’s Veterans Dream Project, part…
Lucknow: About 115 students, including 111 MS (Pharm) and 4 PhD scholars, were awarded degrees at the 10th annual convocation of the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) Rae Bareli on Monday. Gold medals were awarded to Tanima Dudani, department of medicinal chemistry, Harshita Sadhana, department of pharmaceutics, Tejas Kumar, department of pharmacology…
Lucknow: Emphasising that the state information and public relations department was the bridge between the govt and the people of UP, director Vishal Singh on Saturday called upon the departmental workforce to be mindful of the changing times.Addressing a two-day workshop of district and state-level officials, Singh said that while the department had the responsibility…
How Sunil Kumar is transforming Bihar’s education system through TRE-4, inclusion and infrastructure. (Photo courtesy: x.com) Since assuming office on March 15, 2024, Bihar’s Education Minister Sunil Kumar has introduced a series of targeted initiatives to reform the state’s education system. A former IPS officer and senior administrator, Kumar previously served as Senior Superintendent of…
India’s premier engineering institutions, the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), are at the forefront of a new movement: Making Artificial Intelligence (AI) education accessible, practical, and inclusive for learners across the country. Traditionally known for producing elite engineers, the IITs are now taking deliberate steps to ensure that AI literacy is no longer limited to…
Violations of the Infant Milk Substitutes (IMS) Act, meant to protect breastfeeding from predatory marketing of baby food companies, have multiplied of late and activists blame this on government inaction on earlier violations.The violations are in the form of companies sponsoring seminars and conferences by doctors as well as doctors who promote baby food through…
Pakistan’s stock market is experiencing an unusual surge, driven largely by retail investors, signalling renewed confidence in local equities after years of uncertainty. The KSE-100 Index has soared roughly 40% in 2025, making Pakistan one of Asia’s top-performing markets. With property prices stagnant and deposit rates halved over the past two years, more individuals are…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India on Sunday hit back at Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and other opposition leaders, rejecting their allegations of vote theft and concerns related to SIR in Bihar as “misleading”.“Using words like vote chori to mislead people is a disrespect to the Constitution,” Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar said.Addressing a…
