A £1 million research project led by the University of Sheffield is developing a new generation of “smart” drug delivery vehicles that could deliver chemotherapy directly to post-surgical sites in patients with glioblastoma, a rare and aggressive form of brain cancer, while also opening new treatment possibilities for severe inflammatory skin diseases and difficult fungal…
NEW DELHI: Aviation regulator body the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Thursday directed airlines to avoid nine airspaces in the war-engulfed Gulf region and put in place strong contingency plans, citing heightened risks following the ongoing conflict in the region.In an advisory, the DGCA asked carriers to steer clear of the airspaces of…
Despite being debutants, Palace were installed as favourites to win the Conference League at the start of the season. It took a while for them to live up to that tag, with many of their performances in Europe looking somewhat turgid. But their 3-0 win against Fiorentina – two-time finalists in the Conference League –…
NEW DELHI: The government on Monday said it was now delivering more domestic LPG cylinders, meeting current demand as well as clearing backlog, indicating that panic buying had eased and availability of cooking gas had improved since March.Petroleum ministry’s joint secretary Sujata Sharma said the delivery time for cooking gas cylinders from the date of…
A strong 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck southwest China’s Guangxi region on Monday, killing 2 people, damaging buildings, disrupting transport, and forcing thousands of residents to evacuate, according to Chinese authorities.The quake struck near Liuzhou city in Guangxi at a shallow depth, intensifying tremors across nearby areas, the China Earthquake Networks Centre (CENC) said.Residents rushed out of…
The idea of rockets launching as frequently as commercial flights once sounded like pure science fiction. Elon Musk’s SpaceX is steadily pushing that boundary. The company is now reportedly exploring multiple locations across the United States and overseas to build new spaceports for its Starship programme, according to his X (formerly Twitter) post. The long-term…
Bappi Lahiri was known for revolutionising disco music in Indian cinema. His songs defined an era in the 1980s and 1990s. Even years later, his work continues to find new audiences. Aparticular memory of Bappi with Michael Jackson stands out among his many stories. Bappi Lahiri’s 2015 interview revisited In a 2015 interview with Bollywood…
Pope Leo XIV has issued a stark warning about the rapid rise of artificial intelligence, cautioning that mass job losses caused by automation could become a “social calamity” if governments and corporations fail to act responsibly. In his first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas (‘Magnificent Humanity’), released on Monday, the pope argued that while AI can help…
‘Ukrainian women now form the backbone of many intelligence-gathering operations in Russian-occupied areas’ They are known as vidma in Ukrainian folklore, a word often translated as “witch” but rooted in the concept of knowledge and wisdom. A report by The Atlantic detailing Ukraine’s underground resistance network has revealed the growing role of female operatives in…
