U.S. President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: AP President Donald Trump says he’ll sign an executive order on Monday (May 12, 2025) that, if implemented, could bring down the costs of some medications — reviving a failed effort from his first term on an issue he’s talked up since even before becoming President. The…
Products in development include a dengue antiviral, new treatments for leishmaniasis and Chagas disease, and the first malaria treatment for newborn babies | Image used for representation purpose only | Photo Credit: REUTERS Swiss drugmaker Novartis will keep making medicines for malaria and leprosy, even if it does not get orders as normal amid the…
The All India Students Federation (AISF), the student wing of the Communist Party of India (CPI), has demanded that the Kerala government withdraw the Kerala State Private Universities (Establishment and Regulation) Act, 2025, which permits private universities in Kerala. Addressing a press conference here on Monday, A. Adhin, newly elected State secretary of AISF, said…
Four hundred and forty one students of Andhra Pradesh have reached New Delhi safely from Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir, Rajasthan, and Gujarat in the wake of India-Pakistan conflict ‘due to proactive steps’ taken by Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, according to an official release. The government has worked round-the-clock to bring its students back safely from…
‘Love Insurance Kompany’ drops release date | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Vignesh Shivan’s upcoming romantic comedy Love Insurance Kompany has officially locked in its release date. The film will hit theaters on September 18, as announced by the makers Monday via a teaser. This marks Shivan’s fifth directorial venture and features Love Today star Pradeep…
As the conflict between India and Pakistan escalated with the launch of Operation Sindoor on May 7, after the fateful Pahalgam terror attack on April 22, the past few days have been marked with uncertainty, turbulence, scrutiny and strife for people in North India. The Government had instructed blackouts for the first time since the…
Accused in the Pollachi sexual assault case at the Combined Court Complex in Coimbatore on April 28, 2025. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The story so far: Six years ago, nine men from Pollachi, a picturesque rural town in Coimbatore where numerous movies have been filmed, were arrested for blackmailing, sexually assaulting, and videographing young…
A BMTC bus stop in Bengaluru. One citizen said that a first-time commuter could experience extreme difficulty in finding a bus stop. The trouble is further complicated by several bus stops sharing the same name. | Photo Credit: Bhagya Prakash K As the summer picks up heat, commuters raise concerns about the condition of bus…
A Spotted redshank (with a slender billed gull in the background) seen and photographed by IT professional and birder Sathish Kumar at the salt pans in the Great Salt Lake, opposite SSN College, at Kalavakkam on May 3, 2025. Photo: Sathish Kumar A Gull billed tern seen by IT professional and birder Sathish Kumar at…
Mexico’s Foreign Relations ministry had previously sent letters to Google asking it to not label Mexican territorial waters as the Gulf of America [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS Mexico has sued tech giant Google over its labelling of the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America, a change made by U.S. President Donald Trump…
