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Indian doctors more confident about oestrogen therapy for menopause as USFDA may scrap black box warning

USFDA, in a discussion telecast publicly last month, said local oestrogen therapy, such as vaginal cream, is safe & the risks of hormone replacement therapy were overstated.

The hidden life of Smriti Irani—reinvented TV bahu who also teaches fintech at Berkeley

Away from the political limelight since losing the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Smriti Irani now leads a quiet, but busy life. Entertainment, politics, academia, she has one foot in all.

New Gurugram to have New York-style Central Park, Disneyland. First fix roads, drains

Meetings around the new district have already happened between CM Saini and former CM and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal Khattar.

‘What about Rajput valour?’ Battle of identity in Rajasthan BJP over NCERT’s ‘glorification’ of Marathas

A map in the third chapter, 'The Rise of the Marathas', of the revised NCERT social science book for Class 8 students has particularly riled them.

Supreme Court Collegium recommended 136 names for HC judgeship in last 17 months. Only 20 are women

New Delhi: In the last 17 months, the Supreme Court Collegium has recommended only 20 women for judgeship in the country’s high courts—a small...

Patna to London—A Bihar ex-IAS has taken crossword to new heights

The website crypticsingh.com has become a melting pot of crossword enthusiasts from across the world.

Born out of bitter Kargil lesson, NavIC was India’s answer to GPS. Why it’s still struggling to take off

NavIC was born out of a bitter lesson learnt during the 1999 Kargil War. Built by ISRO at cost of $525 million, only four of its 11 satellites are functional.

Did the Cholas really have a navy?

Much of what we know about the Cholas depends almost entirely on inscriptions—an approach that lags decades behind global academic standards.

Restoring J&K’s statehood won’t be enough. Kashmiris need to be treated like other Indians

Kashmir has never been, in any sense of the world, allowed to be a normal state, with normal politicians and normal citizens.

Faridabad farmhouses vs Aravallis isn’t over. It’s a war that has just begun

One of the biggest anti-encroachment drives in Aravalli history started in June. With it, a major slice of Delhi-NCR’s famous farmhouse culture is being dismantled. And there is more to come.

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India must reduce its dependence on fertiliser imports before it’s too late

What worsens India’s dependence on fertiliser imports is not merely the volume of imports, but the inefficiency with which the country utilises them.

Syringes, MRI to ventilators, West Asia war squeezing India’s medical supply chain—costs up 10 to 50%

Industry says manufacturers have 2-4 weeks of buffer stocks, but prolonged disruption could push up shortage risks, especially of consumables like IV and syringes.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.