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Tuesday, November 11, 2025
TopicDNA test

Topic: DNA test

‘Child’s mental health paramount’ — Rajasthan HC order rejecting paternity test in divorce case

Man had urged HC to consider DNA paternity test to support divorce application against his wife. Test showed he wasn't child's father. 

Delhi boy ‘found 5 yrs after abduction’ awaits DNA answers as ‘mom’ says he’s not her missing son

When he was 8, Suraj was allegedly abducted by his mother’s ex-partner. Delhi Police claim to have ‘found’ the child in Rajasthan this June, but questions have been raised about his identity.

Indore man who jumped in front of train suspected wife had ‘affair’, wanted DNA test of children

Purported video of Rajesh Patel has gone viral on social media since his death by alleged suicide, in which he appears to blame his wife for his end. No abetment to suicide FIR registered yet.

Is your child at higher risk of rare disease? Why more couples are going for genetic tests

Proponents say genetic tests can help couples make their own reproductive decisions armed with information about possible rare disorders. But it comes with an ethical dilemma.

UP man traces his ‘stolen’ buffalo to nearby village, now wants DNA test to fix ownership

Shamli's Chandrapal Singh claims he traced his stolen buffalo to a nearby village in Saharanpur districts, but villagers there say it always belonged to a local resident.

DNA of 3 killed in Shopian encounter matches missing Rajouri youth, families demand bodies

Pictures of the three dead youth had circulated on social media in August, and their families had identified them as their relatives and demanded a DNA test.

Chinese parents test DNA to check if kids will become prodigies

Genetic testing industry is booming in China but experts say claims that DNA data can be used to predict a child’s abilities is more horoscope than science.

New DNA test designed by Indian firm can detect drug-resistant TB nearly a month faster

Bengaluru company says the new DNA test, Spit Seq, will also help doctors pick the right drugs for treatment.

Who’s your daddy? Why a DNA test is not best positioned to answer this

It might not be the right question anyway. A better one is, what does society want a father to be?

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BBC scandal: Britain’s elite establishment is rapidly sinking

The impact of all this upheaval is unmooring. We search for the BBC to confirm that Britain still exists and find it missing.

Digital push for grassroots banking: 2 new apps to transform urban cooperative banks for 9 cr users

Cooperation Ministry takes a step towards financial inclusion with Sahkar DigiPay and Sahkar DigiLoan. They will enable faster and seamless access to financial services in small towns.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.