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New weekly HIV pill shows promise, found to be as effective as daily treatment in global Phase 3 trial

The once-weekly tablet combines Merck's islatravir & Gilead's lenacapavir. The combo could become first complete once-weekly oral HIV treatment, if approved.

Why Modi government’s FCRA Bill is facing pushback

Amid the logjam in Parliament and Opposition’s demand that the Bill be withdrawn, the FCRA Bill was referred to a Joint Parliamentary Committee Wednesday.

Foreign funding reboot: How govt has tightened FCRA rules

2026 FCRA rules reshape regulatory landscape for NGOs, trusts, societies, registered companies. NGOs are most prominently affected because they are largest recipients of foreign funds.

2 NGOs vs Pema Khandu—what’s the ‘Rs 1,270 crore public contracts’ case against Arunachal CM & kin

Supreme Court has directed CBI to conduct a preliminary inquiry, not on merits of PIL, but to determine whether a detailed investigation is required into the matter.

This is how Lucknow, Dehradun, Vadodara are fixing their street dog problem

Cities like Lucknow have reduced street dog numbers by as much as 80 per cent through sterilisation drives carried out by NGOs such as Humane World for Animals and municipal authorities.

Grief transcends barriers as Hindu, Muslim civil groups work 24/7 to serve Air India crash victims’ kin

Around half a dozen organisations, from Ram Shyam Charitable Trust to Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, are stationed at BJ Medical College, offering energy drinks, tea & food.

How Ahmedabad NGO mobilised 200 volunteers & collected 900 units of blood within hrs of Air India crash

Anticipating a high number of injured, NGO Sahaay, with support from the Ahmedabad chapter of Red Cross, launched a blood donation drive that is ongoing.

We went to rural India with a ‘let’s teach them’ attitude. Then it reversed: Aruna Roy

In her memoir, 'The Personal is Political', Aruna Roy supports the argument that leaders can be identified in rural areas and empowered with skills.

Rural India’s mental health crisis not invisible anymore. Private ‘champions’ are taking charge

Private players like the LiveLoveLaugh Foundation and Mariwala Health Foundation are bridging mental health gaps with their community programmes in villages across India.

Govt amends FCRA Rules, asks NGOs to declare movable & immovable assets acquired from foreign funds

Ministry of home affairs sources say the amendment, issued Monday, is meant to make the system more ‘transparent’ and NGOs more ‘accountable’.

On Camera

Bollywood’s music has lost its soul. Reality shows are filling the void

For decades, film songs defined success. Now reality-show artists are proving that a song can travel far beyond the movie screen.

India’s new kings & queens are flourishing in small towns

As the middle class that powered India’s first 3 decades of liberalisation stagnates, and a newly ascendant business class powers ahead, the complexion of consumption & investment is likely to change. 

Trump admin ‘withholding’ approval for Europe-funded Patriot missiles for Ukraine—WaPo report

The weapons are being purchased through NATO’s PURL framework, which allows European allies to fund the purchase of American military supplies for Ukraine.

India needs more Jamnagars. Anti-business, knee-jerk anti-Americanism hurt national interest

Anti-Americanism is chronic, deep-rooted and instinctive in India. We only undermine our national interest by not shedding it, and by dismissing our entrepreneurs as exploiters.