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Representative Image (AI-generated) A cancer diagnosis can change a life in an instant, but in Rwanda, access to treatment was once so limited that many patients had little chance of survival. A centre established in 2012 helped change that reality, bringing cancer treatment, medical training and research to a country where specialist care was scarce….

BMS has been actively working in Kashmir since 2020 after the abrogation of Article 370. PULWAMA: Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, an RSS affiliate, opened its first office in Kashmir Valley on Sunday in Barsu village at the foothills of the Zabarwan mountain range. The office is located around five kilometres from Lethpora highway, where the Feb…

A New Mexico state court has ordered Facebook-parent company Meta to pay a $25 billion penalty following a long legal battle stemming from the Cambridge Analytica data privacy scandal from nearly a decade ago. The judgment, revealed in a court filing on Wednesday (October 21), follows a September verdict by a jury in a Santa…

Protesters march during a demonstration in Marseille, southern France. France’s government is unfurling massively ramped-up security measures for a fresh blast of marches and strikes against unpopular pension reforms. NEW DELHI: The Indian embassy in France on Wednesday issued a safety advisory for Indian nationals living in or travelling to the country, urging them to…

The decision was discussed at a meeting between tribal representatives and Clay County commissioners on October 13 (Clay County photo) A Native American tribe planning to build a casino in Minnesota has reduced its land request from nearly 300 acres to 80 acres after local officials raised concerns about drinking water, traffic and taxes. The…

Scientists studying Antarctica’s towering ice cliffs have found that glaciers can retreat faster than existing models predict without triggering the catastrophic, self-sustaining collapse some researchers have feared. The findings, reported by MIT News and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), offer new observational evidence that could help refine projections of future sea-level rise. Published in…

Photo: Reba (L) and her NGOCredit: Reba’s Ranch House / Instagram In 1992, country music star Reba McEntire helped open Reba’s Ranch House in Denison, Texas, to give families a safe place to stay when a loved one was in hospital. The idea began after her doctor, Darius Maggi, described how many visitors were sleeping…

Delhi-NCR has invoked Stage 1 of the Graded Response Action Plan due to poor air quality levels NEW DELHI: From restrictions on coal-fired tandoors at eateries to curbs on diesel generator use, Delhi-NCR’s first stage of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) brings a set of measures aimed at preventing air quality from worsening further.With…

The planned route will cover Anantapur, Guntakal, Raichur, Kalaburagi, Solapur and Kalyan before arriving in Mumbai. Indian Railways’ second Vande Bharat sleeper train service is all set to start in the coming days. South Western Railway (SWR) has proposed November 1, the occasion of Karnataka Rajyotsava, for the inaugural special run of the new Bengaluru-Mumbai…

Delaware has marked the 75th anniversary of its state parks by planting its 75,000th tree, completing a five-year target to expand greenery across its 17 parks. According to an October 20 announcement by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC), the milestone was reached on October 19 at Trap Pond State Park,…