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Mythreya DharaniPhoto credit: Society for Science Mythreya Dharani’s achievements in the high school science research arena are few and far between. The Society for Science, which organizes the prestigious Regeneron Science Talent Search, announced that 18-year-old Mythreya from New Jersey developed an AI model to predict how individual tumors would respond to the chemotherapy drug cisplatin. His project placed him among the top 40 finalists in the 2026 Regeneron STS, an important step toward personalized cancer treatment.Mythreya’s research merges machine learning and genomic data to aid doctors in selecting optimal treatments for individual patients. This results in improved outcomes and…
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Heatwaves have become a regular feature of summer in the Indian subcontinent, disrupting the lives of millions and straining the systems meant to protect them. Even as warming is measured in fractions of a degree, the resulting impacts are felt in the form of disrupted lives, lost wages, increased hospital visits, lower productivity, higher electricity bills, and more. Those hardships fall hardest on the most vulnerable, which is why we need solutions designed specifically to help them. Heatwave (HT_PRINT)Even when compared to other extreme weather events, heatwaves stand out for taking a huge toll on people’s everyday lives, particularly their…
Kangana Ranaut has been in the news lately for her controversial remarks on the Gen Z protests surrounding the alleged NEET-UG paper leak. Across a string of social media posts, she called certain Gen Z protesters the “gutter generation.” Adding a new twist to the row, she has now posted again, this time declaring that she identifies as Gen Alpha.Kangana Ranaut declares herself ‘Gen Alpha’On Saturday, Kangana shared a reel on her Instagram story, featuring a little girl imitating a Gen Z “influencer” while promoting the idea of eating lettuce, with the caption reading, “Gen Alpha roasting Gen Z is…
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s sister Uzma Khan (left) speaks as his personal physician Faisal Sultan watches during a press conference in Islamabad, Pakistan, on August 21, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP The sister of jailed former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday (August 22, 2026) filed a petition in the Supreme Court, accusing the government and senior officials of violating the top court’s order to shift him to a private hospital for medical examination and treatment.Uzma Khan has sought contempt proceedings alleging wilful violation of the Supreme Court’s August 18 order.The Supreme Court had directed authorities to…
The dispute began in 2024 when Meta and outside immigration lawyers were preparing an I-140 petition for an employee in Tillinghast’s product design organisation Meta Platforms is reportedly facing a lawsuit from a former product design manager who claims he was fired after refusing to sign an immigration support letter for a Chinese engineer. James Tillinghast filed the lawsuit on August 17 in a US District Court in New Jersey. He alleges that the letter overstated the employee’s work and that he raised concerns about how Meta provided immigration assistance to some workers. The lawsuit claims the company retaliated against…
Ukrainian drones killed at least six people overnight in a wave of strikes on Russia that also hit a warehouse owned by online retailer Ozon and an industrial facility in the Samara region, regional officials said Saturday. In a post on Telegram, Samara region Governor Vyacheslav Fedorishchev said that several people were wounded in the strikes. He did not name the industrial facility that was targeted, but Ukraine’s military said it struck the Novokuibyshevsk refinery, causing a fire. Ozon, Russia’s second-largest online retailer, said in a statement on Telegram that work at its Samara region logistics center in the town of Chapayevsk had been halted…
Bar Council of India (BCI) Chairman and BJP MP Manan Kumar Mishra NEW DELHI: Responding to Bar Council of India (BCI) Co-Chairman YR Sadashiva Reddy’s demand for his resignation, BCI Chairman and BJP MP Manan Kumar Mishra said Reddy had been his political opponent and was no longer associated with the Council.Speaking to the media, Manan Kumar Mishra, “Sadashiv Reddy was a member of the Bar Council of India, but he is no longer associated with it. He is not a member of the State Bar Council and has not contested its election. He has been my political opponent throughout.…
More than 400 police personnel divided into more than 50 specialised teams headed by deputy superintendents of police conducted the coordinated sweeps targeting private hostels, rented rooms and houses occupied by students from nearly 30 colleges. COIMBATORE: In a major crackdown aimed at eradicating narcotics from educational hubs, the Coimbatore district police on Saturday conducted simultaneous surprise raids at more than 50 residential locations housing college students.The intensive search operation was carried out in Kovilpalayam, Sulur and Chettipalayam police station limits under the direct supervision of superintendent of police A Pavan Kumar as part of the ongoing “Drug-Free Coimbatore” campaign.More…
Udupi: A 44-year-old daily-wage labourer died after accidentally falling into a well near his house while he was attempting to drive away wild animals from his agricultural land at Muduveri Kodgimane in Halady-76 village of Kundapur taluk.The deceased has been identified as Krishna. According to the complaint filed by his wife Devaki, 40, Krishna cultivated arecanut and paddy on a small plot of land near his house. As the area is surrounded by forest, deer and wild boars frequently entered the farmland and damaged the crops. Krishna reportedly used to visit the plantation four to five times every night to…