Ambulance abandons body on road in Palghar | Mumbai News

Palghar: A private ambulance abandoned a deceased patient’s body midway and forced his relatives to carry it home in a make-shift cloth stretcher in Maharashtra’s Palghar district, officials said on Friday.Contrary to the ambulance driver’s reported claim, the 1.8 km road to the hamlet where the deceased lived is motorable, the Palghar Zilla Parishad stated…

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How shift to non-animal drug tests could benefit industry and patients | Delhi News

NEW DELHI: As India works towards becoming a $500-billion pharmaceutical powerhouse by 2047, scientists and industry captains are calling for a shift towards cruelty-free, science-driven drug testing methods that can speed up innovation and improve patient safety.A new report, ‘Landscape Analysis on Alternatives to Animal Testing for Drug Development in India’, highlights how non-animal methods,…

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What turns a citizen bad? Acclaimed German author Ingo Schulze discusses literature and moral fracture | Pune News

Pune: A bilingual scenic reading and discussion with German author Ingo Schulze in Pune transformed a literary evening on Tuesday into a searching examination of morality, memory, and social fracture.Presented by the Goethe-Institut, in collaboration with the department of German at Savitribai Phule Pune University, the session at Max Müller Bhavan on Boat Club Road…

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China moves to block offshore yuan-backed stablecoin issuance

Beijing has moved to prohibit the unapproved overseas issuance of yuan-linked stablecoins, reinforcing its hardline stance on crypto assets. According to a joint notice issued on Friday by eight departments, including the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) and the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), entities and individuals are not allowed to issue yuan-pegged stablecoins overseas…

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The Bangladesh-US ‘Secret’ Trade Deal: Why It’s Causing Concern In Dhaka | Explainers News

Last Updated:February 06, 2026, 19:05 IST With the signing scheduled for 9 February, questions are mounting over the Yunus government’s decision to push through a secretive pact just three days before Bangladesh votes. Bangladesh interim leader Muhammad Yunus (Image: @ChiefAdviserGoB/X) A trade agreement between Bangladesh and the United States, expected to be signed in Washington…

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No title defence! India suffer double quarterfinal exit at Badminton Asia Team Championships | Cricket News

NEW DELHI: India’s campaign at the Badminton Asia Team Championships ended in disappointment on Friday as both the women’s and men’s teams were knocked out in the quarterfinals.The defending champion women’s team crashed out after a 0-3 loss to a second-string China, with the absence of star shuttler PV Sindhu proving costly. India failed to…

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