Author: Rahul M

Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and the Gladstone Institutes have uncovered a potential new approach to treating Alzheimer’s disease using two existing FDA-approved cancer drugs. The drugs, letrozole and irinotecan, have been found to reduce tau protein clumps in mice, a key feature of Alzheimer’s, and improve cognitive functions like memory and learning. Repurposing Cancer Drugs for Alzheimer’s Both letrozole, which is used to treat breast cancer, and irinotecan, prescribed for colon and lung cancers, are already familiar in the medical world. However, their potential to address Alzheimer’s-related brain damage was not known until recently. By…

Russia on Sunday scaled down the festivities honoring its navy citing security concerns as continuing Ukrainian drone attacks posed a challenge to the Kremlin.Russian authorities canceled the parades of warships in St. Petersburg, in the Kaliningrad region on the Baltic and in the far-eastern port of Vladivostok that are usually held to mark the annual Navy Day celebrations.Asked about the reason for the cancellation of the parade in St. Petersburg even as President Vladimir Putin arrived in his home city to visit the navy headquarters, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that “it’s linked to the overall situation, security reasons,…

The Indian football community was briefly stunned when reports surfaced that Spanish football legend Xavi Hernandez had applied for the position of Head Coach of the Indian men’s football team. However, that initial excitement quickly turned to tragedy after the All India Football Federation (AIFF) admitted it could not verify the authenticity of the application. Now, a new twist has emerged. According to a report by The Telegraph, the email allegedly sent by Xavi was actually written and submitted by a 19-year-old college student. The student, who studies at Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), a private university in Tamil Nadu,…

Unease among Mahayuti partners, feedback from the ground, controversies involving leaders of allies, and its own growing political assertion have prompted the BJP to seriously consider going it alone in the coming local body elections in Maharashtra.According to sources, while top leaders in the state unit have conveyed to the central leadership their keenness to contest the polls alone, the party is open to an alliance with Mahayuti partners Shiv Sena, led by Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), led by Deputy CM Ajit Pawar in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) polls. Earlier this week, CM…

Former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar slammed Team India management for poor selection choices during the ongoing Test series against England, pointing out that the team needs to “dump their inclination” of playing a bowler just because he can offer a little something with the bat. Manjrekar was speaking on ESPNCricinfo. During the series, Team India has continued with its ‘Bat Deep’ approach, allowing for all-rounders like Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur/Nitish Kumar Reddy and Washington Sundar to play at the same time, instead of opting for one extra pure batter or spinner in Kuldeep Yadav. The results have been mixed to…

IND vs PAK Asia Cup 2025: Pakistan’s preparations for the upcoming Asia Cup 2025 have been dealt a severe blow, as their white-ball vice-captain Shadab Khan is likely to miss the tournament due to a recurring shoulder injury. The news comes at a crucial time for Pakistan, just weeks before the high-octane continental tournament begins in September. According to sources within the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), the 26-year-old all-rounder has been battling shoulder issues for some time now. The PCB’s medical panel has now advised surgery as the best course of action, which will rule him out of competitive cricket…

Hyderabad batter Tilak Varma has been named captain of the South Zone team for the 2025-26 domestic season opener, the Duleep Trophy 2025, scheduled for late August. The tournament has returned to its traditional format featuring six zonal teams, unlike last year when the competition was played between four squads India A, B, C, and D (selected by the senior men’s national selection committee). Tilak was appointed captain during the South Zone selectors’ meeting held at Siechem Stadium in Pondicherry on Saturday, despite missing Hyderabad’s Ranji Trophy 2024-25 season due to his international commitments last year. The 22-year-old left-handed batter…

Mumbai: On Sunday, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray sprang a surprise on his cousin Uddhav Thackeray, as well as the public and politicians at large. It was Uddhav’s 65th birthday and Raj landed at the Thackeray residence Matoshree in Mumbai, his first visit of note since 2012 when he had called on his ailing uncle Bal Thackeray in his last days. Raj had also visited Matoshree to invite Uddhav and his family to his son Amit’s wedding in 2019, but it was a brief visit. The meeting of the two leaders, estranged till recently, at the Thackeray abode…

DC Comics There have been thousands of comic book superheroes over the years, but few have the readership and love from fans that Batman does. The Dark Knight has been around for a long time, having made his debut in “Detective Comics” #27 in 1939, and it wasn’t long before Batman became regarded as one of the greatest comic book characters of all time. Because Batman has been in print for the better part of a century, a plethora of writers and artists have put their unique marks on the…

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday highlighted the recognition of 12 Maratha forts collectively as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in his address for the 124th edition of his radio programme, ‘Mann Ki Baat’. The forts, spread across Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, collectively, can now be called ‘Maratha Military Landscapes of India’, as named by the Indian government in the nomination dossier submitted to UNESCO for World Heritage status in 2024-25. “Eleven forts in Maharashtra; one in Tamil Nadu. Each fort has a chapter of history attached to it. Every stone is a testimony to a historical event,” Prime Minister Modi…