Teen girl donates stem cells to save brother battling leukemia

IANS | September 15, 2026 6:29 PM

Chandigarh, Sep 15 (IANS) A 17-year-old girl donated her stem cells to give her 10-year-old brother a second chance at life after he battled leukemia, a type of blood cancer, as Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre near here successfully conducted its first allogeneic bone marrow transplant (BMT).

India registers increase in employment during August: Govt data

IANS | September 15, 2026 5:13 PM

New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) India registered an increase in both the overall Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) and Worker Population Ratio (WPR) in August this year over the same month of the previous year, reflecting a year-on-year rise in employment, figures released by the National Statistics Office showed on Tuesday.

New wave of start-ups shaping up India's defence landscape: Rajnath Singh

IANS | September 15, 2026 5:10 PM

New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday made a strong pitch for supporting innovation and technological advancement in all sectors, including defence, cyber security, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and others, to strengthen India's defence propects and secure strategic advantage over global peers.