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).

Indian NGO calls for review of Indus Waters Treaty at UNHRC

IANS | September 15, 2026 6:24 PM

Geneva, Sep 15 (IANS) An Indian NGO has called for a review of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), arguing that changing water-security conditions in the region require the 1960 agreement signed between India and Pakistan to be reassessed from a contemporary human-rights perspective.