Centre cuts prices of 35 essential medicines

IANS | August 3, 2025 2:17 PM

New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) In a move to make medicines more affordable for patients, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has reduced the retail prices of 35 essential drugs sold by leading pharmaceutical companies.

J&K marks six years of Article 370 abrogation with developmental gains, democratic revival

IANS | August 3, 2025 2:13 PM

Srinagar, Aug 3 (IANS) As Jammu and Kashmir observes six years since the abrogation of Article 370, the region reflects a transformative shift in governance, infrastructure, and civic participation. The move, executed on August 5, 2019, revoked the erstwhile state's special status and integrated it more fully into the Indian constitutional framework.

Nicole Kidman calls Sandra Bullock her soul sister

IANS | August 3, 2025 1:19 PM

Los Angeles, Aug 3 (IANS) Hollywood stars Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock, who are reprising their roles as witch sisters Gillian and Sally Owens in the long-awaited sequel to the 1998 classic ‘Practical Magic’, revel in a terrific chemistry as co-actors.

11 dead as vehicle plunges into canal in UP's Gonda

IANS | August 3, 2025 12:59 PM

Lucknow, Aug 3 (IANS) At least 11 people were killed and several others injured after a vehicle carrying at least 14 people plunged into the Saryu canal in Uttar Pradesh's Gonda district on Sunday, officials confirmed.