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Bayer announced the continued expansion of its phygital ecosystem for Indian farmers, led by FarmRise, its farmer-focused digital platform, and supported by a growing portfolio of Direct-to-Farmer (D2F) digital initiatives spanning advisory, insurance, credit, market access and sustainable farming practices.FarmRise reaches over 5 million registered farmers nationwide. Built around real farmer needs, the mobile app brings together agronomy advice, local weather updates, mandi prices, government schemes and crop-specific content in one simple interface. The platform supports nine+ Indian languages, including Hindi, Marathi, Tamil and Telugu, and is designed for ease of use, even for farmers new to smartphones.By simplifying access…

This colourised electron microscope image provided by the U.S. NIH shows a human T cell (blue) under attack by HIV (yellow). | Photo Credit: AP Scientists are tweaking a powerful cancer therapy in hopes it could fight HIV instead, by supercharging patients’ own immune cells.On May 12, researchers said a single dose of those revved-up cells strongly suppressed HIV in two people — one for nearly a year and the other for nearly two years — without requiring their usual medicines.Larger and longer studies are needed to prove if what’s called CAR-T cell therapy might really offer long-lasting help for…

The Family Man actor Sharib Hashmi opened up about his wife Nasreen Hashmi’s oral cancer relapse for the sixth time. “Nasreen’s cancer is aggressive,” said Sharib, while adding that “She has undergone the surgery 5 times now”. “She has relapsed 5 times. It has come back for the 6th time. This time it has spread everywhere. This shall pass too; the treatment is going on. Jis tareeke se ye deal kar rahi thi usse hum sab ko himmat fir milne lagi. Uska jo cancer hai, kaafi aggressive nature ka hai, isliye itni baar relapse hota hai lekin uske bawajoot bhi…

A former smuggler told us that Kardo Ranya’s network charges about €17,000 (£15,000) to transport a migrant all the way from Iraq to the UK. Although this price is often higher than that of his rivals, the network claims to offer a safer journey (and a VIP service for those who can pay). “[Kardo Ranya] charges more,” the former smuggler said, “but still the migrant goes to him.” Source link

2 min readNew DelhiMay 13, 2026 02:16 PM IST Following the declaration of the Class 12th results for the 2025-2026 session, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced the schedule for supplementary examinations. The supplementary examinations are scheduled to take place on July 15, 2026, in a single day. A total of 1,63,800 students have been placed in the compartment category for CBSE Class 12 this year. Last year, it was 1,29,095 students, and in 2024, it was 1,22,170. Also, students who have passed CBSE Class 12 exams but wish to improve the marks in one subject, can…

Renowned for its unpolluted green environs and excellent connectivity through an extensive network of highways, flyovers, and metro rail, Noida, situated adjacent to the national capital Delhi, has become a dream destination for all. As a well-planned, integrated, and modern industrial and residential city for almost four decades, Noida has attracted real estate buyers, including investors and end-users from all segments, ranging from luxury to mid-range to affordable.  Already famed as one of the largest industrial townships in Asia, Noida was established under the Industrial Area Development Act of 1976, resulting in the creation of well-planned infrastructure facilities. While Noida…

Comedian and talk show host Conan O’Brien will reportedly return to host the Oscars next year for the third consecutive time despite a 9% decline in viewership between the 2025 and 2026 awards ceremonies. O’Brien first hosted the prestigious Academy Awards in 2025 and followed it up with a second hosting gig in 2026. The 2025 ceremony, which aired on ABC and Hulu, pulled in a viewership of 19.69 million viewers, while the 2026 event recorded a 9% drop, with a recorded 17.86 million viewers. The 2027 Oscars will be the penultimate edition of the awards show to be aired…

VIENNA — America’s allies now outspend it in purchasing power-adjusted defense budgets, a new analysis by the Economist shows. Using data on global defense budgets collected annually by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, SIPRI, the London-based weekly calculated that American allies in the North Atlantic and Indo-Pacific spent 111% of what the U.S. did on its own defense in 2025. The countries included in the tally are the 31 non-U.S. NATO members plus Washington’s treaty allies in Asia: Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Australia and the Philippines. For the first time, spending by the U.S. treaty allies surpassed $1 trillion…

Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday decided to retain the Bhabanipur seat and vacate Nandigram after winning from both constituencies in the recently concluded West Bengal assembly elections.Suvendu had contested from his stronghold Nandigram as well as Bhabanipur, the constituency long considered a bastion of former chief minister Mamata Banerjee.“I cannot take oath as an MLA from two assembly constituencies. I have taken oath as the MLA from Bhabanipur. I will have to leave the Nandigram Assembly constituency,” the West Bengal chief minister said.”With the blessings of the people and under the…

A new mission will attempt to chart a mysterious ring-shaped current surrounding the Earth, so that researchers can better protect satellites and power infrastructure from charged particles in space.The NASA mission, called STORIE (Storm Time O+ Ring current Imaging Evolution), will try to hunt down more details about this “ring current” that traps charged particles in a doughnut shape around our planet. The payload also aims to answer a big question: do these particles come from the sun, or from Earth?Wherever they came from, “these particles have important space weather impacts,” Alex Glocer, STORIE’s principal investigator at NASA’s Goddard Space…