Indian-led team finds treatment for brain cancer

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These findings will be more beneficial to patients with glioblastoma, considered the most fatal among adult brain cancers, the study noted

Thiruvananthapuram (PTI): In a pathbreaking finding that could bring in a fundamental change in the treatment of cancerous brain tumours, a team of scientists from the San Francisco Medical Centre, University of California, discovered that the cancerous cells link up with healthy brain cells to become hyperactive & cause speedy cognitive loss & death in patients.

The team, led by Saritha Krishna, an Indian,

Saritha Krishna

also found out that a commonly used antiseizure drug was effective in reducing the hyperactivity of the tu-

NEW FINDINGS nal “Nature”.

Commissioner Basti has been made the new Commissioner of Devipatan.

IAS officer Akhilesh Singh posted in Saharanpur has been made

Commissioner Basti from DM Saharanpur while DM IAS officer Dr Dinesh Chandra posted in Bahraich has been

Four Students Killed In Car Crash In Hyderabad

posted as the new Collector of Saharanpur, while ACEO of Noida Yamuna Authority Monika Rani has been made new DM in Bahraich.

UP Governor’s ACS Kalpana Awasthi has been made the ACS of Technical Education, IAS officer Sudhir Bobde has been made the new ACS of the Governor, while IAS officer Subhash Chandra has been asked to wait. IAS officer Kapil Singh has been made ACEO Yamuna Authority Noida.

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New Delhi: Delhi CM on Friday Arvind Kejriwal asked whether Centre was “conspiring” to reverse through an ordinance the Supreme Court verdict giving the elected government executive powers in services matters. The Delhi government was given executive power in services matters, including transfer and posting of officers. Delhi Services Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj asked whether the lieutenant governor and the Centre were “conspiring” to reverse the verdict by bringing in an ordinance.

Indian Navy finds Chinese boat that capsized in Ocean three days ago

New Delhi (PTI): The Indian Navy’s P8I maritime patrol aircraft on Thursday located a Chinese fishing vessel that capsized 3 days ago in the Indian Ocean. The position of the boat was “relayed” to China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy warships for further assistance, they said. The Chinese vessel with 39 crew members overturned on Tuesday in the central part of the Indian Ocean.

MASKED MAN ATTACKS GURDWARA PRIEST WITH SWORD IN PUNJAB, HELD mour cells and even halting their growth.

The study was published in the latest issue of the science jour-

Talking to PTI, Krishna, a native of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, and the lead author of the paper, said when patients were given language tasks during awake brain surgery, in addition to the commonly known language areas of the brain, we found activation in tumour-infiltrated brain regions, which were remote and farther away from the language brain zones.

Hyderabad: Four students were killed & 8 others were injured in a ghastly road accident at Narsingi in Hyderabad’s suburbs on Friday, police said. They had breakfast at a roadside eatery and were heading towards popular picnic spot Gandipet when their car rammed into a stationary truck at Khanapur crossroad near CBIT. According to police, the car carrying a group of youngsters was proceeding towards Gandipet from Shankarpally. Preliminary investigation by the police show that the car was being driven in a rash and negligent manner.

Kapurthala: The granthi of Gurdwara Hatt Sahib in Sultanpur Lodhi here was injured after he was attacked by a masked man, police said on Friday. The accused, who was later overpowered by sewadars, was identified as Lakhbir Singh, a resident of Sarupwal village, they said. The accused often visited Gurdwara Hatt Sahib. On Thursday, he went there wearing a mask. The sewadars present there objected to him covering his face but he ignored them and offered prayers, said Deputy Superintendent of Police, Sultanpur Lodhi, Babandeep Singh.

34-YEAR-OLD WOMAN THROWS ACID ON FORMER LOVER’S WIFE IN MADHYA PRADESH

Gwalior: A 34-year-old woman was booked for allegedly throwing acid on the wife of her former live-in partner in Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh, a police official said on Friday. The victim has sustained severe wounds and has been rushed to Delhi for treatment, the police said. “Based on the victim’s husband’s complaint, we have booked the woman for throwing acid. Meanwhile, the accused has claimed the victim’s 36-year-old husband raped her while they were in a live-in relationship since 2018,” the police added.