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MOST CANCER TREATMENTS NEAR END OF LIFE NOT BENEFICIAL

SYSTEMIC THERAPIES do not improve survival in patients with very advanced solid tumours near the end of life, according to a US study published in JAMA Oncology.

C-SECTION BABIES NEED TWO DOSES OF MEASLES VACCINE

BABIES BORN BY C-SECTION need two doses of the measles vaccine for optimal protection against the disease. A single dose of the vaccine is up to 2.6 times more likely to be completely ineffective in C-section babies, compared with those born vaginally.

OPTIMAL 24-HOUR ACTIVITY CYCLE EXPLAINED

HOW MANY HOURS SHOULD YOU SIT, stand, sleep and exercise in a day for optimal cardiometabolic health and glycemic control?

DO TATTOOS INCREASE CANCER RISK?

A Swedish study published in the journal eClinical Medicine suggests that tattoo ink can increase the risk of lymphoma, a type of cancer that involves the lymph nodes.

Guard against flesh-eating bacteria

On June 18, Japan's National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID) reported a spike in the number of 'flesh-eating bacterial infections' in the country.

Modi's chutzpah is his nemesis

When the actual election results turned the exit poll predictions topsy-turvy, we had a week of euphoria in which we thought “We, the People” had rescued democracy; curtailed authoritarianism; reined in a potential dictator; saved our Constitution; revived the institutions of democracy; finished with the misuse of investigative and enforcement agencies; ended the age of the ‘godi’ media; shown up Islamophobic communalism for the inhuman menace it is; and restored the country to fundamental decency as expressed in our fundamental rights.

I'm in the best film school possible

ACTOR ANANYA PANDAY was the guest of honour at THE WEEK’s first-ever Salon, an exclusive, closeddoor event that invites thought leaders, artistes, ideators and newsmakers to have an intimate and intelligent chat with our senior editors.

Comedy of errors

Extracts from The Prince: The Turbulent Reign of Justin Trudeau

FALL FROM GRACE

In The Prince, Stephen Maher explores Justin Trudeau's rise and fall and concludes that the Trudeau magic seems to have run its course. But it may be foolish to write him off

Organised gangs of Bandra

Recently, a video featuring actor/activist Raveena Tandon went viral, with heated debates raging over an incident involving her car, driver and herself.

LIVING TO TELL THE TALE

A Salesian missionary in heartland India, a bellboy in Kuwait, a soldier in Iraq, an actor in Hollywood-Cyriac Alencheril's extraordinary life has been full of twists and turns

HOME RUNS OVER SIXES

A white American cricketer? It is easier to find a needle in a haystack

RUNNING FOR COVER

Health insurance premium is shooting through the roof and policyholders are worried sick

He had us at Oye

I thought 2022 was the year of Diljit Dosanjh. The Punjabi actor-singer took his 'Born to Shine World Tour' across the globe, filling up stadiums like no other Indian had before him. Then I thought last year was his year; Dosanjh became the first Indian to perform at Coachella, the revered music festival in Colorado. We are only half-way into 2024, and Dosanjh has become the first Indian to perform live on the popular American show, The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.

OPPOSITION HAS AN INCENTIVE TO MAINTAIN UNITY

SENIOR SAMAJWADI PARTY leader Javed Ali Khan, who was a member of the INDIA bloc's 13-member coordination committee, says the results of the Lok Sabha elections represent a powerful message that the people of the country have given to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP. Excerpts from an interview:

DOUBLE ENGINE EFFECT

PRIYANKA GANDHI VADRA'S INCREASING POLITICAL PRESENCE WOULD BENEFIT HER BROTHER AND THE CONGRESS

RaGa FINDS RHYTHM

As leader of the opposition, Rahul Gandhi is savouring his biggest electoral success, and fashioning himself as the voice of the people. His growing stature, however, comes with its share of challenges

THE MENTOR'S NUDGE

The RSS hints at course correction from the BJP and Modi government 3.0, which might be reflected in the choice of new party president

More questions to answer

NEET controversy has exposed the nexus between the education mafia and certain political parties

TESTING TIMES

As the NEET fiasco turns into a political liability, the Union government has asked the CBI to step in. It is also talking about reforming the National Testing Agency

Factory reset

Despite cases of suicide and exorbitant fees, students still prefer Kota. But the numbers are dipping

Grumble in the hills

Alleged purchase of over 600 acres within the Sahyadri Tiger Reserve, near the Koyna dam, by the principal GST commissioner of Gujarat raises legal, ethical and environmental concerns

Into the line of fire, and back

Border forces may recruit Agniveers, send them to Army, and take them back

Four fall guys on the water front

R .K. Laxman once drew a cartoon showing the Common Man perched on the roof of a flooded building which bore the signboad 'Drought Relief Centre, and a chaprasi, who had arrived in a country boat, giving him another one to replace it. The new board read: 'Flood Relief Centre!

ENGINEERING MARVEL

IIT Kanpur is taking innovation to new heights and frontiers. Here, medicine meets engineering meets finance....

Damning truths in soft voice

The hounding of Arundhati Roy may well turn out to be one more of those own-goals our rulers are growing to be famous for.

Set up reconciliation commission

IT IS A stalemate at the moment in Manipur.

The dirt on NEET

Uproar over NEET UG results points to systemic issues in the National Testing Agency

No reason for reforms to change; it could even accelerate

SANJIV PURI, THE ITC chairman who was recently elected president of the Confederation of Indian Industry, has a clear blueprint: Ensure that the new 'coalition' government's composition does not derail the economic reforms set in motion by Modi 1.0 and 2.0.

Homegrown luxuries

My grandfather would have turned 99 last month.