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Astronauts age slightly slower in space due to microgravity and time dilation, as observed with Sunita Williams and Barry 'Butch' Wilmore. NASA studies indicate potential health impacts upon their return, including muscle atrophy, bone density loss, and cognitive changes. Williams and Wilmore are expected to return to Earth in late March 2025.

US President Donald Trump blamed President Joe Biden for the prolonged stay of astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore aboard the ISS due to technical failures. Trump has asked Elon Musk to facilitate their return, with a mission possibly launching in two weeks to bring them back to Earth.

The say that filmy notions of hypermasculinity and gang loyalty had given a murderous gung-ho edge to adolescent rivalries with disastrous consequences for Kerala society

Larry Page, Google's co-founder, is working on Dynatomics, an AI startup aimed at revolutionising product manufacturing. Led by Chris Anderson, the former CTO of Kittyhawk, the venture focuses on using AI to optimise design renderings for manufacturing, potentially transforming the industry with efficient and precise product creation.

China's top technology firms, including Alibaba and Tencent, are outperforming their US counterparts, driven by DeepSeek's impact and strong government backing. While US tech giants face market corrections, Chinese tech stocks have surged by over 40% in 2025, fueled by AI advancements and supportive policies. Societe Generale SA highlights these opportunities.

Reliance Industries shares have plummeted by 25% since July 8, mainly due to foreign institutional investors selling amid retail slowdown and weak refining margins. Despite a recent 4% recovery, uncertainty lingers.

Superstitions, social stigma and dearth of awareness prevent residents of Andhra’s interior areas from accessing effective mental healthcare; a government programme, well-designed to help such individuals, has fallen on the wayside, neglected, finds Nellore Sravani

The Public Safety Act empowers law forcing agencies to detain individuals without a trial for two years. 

“Further investigations are under way to trace backward and forward linkages, to dismantle the whole network,” DGP Gaurav Yadav said

He said the Tamil language, heritage, and culture were gems in the crown of India

The decision followed representations received from farmers in this regard

The petition said PwDs are forced to stay in the same prisons as non-PWDs with no extra facilities

Anti-aging influencer Bryan Johnson shares his plant-based meal plan on X, including chickpea wraps, cauliflower rice stir fry, and a blueberry smoothie. While fans appreciate the healthy options, they note the absence of meat and possible nutrient deficiencies like vitamin B12. They also express concerns about the low calorie and protein content of the diet.

They refused to take the woman’s body and sought punishment for the doctors on duty

He says no one from the party leadership had asked him to continue when he informed them in 2022 that his name should not be considered for the State committee of which he had been a member for several years

Justice N. Anand Venkatesh allows an application filed by the MP to delete most of the paragraphs from the election petition

For up to four decades, Maharashtra’s Solapuri chaddar had demand at home and overseas. Now, just 10% of the producers remain, with the rest having shifted to terry towel production. Snehal Mutha delves into the complexities plaguing the sector and the factors contributing to its decline

Union Home Minister Amit Shah addressed the ongoing language war, urging Tamil Nadu's CM MK Stalin to introduce medical and engineering courses in Tamil. Shah highlighted the Modi government's decision allowing CISF aspirants to take exams in regional languages, contrasting with Stalin's opposition to the NEP 2020's three-language formula.