For nearly two decades, Indian geneticists harboured a quiet frustration: while the world chased genomic breakthroughs, the billion-plus people of this subcontinent remained largely genomically invisible to science.The global genetic databases doctors and drug developers use to decode diseases, predict risks, and tailor treatments are, as one geneticist put it, “extremely Eurocentric”. Few databases capture…

CEC Gyanesh Kumar (File photo) NEW DELHI: Opposition MPs in Rajya Sabha on Friday submitted to RS secretary general a fresh notice seeking to move a motion to remove Gyanesh Kumar as chief election commissioner on the ground of “proven misbehaviour”.Earlier this month, notices submitted by opposition MPs in both LS and RS were rejected…

NEW DELHI: Except for academic-turned-politician Sandeep Pathak — once considered the ‘Chanakya’ of AAP for playing a key role in leading it to victory in Punjab — and two — Raghav Chadha and Swati Maliwal — who were estranged, the switchover of four AAP MPs to BJP caused just as much surprise as their nominations…