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Psoriasis (so-ri’a-sis, a word of Greek origin) is a chronic skin disorder in which red, scaly plaques appear on the skin. The knees, shin, elbows, naval, buttocks, lower back, ears and hairline, are most commonly affected. Some people suffer from pitting of nails as well. Dermatologists say patients have varying degrees of the condition — from mild discomforting changes, to severe, debilitating forms.Experts say that while psoriasis primarily manifests on the skin, it is defined as a systemic inflammatory condition affecting multiple systems in the body. Understanding why psoriasis occursAccording to the National Psoriasis Foundation, a non-profit organisation based in…

President Donald Trump is pictured walking to Marine One to depart the White House in May, with the Washington Monument in the background. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images President Trump said he is considering taking over the police force of Washington, D.C., after a former member of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) was injured in an attempted carjacking over the weekend. “He went through a bad situation to put it mildly, and there’s too much of it. We’re going to do something about it,” Trump told reporters in the Oval…

East Bengal pulled off a narrow win against Namdhari SA in a Durand Cup match in Kolkata on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: DEBASISH BHADURI Moroccan substitute Hamid Ahadad’s 68th minute goal helped Emami East Bengal FC beat Namdhari Sports Academy by a solitary goal in a Group-A match of the 134th Durand Cup tournament at the Salt Lake Stadium on Wednesday, to brighten its quarterfinal chances.With four foreigners in its ranks, East Bengal made a strong start and enjoyed around 70 per cent ball possession but that dominance was not reflected in the scoreline as its attackers failed to utilise…

FILE PHOTO: Google DeepMind has unveiled a new AI model called Genie 3, that can generate 3D worlds while being interactive.  | Photo Credit: Reuters Google DeepMind has unveiled a new AI model called Genie 3, that can generate 3D worlds while being interactive. Users just need to enter a text prompt describing the environment that the model will then simulate in real time at 24 frames per second, maintaining consistency at 720p for a few minutes.Last year, the team had released their first “world models,” Genie 1 and Genie 3. Additionally, advanced AI video generation models like Veo 2…

US President Donald Trump has said that there is a “good chance” he could meet Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, following the talks between his envoy Steve Witkoff and Putin on Wednesday which the US president described as “very good talks”. A White House official confirmed the development on Wednesday and said President Trump could meet Putin as soon as next week, though the United States is adamant to impose secondary sanctions on Russia on Friday, in order to pressure Moscow to end the war in Ukraine. When asked at the White House if Putin and…

Even as agriculture, along with purchase of Russian oil, has emerged as a key sticking point in the trade talks between India and the United States, here’s an interesting fact: Trade in farm produce between the two countries is actually booming and poised to touch a new record this year. During January-June 2025, India’s imports of agricultural products from the US were, at $1,693.2 million, a whopping 49.1% more than the $1,135.8 million for the same six months of the last calendar year. India’s agricultural exports to the US, too, were up 24.1%, from $2,798.9 million in January-June 2024 to…

In a video going viral on social media, MBBS Dr Aditij Dhamija can be seen saying that routine visits to neighbourhood parlours to get eyebrows shaped can expose one to “liver failure risk” owing to hepatitis concern, as it happened in the case of a 28-year-old woman. “Eyebrows banwane gayi thi lekin liver fail karwake aagayi. 28 saal ki mahila. (She went to get her eyebrows threaded, came back with liver failure). She came to the hospital with fatigue, nausea, and yellow eyes. Tests revealed her liver was giving up — not because of alcohol or medicines — but due…

Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu chairing the AP Cabinet meeting held at Secretariat in Amaravati on August 6, 2025 | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Groups of Ministers will be sent to the developed countries to study the development projects there with an aim to bringing innovative policies to Andhra Pradesh, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has informed the Cabinet.The Ministers, particularly the young ones, will be divided into groups for the purpose. The Chief Minister will constitute the groups and assign them schedules.Mr. Naidu revealed the idea after the Cabinet meeting he chaired at the Secretariat on Wednesday.Mr. Naidu said the Ministers…

India captain Shubman Gill, England captain Ben Stokes and South Africa’s Wiaan Mulder have been nominated for the International Cricket Council’s Player of the Month award. Gill’s nomination comes after an extraordinary run in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy with the bat and leading the team to a draw in the series in his very first assignment as captain away from home. The five-match Test series is widely being rated as one of the greatest of the century, with the last Test ending with an Indian victory despite them being in a seemingly hopeless situation for much of Day 4. Gill scored…

Anthropic on Tuesday, August 5, introduced its most advanced model capable of software development – the Claude Opus 4.1. According to the Google-backed AI startup, the new model is an upgrade to Claude Opus 4 and is capable of agentic tasks, real-world coding, and reasoning tasks. The company revealed that it has plans to roll out larger improvements to its models in the coming weeks.  The new Opus 4.1 is currently available to paid Claude users in Claude Code. Besides, Anthropic is also offering it on its API, Amazon Bedrock, and Google Cloud’s Vertex AI. However, the Opus 4.1 is…