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PIL filed in Supreme Court seeks inquiry into toxic cough syrup deaths of 14

A PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a probe into the deaths of 14 children in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan due to toxic cough syrups. The plea requests a court-monitored inquiry, CBI investigation, and constitution of a national expert body to identify regulatory failures.

Osaka University Professor Sakaguchi Wins Nobel Prize

Osaka Universitys Shimon Sakaguchi, a specially appointed professor, has been awarded this years Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his groundbreaking work in immunology. Sakaguchi is best known for discovering regulatory T cells, a type of immune cell that suppresses excessive immune responses, a finding that has had far-reaching implications in medical science.