Month: September 2023

Opposition candidate Muizzu poised for victory in Maldives presidential run-off 

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Maldives’ main opposition candidate Mohamed Muizzu casts his vote in Male, Maldives, on September 30, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Frontrunner and Opposition candidate Mohamed Muizzu appeared poised for victory in the Maldivian presidential race, provisional results of Saturday’s run-off showed, as he beat the India-friendly incumbent Ibrahim Mohamed Solih in a closely fought contest…

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World

Vande Bharat Trains To Be Cleaned Within 14 Minutes: Railway Minister

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The initiative will be formally launched by Ashwini Vaishnaw at Delhi Cantt. Railway Station. (File) New Delhi: The Indian Railway is introducing the ’14 minutes of miracle’ concept for speedy cleaning of trains from October 1, starting with 29 Vande Bharat trains at their respective destination stations across the country. It will be formally launched…

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Nation

With no central brain, can jellyfish learn from past experiences?

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Even without a central brain, jellyfish can learn from past experiences like humans, mice, and flies. The researchers trained Caribbean box jellyfish (Tripedalia cystophora) to learn to spot and dodge obstacles. The study published in Current Biology has challenged previous notions that advanced learning requires a centralised brain and sheds light on the evolutionary roots of learning…

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Science

TB patients must also be screened for prediabetes 

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“One in two tuberculosis patients either has diabetes or pre-diabetes, that is every other TB patient has some sort of glucose metabolism disorder, shows our research,” says Dr. Vijay Viswanathan, senior Chennai-based diabetologist and President of Prof. M. Viswanathan Diabetes Research Centre.  Dr. Viswanathan has done extensive research involving patients which are affected by both…

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Science

Genes fuel antibiotic resistance in Yemen cholera epidemic

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Genes imparting resistance to multiple antibiotics emerged in the Vibrio cholerae bacterial strains responsible for the ongoing Yemen cholera epidemic around 2018, following changes in antibiotic treatment, according to a study published in Nature Microbiology. These findings emphasize the importance of tracking pathogen genomes to monitor the emergence of multidrug-resistant strains that increase human morbidity and mortality. The cholera outbreak…

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Science

Why BSL-3 lab for Nipah confirmation is unnecessary

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On September 11, samples sent to Calicut Medical College for testing were confirmed as Nipah virus. But only on September 20, after 323 samples were tested for the virus, did ICMR permit Kerala to use Truenat for Nipah testing. Even the belated permission came only after Kerala “strongly demanded” for Truenat during discussions with ICMR,…

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Science

“Look At His Record…”: Ex-India Star’s ‘Doctored Pitch’ Attack On Ravichandran Ashwin

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File photo of Indian cricket team spinner Ravichandran Ashwin© AFP Former Indian cricket team spinner Laxman Sivaramakrishnan launched a huge attack on Ravichandran Ashwin citing his record against SENA (South Africa, England, New Zealand and Australia) countries and even suggesting that pitches were ‘doctored’ specifically to help him. Ashwin made a sensational comeback to Team…

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Sports

“People Were Telling Me I Was…”: Virat Kohli Opens Up On Frustrating Time Ahead Of World Cup

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Virat Kohli will be featuring in his fourth ODI World Cup as Team India look to end a 10-year drought for an ICC trophy. Kohli, who made his World Cup debut in 2011, was part of the MS Dhoni-led side that defeated Sri Lanka to lift the trophy in Mumbai. After overcoming a rough patch,…

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India’s Aditya-L1 spacecraft successfully escapes sphere of Earth’s influence

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Aditya-L1 Mission: The fourth Earth-bound maneuvre (EBN#4) is performed successfully. ISRO’s ground stations at Mauritius, Bengaluru, SDSC-SHAR and Port Blair tracked the satellite during this operation, while a transportable terminal currently stationed in the Fiji islands for Aditya-L1 will support post-burn operations. | Photo Credit: ANI ISRO said on Saturday the Aditya-L1 spacecraft has travelled…

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