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The wild boar was later released in the mangrove forest area. (Representational) Kendrapara: Forest officials in Odisha’s Kendrapara district on Saturday rescued a wild boar from a man’s home and arrested him on the charge of unlawfully confining the wild animal in his house, an official said. The accused Bhajan Raptan (50), a native of…
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March 30, 2024 10:03 pm | Updated 10:03 pm IST – Gaza City, Palestinian Territories Palestinian children fetch water in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on March 30, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the militant group Hamas. | Photo Credit: AFP The Palestine Red Crescent said five people were killed and…
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The Union minister is the BJP candidate from the Mumbai North Lok Sabha seat. Mumbai: Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday slammed Shiv Sena (UBT) leaders Uddhav Thackeray and Aaditya Thackeray for their ‘anti-development agenda” and for opposing the right of every slum dweller in Mumbai to “a better life”. Earlier in the day, Aaditya…
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Passage through the digestive system of birds is good for the seeds as they germinate quickly and have better chances of maturing into trees Sandalwood hardly needs an introduction to the readers of The Hindu. It has been valued for many centuries, for its fragrant oil, its prized wood, and the many medicinal uses it has…
Zhao Leji, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, speaks at the opening ceremony of Boao Forum of Asia, in Boao in southern China’s Hainan province on March 28, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP China’s top legislator Zhao Leji on March 28 said that Asia has endured both “hot and cold” wars…
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Researchers have recovered remarkably preserved microbiomes from two teeth dating back 4,000 years, found in an Irish limestone cave. Genetic analyses of these microbiomes reveal major changes in the oral microenvironment from the Bronze Age to today. The authors identified several bacteria linked to gum disease and provided the first high-quality ancient genome of Streptococcus mutans, the…
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A bottle of Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd.’s atorvastatin calcium tablets arranged for a photograph, February 20, 2014. | Photo Credit: Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg Administering ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) can stave off the tendency of statins to induce glucose intolerance and diabetes, a study by a group of researchers in China has found. (For top health news of the…
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Administering ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) can stave off the tendency of statins to induce glucose intolerance and diabetes, a study by a group of researchers in China has found. Statins are prescribed to people with a high risk of cardiovascular disease. They work by blocking the activity of an enzyme involved in the metabolic pathway that…
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Tropical cyclones are powerful and destructive weather systems that form over warm tropical ocean basins. where sea surface temperatures are above 26.5 degree C. These storms are characterised by strong winds, heavy precipitation and storm surges and can cause significant damage to coastal communities and infrastructure. Climatologically, tropical cyclones form mainly in the North Atlantic,…
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Pouria Zeraat sustained injuries to his leg in the mid-afternoon attack London: A UK-based journalist for independent Iranian media who was attacked outside his London home, prompting a counter-terrorism police probe, is “doing very well”, his news channel said on Saturday. Pouria Zeraati, a presenter for Persian-language outlet Iran International was in stable condition, the…
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