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Jorhat (Assam): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday alleged that the Congress’ poll manifesto was more appropriate for elections in neighbouring Pakistan than for India. The Congress, on the other hand, said a turncoat like Mr Sarma would not be able to understand the secular and inclusive ethos of the grand old party,…
Sunrisers Hyderabad players celebrate after defeating Chennai Super Kings in an Indian Premier League match in Hyderabad | Photo Credit: AP “The two-bouncer rule is helping the bowlers in the on-going IPL and we were good in our strategy in using the long boundaries in our favour, surprising the batters with regular changes in pace…
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Unlike Jadeja, the 27-year-old Ruturaj Gaikwad had a smoother start to his captaincy stint with two wins at home upfront. But, he has now been handed a reality check with back-to-back losses in the last two matches on the road. | Photo Credit: ANI On the eve of the season, Ruturaj Gaikwad was handed one…
The proportion of molecular testing in 2023 has not increased compared with 2022 The presumptive TB testing rate in the country increased from 1,352 per lakh population in 2022 to 1,710 per lakh population in 2023. However, even two years before the 2025 deadline that the government has set to “eliminate” TB in India, only…
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s match against Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur was all about one man – Virat Kohli. The RCB start slammed a record extending eighth IPL ton on way to scripting a first in world cricket. Virat Kohli hit 113* – his joint-highest score in the IPL – on way to becoming the first batter…
Now it is possible to remotely detect large landslides within minutes of occurrence and to quickly determine whether they are close to open water and present a tsunami hazard. Researchers at the University of Alaska Fairbanks have devised a way to determine a landslide’s location, volume and potential impact. This might support the National Oceanic…
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Avian influenza (bird flu) is a highly contagious viral infection that primarily affects birds. An emerging new lineage 2.3.4.4b of avian influenza has been spreading across the globe since late 2020, carried by migratory birds following specific routes. This panzootic has a significant effect on the avian population with disastrous consequences to the ecology and…
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Heat flows through cracks in rocks, such as those found in volcanoes or geothermal systems, can purify molecules relevant to the chemical origins of life, laboratory experiments described in a study published in the journal Nature reveal. The study offers an explanation for how the first building blocks of life may have formed from complex chemical mixtures. The…
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Mr Kannan said more pilots are being hired. New Delhi: Crisis-hit Vistara has said it hopes to stabilise its operations by this weekend, insisting that 98% of its pilots have signed the new contracts with the revised salary structure which had led to several of them calling in sick and causing flight cancellations. The airline’s…
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Virat Kohli, Royal Challengers Bengaluru batter, on Saturday became the first batter in IPL history to touch 7500-run tally in the 17-year history of the tournament. Kohli achieved the feat during the match against Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur. The next best tally in IPL belongs to Shikhar Dhawan – 6755 – over 740 runs less…