Month: July 2024

Ketamine pill offers hope, and risks, for treatment-resistant depression

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Ketamine pill offers hope, and risks, for treatment-resistant depression

A new tablet that slowly releases the drug ketamine can ease treatment-resistant depression, offering an alternative to cumbersome clinic-based treatments for people with the condition, researchers have found in a clinical trial. Ketamine, sometimes called a “party drug”, blocks the receptor for an excitatory neurotransmitter — those that cause neurons fire and send messages —…

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Gaza Ceasefire Negotiations Appear To Be In Closing Stages: US

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Gaza Ceasefire Negotiations Appear To Be In Closing Stages: US

More than 38,000 people in Gaza have been killed since war began between Israel and Hamas. Washington: Negotiations on a ceasefire-for-hostages deal in the Gaza conflict appear to be in their closing stages and U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will discuss remaining gaps on Thursday, a senior U.S. official said…

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Salman Rushdie Attacker Indicted On Terrorism Charges

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Salman Rushdie Attacker Indicted On Terrorism Charges

New York: The man accused of trying to kill the author Salman Rushdie has been charged with terrorism for allegedly acting on behalf of Hezbollah, according to documents unsealed Wednesday. Hadi Matar, a 26-year-old American of Lebanese descent who was already charged by the state of New York for the 2022 stabbing attack, has now…

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DRDO successfully tests Phase-II ballistic missile defence system

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DRDO successfully tests Phase-II ballistic missile defence system

The target missile was launched from Launch Centre-IV Dhamra mimicking adversary ballistic missile, which was detected by weapon system radars deployed on land and sea, the DRDO said | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) on Wednesday successfully flight-tested the Phase-II Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) system demonstrating the indigenous capability…

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Rajasthan BJP MLA Kirodi Lal Meena Hands Over ‘Evidence’ Of Paper Leak To Special Operation Group

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Rajasthan BJP MLA Kirodi Lal Meena Hands Over ‘Evidence’ Of Paper Leak To Special Operation Group

The BJP MLA also accused RPSC Chairman Sanjay Shrotriya of practising irregularities. Jaipur: Kirodi Lal Meena, the Rajasthan BJP MLA who recently resigned as a state minister, on Wednesday handed over ‘evidence’ of paper leak in the recruitment examination conducted by the Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC) to the Special Operations Group (SOG) ADG V.K….

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Rajsthan BJP MLA Kirodi Lal Meena Hands Over ‘Evidence’ Of Paper Leak To Special Operation Group

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Rajasthan BJP MLA Kirodi Lal Meena Hands Over ‘Evidence’ Of Paper Leak To Special Operation Group

The BJP MLA also accused RPSC Chairman Sanjay Shrotriya of practising irregularities. Jaipur: Kirodi Lal Meena, the Rajasthan BJP MLA who recently resigned as a state minister, on Wednesday handed over ‘evidence’ of paper leak in the recruitment examination conducted by the Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC) to the Special Operations Group (SOG) ADG V.K….

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Haryana Doctors’ Body Calls For Strike At Government Hospitals Today

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Haryana Doctors’ Body Calls For Strike At Government Hospitals Today

On July 15, government doctors had observed a 2-hour strike to press their demands. (Representational) Chandigarh: The Haryana Civil Medical Services (HCMS) Association on Wednesday called for a shutdown of health services in government hospitals on July 25 to protest non-fulfilment of doctors’ demands, even as the government urged them to consider the impact of…

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Netanyahu gives fiery speech to U.S. Congress, seeking support for war in Gaza

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Netanyahu gives fiery speech to U.S. Congress, seeking support for war in Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint meeting of Congress in the chamber of the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol on July 24, 2024 in Washington, DC. | Photo Credit: Getty Images via AFP Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza and condemned American protesters in a scathing…

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Between a fascist past and Right-wing present, Italy is fighting its many battles

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Between a fascist past and Right-wing present, Italy is fighting its many battles

People take part in a gathering called by the leaders of Italy’s three main opposition parties to protest against the constitutional reforms planned by the Right-wing government, on June 18, 2024 in Rome. | Photo Credit: AFP What do we talk when we talk about Italy? Beyond the Modi-Meloni (now Team Melodi) memes, appropriations of…

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Benjamin Netanyahu Slams Anti-Israel Protesters In US Speech

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Benjamin Netanyahu Slams Anti-Israel Protesters In US Speech

Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu said that the anti-Israel protester are funded by Iran. Washington: Protesters opposed to the devastating war in Gaza are “Iran’s useful idiots,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a speech to the US Congress Wednesday, claiming that Tehran is funding the demonstrations. “I have a message for these protesters: When the…

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