Month: July 2024

Yemen Claims Series Of Strikes By Israel Day After Houthi Drone Attack

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Yemen Claims Series Of Strikes By Israel Day After Houthi Drone Attack

The strikes came a day after a Huthi drone attack penetrated Israel’s air defences. (Representational) Hodeida, Yemen: Israeli warplanes struck the Houthi-controlled Yemeni port of Hodeida Saturday, a day after a Houthi drone attack killed a civilian in Tel Aviv, the rebels said.In a statement on social media, top Houthi official Mohammed Abdulsalam reported a…

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Bangladesh protests: Army out in force as police fire on demonstrators

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Bangladesh protests: Army out in force as police fire on demonstrators

Soldiers were patrolling Bangladeshi cities on July 20 to quell growing civil unrest sparked by student demonstrations, with riot police firing on protesters who defied a government curfew. This week’s violence has killed at least 123 people so far, according to an AFP count of victims reported by police and hospitals, and poses a monumental…

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Hardik Pandya’s 1st Public Appearance Post Captaincy Snub, Parting Ways With Natasa Stankovic

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Hardik Pandya’s 1st Public Appearance Post Captaincy Snub, Parting Ways With Natasa Stankovic

India all-rounder Hardik Pandya remained tight-lipped on matters that kept him in limelight in recent times except for fitness in Mumbai on Saturday, his impassive countenance masking his feelings as he tackles myriad challenges both on and off the field. For a player who has been a hot topic of discussion with all…

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Indo-Bangladesh To Remain Open For 24 Hours For Students, Stranded People To Enter India

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Indo-Bangladesh To Remain Open For 24 Hours For Students, Stranded People To Enter India

Indian students arrive from Bangladesh at Akhura checkpost in Agartala Agartala/Guwahati: The India-Bangladesh border would remain open for 24 hours to facilitate the students and other people of India and other countries to enter from the trouble-torn neighbouring country, where the situation remains extremely volatile due to the protests on quota issue for the last…

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Nation

Does prenatal Zika infection have long-term immune consequences in children?

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Does prenatal Zika infection have long-term immune consequences in children?

A new study has found that maternal Zika virus infections can reprogramme foetal immune development, leading to long-term consequences in children’s immunity. These changes even occur in children born without the physical characteristics associated with congenital Zika syndrome — suggesting that the 95% of babies born of Zika-infected pregnancies who did not exhibit symptoms may have been affected by…

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13 Children Fall Sick After Eating Mushrooms They Cooked At Bengal ICDS Centre

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13 Children Fall Sick After Eating Mushrooms They Cooked At Bengal ICDS Centre

Kolkata: As many as 13 school kids fell sick at a village in West Bengal’s Bankura district after consuming mushrooms which they cooked at an Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) centre. They were first taken to the Raipur Rural Hospital with symptoms of food poisoning like vomiting and severe stomach ache. However, after the condition…

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Small animals acquire genes from bacteria that can produce antibiotics

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Small animals acquire genes from bacteria that can produce antibiotics

A group of small, freshwater animals protect themselves from infections using antibiotic recipes “stolen” from bacteria, according to a new study. The tiny creatures are called bdelloid rotifers, which means ‘crawling wheel-animals’. They have a head, mouth, gut, muscles and nerves like other animals, though they are smaller than a hair’s breadth. When these rotifers…

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Prevalence of NCDs tripled, infectious diseases doubled since 1995

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Prevalence of NCDs tripled, infectious diseases doubled since 1995

A study published recently has looked at the morbidity transition across States from 1995 to 2018. The study examines self-reported morbidities in India by relying on the 1995, 2004, 2014, and 2018 data from the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO). A large number of households were included in each survey — 120,942 households in 1995, 73,868 households in…

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Prevalence of NCDs tripled, infectious diseases doubled since 1995

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Prevalence of NCDs tripled, infectious diseases doubled since 1995

A study published recently has looked at the morbidity transition across States from 1995 to 2018. The study examines self-reported morbidities in India by relying on the 1995, 2004, 2014, and 2018 data from the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO). A large number of households were included in each survey — 120,942 households in 1995, 73,868 households in…

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