Month: September 2024

Pawan Kalyan Announces 11-Day Penance Amid Tirupati Laddoo Row

September 21, 2024 admin

He wondered how TTD employees and board members could be oblivious to these alleged irregularities. Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan on Saturday said he will undertake an 11-day penance to propitiate Lord Venkateswara for the alleged adulteration of animal fats in Tirupati laddus. The actor-politician said he will begin the ritualistic penance…

Nation

Presidential election 2024 passes off peacefully in Sri Lanka

September 21, 2024 admin

People wait in a queue to cast their votes at a polling center during the Presidential election on the outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka on Saturday (September 21, 2024). | Photo Credit: AP Sri Lankans gave their mandate to the country’s next leader in a peacefully held Presidential election on Saturday (September 21, 2024). The…

World

Indian Scientists Find Dwarf Galaxy Radio Jet Interacting With Interstellar Gas

September 21, 2024 admin

The findings showed a unique radio structure resembling a bipolar jet. (Representational) New Delhi: In a first, scientists at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), have discovered interaction between a radio jet from a dwarf galaxy and interstellar gas causing shock waves. The team…

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R Ashwin Surpasses Anil Kumble For Unique Record In Test Cricket

September 21, 2024 admin

Indian spin legend R Ashwin overtook legendary Anil Kumble to have most wickets for India in the fourth innings of a Test match on Saturday. Ashwin reached this feat during the first Test against Bangladesh at Chennai. After going wicketless in the first innings, Ashwin made it count during the final innings while…

Sports

Ex-India Star Reveals Shakib Al Hasan Playing Chennai Test With Multiple Injuries

September 21, 2024 admin

Former Indian spinner Murali Kartik revealed on Saturday that the out-of-form Bangladesh all-rounder is suffering from discomfort in his spinning finger and shoulder. The all-rounder bowled seven overs on day three after skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto brought him into the attack, but was hit by Rishabh Pant for six fours and two sixes…

Sports

Are antibiotics responsible for inflammatory bowel diseases?

September 21, 2024 admin

All four antibiotics tested were capable of breaking down the mucus barrier. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Besides causing antimicrobial resistant bacteria, irrational use of antibiotics can also act directly on host cells. A recent study published in the journal Science Advances has found that even a short-course treatment of mice with antibiotics twice a day for three days…

Science

We Got Batters Who Got In, But Challenges Ahead: Bangladesh Batting Coach David Hemp

September 21, 2024 admin

Bangladesh batting coach David Hemp on Saturday asserted that his side’s batters certainly did better in their second innings than the first but warned them of the challenges ahead against a quality Indian bowling attack in the first Test in Chennai. India have put themselves in a prime position to win the first…

Sports

Can heat-related illnesses be prevented in dogs?

September 21, 2024 admin

A study has found that voluntary dunking of heads in water maintained at 22 degree C by dogs with limited water ingestion is the most effective method for rapid cooling after exercise. It reduces core body temperature within five minutes. Dunking of heads in water is a viable option when whole-body water immersion is not due…

Science

“It Gives Me A Lot Of Satisfaction”: Shubman Gill After Scoring Century Against Bangladesh In 1st Test

September 21, 2024 admin

After playing a 119-run knock against Bangladesh in the second inning of the first Test, star India cricketer, Shubman Gill said that it gave him a lot of “satisfaction” to score the century. On Saturday, Gill scored 119 runs from 176 balls at a strike rate of 67.61 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium….

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Commercialisation of health services can be a recipe for disaster, says Sujatha Rao

September 21, 2024 admin

A few days ago, Sujatha Rao, former Union Secretary of the Health Ministry, quit the Lancet Citizens’ Commission on Reimagining India’s Health System. In 2020, the Union government intensified its efforts to privatise health care in India when NITI Aayog proposed and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced in her budget speech that district hospitals will…

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