Month: September 2024

Can Kerala’s policy to limit antibiotics misuse lead to reduced AMR?

September 28, 2024 admin

Sale of antibiotics through hospitals and medical stores across Kerala reduced by ₹1,000 crore in the last year | Photo Credit: iStockphoto With the successful launch of Operation Amrith (Antimicrobial Resistance Intervention for Total Health) to completely stop the over-the-counter sale of antibiotics without prescriptions by the end of 2024, Kerala has seen a sharp decline…

Science

Elon Musk Shares Stunning Polaris Mission Video

September 28, 2024 admin

Cape Canaveral, Florida: SpaceX CEO Elon Musk today shared a stunning high-definition video of the Polaris space mission around Earth. Sharing the video highlights, Mr Musk said, “Looks like CGI (Computer-Generated Imagery), but it is real”. According to the mission’s official website, the Polaris space programme is a “first-of-its-kind effort to rapidly advance human spaceflight…

World

Man Carries Wife In Arms Across A Flooded Street To Get To UP Hospital

September 28, 2024 admin

Man carrying his wife in arms to get to hospital in UP The man’s grey trousers are rolled up to his knees, he balances his 50-year-old wife in his arms and marches on in his brown sandals across a flooded street to get to a hospital in Uttar Pradesh, shows a video. The video, from…

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Election Of BCCI Representatives To ICC Focal Point Of AGM

September 28, 2024 admin

The primary focal point of the BCCI’s 93rd Annual General Meeting, to be held on Sunday, will be to elect two representatives of India to the ICC meetings, as finding a successor to incumbent secretary Jay Shah is not on agenda. The meeting assumes importance because the International Cricket Council has scheduled a…

Sports

BookMyShow After Cops Summon CEO Over Coldplay Row

September 28, 2024 admin

A Mumbai Police official said the CEO did not honour the summons and appear before them on Saturday. Mumbai: A day after BookMyShow’s CEO and technical head were summoned by the Mumbai Police over the alleged black-marketing of tickets for Coldplay’s concerts in Navi Mumbai in January, the company has said it has no association…

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Case Against UP School Students For Posting AI Generated Obscene Image Of Teacher

September 28, 2024 admin

The victim approached police regarding the matter on Thursday (Representational) Moradabad (UP): Police have booked two class IX students for allegedly making morphed obscene image of a female teacher using AI (Artificial Intelligence) and posting them on online social media platforms. Station House Officer (SHO) of Civil Lines Police station Manish Saxena on Saturday said,…

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Calcutta High Court Refuses To Interfere In Centre’s Decision To Rename Port Blair

September 28, 2024 admin

Port Blair: The Calcutta High Court’s Port Blair circuit bench has refused to interfere in the government’s decision to change the name of the capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, saying it is the prerogative of the executive. On September 13, the central government renamed Port Blair to Sri Vijaya Puram. Hearing a petition challenging…

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BCCI “Historic Move” For IPL, Cricketers Playing Full Season To Earn…

September 28, 2024 admin

In a historic move, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday announced a match fee for cricketers playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL). In addition to their lucrative contracts, a player will get Rs 7.5 lakhs per game in match fee. The historic decision was announced by BCCI…

Sports

Ban Call For Madhya Pradesh Temple Laddoo Over “Different” Taste, Smell

September 28, 2024 admin

We want a ban on the sale of these laddus, temple trust chairman said. (Representational) Sehore: The trust managing a famous temple dedicated to Vindhyavasni Beejasan Devi has submitted a memorandum to the collector of Sehore in Madhya Pradesh seeking a ban on the ‘laddus’ being sold by a self-help group on the premises. Devotees…

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Human Skeleton Found In UP House 30 Years After Man Killed By His 2 Sons

September 28, 2024 admin

The skeletal remains were sent for post mortem examination, police said (Representational) Hathras (UP): A human skeleton was unearthed in a house in Hathras, 30 years after the death of a man who was alleged to have been killed by his two sons. Police have sent the skeleton for forensic examination and are preparing to…

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