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A relentless bowling effort from Baroda helped them take a 76-run first innings lead against defending champions Mumbai on day two of their Ranji Trophy opener here on Saturday. Resuming their innings at 241 for six, Baroda were able to stretch their total to 290, a remarkable recovery from 90 for five. Off-spinner…
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Washington: Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, released a letter from her doctor today that pronounced her in good health and fit for high office, in an effort to draw a contrast with her counterpart, Donald Trump. In a memo distributed by the White House, the vice president’s physician, Joshua Simmons, said Harris’s…
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The Antarctic Peninsula, like many polar regions, is warming faster than the global average, with extreme heat events in Antarctica becoming more common. A study which used satellite data to assess how much the Antarctic Peninsula has been “greening” in response to climate change found that the area of vegetation cover across the Peninsula increased…
A study by Northwestern University researchers have found that showerheads and toothbrushes are teeming with an extremely diverse collection of viruses — most of which have never been seen before. Although this might sound ominous, the good news is these viruses don’t target people. They target bacteria. The microorganisms collected in the study are bacteriophage,…
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Manolo Marquez will have to wait for his first win as India head coach as his team played out a 1-1 draw in an entertaining international football friendly match against Vietnam here on Saturday. Vietnam took the lead in the 38th minute through Nguyen Hoang Duc before Farukh Choudhary equalised in the 53rd…
One of the escaped prisoners was serving a life term for murder. A prison in Haridwar staged the Ramlila on Friday evening to impart a lesson to its inmates on the victory of good over evil, only to see evil prevail when two prisoners playing the part of ‘vaanars’ (monkeys in Lord Ram’s army) used…
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Beirut: UN peacekeepers in Lebanon warned Saturday against a “catastrophic” regional conflict as Israeli forces battled Hezbollah and Hamas militants on two fronts, on the holiest day of the Jewish calendar. Israel has faced a fierce diplomatic backlash over incidents in south Lebanon that saw five Blue Helmets wounded. On Saturday, the Lebanese health ministry…
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A Delta Air Lines passenger caused a major disruption at an airport, jumping behind the check-in counter and evading police while making threats against them. A video, originally posted on TikTok and now spreading across various social media platforms, shows the woman, dressed in a yellow sweater, already standing behind the ticket counter. She loudly…
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London: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been written about fondly by former British PM Boris Johnson in his memoir ‘Unleashed’ which will be available in bookstores in the UK in a few days. The book, which journeys through Mr Johnson’s very eventful, noteworthy and lively political career mentions about his meetings with Prime Minister Modi,…
Besides protein, milk, eggs and meat also provide vitamin B12 and choline There are many myths about protein in India, emanating from sub-optimal understanding of nutrition biology. The first myth is that Indians are protein deficient. However, an analysis of NSS (National Sample Survey) household food intakes showed that the risk of protein deficiency (adjusted for…
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