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Even in 2023, India has not met the 2020 milestones of the End TB Strategy for both TB incidence and deaths In March 2018, Prime Minister Narendra Modi set an ambitious goal of “eliminating” TB by 2025, five years ahead of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) deadline set for 2030. Mr. Modi reiterated the…
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Drugs kept in 14 packets were concealed in cartons, an official said. (Representational) Mumbai: Customs officials seized hydroponic weed worth Rs 14.9 crore from two passengers at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport here, an official said on Saturday. Acting on a tip-off, officials intercepted two passengers who had arrived from Bangkok on Friday and seized…
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Since October 2023, the reassortant virus has caused 14 human cases and three deaths | Photo Credit: NAGARA GOPAL More than 10 years without any H5N1 case, Cambodia suddenly witnessed a spurt of H5N1 cases in humans, with 16 cases reported between February 2023 and August 2024 caused by A/H5 clade 2.3.2.1c viruses. If the…
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By the 1990s, it was clear that the so-called Yixian Formation contained uniquely well-preserved remains of dinosaurs, birds, mammals, insects, frogs, turtles and other creatures. Unlike the skeletal and often fragmentary fossils unearthed in most other places, many animals came complete with internal organs, feathers, scales, fur and stomach contents. It suggested some kind of…
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Patel had also been given security. Srinagar: The Enforcement Directorate’s Srinagar Zonal Office has filed a Prosecution Complaint against conman Kiran Patel who availed of security from the Jammu and Kashmir administration by passing himself off as a Prime Minister’s Office functionary and also duped several Gujarat-based businessmen by promising them opportunities in the Kashmir Valley,…
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Workers weigh and pack paddy bags at a grain market. | Photo Credit: Reuters Amid complaints and protests by farmers’ organisations in Punjab that paddy procurement from the State has been delayed, the Centre said on Saturday (November 9, 2024) that the Food Corporation of India (FCI) and the State agencies have procured 120.67 lakh…
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Brighton And Hove Albion vs Manchester City LIVE Streaming Premier League© AFP After suffering three straight defeats across different competitions, Manchester City are desperate to return to winnings ways in their final Premier League game before the international break. Pep Guardiola’s men, who face an in-form Brighton and Hove Albion on Saturday, suffered…
Supreme Court on Wednesday pulled up UP government for an “illegal” demolition in 2019 New Delhi: The full text of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud’s recent judgment on illegal demolitions in Uttar Pradesh mentions “justice through bulldozers is unknown to any civilised system of jurisprudence.” The Supreme Court on Wednesday had pulled up the…
U.S. President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump will meet on Wednesday (November 13, 2024) at the White House on Mr. Biden’s invitation, a White House spokesperson said on Saturday (November 9, 2024). Mr. Trump will take office on January 20, 2025…
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The video draws a delighted reaction from social media followers. WWE fans are familiar with wrestlers entering the ring to their unique theme songs, but it turns out a Florida alligator shares a similar habit. Known as “Darth Gator,” this resident of Everglades Holiday Park near Fort Lauderdale emerges from his den only when his…
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