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The discovery of a protein that can, by itself, dictate the sequence of nucleic acids has caused a stir in the scientific community. Commentaries accompanying the work have highlighted the unusual nature of the finding and its implications for one of the foundational ideas of molecular biology Source link
Kerala Chief Minister V. D. Satheeshan. File | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar Keralam Chief Minister V. D. Satheesan on Sunday (October 4, 2026) demanded an unconditional apology from the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] for allegedly seeking to demonise the Muslim-majority Malappuram district as a “hive of fundamentalists and communalists”. In a…
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has stepped up its demands for the resignation of Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] councillor Ajin S., representing the Thrikannapuram ward of the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, who has been facing allegations of demanding bribes from a landowner. A purported video of him demanding ₹10 lakh from Sanju, a native of…
BJP State president N. Ramchander Rao said decisions on deleting voters’ names were taken only after field-level verification by election officials. File | Photo Credit: Siddhant Thakur BJP Telangana president N. Ramchander Rao on Sunday (October 4, 2026) dismissed allegations of wrongdoing in the continuing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, asserting that the…
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A view of the FlyDubai aircraft. | Photo Credit: Reuters Authorities in the United Arab Emirates shared with Israel a list of passengers and crew ahead of the FlyDubai flight on which a pilot attempted to seize control of the Israel-bound aircraft and crash it, regional officials said on Sunday (October 4, 2026), raising new…
Former minister M.K.Muneer. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Former Minister for Public Works in Keralam and senior Indian Union Muslim League leader M.K. Muneer has sought a comprehensive probe into the circumstances leading to the reported death by suicide of Lee See Been, the project engineer of a Indo-Malaysian joint venture involved in the…
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to increase the repo rate by 0.25% in the October monetary policy review due to mounting inflationary pressure amid the re-escalation of the West Asia crisis and also the rate hikes by global central banks, according to economists and bankers. If the RBI increases the rate in…
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar was delivering a speech on “From New Delhi to New Momentum: Opportunities for Emerging and Middle Power Cooperation” at the 62nd Munich Security Conference in Delhi on Sunday (October 4, 2026). | Photo Credit: Suhasini Haidar External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on Sunday (October 4, 2026) that India is…
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Passengers associations of Kundapura and Uttara Kannada district have said trains between Bengaluru and Madgaon/Karawar need not enter Mangaluru, and could instead proceed via Padil Cabin (in picture) to provide faster and efficient services to people in other parts of coastal Karnataka. | Photo Credit: Anil Kumar Sastry Railway passengers associations of Kundapura and Uttara Kannada…
For a long time, fungal infections have meant itchy skin, discoloured nails and sometimes hair loss. These symptoms are collectively called dermatophytosis and are caused by a group of fungi called dermatophytes. ‘’Unfortunately, immunocompromised patients can get lesions all over their body. The itchiness and the lesions can get so severe that people even get…
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