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mRNA research exemplifies the unpredictable value of basic research

October 6, 2023 admin

Pharmacist Lena Springmann prepares a Covid-19 vaccination with Pfizer/Biontech vaccine at a vaccination center in Halle, Germany, Monday, Jan. 11, 2021. The Nobel Prize in Medicine has been awarded to two scientists whose work led to mRNA vaccines against COVID-19. | Photo Credit: AP The 2023 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine will go to Katalin Karikó…

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Eight Sikhs in Canada charged with firearms-related offences: Police

October 6, 2023 admin

Canadian police have apprehended around eight Sikh youths aged between 19 to 26 years in relation to possession of loaded, prohibited or restricted firearms in Brampton city in Ontario province. According to the Peel Regional Police, on the night of October 2, it received reports of shots fired in the area of Donald Stewart Road…

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Russian missile attack in eastern Ukraine kills a 10-year-old boy and his grandmother

October 6, 2023 admin

Rescues remove debris at a site of buildings of a local cafe and a grocery store, where at least 52 people were killed by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in the village of Hroza, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine October 6, 2023. | Photo Credit: REUTERS A Russian missile attack killed a…

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How Mahadev App Illegally Made Rs 200 Crore Daily

October 6, 2023 admin

Shraddha Kapoor and Ranbir Kapoor are being questioned for allegedly promoting the app. New Delhi: Gold bars, jewellery, and cash amounting to a total of Rs 417 crore is what the Enforcement Directorate recovered last month when they conducted searches at 39 locations linked to the Mahadev betting app. The app made headlines last week…

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How Indian Oil Was Being Robbed In Delhi

October 6, 2023 admin

The man who has been arrested is being questioned by the police New Delhi: A man was arrested by the Delhi Police within 48 hours of the Indian Oil Corporation reporting an incident of theft from the Delhi-Panipat section of its pipeline on October 4. The oil and gas giant, in its complaint, said that…

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Stock markets rally after RBI keeps repo rate unchanged

October 6, 2023 admin

Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty rallied for a second straight session on Friday after the Reserve Bank maintained the status quo on policy rates, resulting in gains for rate-sensitive sectors like financial, realty and auto. A firm trend in Asian and European markets also bolstered the investors’ sentiment, traders said. The 30-share BSE Sensex…

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First fossilised snake traces discovered in South Africa

October 6, 2023 admin

Snakes have been around for a long time: body fossils found in the UK, Portugal and the US stretch all the way back to the late Jurassic period, about 150 million years ago. Representative Image. | Photo Credit: K.R. Deepak/The Hindu Snakes are familiar, distinctive – and often feared – reptiles. And they’ve been around for…

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Asian Games: Indian Men Go Down Against Hong Kong In Bridge; Settle For Silver

October 6, 2023 admin

The Indian men’s team stumbled on the final hurdle against Hong Kong, and settled for a silver medal in the bridge competition at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Friday. India, a gold and two bronze-medal winner at the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games, lost to Hong Kong 152-238.1 in the gold-medal match at Hangzhou. The…

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Iranian Activist Narges Mohammadi Wins 2023 Nobel Peace Prize: 5 Facts About Her

October 6, 2023 admin

Narges Mohammadi has been arrested 13 times, along with five convictions. Narges Mohammadi, an Iranian human rights activist, currently serving a 12-year prison sentence, has been honoured with the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize. Mohammadi was bestowed with the honour “for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human…

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Some Are Anti-India Just To Be Cool, Says Indian Student Satyam Surana, Who Picked Up Fallen Flag In UK

October 6, 2023 admin

Satyam Surana was seen on camera picking up the national flag during a protest by Khalistanis London/New Delhi: An Indian student who picked up the national flag that had fallen on the ground during a protest by Khalistanis in London has slammed what he called the tendency of some Indians abroad to be anti-India “just…

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