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When Antony Jesurathnam Mariapushparani, 62, recalls the horrific final days of Sri Lanka’s civil war in striking detail, it is hard to believe it has been 15 years since its end. “That is where we prepared and had the kanji (porridge); that is where we headed to cross the Vattuvagal bridge; that is where we…
An official 2019 survey found that 4.4% of adults said they had consumed raw milk in the past year. Washington: Mice fed raw cow’s milk infected with bird flu experienced high levels of the virus in their lungs, according to a study published Friday that suggests risk to humans who consume the drink. Over the…
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Air India flight AI-179 was scheduled to depart from Mumbai to San Francisco at 4 pm on Friday. Mumbai: Air India flight AI-179 scheduled to depart from Mumbai to San Francisco at 4 pm (local time) on Friday was delayed due to a technical issue and is now rescheduled to depart at 10:30 am on…
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The report said that the Western Pacific was the least hit, with life expectancy falling just 0.1 year. Geneva: Covid-19 cut global life expectancy by almost two years when it raged from 2019 to 2021, wiping out a decade of progress, the World Health Organization said Friday. “The Covid-19 pandemic reversed the trend of steady…
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A fence sits locked at the entrance to the Kerem Shalom border crossing in Israel, as military operations continued in Rafah on May 17, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Egypt and the United States agreed on May 24 to temporarily send humanitarian aid to the United Nations in Gaza via Israel’s Kerem Shalom crossing until…
The United States on Friday announced a fresh tranche of military aid for Ukraine. Washington: The United States on Friday announced a fresh tranche of military aid for Ukraine, including ammunition, missiles, mines and artillery rounds as Russia presses its assault on the Kharkiv region. Ukraine has been battling back in Kharkiv since May 10,…
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The sixth phase of the polling is scheduled to be held across the eight states on Saturday. New Delhi: The Election Commission has asked concerned Chief Electoral Officers and state authorities to take adequate measures to manage the adverse impact of hot weather or rainfall wherever predicted in the sixth phase of Lok Sabha polls….
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Several heavyweights are among the 889 candidates contesting in the sixth phase New Delhi: A total of 889 candidates from six states and a Union Territory are going to polls in the sixth phase today. These include all the seven seats in national capital Delhi. Prominent candidates in this phase include former JNU students’ union…
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New Delhi: The sixth and penultimate phase of polling for the 2024 Lok Sabha election begins this morning with voting in 58 seats across six states and two union territories, including Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag, which was to vote in the third phase but will do so today after adverse weather conditions on May 7….
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The BJP claimed the police had been given instructions by the Trinamool Congress. Kolkata: Sharing an order issued by the Kolkata Police on May 22, state BJP president Sukanta Majumdar on Friday alleged that prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the CrPC were imposed in central Kolkata to stop PM Narendra Modi’s roadshow in the…
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