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Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano (lava flow shown) sits far from the nearest plate boundary. Kilauea and Hawaii’s other volcanoes are thought to be fueled by buoyant plumes of molten material...
Steps Against a Silent Disease. You may not give your liver much thought. But it performs essential functions every day. Like other parts of...
Most of us love sweet foods and drinks. But after that short burst of sweetness, you may worry about how sweets affect your waistline...
Written by, JEREMY LEUNG. Century of the gene. In October 1990, biologists officially embarked on one of the century’s most ambitious scientific efforts: reading...
Nation
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Former West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar will be sworn in as 14th Vice President of India today. President Droupadi Murmu will administer him the oath of office at 12:30...
Raksha Bandhan, the festival of a special bond between brothers and sisters, is being celebrated today across the country. On this occasion, sisters tie...
Ahead of Independence Day, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has busted an Islamic State (IS) terror module in Delhi. The NIA has arrested Mohsin...
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will today launch the Odisha edition of ‘Modi@20: Dreams Meet Delivery’, a book on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s completion...
States
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Three soldiers were killed in action in a pre-dawn suicide attack on an army camp in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri. Two terrorists were shot...
The oath taking ceremony of the Nitish Kumar led grand alliance will be held today. Governor of Bihar, Phagu Chauhan will administer the oath...
With growing tension between JD(U) and BJP, Lalu Prasad-led RJD, the single largest party in the 243-member assembly with 79 seats, dissolved its media...
Maharashtra’s Cabinet expansion will take place tomorrow. Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari will administer the oath to new members of the Cabinet at Raj Bhavan....
India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned of heavy rain and flash floods in central India and west coast over next 3 days. IMD Director...
Assam Diary
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Dismissing the horse-trading allegations amid the ongoing political drama in Jharkhand, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday (July 31, 2022) said that he is still in touch...
Hours after authorities nabbed a few persons in Assam for allegedly having links with terror groups, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma recently said...
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday announced relief packages for the flood-affected people of the state. The State government would pay 3,800...
Assam cabinet has approved the identification of five Assamese Muslim sub-groups – Gorias, Moriyas, Jolhas, Deshis and Syeds – as indigenous Assamese Muslim communities,...
Business and Commerce
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The Lok Sabha on Monday discussed the price rise issue. Replying to the discussion, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said, India remains the fastest growing...
By Anil Pharande, Pune Metro. Illegal construction pertains to any building or addition to an existing building which does not comply with the existing...
Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said that India has become the third-largest startup ecosystem in the world within a span of six...
Ministry of Consumer Affairs has said that no hotels or restaurants can add service charge automatically or by default to the food bill. In...
World
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Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has proposed a 3-men commission comprising Prime Minister Narendra Modi, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, and Pope Francis for...
With a cease-fire between Israel and Palestinian militants holding after nearly three days of violence, Gaza’s sole power plant resumed operations today as Israel...
Top negotiators in renewed talks to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal indicated Sunday that they are optimistic about the possibility of reaching an...
US President Joe Biden has announced that Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has been killed in an airstrike in Afghanistan capital Kabul. He made the...
By, Michael Baruah, Our North America Correspondent. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced plans to allocate an additional 786,000...
Sports
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American tennis legend Serena Williams, the winner of 23 Grand Slam titles, has announced that she will retire from professional tennis. In an article...
Medal rush continues for India at the Commonwealth Games. Boxers Nikhat Zareen, Amit Panghal and Nitu Ghanghas grabbed Gold medals yesterday, while Eldhose Paul...
World No 1 India beat West Indies in the 4th T20I of the five-match series to seal the series, taking an unassailable 3-1 lead....
Chasing a target of 139, West Indies almost faltered, but eventually held their nerves to register a 5-wicket win over India. With the win,...
Weightlifter Jeremy Lalrinnunga lifted a total of 160kg in the clean and jerk segment to finish with a grand total of 300kg, which is...
Entertainment & Arts
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Standup comedian Sunil Pal took to social media on Wednesday afternoon to announce that his friend and colleague, Raju Srivastava, “is doing fine and...
Former IPL chairman Lalit Modi has announced that he is dating Bollywood actor and former Miss Universe Sushmita Sen. Modi, who was the first...
Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt on June 27 announced that she and her husband Ranbir Kapoor are expecting their first child together. The versatile actress...
Kolkata Police commissioner Vineet Goyal said on Friday that there was no situation where attendees were short of space at Kolkata’s Nazrul Manch during...
In Depth
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While states float global tenders for vaccines amid a huge shortage of vaccines to shield people from getting infected by the deadly COVID virus, there could be some good...
We are working on definite and assured methods for boosting up the human immune system of our friends, colleagues, readers and other people known...
Cloves can be used in treating a wide variety of ailments with very effective results. It has been known to sooth a cough and...
Bananas are also a good source of prebiotics that activate friendly probiotic bacteria found in yogurt and kefir. Probiotics are important because they support...
Simple sugars, after consumption, are absorbed by the digestive tract of the human body and then travel through the blood stream to body cells....
Russia-Ukraine war
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Dozens are also feared trapped after Russian attack destroys a five-storey apartment, an Ukrainian official says. The number of people killed in the Russian...
Iskander is a mobile, short-range ballistic missile. Two short-range ballistic missiles are part of the Iskander road-mobile missile system, which significantly boosts the firepower...
An Airbus A320-232 with the tail number YU-APH made its first flight on December 13, 2005. Since then, the aircraft has clocked millions of miles, flying...
A Russian oil refinery in the Rostov region was ablaze Wednesday morning after a reported hit from a Ukrainian drone, authorities said. Russia’s state-run...
( Above Picture is of Kassym Jomart Tokayev, President of Kazakhstan. Russian President Vladimir Putin sought to justify his war in Ukraine as legal...
Science and technology
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ABSTRACT Do you think that eating fruit in summer has the same effect on your body as does eating it in winter? Scientific evidence...
Digantara, a spacetech startup building one stop solution for space operations, launches the World’s first commercial space-based weather system, ROBI (ROBust Integrating proton fluence...
Spyware from an Italian company has been used to spy on iPhone and Android users in Italy and Kazakhstan. That’s according to Google and Lookout Threat...
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully launched communication satellite GSAT-24 from Kourou in French Guiana early this morning. GSAT-24, built by ISRO for...
Health
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Centre held a high-level review meeting to take stock of the monkeypox situation in the country. Union Health Secretary, Directorate General of Health Services...
India recorded 20,038 new Covid-19 cases, 56 deaths in the last 24 hours, pushing the total death toll to 5,25,660, according to the data...
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 199 crore 44 lakh mark. More than sixteen lakh vaccine doses were administered yesterday. Union Health Ministry said...
All adults will be able to get free booster doses of the coronavirus vaccine at government centres under a special drive over the next...
The Covid precautionary dose to the eligible beneficiaries will now be administered after completion of six months from the date of administration of second...
Education and Books
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The Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main June 2022 session will commence today. National Testing Agency will conduct the Joint Entrance Examination (Main) – 2022...
The Mariana Trench is so deep that sunlight cannot reach it. The Mariana Trench is the deepest place on Earth. There the sea is...
2017 – 2021PNG As soon as an iceberg is formed it starts to slowly dissipate. Waves chip away at its edges, air thaws it...
In a major development, due to the devastating situation caused by the first wave of floods in Assam, the Higher Secondary First Year Examination...