Leave soon, Indians in Tripoli told
Indian External Affairs Ministry has asked Indians in Tripoli, Libya to leave the place immediately. There have been ongoing clashes between rival militias for control of Tripoli, Libya’s capital. On …
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Ganga has higher proportion of antibacterial agents: study
A new study titled ‘Assessment of Water Quality and Sediment to Understand Special Properties of River Ganga,’ has noted that Ganga River water significantly higher proportion of organisms with antibacterial …
Read MoreTraders, politicians slam govt. for suspension of Cross-LoC trade
Traders and politicians in Kashmir have criticised the government over the sudden suspension of Cross-Line of Control (LoC) trade with Pakistan. The Indian government had recently suspended the Cross-LoC trade …
Read MoreOut of a drawer comes a vicious ancient beast
A new species of giant meat-eating mammal has been identified from fossil fragments found in a drawer of Nairobi National Museum, Kenya. The gigantic carnivore has been dubbed as Simbakubwa …
Read MoreHIV used to fix ‘bubble boy’ disease
US scientists have used HIV to make a gene therapy that cured eight infants of Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID), or “bubble boy” disease. Results of the research have been published …
Read MoreRight to travel abroad is a basic human right: SC
In a recent judgement, the Supreme Court has held that the right to travel abroad is a genuine and basic human right like marriage and family. The judgement comes in …
Read More‘Naidu violated code by holding review meetings’
A complained has been made to Chief Electoral Officer of Andhra Pradesh stating that Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister has violated the Model Code of Conduct by holding official review meetings. …
Read MoreIn a first, voting takes place at Institute of Mental Health
For the first time ever in India, voting has taken place at an institution for mentally ill. The voting took place in the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) in Ayanavaram, …
Read MoreGenome sequencing to map population diversity
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has planned to roll out a major mission to sequence the genes of a 1,000 rural youth across India. The project aims at …
Read MoreCross-LoC trade suspended after ‘misuse by arms, drugs smugglers’
The Ministry of Home Affairs, GoI has decided to suspend all cross-LoC trade with Pakistan. This is because the routes were allegedly being used as a conduit by elements in …
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