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SC seeks Centre's affidavit on plea to check 'forced religious conversion'
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Monday remarked that forced religious conversion is a "very serious issue" and may affect the "security of the country" along with the freedom of conscience of citizens as far as religion is concerned.
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Statin use affects prostate cancer screening results
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Prostate cancer screening results differ in men taking cholesterol-lowering statin drugs compared with non-users, a study finds. In statin users, screening did not increase the incidence of prostate cancer as it did in other men.
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Height may be risk factor for multiple health conditions
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A large genetic study has found that a person's height may affect their risk for several common health conditions in adulthood. Significant findings include a link between height and lower risk of coronary heart disease, and a link between height and higher risk for peripheral neuropathy and
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Delay in decision-making adversely affects country's combat readiness: Raj
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday while underlining the need to expand the defence budget to over Rs 6 lakh crore said that it is necessary to spend the fund allocated in the present budget "timely" to achieve country's combat readiness.
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Tamil Nadu CM Stalin inspects rain-affected areas in Chennai
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Sunday inspected rain-affected and waterlogged areas and said that the water drainage department and public works department working in the waterlogged areas of the state.
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"Government brought ordinance using constitutional powers," says Kerala mi
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Kerala Minister MB Rajesh on Saturday said that the government brought the ordinance to remove Governor from the post of Chancellor using constitutional powers and it does not affect inter-state relations and not against the Central Act.
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China's economy keeping Xi awake at night, with trillions at stake!
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
As Chinese leader Xi Jinping kicks off his third term as general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Beijing is reeling under economic stress due to the real estate crisis and zero-Covid policy, deeply affecting its manufacturing units.
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China's quest to increase coal output undermines its efforts to tackle glo
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
In 2021, Xi made a point in the UN General Assembly and said that China would not build a new coal plant but assist other countries to switch to low-carbon and green energy, IFFRAS reported. China witnessed an unprecedented power crisis in 2021, affecting businesses, industry, and the overal
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Entomologists warn about how insects will be affected by climate change
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
In a new scientific review, a team of 70 scientists warned that climate change affects insects in ways that will 'drastically reduce our ability to build a sustainable future based on healthy, functional ecosystems' if no action is taken.
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Earth-sun distance dramatically alters seasons in equatorial Pacific: Stud
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Weather and climate modelers understand pretty well how seasonal winds and ocean currents affect El Nino patterns in the eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean, impacting weather across the United States and sometimes worldwide.
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People of Afghanistan under world's most severe hunger crisis: Report
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
As per the the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the hunger crisis is affecting 22.8 million people in Afghanistan which is equivalent to more than half of the population, as a result of extended drought, conflict, and political instability.
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Dengue cases see a rise in UP's Gorakhpur
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The health department teams are visiting the areas affected by the disease. The health department has made an appeal to the people not to accumulate water in and around their places as aedes mosquitoes spread in clean water.
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