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"Ancestors of Bhutto were responsible for terrorism...": Meenakshi Lekhi s
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The minister said as far as the leadership of PM Modi is concerned, the world has recognized that leadership. The minister said that PM Modi has helped not only India but also other countries including Pakistan during Covid.
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World's oldest meal helps unravel mystery of our earliest animal ancestors
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The contents of the last meal consumed by the earliest animals known to inhabit Earth more than 550 million years ago has unearthed new clues about the physiology of our earliest animal ancestors, according to scientists from The Australian National University (ANU).
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Central Asia identified as a significant region for human ancestors: Resea
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Cleveland [US], October 24 (ANI): A recent study led by Dr Emma Finestone, assistant curator of human origins at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History and research affiliate of the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, identified the interior of Central Asia as a crucial r
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Geneticists discover new wild goat subspecies via ancient DNA: Study
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 9 (ANI): Geneticists have discovered a previously unknown lineage of wild goats over ten millennia old. The new goat type, discovered from genetic screening of bone remains and referred to as 'the Taurasian tur', likely survived the Last Glacial Maximum (the ice age)
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Birdsong reveals rare hybrid coupling 10 million years in the making: Rese
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 8 (ANI): A team of researchers was able to use a combination of genomic sequencing and song analysis to identify a rare hybrid bird, whose ancestors haven't shared the same breeding location or lineage for 10 million years.
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Researchers find domestication history of bananas that reveals mystery anc
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 7 (ANI): People on the island of New Guinea are said to have cultivated bananas 7,000 years ago. However, the history of banana domestication is convoluted, and their categorization is widely discussed, as the borders between species and subspecies are sometimes amb
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Fossil reveals Pterosaur relatives before they evolved wings: Study
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 6 (ANI): A new study of a tiny Triassic fossil reptile first discovered over 100 years ago in the northeast of Scotland has revealed it to be a close relative of the species that would become pterosaurs' iconic flying reptiles of the age of the dinosaurs.
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People take holy dip, perform 'pind dan' on last day of 'Pitru Paksha'
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], September 25 (ANI): A large number of people on Sunday converged on the banks of the Hooghly River to take a holy dip and offer prayers to their ancestors on the last day of Pitru Paksha, also known as Sarvapitari Amavasya.
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Devotees gather in large numbers at Rameswaram's Agnitheertham on last day
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 25 (ANI): Lakhs of devotees on Sunday took a bath in the holy waters of Rameswaram's Agnitheertham, on the occasion of Mahalaya Paksha Amavasya, in which people commemorate their ancestors.
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Mahalaya 2022: All you need to know about its significance, date, ritual
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 24 (ANI): Mahalaya, which marks the beginning of Durga Puja celebrations, is here. It is observed at the end of Shradh or Pitru Paksha, a 16-day period when Hindus pay homage to their ancestors. This year, this special day is falling on September 25.
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Mahalaya 2022: Date, rituals, significance
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 23 (ANI): Mahalaya marks the beginning of the Durga Pooja festival. It is observed at the end of Shradh or Pitru Paksha, a 16-day period when Hindus pay homage to their ancestors. This year, this special day will be celebrated on September 25.
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People throng Gaya to perform 'Pitru Paksha' rituals
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Gaya (Bihar) [India], September 10 (ANI): People across the country on Saturday converged in Bihar's Gaya city, a religious place famous for 'Mokshadham' to offer prayers to their ancestors on the first day of Pitru Paksha, also known as Sarvapitari Amavasya.
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