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Earthquake in Afghanistan destroyed around 665 houses in several provinces
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
The organization added that the earthquake in Badakhshan killed five people. In contrast, it injured 58 others and "partners have deployed assessment and response teams to provide immediate relief to affected families," OCHA said in a tweet on Wednesday.
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California reports over 120,000 power outages after heavy rain, hurricane
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Utility company Pacific Gas and Electric said the storm system "exceeded all expectations," damaging electric infrastructure and knocking out power to thousands. The company said its crews are working as quickly as possible to assess equipment damaged by the storm.
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Obesity might increase breast cancer risk in women with BRCA mutations
Updated : 3 years ago IST
According to a new multi-institutional translational study headed by Weill Cornell Medical experts, obesity may cause DNA damage in the breast tissue of women who have BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations, potentially adding to breast cancer development in an already high-risk group.
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Political, financial, humanitarian crises put Pakistan on brink
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The political drama over the arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan has given a clear idea about the priority of Pakistan's policymakers when the country is struggling with economic downfall. It appears Pakistan gets stuck in a severe political crisis as the country approaches the nation
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Madhya Pradesh farmers will get compensation for crop losses: CM Shivraj S
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The Chief Minister said, "Today, I am going to take stock of two hailstorm-affected districts that are Vidisha and Sagar. After seeing the condition of the crops of the farmers at both those places, I will talk to the farmers of the entire state."
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Farmers to be given relief of Rs 32,000 a hectare for crop loss of over 50
Updated : 3 years ago IST
CM Chouhan further said that the amount of crop insurance scheme would be given separately to the farmers. He also instructed the officials to include horticulture crops in the survey as well.
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CPI MP writes to PM Modi, seeks support for famers amid unseasonal rains
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Party leader Binoy Viswam on Tuesday wrote a letter to PM Narendra Modi after the recent damage of crops due to unseasonal rains in various parts of the country and said, "I am writing to you to request urgent action by the Union Government to support the farmers of our country. This week, N
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Crypto investors get some lessons from US Banks fallout; Diversified inves
Updated : 3 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 21 (ANI/ATK): The recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and other US banks has left many investors in the crypto market wondering how much damage will be wrought on the already volatile market. This event serves as a reminder to investors that they must conduct thei
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Vandalism at Indian Consulate "absolutely unacceptable": White House
Updated : 3 years ago IST
"We certainly condemn that vandalism, it's absolutely unacceptable. State Department's diplomatic security service is working with local authorities to properly investigate. State department will work on infrastructure perspective to repair the damage," Kirby said.
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MP CM Chouhan chairs review meeting over damage due to untimely rains, hai
Updated : 3 years ago IST
During the meeting, CM Chouhan said, "There has been information about untimely rain and hailstorm in 20 districts of the state. The first phase of the survey of crop damage during the rains between March 6 and March 8 has been completed. The survey for the second phase has been started for
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102 detained PTI workers to be presented before Lahore Anti-Terrorism Cour
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The complaint invoked sections of abetment of crime, criminal conspiracy, rioting, rioting armed with a deadly weapon, unlawful assembly, obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions, public nuisance, continuance of nuisance after injunction to discontinue, wrongful restraint
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Here's how cancer cells repair DNA damage
Updated : 3 years ago IST
A team of scientists led by Dr Kei-ichi TAKATA from the Institute for Basic Science's Center for Genomic Integrity (CGI) discovered a new type of DNA repair mechanism that cancer cells use to recover from next-generation cancer radiation therapy.
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