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US House fails to pick Speaker on first ballot for first time in a century
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
US House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy failed to attain the required number of votes to succeed Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) as a Speaker on the first ballot thus sending the House to a second ballot for the first time in a century, The New York Post reported.
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North Eastern Region witnesses rapid development due to Centre's thrust on
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Five north-eastern state capitals have been connected with flights for the first time in 75 years with an increase in the flight movements from 852 per week in 2014 to 1,817 per week in 2022, amounting to an overall increase of about 113 per cent.
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India's G20's Presidency: Troika of developing countries to set agenda for
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
India's G20 Presidency, which started on December 1, 2022, is special as for the first time the 'Troika' will comprise only developing countries that will set the agenda for two-thirds of the world population, representing around 85 per cent of the global GDP and over 75 per cent of the glob
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MLA Saji Cherian to be reinstated into Kerala Cabinet, swearing-in ceremon
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Stating the Governor has to accept the recommendation of the Chief Minister, Arif Mohammed Khan said, "This case is slightly different because he is not being inducted for the first time. Whatever advice I had to give, I have given. Ultimately, I accept the Chief Minister's decision. We will
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Tennis legend Martina Navratilova diagnosed with throat, breast cancer
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
It is not the first time the 66-year-old will battle cancer having overcome the deadly disease earlier. The veteran tennis player was diagnosed with cancer for the first time in 2010 when she was 53.
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Japan's Royal family extends New Year greetings for first time since 2020
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Japan's Royal family extended its greetings to the citizens at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo for the first time since the pandemic began in 2020, bringing back the annual New Year tradition to life, CNN reported on Monday.
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Biblical site where Jesus healed blind man to be soon accessible to public
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The Israel Antiquities Authority, the Israel National Parks Authority and the City of David Foundation announced days before the new year that the Pool of Siloam, a biblical site cherished by Christians and Jews, will be open to the public for the first time in 2,000 years in the near future
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Locals of Rajouri thank Government for providing road connectivity first t
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
"Today as you have reached the last area of Budhal region in the Pir Panjal area from the headquarters of Rajouri, you might have seen a blacktopped highway. the road is active throughout the year," Aijaz added.
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Researchers use technology to show organoids respond to external sensory s
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
A team of engineers and neuroscientists has demonstrated for the first time that human brain organoids implanted in mice have established functional connectivity to the animals' cortex and responded to external sensory stimuli. The implanted organoids reacted to visual stimuli in the same wa
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On this day in 2010, England retained the Ashes in Australia for first tim
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
After losing the third Test match at Perth by 267 runs, England bounced back big time in Melbourne
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Kane Williamson ends two-year long Test century drought against Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Williamson got to raise his bat in white clothing for the first time in nearly two years.
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Study finds how virovory is enough to fuel physiological growth
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Researchers discovered that a type of Halteria, which are tiny ciliates that live in freshwater habitats all over the world, may consume large quantities of infectious chloroviruses. For the first time, the team's laboratory tests have also demonstrated that a virus-only diet, or "virovory,"
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