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J-K: Bharat Jodo Yatra resumes from Vijaypur in Samba
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
In the wake of recent twin blasts on the outskirts of Jammu City, the Bharat Jodo Yatra, led by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, resumed from Vijaypur in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir amid heightened security.
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Stockholm protests anger Turkey, cancel Sweden's minister meeting
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Notably, a protest in Stockholm erupted on Saturday against Turkey and Sweden's bid to join NATO, including the burning of a copy of the Quran, sharply heightened tensions with Turkey at a time when the Nordic country needs Ankara's backing to gain entry to the military alliance.
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Lyme disease heightens risk of mental disorders, suicidality: Study
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
In a new study, U.S. and Danish researchers report that patients hospitalized with Lyme disease had a 28 per cent higher rate of mental disorders and were twice as likely to have attempted suicide post-infection, compared to individuals without the diagnosis.
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Genes may affect level of harmful bacterial toxins in the bloodstream: Res
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Lipopolysaccharide, a virulence factor produced by bacteria, is a toxin that can cause systemic inflammation via circulation. In a recently completed study, genetic markers were discovered that are associated with a heightened lipopolysaccharide level in the blood.
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Here's how 'Sarovar Nagri' Nainital welcomes its tourists this New Year
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
To welcome the guests, not just the hotel businessmen have made special arrangements for tourists but even the police force has come together to manage the heightened traffic influx in the 'sarovar nagri' (city of lakes).
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Pak using UAVs to spread terror in J-K as soldiers keep infiltrators at ba
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
After failing to send infiltrators into Jammu and Kashmir due to heightened vigil along the Line of Control (LoC), Pakistan is using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to drop weapons and narcotics into Indian territory.
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Study: Infection during pregnancy linked to neurodevelopmental changes in
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Antidepressant use during pregnancy may combine with inflammation to heighten the risk of lifelong neurodevelopmental changes in babies' brains, such as those linked to autism, new research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine suggests.
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Problems with alcohol increase after weight-loss surgery in adolescence: R
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Youth who underwent metabolic and bariatric surgery as teenagers are at heightened risk for alcohol use, according to the first study to document long-term alcohol use and associated issues in this population. Researchers found that after eight years, nearly half of the study participants ha
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Delhi Excise policy case: Security beefed up outside K Kavitha's residence
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Security was heightened near the residence of Telangana Rashtra Samithi MLC K Kavitha hours ahead of her questioning by the Central Bureau of Investigation in connection with the Delhi Excise Policy scam case on Sunday.
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Common workplace fumes, dusts may heighten rheumatoid arthritis risk
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Breathing in common workplace dust and fumes from agents such as vapours, gases, and solvents, may heighten the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis, suggests research published online in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.
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Return of Xi Jinping frightens colonised countries
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
As Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping won the historic third term through the 20th National Congress, his return as China's President has heightened fears among vulnerable countries like Tibet, East Turkistan (Xinjiang), Southern Mongolia, Manchuria and Hong Kong that have been occupi
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Over 4 dozen cattle seized from smugglers in Assam's Nagaon district
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Illegal cattle trade is rampant in the state and Assam Police has been going hard against cattle smugglers and it heightened its vigilance mechanism.
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