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Afghanistan opium cultivation in 2022 up by 32 per cent: UN survey
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Opium cultivation in Afghanistan - latest findings and emerging threats is the first report on the illicit opium economy since the Taliban, which assumed power in August 2021, banned cultivation of opium poppy and all narcotics in April 2022.
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Who should be your next chief minister? Kejriwal asks Gujarat as AAP launc
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Addressing a press conference in Surat, Kejriwal who is chief minister of Delhi said, "We want the people of Gujarat to tell us who should be the next CM. We're issuing a number and an email id. You can send your opinions on it until 5 pm on November 3. We'll announce the result on November
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Book reveals Taliban, Pakistan nexus responsible for global terror financi
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
A book by NATO has revealed the danger - Pakistan and Taliban nexus pose to the world as a whole, helping and aiding global terror financing through narcotics trafficking.
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Study: Green eyeglasses helps to reduce pain-related anxiety in patients w
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Researchers say wearing special green spectacles for many hours a day decreases pain-related anxiety.
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Afghan farmers resorting to poppy cultivation for survival
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 21 (ANI): Amid severe economic crisis in Afghanistan, millions of destitute Afghan farmers and labourers have turned to the cultivation of opium poppies, the Office of the US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) said in a statement.
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Pain relief without side effects and addiction, better than opiates: Study
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 20 (ANI): New substances that activate adrenalin receptors instead of opioid receptors have a similar pain-relieving effect to opiates, but without the negative aspects such as respiratory depression and addiction. New findings are a milestone in the development of n
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Hijab verdict: Two SC judges disagree on whether allowing Hijab in educati
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 13 (ANI): The two-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday differed on the Hijab issue: One judge opined that permitting one to wear their religious symbols would be the antithesis to secularism while another judge held that restriction on Hijab was an invasion
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China Matters' feature: Dongguan as a forefront of China's opening-up and
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 11 (ANI/PRNewswire): With less than 40 years' history as a prefecture-level city, Dongguan has witnessed the milestones of China's historical and economic development.
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Daylight hours impact opioid receptor levels in brown fat: Study
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 8 (ANI): Researchers have observed that the length of daylight hours impacts opioid receptor levels in brown fat. When daylight hours shorten, the receptor activity levels elevate. A similar phenomenon also takes place in the brain. Both phenomena help people and ani
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US, China relations turning 'lethal'; Beijing reluctant to cooperate in fi
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 5 (ANI): Apart from the Taiwan issue, US relations with China have also worsened because of Beijing's suspended cooperation to combat narcotics trafficking including illegally made Fentanyl, media reports said.
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Punjab police bust inter-state drug cartel, one held with 2.51 lakh pharma
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], October 2 (ANI): As part of the ongoing war against drugs launched under the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, Fatehgarh Sahib Police has busted an inter-state pharmaceutical drug cartel with the arrest of a Haryana resident after recovering 2.51 lakh P
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'Negatively': How the world sees China has shifted in the Xi era
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 1 (ANI): Global opinion of China, under Chairman Xi Jinping, has shifted and become more negative, according to a Washington-based think tank.
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