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Tokyo Olympic ceremonies chief Sasaki resigns over 'Olympig' remark
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], March 18 (ANI): The organising committee of the summer's Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics said on Thursday it has accepted its creative director's offer to resign after he suggested a plus-size female celebrity dress as a pig for the opening ceremony.
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Tamil Nadu Police registers FIR against organisers of pig jallikattu
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], February 9 (ANI): Tamil Nadu police has registered a First Information Report (FIR) against "persons using pigs for Jallikattu" on complaint by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).
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Fossil pigments shed new light on vertebrate evolution
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 4 (ANI): UCC palaeontologists have discovered new evidence that the fate of vertebrate animals over the last 400 million years has been shaped by microscopic melanin pigments.
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Gujarat: 190 pigeons found dead over period of 2 days in Ahmedabad
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], February 4 (ANI): Amid the rise in Avian influenza cases, 190 pigeons were found dead over a period of two days in the Akruti township area of Ahmedabad.
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Indians are not guinea pigs, you can't use Covaxin rollout as phase 3 tria
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 14 (ANI): Congress leader Manish Tewari on Wednesday said that emergency use authorization to COVID-19 vaccine 'Covaxin' raises concerns on its efficacy as phase three trials have not been completed and its roll out can't be used as phase three trial. He said India
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26 crows, 1 pigeon found dead in AIIMS Rishikesh premises
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], January 11 (ANI): Amid the spreading scare of bird flu across many parts of the country, 26 crows and one pigeon were found dead at the premises of AIIMS in Rishikesh on Sunday in Uttarakhand.
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Human migration patterns are connected to Vitamin D deficiencies: Study
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Oxford [UK], January 7 (ANI): A new study in the Oxford Economic Papers found that people's ability to synthesize Vitamin D from sunlight declines with skin pigmentation, and unveiled the direct association of its deficiency with a higher risk of mortality.
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People of India should not be turned into 'Guinea pigs', says Digvijaya Si
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], December 8 (ANI): Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Monday said that people of the country should not be turned into "Guinea pigs" to test the Covid-19 vaccine, amidst competition in the world with major pharma companies vying to find an effective vaccine ag
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Uyghurs forced to eat pork on Fridays as China pushes to expand pig farms
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], December 4 (ANI): The Uyghur Muslims in Chinese "re-education" camps are forced to eat pork every Friday, confirmed Sayragul Sautbay, who was one of the victims of the atrocities being committed by the Chinese government.
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Pigeon flying competition organised by Indian Army in J-K's Baramulla
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Baramulla (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], October 25 (ANI): The Dagger division of the Indian Army, along with the Shah Zoor Rab Rakha Pigeon Group, on Sunday organised a pigeon flying competition in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district to promote village games and sportsmanship among people
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Excessive fog affecting pigeon pea crop in Karnataka's Kalaburagi
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Kalaburagi (Karnataka) [India], October 25 (ANI): Pigeon pea (Tur) crop in Karnataka's Kalaburagi has been severely affected due to fog and flood, Raju Tagali, senior scientist at Krishi Vigyan Kendra said on Saturday.
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Kalaburagi City Corporation launches drive to catch stray pigs
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Kalaburagi (Karnataka) [India], September 13 (ANI): Kalaburagi City Corporation has launched a drive to catch stray pigs after receiving complaints from locals.
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