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Breakthrough study uncovers potential treatment of breast cancer through t
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 27 (ANI): A recent study led by researchers at the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Massey Cancer Center found strong evidence that prolactin, a hormone responsible for breast growth and production of milk during pregnancy acts as a major contributor to breast ca
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Chinese authorities sentence Uyghur author to 20 years in prison
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 25 (ANI): Chinese authorities in the northwest region of Xinjiang have sentenced an Uyghur author, whose work was targeted in a book burning campaign, to 20 years in prison, according to officials.
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US Senate passes COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 23 (ANI): The Senate on Thursday (local time) passed the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, a bill that aims to end violence specifically targeted at Asian communities in the United States.
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US exit from Afghanistan likely to leave NATO's Afghan employees at Taliba
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 22 (ANI): NATO's in-country employees could be targeted by the Taliban after after foreign troops withdraw from Afghanistan as they consider the alliance's Afghan employees "traitors" working for occupying forces.
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Congress' Manish Tewari writes to US President over FedEx shooting, urges
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], April 20 (ANI): Congress leader and Lok Sabha MP Manish Tewari has written to the US President Joe Biden urging him to ensure the security of the Sikh community living across the US which has been "repeatedly targeted in hate crimes" leading to several killings.
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India notes US decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, calls for imm
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 16 (ANI): India has noted the United States' decision to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan, and has expressed concerns over the increase in the violence and targeted killings in the war-torn country.
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Odisha urges Centre for supply of at least 10 days stock of COVID vaccine
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], April 8 (ANI): Odisha Health Minister, Naba Kisore Das has written to Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan requesting the supply of at least 10 days stock (or 25 lakh doses) of Covishield vaccine to the state immediately for effective vaccination of the targe
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Calls grow for alternative to China's BRI as Beijing suffers severe reputa
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 7 (ANI): Despite Chinese President Xi Jinping's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) touted as a 'win-win' step over 140 targeted countries across the globe, recipient countries have realised that Beijing's aid was not as much of a kind gesture as they had hoped, hitting Bei
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Trifecta Capital files for Rs 1,500 crore late-stage VC fund
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 7 (ANI): Leading provider of venture debt Trifecta Capital said on Wednesday it is planning to launch a late-stage venture capital fund with a targeted corpus of Rs 1,500 crore.
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Biden says every adult in US eligible for Covid-19 vaccination from April
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 7, (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced that every adult in the US will be eligible to be vaccinated for COVId-19 by April 19, which is two weeks earlier than May 1 deadline that Biden had previously targeted.
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Naxals first targeted officers leading operation against them, chopper cou
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 5 (ANI): Naxals, who attacked and ambushed security force personnel in Chhattisgarh's Sukma on Saturday, first targeted officers leading the operation against them which led to some coordination issues, sources said.
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Afghanistan: 305 killed, 350 injured in targeted attacks in March
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 2 (ANI): At least 305 Afghans were killed and 350 were injured in a series of explosions and targeted attacks during the last month.
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