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28,522 murder cases registered in India in 2022, 78 every day: NCRB

28,522 murder cases registered in India in 2022, 78 every day: NCRB

New Delhi: A total of 28,522 FIRs of murder were registered in 2022 an average of 78 killings every day or more than three every hour across India, down from 29,272 in 2021 and 29,193 in 2020, according to the latest NCRB data. ‘Disputes’ with 9,962 cases was the motive in highest number of murder […]

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Assembly Election Results in four states today

Assembly Election Results in four states today

BJP, Congress face crucial electoral test ahead of general elections

New Delhi: Counting of votes will be held on Sunday in assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Telangana in what is seen as a semi-final contest ahead of the general elections in less than six months. The Congress, which is in power in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, and the BJP, which is ruling Madhya […]

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Kashmir Valley Incomplete Without Kashmiri Pandits: Dr Jitendra

Kashmir Valley Incomplete Without Kashmiri Pandits: Dr Jitendra

JAMMU : Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh said here today that the Kashmir Valley is incomplete without Kashmiri Pandits, who have been, for centuries, an essential part of the unique civilisation, culture and tradition that Kashmir is known for all over the world. Speaking after releasing the Vijeshwar Jantrie (Almanac) for Saptarishi Samvat 5100 corresponding […]

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This decade will to be the golden decade for JK: Lt Guv

This decade will to be the golden decade for JK: Lt Guv

Says admin focusing on faster, inclusive and sustainable growth

JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor on Thursday said that the UT administration is determined to create fear-free and terrorism-free J&K. He said the administration has been successful in dismantling the ecosystem of conflict profiteers, terrorists, secessionists, and terrorism is now breathing its last breath. “I am confident this decade will be the golden decade for J&K,” he […]

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Covid infection caused surge in preterm births: US Study

Covid infection caused surge in preterm births: US Study

Says vaccines helped bring it down

New Delhi: COVID-19 caused an alarming surge in premature births, but vaccines were key to returning the early birth rate to pre-pandemic levels, researchers have found analysing birth records in California, US. Maternal COVID-19 infection increased the probability of preterm delivery, which is birth occurring before 37 weeks of gestation, by 1.2 percentage points, from […]

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Current solar cycle intensity to peak in 2024, may impact Earth’s satellites: Study

Current solar cycle intensity to peak in 2024, may impact Earth’s satellites: Study

New Delhi: The current ongoing solar cycle is likely to peak its intensity in 2024 and can potentially impact Earth’s space weather, according to researchers at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Kolkata. It is known that roughly every 11 years, the intensity of solar activity reaches its peak, which manifests as […]

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Climate change pushes dengue into new frontiers across India

Climate change pushes dengue into new frontiers across India

Dimapur (Nagaland): The lights above washing the hospital corridor with a dim glow, a frantic Jenpu Rongmei rushed to see his 12-year-old nephew Nina who had been admitted the night before with fever and body ache. He was too late. The young boy had succumbed to dengue, a neglected tropical disease that was entirely alien […]

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Physicists detect second-most powerful cosmic ray from beyond our galaxy

Physicists detect second-most powerful cosmic ray from beyond our galaxy

New Delhi: Researchers have detected the second-most powerful cosmic ray to have come from outside our galaxy. But the exact origin of this “ultra-high-energy” particle from outer space remains a mystery. Observed in Utah, this is believed to be the most powerful cosmic ray detection since the ‘Oh-My-God’ particle in 1991 that left physicists puzzled. […]

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UN climate meetings organised in a way that benefits richer, larger countries: Study

UN climate meetings organised in a way that benefits richer, larger countries: Study

New Delhi: The UN COP climate meetings are organised in a way that benefits richer and larger countries at the expense of smaller and poorer ones, according to a study. The research by a team from the University of Leeds in the UK and Lund University in Sweden also labels the participating countries as either […]

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Ozone hole largest on record over past 3 years, new research finds

Ozone hole largest on record over past 3 years, new research finds

New Delhi: Contrary to public perception, the Antarctic ozone hole has been amongst the largest on record over the past three years, new research has found. The ozone hole above Antarctica has been remarkably massive and long-lived over the past four years and chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are not the only things to blame, said researchers in […]

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