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New sub-variant of Covid-19, no need to worry: Kerala Health Minster Veena George

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New sub-variant of Covid-19, no need to worry: Kerala Health Minster Veena George

Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Sunday said the Covid-19 sub-variant JN.1 that has been detected in the state was not a cause for concern. The new case was detected as part of an ongoing routine surveillance activity of the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG), a senior official from the Indian Council of Medical Research…

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Nathan Lyon Joins ‘Legendary List’ of Shane Warne With 500th Test Wicket

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Nathan Lyon Joins ‘Legendary List’ of Shane Warne With 500th Test Wicket

Nathan Lyon became only the third Australian cricketer to reach 500 wickets in Tests. Nathan Lyon has become the eighth bowler, and third Australian, to reach 500 Tests wickets during Australia’s opening Test against Pakistan in Perth, with his captain Pat Cummins describing him as the most important cog in the attack. Lyon had been…

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South Africa vs India Live Score, 1st ODI: India In Complete Control As 8-Down South Africa Crumble

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South Africa vs India Live Score, 1st ODI: India In Complete Control As 8-Down South Africa Crumble

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st ODI: South Africa captain Aiden Markrwam won the toss and opted to bat vs India in the first ODI. India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st ODI : Arshdeep Singh and Avesh Khan have put India in control against South Africa in the 1st ODI at The Wanderers…

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Growth rate at 6 per cent, India will remain lower middle economy by 2047, says Raghuram Rajan

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Growth rate at 6 per cent, India will remain lower middle economy by 2047, says Raghuram Rajan

Rajan said the GDP growth in India for the past two quarters was in the region of 7.5 per cent and if one looks at the labour force participation, it is very low and when it comes to female participation, “it is the lowest in the G20”. Former Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan said India…

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Prime Minister Modi inaugurates world’s largest diamond hub in Gujarat

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Prime Minister Modi inaugurates world’s largest diamond hub in Gujarat

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate the Surat Diamond Bourse in Gujarat on Sunday (17 December). Touted to be the world’s largest and most modern centre for international diamond and jewellery business, the SDB has been shifted from Mumbai to Surat. Prime Minister Modi will also inaugurate the new terminal building of Surat…

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Sensex, Nifty rally over 1% to hit lifetime highs as US Fed ignites rate cut hopes

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Sensex, Nifty rally over 1% to hit lifetime highs as US Fed ignites rate cut hopes

Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty rallied over 1 per cent to hit all-time highs on Thursday, propelled by intense buying in IT, tech and realty stocks after the US Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate unchanged and signalled rate cuts next year. Rising for the second straight session, the 30-share BSE Sensex jumped…

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I tried Stuffcool’s Rover 3-in-1 wireless charger. It’s designed for those with multiple Apple devices

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I tried Stuffcool’s Rover 3-in-1 wireless charger. It’s designed for those with multiple Apple devices

If you ever drop in and visit me at my house, I want to make one thing clear: please don’t mind if you spot cables and chargers here and there. I am not a messy person, but given the number of devices I own, it is only natural to have cables and power adapters everywhere….

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Why is Vitamin B 12 deficiency becoming a silent epidemic?

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Why is Vitamin B 12 deficiency becoming a silent epidemic?

The other day, there were news reports about how Vitamin B12 deficiency was emerging as a silent epidemic in India, among both men and women. But this is true of many countries too and happens primarily due to poor lifestyle habits, dietary choices and medical conditions that hinder proper absorption and intake of this essential…

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IPL 2024: Change in Mumbai Indians captaincy could be a win-win for Hardik Pandya and Rohit Sharma

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IPL 2024: Change in Mumbai Indians captaincy could be a win-win for Hardik Pandya and Rohit Sharma

Eight years ago, Hardik Pandya walked into an illustrious Mumbai Indians dressing room with his heartbeat racing and mind freezing. He returns to the same place, where there are still illustrious names, but as the team’s all-powerful captain. Between the summer of 2015 and the winter of 2023, Pandya emerged as one of the most…

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Song ‘Sher Khul Gaye’ from ‘Fighter’ released

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Song ‘Sher Khul Gaye’ from ‘Fighter’ released

The first song Sher Khul Gaye from actor Hrithik Roshan’s upcoming film Fighter has been released. Anil Kapoor is playing an important role along with Hrithik Roshan and Deepika Padukone in the film Fighter being directed by Siddharth Anand. The song Sher Khul Gaye is full of explosive dance beats. The dance moves of both…

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