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Indian Woman Arrested At US-Canada Border May Need Partial Hand Amputation Due To Frostbite

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has asked Indian ambassadors in the US and Canada to urgently look into the tragedy that resulted in the death of a family of four, including the baby on the Canadian side of the border with the US in an apparent human smuggling operation. The family said to be from …

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In Snow-Clad Streets: Here's All About A Day In The Life Of A COVID Lab Technician In Kashmir

It is 7 in the morning and Mushtaq Ahmad, a COVID lab technician is getting ready to leave for his duty. “I have to reach the hospital at 9.45 am,” said Ahmad who is posted at Primary Health Centre (PHC) Boniyar, a remote area in northern Kashmir. As per his staff, Ahmad is one the dedicated employees of the hospital …

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Why Residents Of Delhi Village Are Guarding A 120-year-old Sacred Banyan Tree 24×7

Residents of Khampur village in Delhi’s Alipur are keeping a strict vigil on a 120-year-old ‘sacred’ banyan tree in the area after it was trimmed by unidentified people while they were asleep. Locals of the village said they have an emotional attachment with the tree and worship it during festivals while some of them blamed the local land mafia for …

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"Isolation Facility" Not Compulsory For COVID Positive Foreign Arrivals From Today

There’s good news for international travellers arriving in India as the Centre has decided not to make a stay at the Covid isolation facility mandatory. It is effective from today.  Jump To Revised guidelines Previous guidelines Indias Covid tally Revised guidelines  So, now if Covid positive passengers arrive in India from any country, he/she will not mandatorily be managed at …

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Chinese Drones Purchased By Pakistan Can Be Used For Terror Attacks In India: Reports

Security agencies are on high alert in wake of reports indicating that Pakistan purchased more drones from China, as per TNN. These drones are likely to be used for dipping arms and ammunition in India. According to Times Now, documents accessed from the intelligence department show that Islamabad purchased drones from China recently.  This alert came after two Indians and …

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WHO Recommends Two New Drugs For Treating COVID Patients, Says Report: Here's What We Know

WHO has recommended two new drugs for treating those infected with COVID, as per TNN. Know about them The drug known as Baricitinib is a selective and reversible Janus kinase 1 (JAK1) and 2 (JAK2) inhibitor. It is also used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and is strongly recommended for patients with severe or critical COVID along with corticosteroids.  Reuters It …

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Long Before The US, An Assam Doctor Had Performed Pig To Human Heart Transplant: His Story

The world is celebrating what is being dubbed as a medical milestone – the first ‘successful’ transplant of a pig’s heart into a human. 57-year-old David Bennett had terminal heart disease and was deemed ineligible for a conventional heart transplant or an artificial heart pump after reviews of his medical records. So doctors at the University of Maryland Medical Center …

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No Lessons Learnt: Government Blatantly Allowing Mega Events Amid Spiralling COVID Cases

India is in the grip of the third wave of COVID-19 and the Omicron variant, said to be the fastest spreading virus in history is spreading across the country like wildfire. But if you look at the number of mass gatherings and the crowds across the country, you will be forgiven for mistaking that the pandemic is over. On Friday, …

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Indian-origin Sikh Taxi Driver Assaulted, Turban Knocked Off At JFK Airport; Video Goes Viral

An Indian-origin Sikh man was assaulted by an unidentified man earlier this week at the John F. Kennedy Internation Airport in New York in a case of suspected hate crime. A video of the incident has gone viral on Twitter after a clip was posted on the platform on Tuesday. The undated 26-second video was uploaded by Navjot Pal Kaur on …

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Man Rescues 10-Year-Old Brother From The Jaws Of A Tiger

10-year-old Rajkumar was lucky to get away from the jaws of death and that too literally. His 22-year-old brother Suresh on January 6 saved him by pulling his head from inside a tiger’s mouth, as per TNN. The animal and pounced on the boy in a cane field near the Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary, Dudhwa Tiger Reserve, Lakhimpur Kheri district.  What …

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