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CATARACT LINKED WITH RISK OF DEATH FROM VASCULAR CAUSES

November 1, 2021

Clinically significant cataract is associated with an increased risk of death from vascular causes, such as stroke and heart attack, suggests the findings of new research. The findings of the study were published online in the ‘British Journal of Ophthalmology’. Cataract surgery is the only effective treatment for cataract, a...

RESEARCH EXPLORES HOW IMMUNE SYSTEM GETS ALTERED BY COVID-19

November 1, 2021

Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich researchers say that COVID-19 reduces the numbers and functional competence of certain types of immune cells in the blood. This could affect responses to secondary infections. The findings were published in the journal PLOS Pathogens. The SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus causes moderate to severe disease in 3-10...

Women’s commission NALSA launches legal awareness programme for women

November 1, 2021

The National Commission for Women (NCW), along with the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) on Saturday launched a pan-India Legal Awareness Program for Women titled “Empowerment of Women through Legal Awareness” to impart practical knowledge about legal rights and remedies provided under various women related laws, thereby making them fit...

HALLOWEEN 2021: SIGNIFICANCE AND ORIGIN OF THIS SPOOKY FESTIVAL

November 1, 2021

From pumpkins to pranks and communication with the dead, Halloween is a patchwork holiday stitched together with religious and occult traditions that span across centuries. The history of this festival originates from the time of Celts, a collection of tribes with origins in central Europe. Their culture spread across the...

AFC WOMEN’S ASIAN CUP: INDIAN TEAM BANKING ON ‘COLLECTIVE DREAM TO DO WELL’

October 30, 2021

A day after the AFC women’s Asian Cup India 2022 draw was held, the atmosphere in the Indian women’s football team in Jamshedpur remains one of utter focus. The team has returned from a gruelling exposure tour, where they faced six tough opponents in three different countries with completely different...

ASHWIN HAS A LOT TO OFFER, HE IS VERY EXPERIENCED, SAYS LEE

October 30, 2021

Going into the game against New Zealand, the Indian team management would definitely have to sit down and decide whether they will go in with the same spin-bowling duo of Varun Chakravarthy and Ravindra Jadeja or pick one from R Ashwin and Rahul Chahar. While Chahar is short on experience,...

Everyone was talking about my form but I wasn’t worried, says Warner

October 30, 2021

Australia opener David Warner has said he wasn’t worried about his lean patch despite everyone talking about his form in the last few days. David Warner and Aaron Finch set the tone with a 70-run opening stand as Australia chased down a target of 155 against Sri Lanka on Thursday....

SINDHU STORMS INTO SEMIS, BEATS ONGBAMRUNGPHAN

October 30, 2021

India’s ace shuttler PV Sindhu on Friday stormed into the semi-finals of the ongoing French Open after defeating Thai badminton player Busanan Ongbamrungphan in straight sets. The Indian shuttler defeated Ongbamrungphan 21-14, 21-14 in the quarter-finals to move into the next round. Sindhu started the match on a high and...

RUSSELL HOLDS NERVE AS WINDIES WIN THRILLER AGAINST BANGLADESH

October 30, 2021

West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell defended 13 runs off the last over as his side defeated Bangladesh by three runs in the nail-biting thriller on Friday in Sharjah. West Indies went against Bangladesh in the Group 1 Super 12s match of the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. Bangladesh needed...

Asif Ali hits 4 sixes in 19th over as Pak beat Afghanistan by 5 wickets

October 30, 2021

Asif Ali blistering cameo powered Pakistan to a five-wicket win over Afghanistan in the ongoing T20 World Cup here at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Friday. Pakistan needed 24 runs in 12 balls but Asif did a Carlos Brathwaite and smashed four sixes to power Pakistan home. Chasing 148,...

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