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It has also claimed that at least three more cheetahs at Kuno are suspected to have suffered due to their radio collars, and the problem has brought the Forest officials associated ‘Project Cheetah’ on their toes. Both Tejas and Suraj, which died last week, had similar organ damage. As per experts, while the radio collar may not be the fatal issue, it can be a contributing factor and it must be addressed. Madhya Pradesh’s former Chief Principal Conservator of Forest, Wildlife, Alok Kumar, says the radio collar-caused injuries came as a challenge for the Wildlife and Forest Department, but it’s…

New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Bajrang Punia and two-time world championships medallist Vinesh Phogat were exempted from appearing in the selection trials and got direct entries for the upcoming Asian Games 2023 by the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) ad-hoc committee on Tuesday. The circular signed by Bhupender Singh Bajwa, Member-Ad-hoc committee, didn’t mention the names of Bajrang and Vinesh, but said that it has already selected wrestlers in men’s freestyle 65kg and women’s 53kg.However, selection trials will be conducted in all the 18 weight categories, including in the divisions of Bajrang and Vinesh. The winner…

New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) The Vedanta Group on Tuesday said it remains committed to building India’s first semiconductor and display fabs in Gujarat, and has already engaged with more than 100 global suppliers and ancillary industries.The statement came after Taiwanese chip-making giant Foxconn withdrew from a joint venture to manufacture chips with India-based industrial giant. According to Vedanta Semiconductors and Display Global MD Akarsh K. Hebbar, Vedanta Group remains fully committed to building India’s first semiconductor and display fabs in Dholera Special Investment Region in Ahmedabad district. “Substantial progress has happened to tie up technology and equity partners in…

Chennai, July 18 (IANS) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Tuesday said that the agency cannot confirm or deny whether the huge object which had beached in Australia was part of its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket.“We cannot confirm or deny anything about the object without seeing it in person and checking it. First the Australian space agency has to send a video of the object. We have to see the markings if any on it. They have to move the object to a different place. If need be, ISRO officials can go there to confirm whether it belongs…

San Francisco, July 16 (IANS) After the success of its first-ever commercial spaceflight, Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic has announced the second, aiming to launch it on August 10.Galactic 02, which will be Virgin Galactic’s “seventh spaceflight and second commercial spaceflight”, will fly three private passengers, including the first Olympian and first Caribbean astronauts, to space, the company said, in a statement on Monday.VSS Unity will carry Jon Goodwin, an 80-year-old, Olympian and early Virgin Galactic ticket holder, as well as Keisha Schahaff and Anastatia Mayers, a Caribbean mother-daughter duo who won their seats in a draw that raised funds for…

New York, July 18 (IANS) Researchers have found new genes that contribute to hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS), a rare, life-threatening heart disease that occurs in infants. In babies with HLHS, the left side of the heart (left ventricle) is underdeveloped and unable to pump oxygenated blood to the rest of the body. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that each year about 1,025 babies in the US are born with HLHS, and it accounts for about 2-4 per cent of all congenital heart defects. Though rare, HLHS is extremely dangerous — it is nearly always fatal…

New York, July 18 (IANS) A sugar that is crucial to many physiological processes in humans, but lethal to honeybees, can help inhibit the growth of cancer cells, according to a study. The findings, published in the journal eLife, suggest that mannose, a natural sugar that occurs in microbes, plants and animals, could be a helpful secondary treatment for cancer.Mannose is a sugar that the body adds to proteins to stabilise their structure and help them interact with other molecules.This process, called glycosylation, is essential for life; and malfunctions in glycosylation are associated with rare, but often life-threatening, human diseases.Free mannose…

The ED in a press statement said on Tuesday that cash worth Rs 81.7 lakhs and foreign currency (British pound) equivalent to Rs 13 lakh were seized from the residence and other premises of the Higher Education Minister. The ED has been conducting searches at the premises of Ponmudi, his son and DMK MP Gautham Sigamani, and acquaintances since Monday morning.The minister and his son are now being questioned at the ED regional office in Sastri Bhavan. The duo was earlier questioned on Monday night after being detained by the ED. They were released early on Tuesday morning.An ED official…

“The real challenge starts from today,” Mamata Banerjee told media persons.She said that the alliance of 26 parties, it was decided India and earlier it was UPA and there was NDA and that has no existence.“Therefore the coming days where the lives of Hindus, Dalits, minorities, farmers, in Bengal, and Manipur — are under threat from the BJP. Buying and selling government is the only job with the government. Today we have taken a real challenge. NDA can you challenge India? BJP can you challenge India? We love our motherland, we love our country, we are patriotic people, we are…

However, the bank’s gross and net non-performing assets (NPA) numbers saw an increase during the period under review as compared to the previous year’s corresponding period. In a regulatory filing, the private bank said it closed Q1FY24 with a net profit of Rs 2,123.62 crore and a total income of Rs 12,939.42 crore up from Rs 1,603.29 crore of profit and a total income of Rs 10,110.47 crore logged during Q1FY23. For the period under review, the bank had provided Rs 991.57 crore under provisions and contingencies down from Rs.1,250.99 crore provided during the corresponding period of the previous year.…