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The programme‘Ek Taarikh, Ek Ghanta, Ek Saath’organised by Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA) at its premises. The Defence Minister led the activities, which included a cleanliness drive, beautification of the common area and a plantation drive, the defence ministry official said.He also interacted with the Safai Karamcharis and lauded their efforts in ensuring cleanliness in the premises. He motivated them to continue working with zeal and dedication and carry forward the mass social movement launched by Prime Minister Modi-led government to realise the dream of Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi of a ‘Clean India’.Chief of Defence Staff General…

Bengaluru, Oct 1 (IANS) Indian men’s hockey team forward Sukhjeet Singh, 26, attributes his hockey success to his father. Sukhjeet’s father, a former hockey player, gave him a hockey stick when he was four years old; since then, Sukhjeet has overcome numerous obstacles on his way to the Indian team.On the most recent episode of Hockey Te Charcha, a podcast series launched by Hockey India, he delves into the complexities.”My father had a big hockey stick. My father cut that big stick and gave it to me when I was about four or five years old. My father would come…

New York, Oct 1 (IANS) A team of researchers has created a novel wearable patch that can detect specific glucose levels in human sweat for three weeks while simultaneously monitoring body temperature and pH levels.Continuous monitoring of sweat can reveal valuable information about human health such as the body’s glucose levels.The researchers from Penn State University in the US have now created a new wearable sensor with a laser-modified graphene nanocomposite material.”Sweat is ideal for real-time, continuous and non-invasive biomarker detection. But low biomarker concentration levels in sweat and variability of other factors such as pH, salinity and temperature have…

India last won the Men’s ODI World Cup when they were co-hosts of the tournament in 2011, after winning the 1983 edition in England. Since winning the 2013 Champions Trophy, a global title has eluded them.But with the trend of hosts’ winning the last three Men’s ODI World Cups and India winning Asia Cup last month has led to a sense of optimism around their chances this time. India will open their 2023 Men’s ODI World Cup campaign against Australia on October 8 in Chennai.“If England manage to retain their World Cup title, it will be a phenomenal effort but…

They were in the hunt for more medals in the men’s and Women’s individual competitions.The Men’s Trap team of Kynan Chenai, Zoravar Singh Sandhu and Prithviraj Todaiman bagged the gold medal with a Games Record score of 318 as it finished ahead of Kuwait and China, who took silver and bronze medals with scores of 358 and 354 respectively.Chenai led the scoring for India with 122 points from a possible 125 at the end of the qualifying event with Sandhu second with 120 points. Todaiman had a score of 119.The Indian men overcame a tough challenge from Kuwait, that included…

While investigators have long been aware of the increased risk of multiple myeloma in patients with diabetes, this is the first study to examine racial disparities in survival rates among those living with these comorbid conditions.In a subgroup analysis, this difference in survival due to diabetes was seen in white patients but not in Black patients, according to a study published in the journal Blood Advances.”We knew from prior studies that patients with multiple myeloma and diabetes have lower survival rates,” said Urvi Shah, a multiple myeloma specialist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.“What we did not know is how…

Congress General Secretary Ramesh in a post on X, said, “Today Rahul Gandhi has raised the public discourse immensely with this deeply personal and thought-provoking article. This is in line with the personality whose true form was seen during the 4000 km long Bharat Jodo (Pad) Yatra.”He said this while attaching the article written by the former party chief.Party General Secretary (organisation) K.C. Venugopal in his post on X, said, “Rahul Gandhi’s thought provoking piece gives a deep understanding of how we should see Hinduism in these polarised times.”Rahul Gandhi on Sunday wrote an article titled ‘Satyam Shivam Sundaram’, stating…

The 37-year-old model and her husband John Legend, 44, marked their 10th wedding anniversary last month by returning to their wedding destination of Lake Como, Italy and renewing their vows, which they re-wrote for the occasion, alongside their children Luna, seven, Miles, five, Esti, eight months and three-month-old Wren.”We were like, well, we’re gonna rewrite them and say them because I have a big hang-up that I didn’t write my own vows (at our wedding), because I was so nervous and just insecure and stuff so I didn’t.”“So that’s been like a big regret of mine. So if anything it…

The crime came to the fore when one of the victims filed a complaint against the accused after which the police, on the basis of description about him, reviewed the CCTV footage and arrested him.The arrested has been identified as Ayyappa, a bike mechanic and a resident of Vyalikaval.During interrogation, Ayyappa told police that he used to take the bike from the garage he used to work and start chasing lonely woman on isolated stretch daily.Finding the fairer sex lonely and on isolated stretch, he used to touch them inappropriately, the police said.–IANSmka/svn

The growing appetite for plant-based food around the world in the past decade or so has resulted in an unprecedented boom in vegan, vegetarian, and sustainable eateries. In fact, the Lion City — contrary to what its name might suggest — has almost 1,000 vegan-friendly restaurants, including 84 that define themselves as entirely vegan, according to HappyCow. You can take your pick from the amalgamation of cultural influences — Malay, Indian, Chinese and global cuisines — that contribute to Singapore’s famously rich and diverse culinary scene.But here’s a lesser-known fact about Singapore’s foodie culture: the island’s rich and widely-celebrated traditional…