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Health, Woman and Child Development Minister Veena George flagged off the Mobile Virology Lab in front of the Kerala Assembly complex here. Lauding the RGCB for stepping in to significantly help the Nipah containment efforts by rolling out such a critical facility, she said more samples can be tested with the mobile lab reaching in Kozhikode later in the day. “Biosafety Level 2 (BSL) plus Level 3 practices can be done in the lab where two machines will be working simultaneously. At any given point of time, each machine can handle around 96 samples and a total of 192 samples…

Combining classic Bollywood music melodies with elements of folk, classical and some acoustic pop, ‘Hum Toh Deewane’ is a simple but elegantly crafted song, featuring some top notch music production.Music production is a key component of any song, as apart from just the sound alone, production gives off the intended mood of the track, and for ‘Hum Toh Deewane’, the sound design is very typical of most Bollywood music.The sound space is very open and has a level of glittering polish, with all the acoustics, instrumentation and sampling coming out in great light. This helps to only accentuate the vocals…

Vivek is set to explore the struggle of the Indian scientists behind the development of the indigenous vaccines, through ‘The Vaccine War’. The makers held a special screening of the film in the United States, where it received a lot of positive response. Following this, they released the trailer which has been received well.Talking about the same, Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri said in an interview: “Scientists from other organisations and institutes came to see the film and we have their interviews as well. Everybody said it is impossible how India did it. Nobody, even the top scientists, believe. That is the…

It may be noted that 17 Indian fishermen from Pudukottai, Ramanathapuram and Myladuthurai districts of Tamil Nadu along with their mechanised boats were taken into Custody by the Sri Lankan Navy. The fishermen were detained during late Wednesday night and early morning hours of Thursday.The fishermen associations of Tamil Nadu have sought an immediate intervention by the State and Central governments for the early release of the fishers and their mechanised motor boats.Stalin, in his letter to the External Affairs Minister said, “Three mechanised boats and 17 Tamil Nadu fishermen were apprehended by the Sri Lankan Navy allegedly for crossing…

Speaking at an event in Margao, Sawant said that people of all faiths celebrate each other’s festivals with the spirit brotherhood in Goa.“Some people are trying to disturb the practice of ‘Sarva Dharma Sambhava’ in our state. It is in our tradition to celebrate festivals of all faiths. We go to each other’s places for celebrations. We have to maintain this practice,” Sawant said.“Hindus, Christians and Muslims live together here and we have to maintain this tradition. Christian people come to our homes during Ganesh Chaturthi and we go to their houses during Christmas. This tradition has been going on…

The BJP led MP government that was struggling to counter high anti-incumbency after nearly two decades of its rule amid charges of corruption and poor governance, seems to have found an opportunity to corner the opposition Congress led by former chief minister Kamal Nath.Ever since the controversy over ‘Sanatan Dharma’ escalated, the MP BJP leaders have been hitting out at the Congress consistently over this particular issue, while the state Congress leadership, which has been gearing up for the elections with the strategy of not falling into a ‘communal trap’, has maintained a silence.The subject of ‘Sanatan Dharma’ in poll-bound…

A division bench of Justices Suresh Kumar Kait and Neena Kumar Bansal was hearing an appeal by a divorced daughter against a family court’s order refusing to grant her request to claim maintenance from her mother and brother.The bench said that HAMA recognises the rights of unmarried or widowed daughters to claim a share in their father’s estate, but it does not extend this provision to divorced daughters.“An unmarried or widowed daughter is recognised to have a claim in the estate of the deceased, but a “divorced daughter” does not feature in the category of dependents entitled to maintenance,” the…

They said that the ruling party held celebrations at its headquarters even as security officers were killed during an encounter in south Kashmir’s district Anantnag.An Army colonel, a major and a DSP of Jammu and Kashmir Police were killed in a gunfight with terrorists in the Kokorenag area on Wednesday.Congress General Secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala in a post on X in Hindi said: “The reality of nationalism and love for the army is in front of the country. BJP’s celebration on the day of martyrdom of three army and police officers and one soldier in Kashmir.”Even on the day of…

As Neha moved to nine-under 135 with rounds of 68 and 67, she was being chased by Riya Yadav, who after a good first round added an even better 5-under 67 for a total of 7-under 137.Asmitha Sathish (71-70) and Gaurika Bishnoi (69-72) were tied third at 3-under 141, while Ridhima Dilawari had a late double bogey in her 70 and was sole fifth at 2-under 142.Neha, whose off-season work paid off in the earlier part of the year, has been working hard again during the recent break and her game showed a lot of sharpness with all-around improvement.Riya had…

This impressive growth represents an annual increase of 30.55 per cent and a noteworthy monthly growth rate of 22.81 per cent. According to data released by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), during August, a total of 288 passenger related complaints had been received by the scheduled domestic airlines.”The number of complaints per 10,000 passengers carried for the month of August 2023 has been around 0.23. –The major reasons for complaints are flight problems. Airlines have received a total of 288 complaints, out of which 282 have been addressed,” the data claimed.Notably, from January to August this year, IndiGo,…