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The remarks from the Congress leaders came after Irani while addressing a Press conference at the party headquarters while accusing Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel of fighting the polls not with the support of people but hawala and betting operators, said that never before in our electoral history had people seen such evidence.She said, “Satta (power) me rah kar satta (betting) ka khel khela hai (he (Baghel) has played the game of betting while being in power).”Irani said that the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) probe is based on the details of investigations by police in Chhattisgarh as well as Andhra Pradesh and…

But not any more.The national capital and its nearby areas are now engulfed with deadly smog with killer pollutants as the winter settles in, with healthcare providers warning people to avoid early morning and late evening outings.Hospitals are seeing a surge with people suffering from respiratory illnesses — year after year — and according to doctors, otherwise healthy people of all ages are now suffering hard times as air pollution kicks in with the start of the festive season.What has actually gone wrong with ‘Dilli Ki Sardi’ as years after years, despite the policymakers throwing out various solutions to curb…

The reason for smog with the onset of winter annually is farmers try to maximise their yields by planting the next crop generally wheat after rice as soon as possible after the previous crop has been harvested.However, the AAP-ruled Punjab has seen a sudden spike in stubble-burning incidents since October 29, while the BJP-governed Haryana has been witnessing downward trend largely due to strict enforcement, real-time reporting and the deployment of district and block-level enforcement teams.Agricultural experts say to quickly clear the field for the next crop, the farmers burn the leftover paddy straw rather than using the traditional method…

According to this year’s air quality life index, compiled by the University of Chicago’s energy policy institute, the residents of Delhi are on track to lose 11.9 years of life expectancy due to the detrimental air they breathe.The city’s residents are once again finding themselves in the midst of a hazardous smog. This troubling development has left many wondering about the causes behind this sudden deterioration in air quality.Delhi witnessed a harrowing surge in air pollution, with a thick and toxic smog engulfing the city.This alarming development signifies the beginning of the annual pollution season, which has now become a…

Following the tag of the fastest growing city in Asia for quite some time and the bustling industrial activity in and around, fears are being raised that the Karnataka state capital is heading towards an ecological disaster.Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar has announced that the buffer zone along Kumudavathi and Arkavathi rivers in Bengaluru will be reduced.Concerns have been raised and protests staged against the move, while environmentalists maintain that this would hinder the rejuvenation efforts.The buffer zone extends 1 km on either side of the river.With Bengaluru witnessing rapid construction activity, mining, increase in volume of vehicles, the air…

In an update, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) confirmed that the “combing and clearance operation at PAF Training Airbase Mianwali has been concluded and all nine terrorists have been sent to hell”, reports Dawn news.It added that the operation was launched to “eliminate any potential threat in the surrounding area following the cowardly and failed terrorist attack on the base this morning”.The ISPR further said that no damage had been done to any of the PAF’s functional operational assets, while only some damage was done to three already phased-out non-operational aircraft during the attack.“The prompt and professional conclusion of the…

The state education department has claimed that since Buddhadeb Sau is just the interim vice-chancellor of JU, he has no right to convene working committee meetings, as only permanent vice-chancellors can do that.A specific note in this regard has also been forwarded from the office of the state education department at Salt Lake to the JU authorities.Observers feel that this development is yet another reflection of the tussle between the Raj Bhavan and the state education department, as Sau was appointed by the Governor C. V. Ananda Bose recently when the JU was in the midst of controversy over the…

Lucknow, Nov 4 (IANS) Though Afghanistan lost to hosts’ India in 2023 Men’s ODI World Cup, head coach Jonathan Trott believes that match gave his team some confidence from a batting perspective, which has propelled them to win four matches, latest of which came over the Netherlands.At the Ekana Cricket Stadium on Friday, Afghanistan chased down a paltry 180 in 31.3 overs, making this their third straight clinical run-chase in a row, thus keeping their semi-final hopes alive.“I think we saw a bit of form coming into the side against India. Obviously we lost the game but then that gave…

Majority of Afghanistan refugees are facing deportation after Pakistan ordered the same and following their eight-wicket win over Pakistan, opener Ibrahim Zadran had previously dedicated the victory to refugees facing deportation. A lot of Afghanistan players had grown up in refugee camps and learnt the sport there.”Right now, a lot of refugee peoples are in struggle so we are watching their videos and we are sad for that and we are with them in this tough time. I dedicate this win to those refugees that are in pain and also to all country peoples back home,” said Shahidi after the…

In a new paper published in the journal JCO Oncology Practice, bioethics researchers led by and India-origin scientist at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, the US, call on medical societies, government leaders, clinicians, and researchers to work together to ensure AI-driven healthcare preserves patient autonomy and respects human dignity.The authors said that while AI has immense potential for expanding access to cancer care and improving the ability to detect, diagnose and treat cancer, medical professionals and technology developers need to act now to prevent the technology from depersonalising patient care and eroding relationships between patients and caregivers.”To date, there has…