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Both the leaders were supremely confident of their induction in the ministry, irrespective of the Ghosi result. Rajbhar had even announced that he and Dara Singh Chauhan would soon find a place in the cabinet.Rajbhar’s importance — rather, lack of it — became evident when UP minister Anil Rajbhar directly attacked the SBSP leader at a party meeting and said, “To connect with Modi-Yogi, the Rajbhar community does not need a middleman.”The reference was obviously to SBSP and this was also the first time that a BJP leader had attacked SBSP.Political circles are rife with speculation that Anil Rajbhar would…

Stephane Dujarric, the chief spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, said the world body chief reported conditions in the Caribbean nation in his latest report, mandated by the Security Council in October 2022 when it imposed sanctions against gang leaders and their enablers that include assets freeze, a travel ban and blocking the import of arms, reports Xinhua news agency.”Gang-related violence has continued to escalate and to spread, exposing the Haitian population to extreme and systematic violence,” Dujarric said. “Rape and other acts of sexual violence are pervasive.”The spokesman said while 80 per cent of criminal acts reported to the…

Bengaluru, Sep 29 (IANS) Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) has appointed Mo Bobat as the Director of Cricket ahead of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season. Bobat has been with the England Cricket Board (EC) for 12 years and has been the Performance Director since 2019. He has played a crucial role in helping to establish England’s revolutionary approach that has seen them dominating the opposition and lifting the T20I and ODI World Cups as well as delivering a pulsating Ashes performance.Bobat and RCB head coach Andy Flower have previously worked together with England, and now, coming together once again, they…

Hangzhou, Sep 29 (IANS) Indian tennis ace Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale paved their way to a mixed doubles gold medal match after registering a 6-1, 3-6, 10-4 against Chinese Taipei’s Yu-hsiou Hsu and Hao-ching Chang in semifinal at the 19th Asian Games, here on Friday.The Indian pair secured the initial set in a swift 28 minutes, gaining an early advantage. Nevertheless, the third-seeded Chinese Taipei duo made a comeback in the second set, equalising the match and prompting a 10-point tie-breaker set.Then, Bopanna and Bhosale emerged victorious in the tie-breaker, scoring six crucial points, consequently earning a spot in…

New York, Sep 29 (IANS) Scientists have found that SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind Covid-19, triggers a dangerous immune response in hardened fatty deposits (plaques) lining the heart’s largest blood vessels, leading to the risk of heart attack, stroke.Experts have long observed that the Covid-19 coronavirus increases the likelihood of having a heart attack or stroke for up to a year after infection, particularly for those who already have underlying heart conditions.However, the specific mechanisms that account for these risks had until now remained unclear.Researchers at New York University’s (NYU) Grossman School of Medicine in the US explored how the coronavirus…

New York, Sep 29 (IANS) Skin behind the ears and between the toes can host a collection of unhealthy microorganisms that can lead to many skin diseases, finds a study. The microbiome, or the collection of microbes living on and in the human body, play a role in human health, and the skin is no different.The study by a team at the George Washington University (GW) in the US has shown that the composition of the skin microbiome varies across dry, moist and oily regions of the skin. “My grandmother always instructed the kids in the family to scrub behind…

United Nations, Sep 29 (IANS) UN General Assembly (UNGA) President Dennis Francis has urged the Taliban regime in Afghanistan to reconsider their decision to ban women and girls from proper education.Afghan women and girls, like men, have inalienable rights — human rights that must be upheld and honored, said Francis.”So I would urge the Afghan authorities to reconsider the policy and allow girls to go to school, to get an education, so that they can play a role in the development of their communities and society,” Xinhua news agency quoted the UNGA President as saying at a press briefing here.”They…

Stockholm, Sep 29 (IANS) Sweden is set to build special prison wards for young offenders in a bid to curb organised crime, the government said.The wards will be in place by 2026 and tailored to offenders aged 15 to 17, Minister for Justice Gunnar Strommer told Swedish newspaper Dagens Industri (DI).Currently, offenders who are too young to be imprisoned are sent to residential homes run by the Swedish National Board of Institutional Care (SiS), alongside children with other psychosocial problems such as drug abuse, reports Xinhua news agency.Strommer said that the reform is necessary in order to ensure that teens…

BPA, used in everyday objects such as in medical devices, compact discs, dental sealants, water bottles, the lining of canned foods and drinks, among others, has previously been linked to several health issues, including cancer.The study, published in the public access journal PLOS ONE, showed that children with ASD and ADHD often have a reduced ability to clear BPA from their bodies, thereby increasing their exposure to BPA.Previous studies have found associations between children with autism and exposure to BPA.In the new study, researchers from the Rowan University in New Jersey, US, found that the reason for the link is…

According to police, on Friday morning information was received that a body was hanging from a tree in a park near Dwarka Mor, following which a police team reached the spot.“An approximately 45-year-old male dead body was found hanging from a tree. After thorough forensic examination of the crime team, a case of murder has been registered at Dwarka North police station,” said a senior police officer.”Teams are working on available leads to solve the case,” the officer added.–IANSssh/rad