Svante Pääbo awarded Nobel Prize in Medicine

Sweden, 3/10: Scientist Svante Paabo won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discoveries “concerning the genomes of extinct hominins and human evolution”, the award-giving body said on Monday.     The prize, arguably among the most prestigious in the scientific world, is awarded by the Nobel Assembly of Sweden’s Karolinska Institute…

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Congress mulling party structure overhaul after prez polls

New Delhi 3/10:Congress may go for an overhaul of its organisational structure after the presidential election next month by bringing in teamwork to the core of its leadership’s functioning.     Sources said the party is considering creating the posts of regional working presidents or vice presidents to help the new president. This would also…

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BJP may win comfortably in Gujarat, Himachal polls as AAP unlikely to be big factor: ABP-CVoter

Ahmedabad, 2/10: BJP is likely to romp home comfortably in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections later this year as the AAP is unlikely to be a big factor, according to ABP-CVoter survey on Sunday. The survey also predicted that the Congress’ numbers may further diminish. In Gujarat, the ruling BJP is likely to improve…

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Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde’s security beefed up after death threats

Mumbai, 2/10: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s security was beefed up significantly following specific inputs through a phone call vis-a-vis threat to his life.     The Maharashtra government’s Home department has ordered a probe and the call is being traced.   Security at Varsha, the official bungalow of the Chief Minister at Malabar Hill…

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Kharge pitches for consensus on Cong Prez poll, Tharoor says no

New Delhi, 2/10: Mallikarjun Kharge pitched for a consensus on Congress president election when rival candidate Shashi Tharoor telephoned him recently but decided not to force him after the senior MP, whom he described as his “younger brother”, insisted on a democratic fight. Launching his bid for Congress president post on Gandhi Jayanti on Sunday…

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Cop martyred, CRPF personnel injured in militant attack in Jammu & Kashmir’s Pulwama

Pulwama, 2/10: A policeman was killed and a CRPF personnel injured when militants attacked a security forces team in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, police said.   The attack took place in Pinglana area of the south Kashmir district.   “Terrorists fired upon a joint Naka party of CRPF & Police at…

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