July 17, 2025 6:42 PM

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8 babies born in UK using DNA from three people to avoid genetic disease

  In a remarkable breakthrough, scientists in the UK used a three-person in vitro fertilization (IVF) technique to bring to life eight children and spared them from genetic mitochondrial disease. The infants-four girls and four boys, including one set of identical twins-were born using DNA from thre...

July 17, 2025 6:23 PM

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Lawn tennis player Jadala qualifies for Special Olympics 2027

  Lakshmi Jadala, Asia’s top-ranked para lawn tennis player with an intellectual disability, clinched the gold medal at the National Tennis Championship 2025 (Disability Sports) held in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. With this triumphant win, 15-year-old Jadala has officially qualified for the Special Oly...

July 17, 2025 6:04 PM

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Govt sanctions location survey for additional Jammu-Katra rail line

  In a significant move to enhance connectivity in Jammu region and facilitate pilgrimage, the Ministry of Railways has sanctioned Final Location Survey (FLS) for an additional new rail line between Jammu and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra covering a length of 77.96 kilometres. Akashvani Jammu Corresp...

July 17, 2025 5:32 PM

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Assam: NIA arrests two more in IED case

  The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested two more individuals in connection with the recovery of an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by the banned ULFA (I) terror group in Assam. The NIA said that the device was discovered near Dispur Last Gate in Guwahati and was part of a la...

July 17, 2025 5:09 PM

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124 dead in rain-related incidents in Pakistan over past three weeks

  In Pakistan, torrential monsoon rains and associated incidents have left at least 124 people dead and 264 others injured throughout the country over the past three weeks. In Punjab province, 44 people lost their lives in rain-related incidents yesterday due to collapsed roofs and electrocution whi...

July 17, 2025 2:09 PM

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Karnataka govt blames RCB for Chinnaswamy stampede

Karnataka State Government has blamed the Royal Challengers Bengaluru IPL cricket team for the stampede that resulted in 11 deaths and over 50 injuries outside the gates of Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru last month. A report submitted by the State government to the Karnataka High Court said that t...

July 17, 2025 2:06 PM

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India sends 3 lakh Measles-Rubella vaccine doses to Bolivia

India has dispatched a consignment of three lakh doses of Measles and Rubella vaccines, along with ancillary supplies to support Bolivia in managing the disease outbreak. In a social media post, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that India stands by its friends in the Globa...