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To those who live in wildfire-prone areas, the prospect of wildfires, though certainly not welcome, are expected. An odd canter emerges from an otherwise seasonally pleasant rhythm. Yet it now appears destabilized. What semblance of security snow cover once provided evaporated this past weekend as Colorado’s second major fire threatened roughly 8,000 residential buildings. And perhaps…Continue Reading

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It was the Queen of Sheba’s cameo that got me, unexpectedly appearing more than midway through HBO Max’s “Julia” premiere. In this telling, Julia Child (Sarah Lancashire) has an uphill climb to win over dismissive male producers at WGBH, Boston’s public television station, eggheads who pooh-pooh the intellectual value of a show that demystifies the…Continue Reading

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Nurses across the United States are up in arms over the trial of a former nurse named RaDonda Vaught, whom a jury found guilty of criminally negligent homicide and impaired adult abuse after she made a fatal error in giving a drug to a patient in 2017. Yet numerous nurses and nursing associations fear that the guilty…Continue Reading

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“Saturday Night Live” comedian Kate McKinnon summed up Hollywood’s indignation at Florida’s controversial new “Don’t Say Gay” law on “Weekend Update.” “If the 90’s were right and gay means bad, then this is the gayest law I have ever seen!” she said, pointing to the camera with a defiant head shake on an SNL episode…Continue Reading

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The Dutch National Security Advisor (NSA) Geoffrey Van Leeuwen on Thursday held talks with India’s NSA Ajit Doval during in which the situation in Ukraine and Afghanistan dominated. It was the first such visit by the Dutch NSA to Delhi and comes even as the Indian capital has seen a slew of visits, including by the…Continue Reading

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India’s foreign minister S Jaishankar hit out at concerns being raised over India buying Russian oil, saying that “it’s like a campaign on this issue”. Jaishankar was speaking at the first India-UK Strategic Futures Forum (IUSFF), which also saw the attendance of UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss. Truss is on a two-day visit to India…Continue Reading

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As India continues to witness a dip in Covid cases, in contrast to its neighbour, China, some states have decided to do away with several restrictions that were placed during the first phase, including the mask mandates. On Thursday, western Maharashtra state announced that it will lift all Covid-related restrictions from Saturday, April 2, as…Continue Reading

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A special court on Thursday granted 60 days extension to the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) to file a chargesheet in the drugs case involving Aryan Khan, son of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan The probe agency had on Monday filed an application before special judge V V Patil, seeking a 90-day extension to file a…Continue Reading

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Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in India’s capital New Delhi on Thursday evening. The Russian foreign minister will meet Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and external affairs minister S. Jaishankar on April 1. Lavrov arrived in India amid the war in Ukraine. Before arriving in India, Lavrov had held discussions with the Chinese minister of…Continue Reading

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Written by Anonna Dutt | New Delhi | April 1, 2022 5:45:45 am Making the decision official, the guidelines state, “Modified ‘Maharshi Charak Shapath’ is recommended when a candidate is introduced to medical education.” Students who have joined the current batch of MBBS will take the Maharshi Charak Shapath instead of the Hippocratic oath, with…Continue Reading