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India tells Canada to withdraw 41 diplomats – FT

Oct 3 (Reuters) – India has told Canada that it must repatriate 41 diplomats by Oct. 10, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday. Ties between India and Canada have become seriously strained over Canadian suspicion that Indian government agents had a role in the June murder in Canada of a Sikh separatist leader and Canadian citizen, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who India had labeled a “terrorist”. India has dismissed the allegation as absurd. The Financial Times, citing people familiar with the Indian demand, said India had threatened to revoke the diplomatic immunity of those diplomats told to leave who remained after

Daylight exposure may help treat type 2 diabetes: Study

New Delhi, Oct 2 (PTI) Exposure to natural light may help treat and prevent type 2 diabetes, according to a small study. The research, presented at the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Germany from October 2-6, carried out a range of metabolic tests on a group of people with type 2 diabetes when they were exposed to natural light and when they were exposed to artificial light and compared the results. “The misalignment of our internal circadian clock with the demands of a 24/7 society is associated with an increased incidence of

Centre will have to implement Old Pension Scheme: Rajasthan CM Gehlot

Jaipur, Oct 2 (PTI) Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday said the Centre will have to implement the Old Pension Scheme for employees across the country as done by his government in the state. Sharing the video of a protest held in Delhi on Sunday demanding the implementation of Old Pension Scheme (OPS), Gehlot wrote on X, “OPS was implemented for the first time in Rajasthan on humanitarian ground. CAG, National Human Rights Commission and other judicial institutions have raised questions over NPS (New Pension Scheme).” Gehlot also said it is ironical that the Army, the Navy and the

Nobel in medicine goes to 2 scientists whose work enabled creation of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19

Nobel in medicine goes to 2 scientists whose work enabled creation of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Two scientists won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discoveries that enabled the creation of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 and that could be used to develop other shots in the future. Hungarian-born American Katalin Karikó and American Drew Weissman were cited for contributing “to the unprecedented rate of vaccine development during one of the greatest threats to human health in modern times,” according to the panel that awarded the prize in Stockholm. WHAT IS THE NOBEL FOR? The panel said the pair’s “groundbreaking findings … fundamentally changed our understanding of how mRNA interacts with our

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