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Nine killed as southern India braces for Cyclone Michaung

BHUBANESHWAR, India, Dec 5 (Reuters) – Heavy rains submerged roads in southern India on Tuesday, where at least nine people, including a child, were killed in the flooding and the havoc hours before a severe cyclone was due to make landfall. Cyclone Michaung is expected to hit the coast of Andhra Pradesh state around 11 a.m. local time (0530 GMT), the weather office said, gusting in with winds of up to 110 kph (70 mph). Parts of the state are expected to be pelted with more than 200 mm (8 inches) of rain over the next 24 hours, the weather

TMC raises seat sharing issue at opposition meet

New Delhi, Dec 4 (PTI) Ahead of the December 6 meeting of the INDIA bloc, the issue of deciding on seat sharing was raised by leaders of the TMC during a meeting of opposition leaders held on Monday to decide the strategy for the Winter Session of Parliament, according to sources. TMC was represented by Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha floor leaders – Sudip Bandyopadhyay and Derek O’Brien – in the meeting held in Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge’s chamber in the Parliament. It is learnt that at the meeting, TMC leaders said that seat sharing for the upcoming Lok Sabha

Arthritis could be cured, new research claims

Adelaide, 4 Dec 2023: Crippling arthritis could one day not just be treated but actually cured, according to the latest research. Scientists have discovered the type of stem cell which they hope will allow them to re-strengthen cartilage and reverse the condition. Osteoarthritis is caused by the deterioration of cartilage and other tissues in joints which can cause pain and inflammation. According to World Health Organization (WHO) data, nearly 9.6 percent of men and 18 percent of women aged over 60 years suffer from Osteoarthritis worldwide. In India, Osteoarthritis is the second most common rheumatologic problem and it is the

Opposition parties hone strategy against Centre in morning meet

New Delhi, Dec 4 (PTI) With the beginning of the winter session of Parliament, several opposition parties met here on Monday to forge a strategy to corner the Narendra Modi-led central government on issues of public interest. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge after the meeting said that they will continue to remain a responsible opposition. “As the Winter Session of the Parliament begins today, the leaders of like-minded political parties deliberated upon the various pressing issues facing the nation,” Kharge said in a post on X. As the Winter Session of the Parliament begins today, the leaders of like-minded political parties

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