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Higher temperatures could make Dengue virus more virulent: Study

Higher temperatures could make Dengue virus more virulent: Study

New Delhi, Aug. 23 (PTI) The Dengue virus could become more virulent due to increasing temperatures, according to a study that could help in predicting and mitigating the severity and virulence of the recurring tropical disease that witnesses an outbreak in the monsoon. Researchers at Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB) in Kerala found that dengue becomes more severe and hostile in animal models when its virus (DENV) while being grown in mosquito-derived cells is exposed to higher temperatures. The research, published recently in the FASEB journal, can help in predicting and mitigating the severity and virulence of dengue which

National Film Awards 2023: ‘Rocketry The Nambi Effect’ is best feature film acting honours to Alia Bhatt Kriti Sanon and Allu Arjun

National Film Awards 2023: ‘Rocketry The Nambi Effect’ is best feature film acting honours to Alia Bhatt Kriti Sanon and Allu Arjun

New Delhi, Aug 24 (PTI) Hindi film “Rocketry: The Nambi Effect” on Thursday won the National Award for best feature film while Alia Bhatt and Kriti Sanon shared the best actress prize for their roles in “Gangubai Kathiawadi” and “Mimi”, respectively. South superstar Allu Arjun was judged the best actor for the Telugu film “Pushpa: The Rise (Part I)”. The National Awards for 2021 were announced by filmmaker Ketan Mehta who headed the 11-member jury. The National Film Award for best director went to Nikhil Mahajan for Marathi film “Godavari”. Pankaj Tripathi was named best supporting actor for “Mimi” and

Trump to report to Atlanta jail to face charges in election-subversion case

Trump to report to Atlanta jail to face charges in election-subversion case

ATLANTA, Aug 24 (Reuters) – Donald Trump is due to report to an Atlanta jail on Thursday to face charges stemming from his effort to overturn his 2020 election loss, in the fourth criminal case to hit the former president this year. Like other criminal defendants in Atlanta, Trump will have to appear at the Fulton County Jail to be fingerprinted and photographed – a mug shot that is certain to be widely circulated by backers and detractors alike as he campaigns to win back the White House in a November 2024 election. The Republican former president faces 13 felony

CBI registers case against superintendent of customs and others

CBI registers case against superintendent of customs and others

New Delhi [India], August 23 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case against the Superintendent, Bond Section, Jawaharlal Nehru Customs House (JNCH), Raigad (Maharashtra) and two private companies based in Goregaon, Thane, and unknown others for conspiring to get goods delivered without paying the fines, causing a loss to the Government Exchequer, an official said on Wednesday. The CBI informed that a Joint Surprise Check was earlier conducted in the Bond section of JNCH, Raigad, by the CBI along with officials of JNCH. It was alleged that a redemption fine/ penalty of Rs. 9,56,000/- and Rs.

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