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Maize farmers spend nights in queues at PACS centre in Telangana
Hyderabad: Maize farmers in Thadur village of Nagarkurnool district are spending sleepless nights outside a Primary Agricultural Cooperative Society (PACS) centre, alleging severe mismanagement in procurement and lack of basic arrangements. Visuals and local accounts from the PACS centre show farmers lying on the ground, their documents spread out in queues outside the premises and held down with stones, as…
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289-Million-Year-Old Reptile Mummy Reveals Origin of Human Breathing System
A fossilized reptile the size of a small lizard has revealed the oldest known example of rib-driven breathing, a system still used by humans today. Credit: Dr. Michael DeBraga A tiny ancient reptile just revealed the moment breathing as we know it began — and it changed life on Earth forever. Every breath you take traces back to a deep…
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Kolkata Port voter drop raises uncertainty for TMC stronghold
Kolkata: A sharp decline in the number of voters following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has injected an element of uncertainty into the Kolkata Port Assembly constituency, considered a safe seat for the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC). The electorate in the south Kolkata constituency has dropped from 2.36 lakh in the 2021 Assembly polls to around 1.75…
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Global military spending rise continues as European and Asian expenditures surge
(Stockholm, 27 April 2026) World military expenditure reached $2887 billion in 2025, an increase of 2.9 per cent in real terms over 2024. Military spending declined in the United States but rose by 14 per cent in Europe and by 8.1 per cent in Asia and Oceania. The top three military spenders—the USA, China and Russia—spent a combined total of…
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All 4 Jean Vigo Movies, Ranked
Among the saddest of all cinematic speculations is this: what if Jean Vigo had not died of tuberculosis at the tragically young age of twenty-nine? In a brief eyeblink of a career, Vigo produced just one feature film, two short subjects in the early Thirties, and one other film too brief to be a feature but too long to be…
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Scientists map 239 human-infective RNA viruses to track future outbreak risks
In an evolving health landscape, emerging research continues to highlight concerns that could impact everyday wellbeing. Here’s the key update you should know about: A new global dataset of 239 human-infective RNA viruses shows how animal hosts, vector transmission, surveillance gaps, and viral traits shape the path from spillover to epidemic threat. Study: A complete catalogue of human-infective RNA viruses.…
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The hidden target in US war on Iran may be China
Over the next two to four months, Iran’s economic conditions are expected to continue deteriorating sharply, with high inflation, rising unemployment, falling real incomes, and significant stress across key industries, the external sector, and the financial system, amounting to severe stagflation. The economy entered the recent war from a weak starting point, and the combined effects of war-related damage, financial…
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Scientists Were Wrong About This Strange “Rule-Breaking” Particle
A muon is a fundamental particle similar to an electron but about 200 times heavier and much less stable. It exists only briefly before decaying into lighter particles, making it a useful probe for studying subtle effects in particle physics. Credit: Shutterstock A long-suspected crack in particle physics may have closed, but the search for what lies beyond continues. A…
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One of the Best Folk Horror Movies of the Decade Has Been Hiding Out on Streaming
With its 1970s setting, Starve Acre is a modern folk horror that leans into its inevitable comparisons with films like The Wicker Man and Don’t Look Now. Even so, Starve Acre becomes more a litmus test of dread – for audiences and characters alike – than a formulaic folk horror. Where folk horror films like Midsommar invoke a kind of…
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Supplement industry demands human trials to prove ageless vitality science
With a growing aging population and consumers seeking nutrition solutions to accompany their healthy aging journey, the question of product validity among longevity supplements is coming into conversation. Nutrition Insight explores the biggest gaps between current ageless vitality claims on the market and the level of clinical or real-world evidence needed to support them with Valio, Akay Bioactives, Sirio Europe,…
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