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How safe are Indian roads? A look at the latest report
India’s economic progress is often measured through expanding mobility, meaning more roads, more vehicles and faster connectivity. However, the National Crime Records Bureau’s (NCRB) Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India (ADSI) 2023 report, released in 2025, forces us to consider the human cost. The data shows that although infrastructure is expanding, road safety has not kept pace. This creates a…
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Dhurandhar to surrender: The optics of a superpower’s climbdown
The guns have fallen silent, but the battle over narrative has just begun. After nearly 40 days of intense confrontation, the conflict involving Iran, the United States of America and Israel has ended – at least for now – in a fragile ceasefire. So, who blinked first? The answer depends largely on perspective. The outcome for Iran is being projected…
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Ketamine Therapy And My Sexual Awakening
“Is there anyone we can call?” the EMT asks, standing over me as I raise a shaky hand to my left collarbone and feel the bulge that shouldn’t be there. I am sitting on the pavement, my Madewell jeans now covered by a long black streak down the left leg, still wearing my motorcycle helmet. My elbow is shattered into…
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These 7 Horror Movies Have Much Better Scares
There is zero doubt that Wes Craven‘s meta slasher Scream completely revitalized the horror genre. Before the film premiered in 1996, the horror genre was becoming stale, with slashers and a litany of low-budget B-movie fare that failed to resonate with audiences. So, there weren’t a lot of high hopes for Scream, especially given that Craven’s last horror film, 1995’s…
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Iran denies breaking ceasefire; USPS tables pensions amid ‘cash crisis’
The fragile ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran continues, with peace talks set for Saturday. What President Donald Trump said about Iran’s hold on the key oil passageway, the Strait of Hormuz. Plus, a soldier who survived a deadly Iranian drone attack in Kuwait at the start of the war claims the U.S. military was unprepared for the force of…
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Middle East crisis live: Trump warns of fresh Iran strikes if talks fail; Lebanon and Israel agree to meet in US | US-Israel war on Iran
Trump warns of fresh strikes if Iran talks fail – New York Post President Donald Trump has said that US warships are being reloaded with weaponry to strike Iran if talks in Pakistan fail to produce a deal, in an interview with the New York Post. “We have a reset going. We’re loading up the ships with the best ammunition,…
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Telangana to set up 100-bed CCB at Kondapur Area Hospital; will offer free treatment
Kondapur: Telangana Health Minister Damodar Rajanarsimha on Thursday laid the foundation stone for a state-of-the-art 100-bed Critical Care Block at the Kondapur Area Hospital. Constructed at an estimated cost of ₹41 crore, this government facility will provide high-end, life-saving critical care services entirely free of charge, significantly improving access to quality healthcare in the region. Particularly, the residents of the…
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Groundbreaking Enzyme Atlas Rewrites Decades of Biology Research
Scientists have created the first comprehensive atlas of E3 ligases, enzymes that quietly govern the fate of proteins across nearly every cellular process. Credit: Shutterstock Scientists created a definitive E3 ligase atlas, resolving inconsistencies and enabling better disease research and drug design. Researchers at WEHI have led a large international effort to produce the first comprehensive atlas of a group…
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Oregon Health Authority says tattoo artists can’t use topical numbing creams, sprays
Sean Lanusse holds a bottle of Bactine MAX, an over-the-counter anesthetic that many tattoo artists use, in Thunderbird Tattoo, the tattoo shop where he works in the St. Johns neighborhood of Portland. April 1, 2026. Francisca Benitez / OPB The Oregon Health Authority has stated that tattoo artists cannot use over-the-counter and nonprescription topical anesthetics like numbing cream and Bactine…
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UC People: Mary Blackburn, public health pioneer
Mary Blackburn (far right) overcame racism and sexism to build a meaningful career based on uplifting the communities around her. Image: UC Agriculture and Natural Resources By Pamela S. Kan-Rice, UC Agriculture and Natural Resources Mary Blackburn’s inspirational career has concluded, but her commitment to public health continues through volunteerism and community support. Image: UC ANR “Are you Mary Blackburn?” the…
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