A health worker administers polio drops to a child during a door-to-door vaccination campaign in Karachi on August 7, 2023. — AFP ISLAMABAD: The Gilgit-Baltistan region on Monday reported its first case of polio in 2025, marking a concerning emergence of the crippling disease in an area previously thought to be polio-free. Officials confirmed today…
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Goods and Services Tax (GST) NEW DELHI: Goods and services tax (GST) collections rose 16.4% to Rs 2,01,050 crore in May, the fastest pace of expansion since Oct 2022, on the back of a jump in taxes on imports.Latest data estimated that during May (for transactions in April), GST collections from imports rose 25.2% to…
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A stacked 2025 NCAA Division I baseball championship is underway. Vanderbilt, which won the SEC tournament, is the No. 1 overall seed. The rest of the top eight national seeds are Texas at No. 2, Arkansas at No. 3, Auburn at No. 4, North Carolina at No. 5, LSU at No. 6, Georgia at No….
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‘Squid Game’ shares candid thoughts on S3 impact on fans The season three of Squid Game trailer is here, and Lee Jung-jae, the lead star of the show, said he is nervous about anticipating what would be the fans’ reaction to the show. In a chat with The Hollywood Reporter, he said, “We are going…
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CLARKSDALE: Clarksdale, Mississippi didn’t just provide history and blues for director and writer Ryan Coogler’s hit film about art, Jim Crow and vampires. One of the Mississippi Delta town’s musicians contributed to the Sinners script, as reported by Reuters. After a special screening in the town, which has no cinema, Coogler told the audience gathered…
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June 2 – National Leave the Office Early Day (USA): Celebrated in the US, this quirky day promotes work-life balance by encouraging people to clock out early and reclaim their personal time. June 4 – Hug Your Cat Day (Global): A global celebration of feline affection — this day is the perfect excuse to pause,…
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Blood and urine tests have been found to detect the amount of ultraprocessed foods (UPFs) a person eats, according to new research. Using machine learning, scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) identified hundreds of metabolites (molecules produced during metabolism) that correlated with processed food intake. The team developed a “biomarker score” that predicts…
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May 30, 2025, 06:30 AM ET Buckle up, baseball fans. We’re in for one of the wildest NCAA regionals yet. The 2025 NCAA baseball tournament begins on Friday, and the path to the Men’s College World Series in Omaha is stacked with heavy favorites and potential upsets. Vanderbilt secured the No. 1 overall seed with…
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BBC The Treasury has announced the sale of its final shares in the NatWest Group. It means the bank will be under full private ownership, almost two decades after it was bailed out by the taxpayer amid the 2008 financial crisis. This marks a symbolic end to a dramatic chapter in British banking history. It…
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In a rare and candid admission, senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy acknowledged that Pakistan shot down five Indian Air Force jets during the recent conflict. Speaking in an interview, Swamy said that the Indian planes were defeated in air combat as Pakistan deployed Chinese fighter jets which outperformed the French-made aircraft used by New Delhi….
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