Indian startups developing rapid tests to help check antibiotic resistance
The Discovery Award seed funding will help 4 Indian research startups to develop antibiotic resistance test prototypes & products & also bid for the Longitude Prize
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Medical Marijuana Research Firm BOHECO Funded By Ratan Tata, Google India MD Rajan Anandan
Marijuana (cannabis) research firm BOHECO (Bombay Hemp Company) in India has raised funds worth 6.25 crore from Ratan Tata and Google India MD, Rajan Anandan.
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Anatomy of an ‘Unrest’
By his own admitted actions, Aroor has amplified an unsubstantiated allegation, which gave it oxygen, which led to communal tension; his journalistic choices have been bad throughout.
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Padmavati Row: Mamata Banerjee Welcomes Deepika Padukone, Sanjay Leela Bhansali Even As BJP Leader Suraj Pal Amu Issues Death Threats
Padmavati film director Sanjay Leela Bhansali & Deepika Padukone ‘welcomed’ by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, BJP leader Suraj Pal Amu issues death threats
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Tesla Builds World’s Biggest Battery In 100 Days, Elon Musk Wins Bet Against Australia
Elon Musk’s Tesla has built a 100-megawatt battery in less than 100 days. The battery pack in Australia is also the world’s largest single lithium-ion energy storage project
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Bill To Legalize Marijuana & Opium To Be Tabled In Parliament Winter Session (December)
A Private Member’s Bill by MP Dharamvir Gandhi to regulate cannabis and opium, and legalize medical marijuana, will be heard
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Amit Shah-Sohrabuddin Case: ‘Chief Justice Mohit Shah Offered Rs 100 Crore Bribe to CBI Judge Loya For Favourable Verdict’
Judge Loya’s sister Anuradha Biyani has alleged that Loya was offered a bribe of Rs 100 Crores by Chief Justice Mohit Shah to provide a favourable judgement in Amit Shah case
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IAS Officer Pens Open Letter Over Student’s Suicide, FIR Registered Against Jaipur School
An FIR has been registered in Jaipur by Mukesh Kumar, father of student Aaditya Bharti who committed suicide, against JVP International School & Bansal Classes
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Freedom of Speech Sacrosanct: Supreme Court Clears Kejriwal Documentary
“Courts should be extremely slow in passing restraint orders” as there cannot be curbs on the freedom of speech and expression, said the Supreme Court.
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Supreme Court Issues Notice To Govt Over Petition To Regulate Bitcoin
The Supreme Court issued notices to ministries of Finance, Law & Justice, Information Technology, SEBI and RBI over a petition to regulate Bitcoin & crypto-currencies
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Supreme Court Dismisses Petitions by Prashant Bhushan & Kamini Jaiswal, Denies SIT Probe
The Supreme Court described the petitions by Prashant Bhushan & Kamini Jaiswal as “contemptuous, unethical, and derogatory”
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Pune Restaurant Owner Abuses Customer, Demands Phone Number of Female Companion
Akhil Singh, a resident of Pune who visited “1BHK Superbar” on November 11 has alleged that restaurant-owner Rajat Grover called & abused him about a Zomato review
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