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Washington D.C, Jun 10: Dirty kitchen towels can aid the growth of pathogens and cause food poisoning, a new research has claimed. Researchers from the University of Mauritius have shown that factors such as family size, type of diet, multi-usage of towels, among other factors, impact the growth of pathogens on kitchen towels, potentially causing food poisoning. "Our study demonstrates that the

Ambikapur, Jun 10: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah on Sunday hit back at Congress President Rahul Gandhi saying that the party is not answerable to the latter's questioning of the work done in the four years of Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre. Addressing a massive gathering in Surguja area of Ambikapur city, Shah said, "Rahul Gandhi asks Modi Ji what did

Mumbai, Jun 10: The RSS may project former president Pranab Mukherjee as a prime ministerial candidate if the BJP falls short of a majority in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls and other parties refuse to back Narendra Modi for the post, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut said on Sunday. His speculation was, however, refuted by Mukherjee's daughter, who said her father had no plans to return to active politics

New Delhi, Jun 10: Senior Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia has said his party's "doors are open" for an alliance in Madhya Pradesh and seat sharing will not be a "speed breaker" for like-minded parties to come together, remarks that come amid talk of a Congress-BSP tie-up for assembly polls in the state. Scindia, who is the Madhya Pradesh Congress's campaign committee incharge for the assembly

New Delhi/Jaipur, Jun 10: Clash of egos and infighting seemed to rule the roost in Rajasthan BJP delaying appointment of a regular state unit chief even as to strike 'balance', Amit Shah has mooted the idea of a 'Ministerial level Yatras' and preparing the roadmap to seek votes in the name of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In clear indications that there are some negative vibes about Vasundhara

Kupwara, Jun 10: Six suspected terrorists have been killed so far in Jammu and Kashmir's Keran Sector of Kupwara district after security forces on Sunday launched an operation to foil infiltration bid in the area. No casualty among the forces has been reported yet in the operation, according to official sources. The operation is still underway. This operation has taken place after two army patrol

New Delhi, Jun 10: Currency with the public has reached a record high level of over Rs 18.5 lakh crore, more than double from a low of about Rs 7.8 lakh crore it had hit post-demonetisation decision in late 2016, as per RBI data. At the same time, the total currency put in circulation by the Reserve Bank has also more than doubled to over Rs 19.3 lakh crore -- from a low of about Rs 8.9 lakh crore

La Malbaiel, Jun 10: ashing out at the longtime U.S. ally and northern neighbor, President Donald Trump tweeted that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is “dishonest & weak” and that the U.S. was pulling back its endorsement of the G-7 summit’s communique in part because of what he called Mr. Trudeau’s “false statements” at a news conference. In an extraordinary set of tweets aboard Air Force

Hyderabad, Jun 10: Notorious gangster Sampat Nehra, who was arrested in Hyderabad earlier this week, was working on a plan to kill actor Salman Khan, according to the Haryana Police. Nehra, 28, had gone to Mumbai for a recce as part of the plan; he clicked photos of the actor's home and the routes leading to it on his mobile phone. "In the first week of May, Sampat Nehra was in Mumbai and surveyed

New Delhi, Jun 10: Violence cost the Indian economy a whopping USD 1.19 trillion (over Rs 80 lakh crore) last year in constant purchasing power parity (PPP) terms, which amounts to roughly USD 595.4 per person, says a report. The findings are part of the report prepared by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) based on an analysis of 163 countries and territories. Violence impacted USD 1,190