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New Delhi (Sputnik): The Indian Medical Association (IMA), which has over 325,000 doctors as its members, in a letter has accused The Lancet of committing “(a) breach of propriety” while commenting on a political issue.

The research is expected to have major implications for medical application in the diagnosis and treatment of cancers and various neurodegenerative diseases.

New Delhi (Sputnik): Indian actress Deepika Padukone has sent social media into a frenzy with her “hi daddy” address to Ranveer Singh’s live-session on Instagram, sparking pregnancy rumours among her fans.

The Swedish student shot to world fame with her Fridays for Future initiative, encouraging teens all over the world to protest in order to pressure governments into taking action on climate change. The endorsement from the fashion legend comes as the 16-year-old activist, who has been named a Nobel Prize nominee, is heading to the UN headquarters.

According to reports, Netanyahu's wife left Israel in a bad mood due to the reception that she received by a crew member on the prime minister's plane.

New Delhi (Sputnik): Indian filmmaker Karan Johar has often been a target of social media trolls who make rants about his fashion sense and sexuality. However, his recent reply to a homophobic troll has won the internet.

New Delhi (Sputnik): If you’ve always thought scaling mountains wasn't child’s play, it’s time to think again. A 10-year-old Indian boy has climbed Mount Elbrus in southern Russia, touted as the highest peak in Europe.

“Just Chatting” is a popular category on Twitch - the world's leading live streaming platform - where streamers can talk to their audience and frequently host peculiar and even risque things.

The National Football League announced its partnership with Roc Nation, the entertainment company founded by rapper Jay-Z, last week that will shape the NFL's social justice programme. But the initiative has already backfired, with critics reminding the heralded hip-hop star of the years-long Colin Kaepernick controversy.

Small satellite technologies could offer an opportunity to improve science observations in deep space and better predict space weather events with the goal of protecting spacecraft.

A decade from now, a huge potentially hazardous asteroid, named after the ancient Egyptian deity of evil and destruction, will whizz by the Earth with a one in 45,000 chance of hitting our planet.

A political fundraiser for Democratic senator from Illinois Martin Sandoval sparked backlash over the weekend as pictures were posted online showing what many have branded unacceptable antics by the politician’s supporters.

The school counselor said he hoped he’d not be struck by lightning as he made his way through the rainstorm. Despite striking the ground just an arm’s length away from the school counselor, the lighting bolt failed to cause any physical harm.

A family from the US state of Wisconsin was joined by a surprise guest earlier this week as they were preparing to have dinner.

The renowned actor who played Dr. Watson for four seasons believes it is the right thing to take a hiatus after Season 4, instead of coming back with mediocre content.

The two galaxies provide an example of what awaits our own galaxy in the distant future, scientists say. The collision will result in the creation of a new galaxy and will take another several tens of billions of years.

King Nebuchadnezzar’s capture of Jerusalem is one of the most violent Biblical tales. The legendary siege and invasion are said to have resulted in the destruction of Solomon’s Temple and the captivity of the Israelites. Recently uncovered evidence suggests that this was not a fictional story.

A recent report that the US president is eyeing purchasing the world’s largest island, which belongs to Denmark, has sent social media into a frenzy. According to The Wall Street Journal, Greenland’s untapped natural resources and good strategic position have interested Donald Trump, who has been vocal about his own business savvy.

On 15 August, Israel banned Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar, two US congresswomen, from visiting the West Bank and Jerusalem over their professed support for boycotting Israel. Tlaib filed a request to be allowed to visit her grandmother on humanitarian grounds, and subsequently received permission, yet demonstratively rejected the offer to go.

In March 2018, the European Commission in Brussels confirmed the UK after Brexit was likely to be excluded from some aspects of the Galileo project, especially relating to PRS, despite having invested more than £1 billion in the EU Global Navigation Satellite System.