Human endogenous retroviruses make up around 8% of the human DNA, left behind as a result of infections that our primate ancestors suffered millions of years ago.
DNA evidence has confirmed that more than 200 skeletons found in Ajnala belonged to soldiers massacred by the British in 1857. Historical records show what happened to them.
Researchers relied Carbon-14 dating & genetic analysis to establish that skeletons excavated from abandoned well in Punjab’s Ajnala are of Indians native to Indo-Gangetic plains.
Study conducted by Panjab University anthropologist in collaboration with CCMB & other institutes. It was published in the journal 'Frontiers in Genetics' Thursday.
Cutting trade ties with Pakistan is easier said than done: the neighbouring country is Afghanistan’s largest single trading partner, taking in 45 per cent of Afghan exports in 2024.
While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.
Wing Commander Namansh Syal is survived by his wife, their 6-year-old daughter and his mother. Back in his native village, relatives and neighbours wait for his remains for last rites.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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