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Indian scientist honored as one of Europe's top talents in biology

An Indian scientist has been chosen to join the prestigious European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) Young Investigator network, recognising her as one of the top talents in biology in Europe.

Dr Mahima Swamy, who hails from Bengaluru, is one of the University of Dundee's most revered experts within their School of Life Sciences where she heads a research group that investigates immune responses in the intestine.

Based within the University's Medical Research Council Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit (MRC-PPU), Mahima joins 23 other researchers to become a part of the network of 135 current and 390 former members of the EMBO programme.

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov blames US for Ukraine crisis

The United States is responsible for the Ukraine crisis as America seeks to reap the biggest benefits from it in economic and military-strategic terms, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said, according to a statement released by the Russian Embassy in India.

In an interview with Russian news agency TASS, Lavrov said, "The actions of the countries of the collective West and Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who is controlled by them, confirm the global nature of the Ukraine crisis. It is no longer a secret that victory over Russia "on the battlefield" is the strategic goal of the United States and its NATO allies."

"The United States is the main beneficiary of the military conflict as it seeks to reap the biggest benefits from it in economic and military-strategic terms. At the same time, Washington is addressing an important geopolitical goal, which is to destroy the traditional ties between Russia and Europe and to overpower its European satellites even more," he added.