Month: February 2024

Sharad Pawar Says Government Not Bothered About Attacks On Fundamental Rights

February 21, 2024 admin

Sharad Pawar said power is being misused, free voice suppressed. Kolhapur: Senior politician Sharad Pawar has claimed fundamental rights are under attack in the country and the government is not bothered about progressive ideology. A united stand should be taken against “regressive” powers, he said addressing a function on Tuesday after unveiling the memorial of…

Nation

YouTuber Who Gave Parenting Advice Faces Jail Term Of 60 Years For Abusing Own Children

February 21, 2024 admin

Ruby Franke was charged with six felony counts of aggravated child abuse. Former YouTube vlogger Ruby Franke, known for offering parenting advice to millions online, received a sentence of up to 60 years in prison on Tuesday after pleading guilty to child abuse charges, according to The Independent. Franke, a mother of six, broke down…

World

Ignored For POTM Award, Yashasvi Jaiswal Backed To Win Bigger Prize By Ex-India Star

February 21, 2024 admin

Former India cricketer Aakash Chopra has backed opening young batter Yashasvi Jaiswal “to run away” with the ‘Player of the Series’ award in the ongoing five-match Test bilateral against England. Despite scoring double centuries in the second and third Tests, a Player of the Match award has eluded him so far in the…

Sports

AstroSat unravels mysteries surrounding Black Hole X-ray Binary MAXI J1820+070

February 21, 2024 admin

The Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) AstroSat’s full multi-wavelength capabilities have enabled an international team of scientists to unravel the mysteries surrounding the X-ray binary system MAXI J1820+070, hosting a black hole. AstroSat is India’s first multi-wavelength space observatory which was launched in September 2015 and now a comprehensive study presents unique insights into the…

Science

Cheaper blueberries, cranberries, turkeys headed to India

February 20, 2024 admin

India has effected sharp cuts in the import duties on frozen turkeys, blueberries and cranberries, and scrapped the import duty on extra-long staple (ELS) cotton, as per a Finance Ministry decision notified late Monday. The move, which will make it easier for the US and other major producers to meet Indian consumers’ demand for these…

Business

Stock markets extend winning run to 6th day, Nifty scales fresh lifetime high

February 20, 2024 admin

As many as 18 Sensex shares closed in the green while 12 settled in the red. | Photo Credit: Reuters Benchmark Sensex spurted by 349 points while Nifty scaled a fresh lifetime high on the sixth straight day of gains on February 20, driven by buying in banking and select FMCG shares. The 30-share BSE…

Business

Indian official delegation heads for London for FTA talks

February 20, 2024 admin

With the negotiations for the proposed India-UK free trade agreement (FTA) reaching its last leg, a high-level Indian official delegation is heading for London to iron out differences on remaining issues, sources said on February 20. The chief negotiators of both countries would hold negotiations on different issues such as goods, services, and rules of…

Business

Do sheep swim? If so, how do they learn?

February 20, 2024 admin

Representative photo. | Photo Credit: Judith Prins/Unsplash A: Yes, sheep do swim, said Edward Spevak, assistant curator of mammals at the Bronx Zoo. “It’s basically instinctive, a life-saving device,” he said. “They don’t go swimming every day, but in case of flooding or falling into a river, in essence they know how to swim.” Sheep…

Science

Rupee rises six paise to settle at 82.95 against U.S. dollar

February 20, 2024 admin

At the interbank foreign exchange market, the local unit opened at 83.02 and touched the intraday high of 82.91 against the greenback. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Rupee appreciated six paise to settle at 82.95 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar on February 20, amid robust equity market sentiment and a weak American currency. Forex…

Business

The brightest object in the universe is a black hole that eats a star a day

February 20, 2024 admin

Scientists have no reported evidence of the true conditions in Hell, perhaps because no one has ever returned to tell the tale. Hell has been imagined as a supremely uncomfortable place, hot and hostile to bodily forms of human life. Thanks to a huge astronomical survey of the entire sky, we have now found what…

Science