Month: March 2024

External Affairs Minister Jaishankar discusses Indo-Pacific, and other global issues with South Korea’s national security adviser

March 5, 2024 admin

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar with South Korea National Security Advisor Chang Ho-jin. Photo: X/@DrSJaishankar External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on March 5 met South Korea’s national security advisor Chang Ho-jin and held useful discussions with him on the shared convergences in the Indo-Pacific region and contemporary regional and global issues. Mr. Jaishankar is in…

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Unrest In New Zealand Cricket Team? Ex-Star Says Pacer Was ‘Forced’ To Retire

March 5, 2024 admin

File photo of New Zealand cricket team© AFP New Zealand’s former star batter Ross Taylor has suggested that fast bowler Neil Wagner’s retirement was “forced”, hinting at the possibility of unrest in the Kiwi camp. Told that he would not be picked in the XI in the series against Australia, Wagner recently announced his retirement…

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Karnataka Chief Minister, Several MLAs Get Bomb Threat Mail, Probe Ordered

March 5, 2024 admin

The Bengaluru City Crime Branch police have registered the case. Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah along with many other cabinet ministers received a threat e-mail on Tuesday. The threat was specifically sent to prominent figures including Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, and the state Home Minister G Parameshwara. The email was sent…

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What ended the ‘dark ages’ in the early universe? Webb telescope finds clue

March 5, 2024 admin

Which stars produced the light that ended the dark ages and triggered this so-called “epoch of reionisation”? Image for Representation. | Photo Credit: AP About 400,000 years after the Big Bang, the cosmos was a very dark place. The glow of the universe’s explosive birth had cooled, and space was filled with dense gas –…

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Maldives President says no Indian troops to remain on his island; not even in civilian clothing

March 5, 2024 admin

Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu. File | Photo Credit: AP Stepping up his anti-India rhetoric, Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu has affirmed that no Indian military personnel, not even those in civilian clothing, would be present inside his country after May 10, a media report said on March 5. Mr. Muizzu’s statement comes less than a week…

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High Court To Bengal Government

March 5, 2024 admin

Former Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan suspended for six years (File). Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday handed custody of Sheikh Shahjahan – the former Trinamool strongman accused of extortion, land grab, and sexual assault in Bengal’s Sandeshkhali – to the CBI. Bengal Police have till 4.30 pm to hand over Shahjahan and all…

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2023-24 El Nino among five strongest on record, will continue fuelling heat in 2024: WMO

March 5, 2024 admin

A woman pours water on her head as bathers enjoy a summer day due to the high temperatures at Agua Dulce beach in the Chorrillos district in Lima, Peru, February 25, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters The 2023-24 El Nino has peaked as one of the five strongest on record and will continue to impact…

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Scientists develop mathematical model to optimise elite athletes’ performance

March 5, 2024 admin

Lieke Klaver of Team Netherlands runs ahead of Lavial Nielsen of Team Great Britain in the first leg of the women’s 4 X 400 meters relay during the World Athletics Indoor Championships at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow, Scotland, Sunday, March 3, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Scientists have developed a mathematical model that promises…

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Is placental oxygen level linked to foetal brain development?

March 5, 2024 admin

Oxygenation levels in the placenta, formed during the last three months of foetal development, are an important predictor of cortical growth (development of the outermost layer of the brain or cerebral cortex) and is likely a predictor of childhood cognition and behaviour, a study has found. Researchers had previously demonstrated a connection between placental health…

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What Tejashwi Yadav Said On DMK Leader A Raja’s “India Not A Nation” Remark

March 5, 2024 admin

File photo Patna: After DMK leader A Raja’s remarks on ‘Jai Shri Ram’ and the idea of India, Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav stated that the statement given by the DMK leader is personal adding the statement does not reflect India National Democratic Alliance view. “This is his personal statement. It is not ours…

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