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One of the first ever copies of “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” by J.K. Rowling. | Photo Credit: REUTERS The original watercolor illustration for the first edition of “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” — the book that introduced the world to the young bespectacled wizard — sold for $1.9 million on Wednesday. The…
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The train derailed near the small town of Inta in the Komi Republic. (Representational) Moscow: At least 20 people were injured after a passenger train derailed in Russia’s Far North on Wednesday, authorities said. The train was going from the city of Vorkuta, above the Arctic Circle, to the port of Novorossiysk on the Black…
Magnificent 7: Tech stocks are responsible for a big chunk of U.S. stock market gains. | Photo Credit: Reuters Nvidia shares rebounded Tuesday, halting a three-day skid that had surprised many investors and wiped away more than $400 billion in market value. Early last week, Nvidia overtook Microsoft as Wall Street’s most valuable public company. Then…
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The CBI is now expected to grill both accused to find out how they procured question paper in advance. Patna: A special CBI court in Patna on Wednesday sent two persons accused of leaking NEET-UG question paper to three-day CBI custody. The two alleged ‘exam mafias’ — Mukesh Kumar and Chintu — are facing charges…
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Romania and Slovakia both qualified for the last 16 at Euro 2024 after a tense 1-1 draw in their last Group E game on Wednesday. Ondrej Duda put Slovakia ahead in the first half but Romania’s Razvan Marin equalised with a penalty before the interval. With all four teams in the group earning…
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Belgium, Romania and Slovakia qualified for the last 16 of Euro 2024 on Wednesday as war-torn Ukraine were left heartbroken by a thrilling end to Group E. Romania’s 1-1 draw with Slovakia in Frankfurt secured the point both nations needed to progress, while Ukraine’s brave effort in a 0-0 draw with Belgium was…
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At the stretch between Visakhapatnam and Bhimili | Photo Credit: The Hindu With landscapes that range from the world’s greatest peaks to low-lying coastal plains, India showcases a diverse morphology that has evolved over billions of years. In several places, we find a variety of rocks and minerals and distinctive fossil assemblages. These geological features…
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Kolkata: Maoist leader Arnab Dam, who is currently in jail in West Bengal’s Hooghly district, appeared for an interview in the Burdwan State University on Wednesday for his PhD degree in history. Dam, who appeared for the interview under the watch of the police, is in jail in connection with an attack on the Eastern…
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Ursula Haverbeck repeated her remarks on the Holocaust several times at the trial. Hamburg: A notorious German pensioner known as the “Nazi grandma” who has been jailed several times for denying the Holocaust was sentenced to another 16 months at her latest trial on Wednesday. A Hamburg court convicted Ursula Haverbeck, 95, of denying the…
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Rashid Khan-led Afghanistan defeated Bangladesh in a thrilling match to qualify in the historic first-ever T20 World Cup semi-finals. Afghanistan defeated Najmul Shanto’s Bangladesh by 8 runs using the DLS system, eliminating one of the favourites, Australia, from the race for the semi-final. After impressive triumphs over T20I cricket giants such as New…