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Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: On Antoine Lavoisier 1 / 5 | What is Antoine Lavoisier best known for in the field of chemistry? Discovering the periodic table Developing the theory of phlogiston Establishing the law of conservation of mass Inventing the Bunsen burner Antoine Lavoisier established the law of conservation of mass. Next…
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An undated handout photo supplied on August 22, 2024 by SEA LIFE Sydney shows gentoo penguin Sphen at the SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium. One half of a famous same-sex penguin couple, Sphen, has died aged 11 at the aquarium. The gentoo penguin was known for adopting and raising two chicks with his partner Magic since…
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The rage is different this time. Whether it is a case from a Kolkata hospital or a school in the Mumbai suburb of Thane. The dirty secret of the Malayalam film industry is already out in the open. The anger isn’t helped when one learns that even in such heinous crimes, it may take 32…
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Sri Lanka’s President Ranil Wickremesinghe. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court on Thursday (August 22, 2024) found President Ranil Wickremesinghe guilty of “arbitrary and unlawful” conduct, in the postponement of local body elections scheduled last year, even as he campaigns hard for a mandate in the September 21 presidential contest. President Wickremesinghe…
Hungary’s anti-immigration government is prepared to provide free one-way tickets to Brussels for migrants and asylum seekers attempting to enter the European Union. | Photo Credit: AFP Hungary’s anti-immigration government is prepared to provide free one-way tickets to Brussels for migrants and asylum seekers attempting to enter the European Union, a minister said Thursday (August…
Pakistan’s former ISI chief Faiz Hameed | Photo Credit: X/@ANI A close aide of Pakistan’s former ISI chief Lt General (retd.) Faiz Hameed, who has been in the Pakistan Army’s custody on corruption and other changes, has fled the country to evade arrest, according to a media report. Mohsin Habib Warriach, who is said to…
Sarbananda Sonowal. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Union Minister for Ports, Shipping, and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday (August 22, 2024) said that the container handling facility at Jawaharlal Nehru Port is being scaled up to 10 million TEUs. Speaking with reporters after reviewing various infrastructure and development projects at the port, the Minister…
Sandip Ghosh stepped down as principal of RG Kar Medical College after the doctor’s rape-murder New Delhi: The Supreme Court today said the delay in filing the FIR in the Kolkata doctor’s rape-murder case cannot be justified and again questioned the role of Dr Sandip Ghosh, former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital,…
“The investments in process and digital technologies across the steel value chain in the country are expected to grow up to $2.7 billion by 2030,” according to a report. “These investments will advance technological capabilities and drive progress toward a more efficient and sustainable mining and steel industry,” the FICCI-Deloitte Report said on Thursday (August…
A view of the BSE building in Mumbai. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Equity benchmark index Sensex ticked higher on Thursday (August 22, 2024) to settle at 81,000 level while Nifty closed above 24,800 following buying in commodity, telecom and consumer stocks amid a firm trend in global markets. Rising for the third straight day,…
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