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India opened its account in the athletics competitions at the Paris Paralympics with a bronze medal as sprinter Preeti Pal finished third in the Women’s 100m – T35 Final with a personal best time at Stade de France on Friday. The 23-year-old Preeti clocked 14.21 seconds, which is also her personal best to…
Starfish are known to possess the ability to regenerate limbs lost over time (Representational) New Delhi: Researchers have identified the hormone that triggers a starfish to shed its limbs to survive predators, describing it as being similar to the one controlling appetite in humans. The research team at Queen Mary University of London, UK, proposed…
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Daily Quiz: On rationalists 6 / 1 | Founder of the Committee for the Eradication of Blind Faith (Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmoolan Samiti, or MANS) after leaving his medical practice, he was also the editor of the Marathi weekly magazine Sadhana, which promoted scientific temperament and liberal thought. Name this rationalist who took up cudgels against…
File image of Lionel Messi (left) and Franco Colapinto (right)© X (Twitter) Rookie Franco Colapinto on Thursday brushed off talk of him being Formula One’s Lionel Messi as he prepares for his debut at the Italian Grand Prix. Colapinto will become the first Argentine driver to compete in F1 in over two decades…
The rupee consolidated in a narrow range and settled for the day higher by 3 paise at 83.86 (provisional) against the American currency | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee consolidated in a narrow range and settled for the day higher by 3 paise at 83.86 (provisional) against the American currency on Friday (August 30, 2024),…
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Despite a slowing job market, the share of people with more than one job has grown. In the post-pandemic era, the United States has witnessed a disturbing trend: an increasing number of people are forced to take multiple jobs to make ends meet. Of late, what was once referred to as the “gig economy” or…
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Tokyo silver medallist shuttler Suhas Yathiraj and Nitesh Kumar continued their impressive run to secure spots in the men’s singles SL4 and SL3 semifinals, respectively, at the Paralympics here on Friday. Suhas, a 2007 batch IAS officer, defeated Korea’s Shin Kyung Hwan 26-24, 21-14 in his second match, topping the three-man Group A…
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Mourners carry the body of a 40-year-old Palestinian who was killed during an Israeli settlers’ attack, during his funeral near Bethlehem in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on August 27. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israel said it killed three Hamas militants in an air strike in the occupied West Bank on Friday (August 30, 2024) taking…
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Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra on Friday acknowledged training Indian athletes across sports on the aspect of mental health remains a “work in progress”, while adding that benefits of the same must reach grassroots level. Bindra said mental health directly influences overall well-being of an athlete and sports administrators also share equal responsibility…
The acquisition is expected to close within a month Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone said on Friday it will buy a majority stake in an offshore support vessel operator for $185 million, expanding its fleet and diversifying beyond port operations. Astro Offshore, in which Adani Ports will buy an 80% stake, owns a fleet…
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