Month: August 2024

Bangladesh To Arrive In Pakistan Early After Unrest At Home Disrupts Training Sessions

August 10, 2024 admin

Bangladesh cricket team durnig practice session.© X/@BCBtigers The Bangladesh senior cricket team will arrive in Pakistan on August 13 after the political unrest at home disrupted the preparations for the two-match Test series, the PCB announced on Saturday. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has accepted the invitation from the PCB in this regard….

Sports

Are jellyfish randomly moving organisms?

August 10, 2024 admin

Despite there being some evidence that jellyfish may actively affect their position, the role of active swimming in controlling jellyfish movement and the characteristics of jellyfish swimming behavior, have not been fully understood. As a result, jellyfish are often considered as passively drifting or randomly moving organisms. But a recent study using drone videos helped understand…

Science

Record temperatures in the Great Barrier Reef seen in the last decade

August 10, 2024 admin

Water temperatures in and around the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, in the past decade have been the warmest in the past 400 years. The results were published recently in Nature. These periods of warming increase the risk of mass coral bleaching and mortality and are likely driven by human-induced climate change. The Great Barrier Reef has…

Science

ULFA-I Planning An Attack Before Independence Day: Assam Top Cop

August 10, 2024 admin

The government is taking a cautious approach to foil any attack, the DGP said. (Representational) Guwahati: Assam DGP GP Singh said on Saturday that a unit of United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) active along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border is making plans to launch an attack in the region before Independence Day. The DGP has…

Nation

Militia infighting kills at least 9 in Libya’s capital, officials say

August 10, 2024 admin

The clashes stemmed from an attempted assassination of al-Baqrah on Friday (August 9, 2024), which his militia blamed on al-Shahida Sabriya, according to local media reports. File | Photo Credit: AP “Clashes between two heavily armed militia groups in Libya’s capital terrorised residents and killed about a dozen people, the latest bout of violence in…

World

Travis Scott Released From Custody After Fight Outside Hotel In Paris

August 10, 2024 admin

“Travis Scott has been released with no charges,” the representative said. Paris: French police on Saturday released US star rapper Travis Scott after 36 hours in custody in Paris over suspected violence, a US-based representative for the artist and prosecutors said. The 33-year-old, who has had multiple nominations for Grammy Awards, was arrested after fighting…

World

MK Stalin To Centre Over Arrest Of Fishermen By Sri Lanka

August 10, 2024 admin

Chennai: Chief Minister MK Stalin on Saturday wrote to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar over the arrest of 35 Tamil Nadu fishermen by Sri Lanka and sought decisive action to secure their release. Thirty-five fishermen from Ramanathapuram district were arrested on August 9 by Sri Lankan Navy and their four motorised country boats were also…

Nation

Russia Denies Engaging In Fraud Scheme To Recruit Indians In Military

August 10, 2024 admin

The Russian Embassy in India also condoled the deaths of Indian nationals serving in their army. New Delhi: The Russian Embassy in India on Saturday denied that Russia had engaged in any “public or obscure campaigns” in “fraudulent schemes” to recruit Indian citizens for military service in the country. The Russian Embassy in Delhi in…

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Maldives “No Ordinary Neighbour”, Will Continue To Nurture It: S Jaishankar

August 10, 2024 admin

S Jaishankar calls on Maldives President Dr Mohamed Muizzu Male: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said the Maldives is “no ordinary neighbour” of India and emphasised that New Delhi will continue to nurture it and find practical ways of expressing friendship with the archipelagic nation. Mr Jaishankar also explained how India values its…

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Russia Evacuates 76,000 From Kursk After Ukraine’s Incursion: Report

August 10, 2024 admin

A Russian army strike on a Ukrainian tank More than 76,000 people have been evacuated from areas bordering Ukraine in Russia’s Kursk region, the local emergency ministry was quoted by the Tass news agency as saying on Saturday, following Ukraine’s incursion into the region this week. Russia is fighting intense battles against thousands of Ukrainian…

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