Month: September 2024

Intuitive Machines clinches $4.8 bln navigation services contract from NASA

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The Nova-C lunar lander designed by aerospace company Intuitive Machines is displayed at the company’s headquarters in Houston, Texas, U.S., October 3, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Intuitive Machines said on Tuesday (September 18, 2024) it has bagged a navigation and communication services contract of up to $4.82 billion from NASA for missions in the…

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Science

Kamala Harris ‘2011 Hit-And-Run’ Is Fake News Spread By Russia: Microsoft

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Social media claims about Kamala Harris’ “hit-and-run” is fake news, a Microsoft research shows. Washington: A false claim circulating on social media that Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris left a 13-year-old girl paralysed after an alleged hit-and-run in San Francisco in 2011 is the work of a covert Russian disinformation operation, according to new research…

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Over 37,000 idols immersed in Mumbai as Ganesh festival draws to a close

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More than 37,000 idols of Lord Ganesh and Goddess Gauri were immersed in water bodies across Mumbai. | Photo Credit: Getty Images More than 37,000 idols of Lord Ganesh and Goddess Gauri were immersed in water bodies across Mumbai by Wednesday (September 18, 2024) morning as devotees bade farewell to their favourite elephant-headed deity with…

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Nation

India Look To Spin A New Story But Tricky Bangladesh No Pushovers

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Littered largely with lopsided contests, India’s hopes of walking down that familiar path will hinge on sorting an uncharacteristic batting infirmity against spin when they face Bangladesh in a two-Test series starting in Chennai from Thursday. Bangladesh, who are fresh from a recent 2-0 drubbing of Pakistan, are no pushovers this time and…

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Sports

Worst drought on record lowers Amazon rivers to all-time lows

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A man rides a boat in front of the sandbanks at the Solimoes River, one of the largest tributaries of the Amazon River, during a Greenpeace flyover to inspect what the National Center for Monitoring and Early Warning of Natural Disasters (Cemaden) says is the most intense and widespread drought Brazil has experienced since records…

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Our batting has quality to take on any spin unit: Indian head coach Gautam Gambhir ahead of Test series against Bangladesh

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India’s Head Coach Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, and Ajit Agarkar, Chairman of Selection Committee during the practice session ahead of the first Test match against Bangladesh at Chepauk Stadium in Chennai on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: Ragu R India head coach Gautam Gambhir on Wednesday (September 18, 2024) dismissed concerns surrounding Indian batters’ recent struggle…

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Sports

Duleep Trophy: Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson, Riyan Parag Go Into Final Round With Point To Prove

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The likes of Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson, Riyan Parag and Rinku Singh will get another opportunity to enhance their red-ball credentials when the final round of Duleep Trophy matches begin in Anantapur on Thursday. No knockout games are scheduled for the season opening event and the team with maximum points will lift the…

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Ahead Of Test Series, Gautam Gambhir’s Brilliant ‘Pakistan Message’ For Bangladesh

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Gautam Gambhir ahead of Bangladesh Tests© AFP Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir spoke to reporters, donning his candid avatar like always. When the topic of Japsprit Bumrah came up, Gambhir expressed his delight at the appreciation a fast bowler is getting in India, as the country has traditionally worshiped batters more than…

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Study Of Craters Suggests Earth Once Had Saturn-Like Rings

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The asteroid belt existed around Earth more than 450 million years ago. Earth has had a long history, but millions of years ago, the planet even had Saturn-like ring of debris around it. Surprised? A new study by Andy Tomkins and his colleagues at Monash University in Melbourne has suggested that the rings lasted for…

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