Month: September 2024

Bangladeshi Fan Sent Back After Controversy Over Kanpur Incident

September 28, 2024 admin

Bangladeshi cricket fan Rabi-ul-Islam, also popularly called Tiger Robi, has been “deported” to his country, sources said on Saturday, a day after he stoked a controversy by claiming he was assaulted inside the stadium in Kanpur during the India-Bangladesh test match and later retracting his allegation. However, Additional DCP (Local Intelligence Unit) Rajesh…

Sports

ISL 2024-25: Odisha FC Pip Jamshedpur FC 2-1 Riding On Strikes From Diego Mauricio And Mourtada Fall

September 28, 2024 admin

Odisha FC defeated Jamshedpur FC 2-1.© X/@OdishaFC Odisha FC defeated Jamshedpur FC 2-1 riding on goals from Diego Mauricio and Mourtada Fall in an Indian Super League match in Bhubaneswar on Saturday. Fall was also guilty of scoring an own goal which proved to be a mere consolation for the visitors. Although Sergio…

Sports

No ceasefire yet, says Israeli envoy, defends Israel war a year after October 7 attacks

September 28, 2024 admin

Despite global calls for a ceasefire, Israel will not stop its airstrikes and operations in Gaza and Lebanon, said Israel’s newly-appointed Ambassador to India Reuven Azar. Speaking to The Hindu in an interview just ahead of the one year mark since the October 7 terror attacks, Ambassador Azar, who earlier served as Israel’s Deputy National…

World

Surviving in India’s salt desert

September 28, 2024 admin

The Indian wild ass, locally called khur, has outlasted predators such as cheetah and lion. | Photo Credit: Getty Images The Rann of Kutch evolved when waters of the Arabian Sea made incursions into this region 150-200 million years ago. Geological upheavals led to the rise of a landmass that cut off the Kutch basin…

Science

‘Gutted Not To Watch Stars In Action’: Fans React As Day 2 Of India vs Bangladesh Test Gets Washed Out

September 28, 2024 admin

As play on Day 2 of the second Test between India and Bangladesh was washed out without a ball being bowled at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur, hundreds of spectators who came to watch the match were disappointed and left feeling gutted. With rain and a wet outfield ensuring no play was…

Sports

Pigs may be transmission route of rat hepatitis E to humans

September 28, 2024 admin

New research suggests that pigs may function as a transmission vehicle for a strain of the hepatitis E virus (HEV) common in rats that has recently been found to infect humans. The Rocahepevirus ratti strain is called “rat HEV” because rats are the primary reservoir of the virus. Since the first human case was reported in a person with…

Science

Policeman Killed During Encounter With Terrorists In Jammu and Kashmir

September 28, 2024 admin

Kathua: A Jammu and Kashmir Police head constable was killed and an assistant sub-inspector was injured Saturday evening during an encounter between security forces and terrorists in a remote village in Kathua district, officials said. The encounter at Kog-Mandli village in Billawar tehsil started around 5.30 pm when security forces launched a joint cordon and…

Nation

Rajnath Singh Attacks Rahul Gandhi

September 28, 2024 admin

“Rahul tries to tarnish the image of India in other countries,” Rajnath Singh said Chandigarh: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, accusing the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha of trying to tarnish the country’s image during his foreign visits. Addressing a rally in Haryana’s Badli in favour of…

Nation

Do domestic chicks have innate ability to recognise faces?

September 28, 2024 admin

Multiple behavioural studies have suggested that face selectivity might be an inborn feature of the brain. Both newborn human babies and newly hatched domestic chicks that have never seen faces before show spontaneous attraction toward face-like stimuli composed of three dark features representing eyes and a mouth/beak. Researchers uncovered a population of neurons that respond…

Science

After Firings, Robbery In Delhi; Bike Borne Men Loot Gold Worth Rs 3.5 Crore

September 28, 2024 admin

Officials said they have started an investigation on the basis of CCTV footage (Representational) New Delhi: After three firing incidents in 24 hours, Delhi has seen a major incident of robbery with 4 kg of gold worth over Rs 3.5 crore being stolen. Police officials said a gold merchant from central Delhi’s Karol Bagh got…

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