Month: September 2024

Deaths In UK Tower Fire, Which Killed 72, Were “All Avoidable”, Finds Probe

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Deaths In UK Tower Fire, Which Killed 72, Were “All Avoidable”, Finds Probe

The fire started in the early hours of June 14, 2017 (File) The UK’s Grenfell Tower fire disaster that killed 72 people was the result of “decades of failure” by government and construction industry bodies and the “systematic dishonesty” of building material firms, a damning final report said on Wednesday. The fire in the early…

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India’s Reliance wins bid for govt incentives to make EV batteries

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India’s Reliance wins bid for govt incentives to make EV batteries

Reliance. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Reliance Industries has won a bid under an incentives program which supports EV battery production, a statement from the Indian government said on Wednesday (September 4, 2024). Earlier this year, seven companies submitted bids to set up local manufacturing units for the production of advanced chemistry cells, or ACCs,…

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Business

Bhavinaben Patel Bows Out Of Women’s Singles TT Quarterfinal At Paralympics

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Bhavinaben Patel Bows Out Of Women’s Singles TT Quarterfinal At Paralympics

Bhavina Patel in action© X (Twitter) India’s challenge in women’s singles table tennis at the Paralympics ended here on Wednesday after Tokyo edition’s silver-medallist Bhavinaben Patel lost to China’s Ying Zhou 3-1 in the class 4 quarterfinal. Bhavinaben, who became India’s first-ever medal winner in the sport with her silver in the Tokyo…

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Sports

“Break For Surgery Is Fine, Then Why Not Mental Fatigue?”: Mental Health Expert Neerja Birla

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“Break For Surgery Is Fine, Then Why Not Mental Fatigue?”: Mental Health Expert Neerja Birla

Mrs. Birla, it’s only been a few days since the Paris Olympics concluded and the Indian contingent returned with a total of six medals. But why does a country with a population of over 1.4 billion people get just six medals in Olympic Games? Is it just a lack of skill or does…

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Nifty halts 14-day rally; Sensex drops over 200 points tracking weak global markets

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Nifty halts 14-day rally; Sensex drops over 200 points tracking weak global markets

Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). | Photo Credit: Reuters Stock markets closed lower on Wednesday (September 4, 2024) with Nifty taking a breather after a 14-day winning run and Sensex dropping by 202 points due to weak global trends on worries of potential slowdown in the U.S. market. The 30-share BSE Sensex dropped 202.80 points or…

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It’s almost impossible to keep teens off their phones in bed – but new research shows it really does affect their sleep

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It’s almost impossible to keep teens off their phones in bed – but new research shows it really does affect their sleep

Photograph used for representational purposes only | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Parents of children and teenagers have long been warned about the dangers of screen time and digital devices before bed – the worry being that screens could harm the sleep patterns of young people. But do screens really hurt the length and quality of…

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Science

Tripura Insurgency Ends As Last 2 Rebel Groups Sign Historic Peace Deals, Says Amit Shah

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Tripura Insurgency Ends As Last 2 Rebel Groups Sign Historic Peace Deals, Says Amit Shah

Home Minister Amit Shah announced signing of peace deals with two Tripura rebel groups Guwahati: Two insurgent groups in Tripura have agreed to give up arms and join the mainstream in a historic peace agreement signed with the Centre and the state government. With the singing of this agreement, Tripura is left with no insurgent…

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Nation

Sharath Kamal, Manika Batra Headline India’s Table Tennis Squad For Asian Championships

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Sharath Kamal, Manika Batra Headline India’s Table Tennis Squad For Asian Championships

Veteran Sharath Kamal and star female player Manika Batra were on Wednesday named in the India squad for the 27th Asian Table Tennis Championships, scheduled to be held in Astana, from October 7 to 13. Sharath, the 42-year-old who recently featured in his fifth and last Olympics, is the captain of the men’s…

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Sports

5 Facts On ‘Flying Chernobyl’

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5 Facts On ‘Flying Chernobyl’

Russia’s 9M370 Burevestnik is a nuclear-powered, nuclear-armed cruise missile. US researchers recently located the deployment site of Russia’s new nuclear-powered, nuclear-armed cruise missile, the 9M370 Burevestnik. Nicknamed “flying Chernobyl,” the missile has been touted by President Putin as “invincible.” Here’s your 5-point cheatsheet to this deadly weapon: According to Sputnik News, Development work on the…

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