Month: September 2024

U.S. Justice Department files $100 million claim over Baltimore bridge collapse

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File photo shows a U.S. Coast Guard boat approaches clean-up operations at the Francis Scott Key Bridge as the main shipping channel prepares to fully reopen, in Baltimore. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a response in a Maryland court demanding more than $100 million in damages from Grace…

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R Ashwin Gets ‘Bullied’ By Teammates Ahead Of India vs Bangladesh 2nd Test. This Is The Reason

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Gautam Gambhir‘s stint as the Indian team head coach in the Test format began on a triumphant note as the Rohit Sharma-led side trounced Bangladesh by 280 runs in the 1st Test in Chennai. On Tuesday, the Indian team arrived in Kanpur ahead of the series-deciding 2nd Test at the Green Park Stadium….

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Thai Zoo That Homes Viral Pygmy Hippo ‘Moo Deng’ Earns 4 Times More Now

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Bangkok, Thailand: An endangered baby pygmy hippo that shot to social media stardom in Thailand has become a lucrative source of income for her home zoo, quadrupling its ticket sales, the institution said Thursday. Moo Deng, whose name in Thai means “bouncy pork”, has drawn tens of thousands of visitors to Khao Kheow Open Zoo…

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Exploring the ‘wonderful world’ of symplectic geometry to solve problems in mechanics

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Yakov Eliashberg speaking at the TNQ Distinguished Lecture in Mathematics at IIT Madras on September 26, 2024. | Photo Credit: B. Velankanni Raj Russian-American mathematician and Wolf Prize laureate Yakov Eliashberg delivered a public talk at IIT Madras on Thursday, as part of the inaugural annual TNQ Distinguished Lecture in Mathematics. The talk was part…

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Science

Finland Zoo To Return 2 Giant Pandas To China Because They Are Too Expensive To Keep

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Finland’s Ahtari Zoo is prematurely ending its 15-year giant panda hosting program, returning Lumi and Pyry to China in November, eight years ahead of schedule. The decision stems from financial constraints, largely due to inflation and debt accumulated during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to BBC, the zoo spent approximately 1.5 million euros annually on the…

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Probe Agency Attaches Assets Of Haryana Congress MLA Rao Singh In Money Laundering Case

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New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday said it has attached assets worth more than Rs 44 crore of entities linked to Congress MLA Rao Dan Singh, his son and some others as part of a money laundering investigation. Rao Singh, 65, is the MLA from Mahendragarh in Haryana. The Congress has again fielded…

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Senthil Balaji Leaves Jail Amid Buzz About Becoming A Minister Again

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The ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu is celebrating the release as as a moral and legal victory. Chennai: Former Tamil Nadu transport minister Senthil Balaji left Chennai’s Puzhal Central Prison on Thursday evening, hours after the Supreme Court granted him bail, sparking speculation over whether he would be reinducted into the state cabinet.  Mr Balaji…

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With 80th anniversary of U.N. looming, countries seek urgent reform

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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar poses for a picture with German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira and Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa during the G4 Foreign Ministers Meeting, in New York. | Photo Credit: ANI With the United Nations (UN) approaching its 80th anniversary next year, the Group of Four (G4)…

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Elon Musk, Not Invited To Investment Summit, Lashes Out At UK

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Elon Musk hit back at Britain on Thursday after reports that he had not been invited to the country’s upcoming investment summit, alleging the government was releasing convicted paedophiles while imprisoning people over social media posts. The BBC reported that the US billionaire had not been invited to the summit next month after his posts…

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Sugar-Coated Philosophy Being Sold, Says Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar On Religious Conversions

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Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar delivers address at Hindu Spiritual and Seva Mela 2024 Jaipur: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar today said the country is seeing religious conversions in a structured manner that is opposite to the country’s values and constitutional principles with a “sugar-coated philosophy” being sold and vulnerable sections of the society targeted. Delivering the…

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