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Less than a year ago, tech billionaire Elon Musk was Britain’s star guest at a conference, with the then Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, playing the role of a fawning interviewer to the world’s richest man. A year on, things have changed in Britain. The Labour government, which came to power in July, has decided not…
Typhoon Krathon made landfall in Kaohsiung on October 3, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP A fire at a hospital in southern Taiwan killed at least nine people Thursday (October 3, 2024) as the island was being battered by a typhoon. The fire occurred in Pingtung county, which has been hit hard by Typhoon Krathon, which…
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File image of Shardul Thakur.© X (Twitter) India batter Sarfaraz Khan stole the limelight on Wednesday, as he struck a sensational double century for Mumbai against Rest of India (ROI) on Day 2 of the Irani Cup 2024. However, after the game, despite their score of 536, there were some worrying scenes in…
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An artist’s impression shows the sub-Earth-mass planet that was discovered orbiting Barnard’s star, the closest single star to our solar system, in this undated handout. | Photo Credit: Reuters Barnard’s star is a red dwarf, the smallest type of regular star and much smaller and less luminous than our sun. At about 6 light years…
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Yemen’s Houthi rebels conducted drone strikes in Israel’s Tel Aviv early this morning, backing the Palestinian and Lebanese wars against Israel. The operation achieved its goals as the drones successfully reached their targets, the Houthis said in a statement. “The Drone Air Force of the Yemeni Armed Forces carried out a military operation targeting a…
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Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud took over in November 2022 and is set to retire next month New Delhi: Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud pulled up a lawyer in the Supreme Court today after he told the bench that he had cross-checked with the court master about the details of the order dictated…
This undated handout image released on October 2, 2024 by FlyWire – Princeton University shows the largest neurons of the fruit fly brain connectome. An international team has managed to map all the neurons and connections in the brain of the fruit fly, a major advance for neuroscience, the results of which were published on…
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Former India wrestler Vinesh Phogat was once again accused of not mentioning the name of uncle Mahavir Phogat in her ‘thank you’ note following the Paris Olympics 2024 disqualification. Vinesh qualified for the 50kg final but was disqualified for being 100gm overweight ahead of the clash. Following the disqualification, Vinesh thanked her coaches, physios…
Shailaja Paik is a distinguished research professor of history at the University of Cincinnati New York: An Indian-American professor, Shailaja Paik, conducting research on and writing about Dalit women has received a $800,000 “genius” grant from the MacArthur Foundation which gives out awards every year to people with extraordinary achievements or potential. Announcing her fellowship,…
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Anura Kumara Dissanayake takes oath as Sri Lanka’s new president during a ceremony, in Colombo, Sri Lanka. File | Photo Credit: PTI The new Sri Lankan government, during its first meeting with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), said it is committed to the global lender’s $2.9 billion bailout package clinched by the previous Ranil Wickremesinghe…