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The court has observed that the bonding between a human and an animal ought to be handled sensitively. Chennai: In a heartwarming decision, the Madras High Court has allowed a veterinarian to reunite with a partially paralysed baby monkey he treated for 10 months in Coimbatore. The animal, a survivor of multiple dog bites in…
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Dissent can take many forms. There are times when a single image can project dissent more powerfully than armed resistance. One such image went viral on social media last week. It was the video of a young woman at Tehran’s Islamic Azad University defiantly walking in her underwear. Her long hair is uncovered and she…
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Dublin residents gathered on the street waiting in vain for the parade to show up. Artificial Intelligence can do a lot. But nobody – at least not the partygoers in Dublin, Ireland – realised that it would pull out a party trick on Halloween this year. Dublin residents hit the streets in anticipation of a…
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Wanna Suansan, who had been charged with involvement in a 2015 bombing, leaves the Bangkok South Criminal Court in Bangkok, Thailand on Nov. 7, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP A court in Thailand on Thursday (November 7, 2024) acquitted a Thai woman who had been charged with involvement in a 2015 bombing at a shrine…
Deep in the Caspian Sea, around 100 kilometres off the coast of Azerbaijan’s capital Baku, lies Neft Daslari, the world’s oldest offshore oil platform. Also known as “Oil Rocks”, this vast, rusting city has been shrouded in mystery for decades. “The degree of mystery was enormously high,” filmmaker Marc Wolfensberger, who first discovered Neft Daslari…
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In a 12-month span, the Amazon rainforest lost 6,288 square kilometers (2,428 square miles), roughly the size of the U.S. state of Delaware. | Photo Credit: AP Forest loss in Brazil’s Amazon dropped by 30.6% compared to the previous year, officials said Wednesday, the lowest level of destruction in nine years. In a 12-month span,…
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You can probably picture a vampire: Pale, sharply fanged undead sucker of blood, deterred only by sunlight, religious paraphernalia and garlic. They’re gnarly creatures, often favorite subjects for movies or books. Luckily, they’re only imaginary … or are they? There are real vampires in the world of bats. Out of over 1,400 currently described bat species,…
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The Indian Sports Honours (ISH) is back with its fifth edition, aiming to spotlight India’s finest athletes and their remarkable performances from October 2023 to September 2024. Conceptualized by Cornerstone Sport, the honours celebrate achievements across a broad range of sports, including Olympic sports, Paralympic sports, the Asian Games, and the Commonwealth Games,…
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Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (M&M) reported 35% growth in consolidated net profit at ₹3,171 crore for the second quarter ended September 30, 2024, as compared with ₹2,348 crore in the year-ago period due to strong performance of all its businesses. The company, consolidated revenue for…
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Rachin Ravindra in action© AFP Former Indian cricket team batter Robin Uthappa criticised Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Chennai Super Kings for allowing New Zealand star Rachin Ravindra to practice at their academy ahead of the Test series against India. Ravindra emerged as the highest run-scorer for New Zealand as the visitors completed…