Month: December 2024

Trump nominates Indian American Kash Patel as FBI Director

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Kash Patel, former Chief of Staff to the Defence Secretary, speaks on the day Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump holds a campaign rally, in Prescott Valley, Arizona, U.S., October 13, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday (November 30, 2024) nominated close confidante Kash Patel for the powerful…

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Warm-Up Match Live: India Focus On Batting Combination With Game vs PM's XI

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India vs Prime Minister’s XI, Warm-up Match Day 2 Live Updates: After rain played spoilsport on the opening day, the two-day warm-up match between India and Prime Minister’s XI in Canberra has been turned into a 50-overs-a-side contest for the final day. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) took to X and…

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Hardik Pandya Thanks Childhood Selector For Rs 400 Fee – Video Goes Viral

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Hardik Pandya made his IPL debut in 2015. He played his first India game in 2016.© AFP and Instagram An adorable video of Hardik Pandya is going viral on social media. In the clip that has surfaced online, Hardik is in a video call with a local cricket selector from his childhood. The…

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“Cricket Should Win”: PCB Softens Tone On India-Pakistan Champions Trophy Row

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Backing down from its boycott threat, the Pakistan Cricket Board has told the ICC that it is willing to accept the ‘Hybrid’ model for hosting next year’s Champions Trophy provided the world body allows the same arrangement for events to be held in India till 2031. What was divulged by a PCB source…

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Who Is Indian-American Kash Patel, Donald Trump’s Pick To Head FBI

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US President-elect Donald Trump nominated his loyalist Kashyap ‘Kash’ Patel to head the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Saturday. Making the announcement, the 78-year-old President-elect called Mr Patel an “America First fighter”. Here are top 10 points on Kash Patel: Kashyap ‘Kash’ Patel was born in New York in 1980 to Gujarati parents, who…

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U-19 Asia Cup: Suryavanshi disappoints as India lose to Pakistan by 43 runs

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India’s Vaibhav Suryavanshi reacts after losing his wicket during the Asian Cricket Council Under-19 Asia Cup final between India and Pakistan at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, United Arab Emirates on Saturday (November 30, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Teen prodigy Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s struggles against seam bowling were apparent during his brief stay as India U-19…

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How does the squirting cucumber squirt?

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Illustration of a squirting cucumber (Ecballium elaterium) dispersing its seeds. | Photo Credit: Getty Images The squirting cucumber (Ecballium elaterium) is named for the ballistic method the species uses to disperse its seeds. When ripe, the ovoid-shaped fruits detach from the stem and eject the seeds explosively in a high-pressure jet of mucilage. This projectile…

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Fossil dung reveals clues to the rise of dinosaurs

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Fossil records show that dinosaurs evolved during the middle part of the Triassic period. | Photo Credit: File photo An international collaboration has been able to identify undigested food remains, plants and prey in the fossilised faeces of dinosaurs, which helped reconstruct the rise of the dinosaurs to become the dominant players in Earth’s ancient…

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