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(This article forms a part of the Science for All newsletter that takes the jargon out of science and puts the fun in! Subscribe now!) Until now, scientists believed that there was no binary star system near Sagittarius A*, which is a supermassive black hole located at the centre of our Milky Way. However, new…
New Delhi: Home Minister Amit Shah – at the centre of a ferocious Congress-led maelstrom following his “Ambedkar is the fashion” quip in Parliament last night – counterattacked Wednesday evening by accusing his rivals of being “anti-Ambedkar” and “anti-Constitution”, and “spreading lies”. In his typically combative style, a normally unapologetic Mr Shah – Prime Minister…
India vs Australia: Rohit Sharma at R Ashwin’s farewell after 3rd Test© BCCI Ravichandran Ashwin‘s abrupt retirement decision, midway through the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy, will mean that the legendary off-spinner will fly back to India right after the third Test, and not travel with the team any further. India captain Rohit Sharma confirmed…
The couple was transferred to a nearby hospital, where doctors pronounced them dead. (Representational) New Delhi: An elderly couple died after a fire broke out at their home in southwest Delhi’s Safdarjung Enclave on Wednesday morning, a Delhi Fire Services official said. The couple have been identified as Govind Ram Nagpal (80) and his wife…
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At the centre of the Milky Way is a supermassive black hole called Sagittarius A*. It is roughly 27,000 light years from Earth and 23.5 million kilometres in diameter. In a world first, a team of astronomers led by Florian Peißker from the University of Cologne, Germany, have discovered a binary star system orbiting this…
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New Delhi: Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday evening doubled down on his party’s attacks on Amit Shah – after his “… has become the fashion to say Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar…” remark in Parliament last night – calling them “condemnable” and slamming the ruling BJP for disrespecting for the Constitution. Mr Kharge also called on Prime Minister Narendra…
Andrew Tate, flanked by bodyguards, looks at a mobile phone at the Court of Appeals building in Bucharest, Romania on Tuesday (December 10, 2024). | Photo Credit: AP A British court ruled Wednesday (December 18, 2024) that police can seize more than 2 million pounds ($2.5 million) to cover years of unpaid taxes from influencer…
Daily Quiz | On events and birthdays that happened today throughout history Václav Havel, a Czech writer and later, President, who died on this day in 2011. START THE QUIZ 1 / 6 | On this day in 1865, by proclamation of the U.S. Secretary of State, the _____ Amendment to the Constitution, outlawing slavery,…
Ravichandran Ashwin sparred with his insecurities as a child for far too long and perhaps didn’t want to be dragged into a rigmarole of insecurities once again. It is for this reason that an abrupt retirement from international cricket would not seem out of the blue for anyone who has followed the man’s…
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International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman Jay Shah wished a great future for Indian cricketstalwart Ravichandran Ashwin, who announced his decision to retire after the Brisbane Test against Australia on Wednesday. It took many by surprise when Ashwin walked out with India captain Rohit Sharma to announce his international retirement. The signs were there…
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