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Daily quiz: in honour of the world’s first artificial nuclear reactor, on its birth anniversary 1 / 5 | Though X described the world’s first artificial nuclear reactor as a “crude pile of black bricks and wooden timbers”, Chicago Pile-1 was actually quite safe — a reputation it had acquired from X himself, a uniquely…
Cairo: The United Nations chief said Monday the situation in war-torn Gaza was “appalling and apocalyptic”, warning conditions faced by Palestinians in the territory may amount to the “gravest international crimes”. In remarks read out on his behalf at a Cairo conference aimed at increasing humanitarian aid, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged the international community…
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File photo of Don Bradman© AFP A cap worn by Australia’s greatest batsman Don Bradman will be auctioned in Sydney on Tuesday, with the tattered “baggy green” expected to fetch as much as US$260,000. Bradman donned the woollen cap during India’s 1947-48 tour of Australia, which marked the touring side’s first Tests on…
Mumbai: The Bharatiya Janata Party has named Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and ex-Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani as the designated ‘observers’ for a meeting of its newly elected Maharashtra MLAs later today, at which the issue of the next Chief Minister may be settled. No formal announcement has been made so far, but Devendra Fadnavis,…
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Congress MP Renuka Chowdhury had a snappy response to Mohan Bhagwat’s remarks New Delhi: In a snappy response to RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s remarks on India’s declining population growth and his advice to every couple to produce at least three children, Congress MP Renuka Chowdhury pointed to unemployment and said no one is ready to…
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Supporters of the former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), attend a symbolic prayer for the people the party claims were killed during a protest in Islamabad this week, in Peshawar, Pakistan, November 29, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters An anti-terrorism court on Monday (December 2, 2024) sent former prime minister Imran…
A member of the Mumbai Indians team since 2018, Ishan Kishan was sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 auction. The wicket-keeper batter was released by the Mumbai Indians ahead of the 2-day auction, with the franchise deciding to keep Tilak Varma instead. Mumbai did bid for him in…
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A photo taken on July 5, 2024, by the New Zealand Department of Conservation shows rangers walking beside what appears to be the carcass of a rare spade-toothed whale after it was discovered washed ashore on a beach near Taieri Mouth, New Zealand. | Photo Credit: AFP It is the world’s rarest whale, with only…
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People outside the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), Mumbai. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended higher on Monday (December 2, 2024) amid buying in blue-chip stocks Reliance Industries, Infosys and HDFC Bank along with a firm trend in the U.S. markets. Recovering the early lost ground, the BSE benchmark Sensex climbed 445.29…
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Image for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images The rupee depreciated 13 paise to close at an all-time low of 84.73 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar on Monday (December 2, 2024), on disappointing macroeconomic data and broad strength of the American currency in the overseas markets. Forex traders said Asian currencies were down…
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