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Supporters of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) display flags with a portrait of jailed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan, in Istanbul, Turkiye, March 17, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters A delegation from Turkiye’s main pro-Kurdish DEM party on Saturday (December 28, 2024) visited jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan, who…
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Actress Olivia Hussey in Lost Horizon. | Photo Credit: THE HINDU ARCHIVES Olivia Hussey, the actor who starred as a teenage Juliet in the 1968 film Romeo and Juliet, has died, her family said on social media Saturday, December 28, 2024. She was 73. Hussey died on Friday (December 27, 2024), “peacefully at home surrounded…
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Mumbai: Dharavi Redevelopment Project Private Ltd (DRPPL) has rebranded itself as Navbharat Mega Developers Private Ltd (NMDPL) – matching with the company’s promise of building a modern, inclusive and vibrant community, it was announced on Saturday. The initiative is not just to change the name DRPPL but also to avoid being mistaken for the government…
The 2014-2016 Pacific marine heatwave wiped out more than half — roughly four million — of Alaska’s common murre (Uria aalge) seabirds, representing the largest documented vertebrate die-off linked to warming oceans, according to a new study. “Although research on the impacts of global warming on marine birds has clearly suggested major shifts in species’ ranges and abundance, documented changes…
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File photo | Photo Credit: KSL Based on observations of 110 durian plants, researchers have discovered that around 15 days of dry weather can trigger the flowering of durian plants. The flowering occurred around 50 days after an approximately 15-day dry spell, independent of whether the plant was grafted or grown from a seed. The…
The 2014-2016 Pacific marine heatwave wiped out more than half — roughly four million — of Alaska’s common murre (Uria aalge) seabirds, representing the largest documented vertebrate die-off linked to warming oceans, according to a new study. “Although research on the impacts of global warming on marine birds has clearly suggested major shifts in species’ ranges and abundance, documented changes…
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Heavy downpour: In Puducherry, Cyclone Fengal dumped 48.4 cm of rainfall in 24 hours. | Photo Credit: ANI Tropical cyclones rank among the most devastating natural phenomena, with the potential to inflict significant destruction and loss of life. While the North Indian Ocean basin experiences fewer cyclones compared to other regions, it remains highly susceptible…
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Based on observations of 110 durian plants, researchers have discovered that around 15 days of dry weather can trigger the flowering of durian plants. The flowering occurred around 50 days after an approximately 15-day dry spell, independent of whether the plant was grafted or grown from a seed. The study covered both seed-grown and grafted plants,…
When we worry about the health of our family and our friends, discussion often gravitates towards our hormones, the most talked about being insulin and the thyroid hormone. Hormones are signaling molecules found in most multicellular organisms. They facilitate communication between organs and tissues in our body that are far apart. The signals regulate a wide…
The shoulder-barging incident between Sam Konstas and Virat Kohli has been one of the most controversial moments of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024/25, resulting in a 20 per cent match fee fine for Virat Kohli along with one ICC demerit point. Now, Sam Konstas has used the incident to fuel banter with the Indian…