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New Delhi: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is attempting to mate two satellites in the near vacuum of space, both of which would travel at a velocity ten times the speed of a bullet – a tough challenge to arrest two orbiting space assets and nudge them into a single spacecraft. It will take…
World number one Aryna Sabalenka says she is “fresh and ready to go” in her bid for a third straight Australian Open title, warning she has plenty of room for improvement. The 26-year-old enjoyed a sensational 2024, reaching seven finals and winning four titles, including the US Open. Her year was kickstarted by…
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File image of R Ashwin.© AFP Former India all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin has played down the idea of being given a big farewell, following his retirement from international cricket. A talking point after Ashwin’s retirement was how it had come without any farewell or prior preparation, but instead was announced abruptly to the cricket…
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Maputo: A prison riot in Mozambique’s capital Maputo left 33 people dead and 15 injured, the country’s police general commander Bernardino Rafael said on Wednesday, as civil unrest linked to October’s disputed election continues. A decision on Monday by Mozambique’s top court confirming long-ruling party Frelimo’s victory in the election has sparked fresh nationwide protests…
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Talismanic India batter Virat Kohli has admitted he hasn’t been disciplined enough in his last few innings of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy series. After scoring an unbeaten century at Perth, Kohli has since made 7, 11 and 3 in this series currently locked at 1-1. “If you would have told us we’re going…
Sam Konstas and Virat Kohli clashed on the field© X (Twitter) It isn’t common for a debutant to play as fearlessly as Australia’s Sam Konstas did en route to his 52-ball half-century against India on Day 1 of the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne. Konstas hit some exquisite T20-styled shots early in the…
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The attacks came amid heightened concerns about crime in the subways, particularly after the arrest on December 22, 2024 of a man charged with setting a woman on fire on a subway car. File | Photo Credit: AP A man accused of using a knife to slash a man and a woman in Manhattan’s Grand…
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Representational image. | Photo Credit: AFP Fourteen members of the Syrian police were killed in an “ambush” by forces loyal to the ousted government in the Tartous countryside, the transitional administration said early on Thursday (December 26, 2024), as demonstrations and an overnight curfew elsewhere marked the most widespread unrest since Bashar al-Assad’s removal more…
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Usman Khawaja of Australia plays a shot during day one of the Men’s Fourth Test Match in the series between Australia and India at Melbourne Cricket Ground on December 26, 2024 in Melbourne, Australia. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Australia captain Pat Cummins won the toss Thursday (December 26, 2024) and decided to bat first…
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December 26, 2024, marks the 20th year since the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami. The tsunami generated by the quake of magnitude 9.1 was sourced off the Sumatran coast and was the third largest (by magnitude) in the world since 1900. The source was 30 km below the ocean floor, in the Sunda trench,…
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