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Gluten is infamous for the allergic reaction it induces in some people. Representative image. | Photo Credit: Victor Rodríguez Iglesias/Unsplash Many cereal grains — but in particular barley, wheat, and rye — contain specific proteins that, when mixed with water and kneaded, create an elastic mass. This mass is called gluten. Two important types of…
Head coach Gautam Gambhir during a pre-departure press conference before leaving for Australia tour, in Mumbai, on November 11, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Head coach Gautam Gambhir on Monday (November 11, 2024) said Jasprit Bumrah, as designated vice-captain, will lead India in the opening Test against Australia in Perth if regular skipper Rohit Sharma…
Reports have been flooding in of Black people across the United States receiving disturbing text messages referencing slavery and “picking cotton”, following Donald Trump’s presidential election win. These racist messages have been reported in over a dozen states, including California, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Michigan, North Carolina, Virginia, and Alabama, as per CNN. The messages, sent anonymously,…
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During his re-election campaign, Donald Trump vowed to purge the military of so-called “woke” generals. Now that he is president-elect, the question in the halls of the Pentagon is whether he would go much further. Mr. Trump is expected to have a far darker view of his military leaders in his second term, after…
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Bhopal: In less than 48 hours Jharkhand will begin voting for a new government. For coal mine workers in Giridh and Bokaro, each election offers a measure of hope to improve their miserable social and economic fortunes but each, ultimately, dissolves into nothingness, each day filled with long hours of toil buried deep underground and…
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The Netherlands Police are using an innovative life-size hologram of a sex worker, killed in Amsterdam in February 2009, to uncover new information about the cold case and bring her killer or killers to justice. The hologram has been placed behind a window in Amsterdam’s Red Light district. Sitting on a stool, it looks at…
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It’s no surprise that many Indians—including some former diplomats—are celebrating Donald Trump’s reelection. After all, Trump’s bond with India, and particularly with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was the envy of many countries and leaders during his first term. Granted, some might say they were mere optics: remember appearances at rallies like “Howdy, Modi!” and “Namaste,…
Chennai Super Kings legend MS Dhoni has been retained by the franchise for a sum of Rs 4 crore ahead of IPL 2025 auction. Notably, he has been picked by the side as an uncapped player, thanks to the latest rule change in the Indian Premier League. The new rule states that India…
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India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin experienced a ‘fanboy’ moment, as he posted a picture on Instagram with Indian chess legend Viswanathan Anand. From the post, it appeared that Ashwin and Anand had been on a flight together. India’s first chess grandmaster, Anand is a five-time World Chess Champion. The duo hail from the same…
Pedestrians walk in front of the venue for COP 29 summit in Baku on November 10, 2024. | Photo Credit: Alexander Nemenov/AFP With the U.N. climate talks tackling complex topics from energy policy to global financial aid, the annual summit has developed its own ever-growing lexicon. Here’s a guide to some of the terms in…
