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Image used for representative purpose only | Photo Credit: R. Ragu Rupee rose by 2 paise to 83.95 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Friday (September 6, 2024) amid a weaker dollar against major currencies overseas. An upward movement in the international crude oil prices, negative domestic equity markets and outflow of foreign…
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India’s ace Olympian Manu Bhaker arrived at the Kaun Banega Crorepati stage after her twin-medal heroics in the Paris Olympics 2024. Manu returned home from Paris with two bronze medals to her name and has since been in the media and social media spotlight. On Thursday, Manu was spotted at the sets of…
Image used for representative purpose only | Photo Credit: Reuters Benchmark equity indices declined in early trade on Friday (September 6, 2024) tracking a weak trend in global markets and fresh foreign fund outflows. Falling for the third day running, the 30-share BSE Sensex declined 233.98 points to 81,967.18 in early trade. The NSE Nifty…
In this photo provided by the The University of Alabama at Birmingham, medical researchers collect a kidney biopsy during the transplant of a pig’s kidney into a donated body on Feb. 15, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Questions: 1. What is the term for a transplantation procedure in which cells or organs are transferred between…
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In this file photo dated Friday November 6, 2020, mink look out from a pen at a farm near Naestved, Denmark. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has appointed Thursday Nov. 19, 2020, a new agriculture minister, after Mogens Jensen resigned after the government ordered the culling of all Danish mink because of the coronavirus, but…
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Cristiano Ronaldo might be 39 years old but there still isn’t a ray of doubt in his head that he is the best in the world, in fact, the best in history. After scoring his 900th career goal, in Portugal’s 2-1 win against Croatia in the UEFA Nations League, Ronaldo once again chose…
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Jaipur: The Rajasthan government has effected a major bureaucratic reshuffle – including assigning four women with strong track records and a clean image to head critical departments, such as urban development for capital city Jaipur, which will host a major investors in early December. The changes indicate that Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma – a…
The oceans are also heating to record levels, raising the risk of more intense storms. Paris: The 2024 northern summer saw the highest global temperatures ever recorded, beating last year’s record and making this year likely Earth’s hottest ever, the EU’s climate monitor said Friday. The data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service followed a…
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As climate envoys from the world’s top two greenhouse gas producers meet in Beijing this week, experts say China’s emissions may finally be nearing their peak. US climate envoy John Podesta will be looking to solidify Beijing’s commitments — which include topping out its planet-warming emissions by 2030 — as he meets this week with…
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A month ago, a student-led movement ousted Bangladesh’s Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, after weeks of protests and clashes that killed over 600 people and pushed the country to the brink of chaos. What began as student protests over government jobs became a large-scale revolt against the country’s longest-serving Prime Minister. Ms. Hasina, 76, fled to…
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