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Cyclone Remal, which made landfall in low-lying Bangladesh and neighbouring India on May 26 evening with fierce gales and crashing waves, left at least 38 people dead, destroyed thousands of homes, smashed seawalls and flooded cities across the two countries. | Photo Credit: AFP Bangladeshi weather experts said on May 28 that a deadly cyclone…
All eyes on Rafah image: People have dropped comments on Ms Sajdeh’s birthday post for Rohit Sharma Indian cricket captain Rohit Sharma’s wife Ritika Sajdeh was among those who shared the “All Eyes On Rafah” image in her Instagram Stories. The social media campaign, calling for attention to what’s happening in Rafah, a city in…
Keir Starmer was raised in a cramped, semi-detached house on the outskirts of London London: UK Labour leader Keir Starmer is a former human rights lawyer turned state prosecutor whose ruthless ambition and formidable work ethic look set to propel him to Britain’s highest political office. The 61-year-old, whose unusual first name was his socialist…
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File image of R Praggnanandhaa© AFP Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa lost to World Champion Ding Liren in the Armageddon tie-breaker after the two played out a draw under normal time control in the second round of the Norway Chess tournament in Stavanger. The second round of the prestigious event saw all three classical…
A bumblebee flies between poppy flowers near the buildings of the banking district in Frankfurt, Germany, Friday, May 24, 2024. The Nature And Biodiversity Conservation Union, or NABU, invited people to spend an hour counting the insects they see in a 10-meter radius (33-foot) radius and report what they see to NABU. The Citizen-Science-Projekts named…
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A computer-generated 3D model of Venus’ surface provided by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory shows the volcano Sif Mons which is exhibiting signs of ongoing activity, in this undated handout image. Using data from NASA’s Magellan mission, Italian researchers detected evidence of an eruption while the spacecraft orbited the planet in the early 1990s. | Photo…
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It isn’t often that the mentor of a franchise gets credited emphatically for the team’s performance in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Even before the 2024 edition of the T20 league concluded, a mentor whose stocks had soared was Gautam Gambhir. The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) emerged as the strongest team from the…
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The world’s first wooden satellite made from wood and named LignoSat, developed by scientists at Kyoto University and logging company Sumitomo Forestry, is shown during a press conference at Kyoto University in Kyoto on May 28, 2024. The world’s first wooden satellite has been built by Japanese researchers who said their tiny cuboid craft will…
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Use of 5.6 million EVMs in the elections has saved thousands of tonnes of paper. New Delhi: The ongoing Lok Sabha polls is probably the ‘hottest’ election in India’s history, thanks to the scorching heat. The elections, however, are definitely the most eco-friendly elections that have been ever held in the world’s largest democracy and…
The car is part of the convoy of BJP candidate Karan Bhushan Singh’s convoy Lucknow: Two people, including a 17-year-old, died in Uttar Pradesh’s Gonda today after a Toyota Fortuner SUV hit a bike. The SUV belongs to the convoy of Karan Bhushan Singh, BJP candidate from Kaiserganj Lok Sabha seat and son of six-time…
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