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Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh: The next hearing will be held on October 7 in Rouse Avenue Court. (file) New Delhi: Former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh tried to sexually harass women wrestlers whenever he saw an opportunity, the Delhi police told the court today, and argued that…
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This incident took place around 8:00 pm near Sehlau village. Barmer, Rajasthan: A government school principal and a girl student were killed after a bus they were travelling in with 27 others rammed a dumper parked on roadside in Rajasthan’s Barmer district on Saturday night, police said. The school principal was identified as Mohammad Ibrahim,…
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The human population on the earth exceeded eight billion people in November 2022, underscoring our species’ status as the dominant force on our planet, with our unparalleled cognitive abilities and technological prowess, and ability to harness, engineer, and reshape the environment around us. This dominance has also resulted in some catastrophic outcomes as we have…
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The National Research Foundation (NRF) is a new research funding agency that the Union Cabinet recently approved. It has a budget of Rs 50,000 crore over five years and was set up to help boost research and innovation in India by providing more funding, streamlining the research funding process, and strengthening linkages between academia, industry,…
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Reports in January claimed that a sea urchin species off Eilat was dying rapidly. Eilat, Israel: The Red Sea’s spectacular coral reefs face a new threat, marine biologists warn — the mass death of sea urchins that may be caused by a mystery disease. Because the long-spined creatures feed on algae that can suffocate corals,…
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India won silver medal in women’s individual team© AFP After winning a silver medal in the team event at the Hangzhou Asian Games, Indian 10M Air Rifle shooter Ashi Chouksey said that her team was confident of winning a medal and claiming the silver for the country is a “proud moment.” The trio of Ramita,…
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Anurag Thakur cancelled his visit to China as a mark of protest. New Delhi: Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Friday condemned China’s denial of visas to three Indian athletes from Arunachal Pradesh, calling it “discriminatory” and against the Olympic Charter. Two athletes, Onilu Tega and Mepung Lamgu, despite being cleared by the Hangzhou Asian Games…
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India opened Asian Games 2023 medals tally in shooting© AFP The Indian contingent kicked off the Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou, with the first set of medals coming in on September 24. In the 2018 event, the Indian contingent had bagged its biggest-ever medal haul, earning as many as 80 medals from the event from…
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US lawmakers have until midnight on September 30 to reach an agreement on a spending bill. Washington: President Joe Biden on Saturday blamed “a small group of extreme Republicans” for a budget impasse that has placed the US government a week away from a shutdown, urging the lawmakers to resolve the issue. Speaking at a…
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US on Friday urged India to work with Canada. (File) The Biden administration will likely try to stay out of the diplomatic dispute between Canada and India as much it can, aiming not to disrupt the progress it’s made in its relationship with PM Narendra Modi’s government, the founder of political strategy firm Signum Global…
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