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Columbia University Takes Back Deadline Set For Protesters To Leave Campus

April 26, 2024 admin

Student protesters say they are expressing solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. New York: Columbia University backed off late Thursday from an overnight deadline for pro-Palestinian protesters to abandon an encampment there as more college campuses in the United States sought to prevent occupations from taking hold. Police have carried out large-scale arrests in universities across…

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Longer-lasting ozone holes over Antarctica expose seal pups and penguin chicks to much more UV

April 26, 2024 admin

Over the last 25 years, the ozone hole which forming over Antarctica each spring has started to shrink. But over the last four years, even as the hole has shrunk it has persisted for an unusually long time. Our new research found that instead of closing up during November it has stayed open well into December. This…

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First Time In IPL: SunRisers Hyderabad Script Unique Record Despite Loss To RCB

April 26, 2024 admin

The Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), which is having one of its more fruitful seasons in the cash-rich domestic league with five wins from eight matches, entered the IPL record books for the most number of sixes hit in a single season, at 100. The feat was achieved during the clash with the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)…

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Supreme Court Asks Poll Panel For Guidelines If Maximum Voters Choose NOTA

April 26, 2024 admin

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Election Commission of India over a petition seeking that an election be declared void if the maximum voters have opted for the ‘none of the above’ (NOTA) option. The bench, led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, has asked the poll panel to examine the…

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As Bengaluru Votes, Water Shortage, Massive Traffic Jams In Focus

April 26, 2024 admin

Bengaluru is home to thousands of startups and global firms. Bengaluru: Dire water shortages, flooding, gridlocked roads and poor civic facilities have become major issues in Bengaluru, residents in India’s tech hub said as they voted on Friday in the Lok Sabha elections. The city of about 14 million people, often called “India’s Silicon Valley”,…

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“Have Every Bat That I Scored An International Century With”: Ricky Ponting

April 26, 2024 admin

Ricky Ponting was not just into amassing hundreds in his heydays as a player, the two-time World Cup winning former Australia captain has revealed that he also meticulously collected every bat with which he scored an international ton, complete with the exact score and the name of opposition written on it by him. The 49-year-old…

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Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings, IPL 2024: Predicted Playing XI Of Both Teams

April 26, 2024 admin

Kolkata Knight Riders take on Punjab Kings in the 42 match of IPL 2024 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Friday. KKR beat Royal Challengers Bengaluru by one run in their last outing and are currently second in the standings with 10 points from seven games after a win and two losses. Punjab Kings,…

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Wasim Akram Reveals KKR Stars Sunil Narine, Andre Russell’s Bizarre ‘Night Routine’ During IPL

April 26, 2024 admin

File photo of Sunil Narine (left) and Andre Russell.© BCCI Former Pakistan pacer Wasim Akram revealed the bizarre schedule of West Indies stars Sunil Narine and Andre Russell when the two players are in India for the country’s marquee T20 event IPL. The Pakistan legend, who has worked with Narine and Russell during his stint…

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Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings, IPL 2024: Match Preview, Fantasy Picks, Pitch And Weather Reports

April 26, 2024 admin

Kolkata Knight Riders have played seven matches in IPL 2024 and they are currently ranked second on the points table, while Punjab Kings have played eight and are currently placed ninth on the points table. The pitch at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata will allow for good stroke play and the batters will find it easy…

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Russian programmers play ‘cat and mouse’ game to outsmart censors

April 26, 2024 admin

When Antony Rudkovsky was about 15, he began to teach himself how to build Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) to access Internet content unavailable in Russia. At first, the young programmer just wanted to listen to music on the Spotify streaming app in his bedroom in Nizhny Novgorod, a city roughly 270 miles (430 km) east…

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