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Adhir Ranjan’s “We Have Negrito” Quip Lands Congress In More Trouble After Sam Pitroda’s South Indians look like Africans Remark

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Adhir Ranjan’s “We Have Negrito” Quip Lands Congress In More Trouble After Sam Pitroda’s South Indians look like Africans Remark

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury is the Congress’ Bengal chief (File). New Delhi: Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury’s “we have Proto Australoids… Mongoloid… Negrito (in India)” comment – referring to now-outdated racial and anthropological groupings of humankind – triggered a fresh row Thursday, a day after Sam Pitroda’s “North Indians look like white (people)… South Indians look…

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Boeing Passenger Plane’s Front Tire Bursts Upon Landing In Turkey, No Casualties

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Boeing Passenger Plane’s Front Tire Bursts Upon Landing In Turkey, No Casualties

Experts say burst tyres on landing are relatively common. Ankara: A Corendon Airlines Boeing 737 plane’s front tire burst upon landing at an airport in southern Turkey on Thursday, the Turkish transport minister said, adding there were no casualties and all 190 passengers and crew were evacuated. The front landing gear strut was damaged on…

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Japan Recalls One Lakh Bread Packs After Rat Remains Found In Some

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Japan Recalls One Lakh Bread Packs After Rat Remains Found In Some

The factory in Tokyo has been suspended and a probe has also been ordered. Over one lakh packets of sliced bread were recalled in Japan after the manufacturer Pasco Shikishima said that rat remains were found inside some loaves, as per a report in the Independent. The company is now investigating how parts of “a…

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Bayern Munich Were On The Cusp Of All German UCL Final, Then Real Madrid Happened

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Bayern Munich Were On The Cusp Of All German UCL Final, Then Real Madrid Happened

Two late goals and 14-time European champions Real Madrid dramatically secured their spot in the final of the UEFA Champions League 2023-24. But, until the 88th minute of the game, the football world was getting ready to embrace an all-German title clash in Europe’s most elite club football competition. Bayern Munich had one leg in…

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IPL Live: Punjab Kings Host Royal Challengers Bengaluru In Do-Or-Die Game

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IPL Live: Punjab Kings Host Royal Challengers Bengaluru In Do-Or-Die Game

PBKS vs RCB Live Updates, IPL 2024: Punjab Kings host Royal Challengers Bengaluru in a virtual knockout match at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala on Thursday. The loser of the game will be eliminated from the playoff race while the winner will keep its slim hopes alive. PBKS have played 11 matches in…

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New mRNA vaccine fights brain cancer in children by triggering attack from within

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New mRNA vaccine fights brain cancer in children by triggering attack from within

Brain cancers remain among the most challenging tumors to treat. They often don’t respond to traditional treatments because many chemotherapies are unable to penetrate the protective barrier around the brain. Other treatments like radiation and surgery can leave patients with lifelong debilitating side effects. As a result, brain cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related…

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Climbers have turned Mount Everest into a high-altitude garbage dump

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Climbers have turned Mount Everest into a high-altitude garbage dump

Spring is go time for climbers who hope to summit Mount Everest, Earth’s highest peak above sea level. Hundreds of mountaineers from around the world travel to Asia in April and May, headed for base camps in Nepal and Tibet. But jagged peaks won’t be the only thing they see. Especially on Everest’s more heavily…

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The price of Kim Kardashian’s Met Gala corset look? Guts, lungs, heart

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The price of Kim Kardashian’s Met Gala corset look? Guts, lungs, heart

Kim Kardashian has served up controversial Met Gala looks for over a decade. Every year, her waist seems to shrink further in ever tightening corsets. Her outfit by Maison Margiela Artisanal for the Met Gala 2024 was no exception. At this event, though, the corsetry was so extreme that viewers seemed more concerned by Kardashian’s…

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Africa dramatically dried out 5,500 years ago

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Africa dramatically dried out 5,500 years ago

Around five and half millenia ago, northern Africa went through a dramatic transformation. The Sahara desert expanded and grasslands, forests and lakes favoured by humans disappeared. Humans were forced to retreat to the mountains, the oases, and the Nile valley and delta. As a relatively large and dispersed population was squeezed into smaller and more…

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