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Pleased as punch: Dina, right, mother of Netherlands cricketer Sybrand Engelbrecht, with her daughter and grandsons at Lucknow. | Photo Credit: P.K. AJITH KUMAR Dina Taljaard was denied an opportunity to compete at the Olympics in 1968 and then the World gymnastics championship, for no fault of hers. Her country, South Africa, was banned from…
Like the endearing warmth of the fireplace in a cold Himalayan cottage, India too found its comfort zone up in the hills. Virat Kohli (95, 104b, 8×4, 2×6) played the shepherd guiding his flock, and chasing New Zealand’s 273, the Men in Blue coasted home with a four-wicket victory. India finished with 274 for six…
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File image of Indian passengers who came back to India from Tel Aviv under ‘Operation Ajay’. | Photo Credit: ANI A special flight carrying 143 persons, including two Nepalese citizens and four infants, wanting to leave Israel amidst the Israel-Hamas conflict, left for India on Sunday as part of ‘Operation Ajay’. It was the sixth…
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File image of Indian passengers who came back to India from Tel Aviv under ‘Operation Ajay’. | Photo Credit: ANI A special flight carrying 143 persons, including two Nepalese citizens and four infants, wanting to leave Israel amidst the Israel-Hamas conflict, left for India on Sunday as part of ‘Operation Ajay’. It was the sixth…
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Indian-origin diplomat Kamala Shirin Lakhdhir. Credit: U.S. Department of State Indian-origin diplomat Kamala Shirin Lakhdhir has been appointed by President Joe Biden as U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia. Ms. Lakhdhir, who has served the State Department for almost 30 years, is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, and was most recently…
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United Nations logo is seen at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. | Photo Credit: AFP The lives of at least 120 newborn babies on incubators in war-torn Gaza’s hospitals are at risk as fuel runs out in the besieged enclave, the UN children’s agency warned on October 22. More than 1,750 children have…
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This image released by the Armed Forces of the Philippines, shows a Chinese militia vessel, top, near Philippine coast guard vessel BRP Cabra as they approach Second Thomas Shoal, locally called Ayungin Shoal, at the disputed South China Sea on October 22, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP China and the Philippines traded accusations over a…
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October 22, 2023 03:48 pm | Updated October 23, 2023 09:35 pm IST – Thiruvananthapuram ISRO prefers woman fighter test pilots or female scientists for its Gaganyaan mission, the space agency chief S. Somanath said. File | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar ISRO prefers woman fighter test pilots or female scientists for its much-awaited human…
ISRO prefers woman fighter test pilots or female scientists for its Gaganyaan mission, the space agency chief S. Somanath said. File | Photo Credit: MURALI KUMAR K ISRO prefers woman fighter test pilots or female scientists for its much-awaited human space flight programme Gaganyaan mission and it is possible to send them in the future,…
Bats are extraordinary organisms in many ways. They are the only mammals on the earth that can maintain sustained flight. They also have relatively long life-spans and are relatively more protected from a variety of diseases, including cancer. They also have a unique ability in echolocation, whereby they use sound to navigate and locate objects,…
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