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More than one-third of all animals on Earth, from beetles to cows to elephants, depend on plant-based diets. Plants are a low-calorie food source, so it can be challenging for animals to consume enough energy to meet their needs. Now climate change is reducing the nutritional value of some foods that plant eaters rely on. Human…
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Representational image of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building | Photo Credit: Reuters Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty ended on a flat note in a volatile trade on Tuesday (December 24, 2024), as investors preferred to stay on the sidelines awaiting further triggers amid persistent foreign fund outflows. After gyrating between highs and lows,…
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Indian pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah preached the importance of repetition and pushing oneself as a bowler to an aspiring fast bowler, saying that one can never be fresh while playing Test cricket and should keep pushing himself or herself in the nets and repeat the tricks they want to learn since the human…
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Manu Bhaker, double Olympic medallist , is in news after reports claimed the champion shooter’s name was missing from the list of nominated athletes for the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award. The Khel Ratna is awarded to athletes with exceptional performances. With Manu’s name missing, despite being the first Indian athlete since independence…
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Indian Navy personnel retrieving rubble from destroyed buildings for reuse at Kahawa camp in Galle, Sri Lanka, in January 2005. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The terrible memories of the Asian tsunami of December 26, 2004 may never fade away from the minds of the millions of its victims and the people who worked to…
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Even in a competitive democracy where political rivals joust fiercely and yet maintain a semblance of informed and civil discourse, it is a difficult task to push through legislation on contentious issues. When a competitive democracy becomes deeply polarised, to the extent that civil discourse is replaced by bitterness, abuse and mistrust, legislation of any…
File photo of Manu Bhaker and her coach Jaspal Rana© X (Twitter) Double Olympic medallist shooter Manu Bhaker’s coach Jaspal Rana has castigated the Sports Ministry, Sports Authority of India and the National Rifle Association of India, holding them responsible for “ignoring” his ward’s credentials for the Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award. “I…
Kolkata: The parents of the 31-year-old doctor, who was raped and murdered on duty at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, have approached Calcutta High Court, flagging concerns in the CBI’s investigation and seeking the court’s intervention in the case that shook the nation. The single-judge bench of Justice Tirthankar Ghosh said the matter…
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Australian presenter Ian Maurice has accused Jasprit Bumrah with suspect bowling action.© AFP The build up of India’s Boxing Day Test against Australia has been a chaotic one, marred by several off-the-field controversies. Most of it has come from the Australian media. Firstly, star India batter Virat Kohli was labelled a ‘bully’ after…
New Delhi: India has set its sights on an ambitious space program, aiming to land an astronaut on the moon by 2040, according to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman Dr S Somanath. This milestone announcement follows a year of remarkable achievements and unprecedented developments in India’s space sector. The Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led…
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