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June- August India’s 2nd-Hottest Quarter Since 1970: Report

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June- August India’s 2nd-Hottest Quarter Since 1970: Report

More than 20.5 million people endured high temperatures heavily influenced by climate change. New Delhi: India experienced its second-hottest quarter from June to August this year since 1970, with over one-third of the country’s population enduring at least seven days of dangerous heat, according to a new report by a US-based group of climate scientists…

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Imran Khan’s crimes enough to keep him jailed: Pakistan Defence Minister

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Imran Khan’s crimes enough to keep him jailed: Pakistan Defence Minister

Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif. File. | Photo Credit: AP Imran Khan’s crimes alone are enough to keep him behind bars, Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said, as he dismissed the former prime minister’s accusation that the government was pushing to amend the constitution to keep him in prison. Mr. Khan, 71, has been…

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A Smartphone Epidemic Is Destroying Europe’s New Generation

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A Smartphone Epidemic Is Destroying Europe’s New Generation

“We lost her, and she lost her childhood.” These were the words of Amanda Miller, the mother of a 15-year-old girl who has been in the hospital for a year, undergoing treatment for acute mental health problems. Smartphone addiction has torn the teenager’s world apart. Amanda now campaigns to ban the device for children in…

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SC to consider hearing pleas against practice of parties promising freebies during polls

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SC to consider hearing pleas against practice of parties promising freebies during polls

A view of the Supreme Court (SC) of India. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma Describing the issue of political parties promising freebies during elections as “very important”, the Supreme Court on Wednesday (September 18, 2024) said it will not delete from its list of businesses pleas filed against the practice. A Bench comprising Chief…

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Intuitive Machines clinches $4.8 bln navigation services contract from NASA

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Intuitive Machines clinches .8 bln navigation services contract from NASA

The Nova-C lunar lander designed by aerospace company Intuitive Machines is displayed at the company’s headquarters in Houston, Texas, U.S., October 3, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Intuitive Machines said on Tuesday (September 18, 2024) it has bagged a navigation and communication services contract of up to $4.82 billion from NASA for missions in the…

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Kamala Harris ‘2011 Hit-And-Run’ Is Fake News Spread By Russia: Microsoft

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Kamala Harris ‘2011 Hit-And-Run’ Is Fake News Spread By Russia: Microsoft

Social media claims about Kamala Harris’ “hit-and-run” is fake news, a Microsoft research shows. Washington: A false claim circulating on social media that Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris left a 13-year-old girl paralysed after an alleged hit-and-run in San Francisco in 2011 is the work of a covert Russian disinformation operation, according to new research…

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Over 37,000 idols immersed in Mumbai as Ganesh festival draws to a close

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Over 37,000 idols immersed in Mumbai as Ganesh festival draws to a close

More than 37,000 idols of Lord Ganesh and Goddess Gauri were immersed in water bodies across Mumbai. | Photo Credit: Getty Images More than 37,000 idols of Lord Ganesh and Goddess Gauri were immersed in water bodies across Mumbai by Wednesday (September 18, 2024) morning as devotees bade farewell to their favourite elephant-headed deity with…

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India Look To Spin A New Story But Tricky Bangladesh No Pushovers

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India Look To Spin A New Story But Tricky Bangladesh No Pushovers

Littered largely with lopsided contests, India’s hopes of walking down that familiar path will hinge on sorting an uncharacteristic batting infirmity against spin when they face Bangladesh in a two-Test series starting in Chennai from Thursday. Bangladesh, who are fresh from a recent 2-0 drubbing of Pakistan, are no pushovers this time and…

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Worst drought on record lowers Amazon rivers to all-time lows

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Worst drought on record lowers Amazon rivers to all-time lows

A man rides a boat in front of the sandbanks at the Solimoes River, one of the largest tributaries of the Amazon River, during a Greenpeace flyover to inspect what the National Center for Monitoring and Early Warning of Natural Disasters (Cemaden) says is the most intense and widespread drought Brazil has experienced since records…

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Our batting has quality to take on any spin unit: Indian head coach Gautam Gambhir ahead of Test series against Bangladesh

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Our batting has quality to take on any spin unit: Indian head coach Gautam Gambhir ahead of Test series against Bangladesh

India’s Head Coach Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, and Ajit Agarkar, Chairman of Selection Committee during the practice session ahead of the first Test match against Bangladesh at Chepauk Stadium in Chennai on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: Ragu R India head coach Gautam Gambhir on Wednesday (September 18, 2024) dismissed concerns surrounding Indian batters’ recent struggle…

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