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Maharashtra Election Results Trending In United Kingdom As BJP Crosses Majority Mark

November 23, 2024 admin

The BJP government has crossed the majority. Maharashtra election results: Maharashtra assembly election results were trending early on Saturday (Nov 23) in the United Kingdom as Bharatiya Janata Party-led Mahayuti crossed the halfway mark, as per the latest trends. England accounted for the majority of the search volume with Scotland not faring much behind. Maharashtra,…

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Volvo’s ‘Pro-Family’ Ad Receives Internet’s Approval After Jaguar’s ‘Woke’ Debacle

November 23, 2024 admin

At a time when Jaguar is facing extreme backlash for its rebranding campaign, another legacy automotive company, Volvo, is receiving all the plaudits for its ‘family-values’ advertisement that stays true to the brand’s roots. Post the Jaguar debacle, McDonald’s senior marketing director, Guillaume Hain shared a Volvo commercial on X (formerly Twitter), highlighting the safety…

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Joe Rogan Mocks ‘The View’ Co-Host Who Accuses Him Of Believing In Dragons

November 22, 2024 admin

Popular podcast show Joe Rogan has seemingly mocked ABC show, The View’s co-host, Joy Behar, after she claimed that the former believed in ‘dragons’. Ms Behar, featuring alongside Whoppie Goldberg, Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin and Alyssa Farah Griffin made the remark when the panel was discussing a poll, showing the number of young American voters…

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Zomato Issues Clarification Over Presence Of Suspicious One-Dish Restaurants

November 21, 2024 admin

Zomato’s response to presence of one-dish restaurants on its platform. Facing criticism over the presence of suspicious ‘one-dish’ restaurants on its platform, India’s food delivery giant, Zomato, has issued a response. The company said it had ‘delisted’ some of the fraudulent restaurants on its app that may have gamed the system to push ‘prohibited items’….

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US Woman Sentenced to Life For Killing Sons By “Placing Them In Oven”

November 18, 2024 admin

A mother of three in the US state of Atlanta has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing two of her sons by “placing them in an oven and turning it on”, according to a report in Law & Crime. Lamora Williams, 24, was convicted of the death of Ja’Karter Penn, 1,…

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Gold Watch Of Captain Who Saved 700 Titanic Passengers Sells For Record Sum

November 17, 2024 admin

A gold pocket watch, given to the captain of a steamship that rescued over 700 Titanic passengers, has been sold for a record-breaking $1.96 million — the highest amount ever paid for memorabilia belonging to the unfortunate ship that sunk on its maiden voyage in 1912 in the Atlantic, according to auctioneers Henry Aldridge &…

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Final Supermoon Of The Year Aligns With Leonid Meteor Shower This Weekend

November 15, 2024 admin

Skygazers across the world better be ready to catch this week’s supermoon. The next one won’t come around for a bit. But on Thursday, the fourth and last supermoon of the year will pass within roughly 225,000 miles of Earth, appearing larger and brighter than usual. It will take until Friday to attain its full…

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50 Years Ago, Discovery Of This Fossil Changed Understanding Of Evolution

November 14, 2024 admin

A fossilised skeleton, Australopithecus afarensis, best known by her nickname ‘Lucy’, was unearthed by researchers 50 years ago this month in the Afar region of Ethiopia. It eventually went on to transform scientists’ understanding of human evolution. Opening a new chapter in human history, the discovery by Don Johanson, an American palaeontologist and graduate student…

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9-Year-Old Girls Could Be Married Off As Iraq Plans To Amend Law: Report

November 11, 2024 admin

Iraq is set to amend its marriage laws which would lower the legal age of consent from 18 to nine, allowing old men to marry young girls, according to a report in The Telegraph. Dominant Shia Muslim parties in the Iraqi Parliament have proposed an amendment to the country’s “personal status law” that could see…

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Giant Rats To Be Used To Sniff Out Illegal Wildlife Trade? Study Claims

November 10, 2024 admin

Giant African rats during training. Giant African rats that weigh 1.5-2 kg and are 3-4 times the size of brown rats can be used to fight illegal wildlife trafficking, according to a study published last month by nonprofit APOPO. Natives to the savannahs of southern Africa, these giant rats, also known as ‘hero rats’ by…

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