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Daily Quiz: On Nelson Mandela This flower is named Paravanda Nelson Mandela, after the anti-apartheid activist. START THE QUIZ 1 / 5 | What is Nelson Mandela’s birthname, which meant ‘to pull a branch off a tree’ and ‘troublemaker’ in his Xhosa tribe? 2 / 5 | Nelson Mandela had a nickname inspired by a…
Eknath Shinde led the mutiny that the split Uddhav Thackeray’s party in 2022 New Delhi: Taking a swipe at his estranged brother-in-arms Eknath Shinde as the new Mahayuti government preps to take the oath, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut said the “Shinde era is over” and he would “never be Chief Minister again”. The…
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He shared his experience on Reddit after booking a Rapido cab from Central College to Hoodi. Ride-hailing app users are increasingly falling prey to scams perpetrated by cab drivers. Recently, a 25-year-old Bengaluru man shared how he outsmarted a Rapido driver who attempted to scam him. He shared his experience on Reddit after booking a…
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The research was conducted by a Swiss team that has pioneered several recent advances. Photograph used for representational purposes only | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Scientists said earlier this week that electrically stimulating a particular region in the brain could help people with injured spinal cords walk more easily, with one patient describing how the…
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The Supreme Court on Thursday permitted the relaxation of the GRAP IV stage after the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) said that there is improvement in the air quality and stated that the measures under GRAP IV are no longer required. The GRAP (Graded Response Action Plan) measures are in place to tackle air…
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The PSLV-C59/PROBA-3 mission takes off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on December 5, 2024. | Photo Credit: Ragu R The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Thursday (December 5, 2024) announced that it has successfully launched the PSLV-C59 mission with the European Space Agency’s Proba-3 satellites from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. The two…
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From the 30-share Sensex pack, Tata Consultancy Services, Titan, Infosys, Bharti Airtel, Bajaj Finance, ICICI Bank, HCL Technologies and Tech Mahindra were the biggest gainers. | Photo Credit: Reuters Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty maintained their winning run on Thursday (December 5, 2024), rising 1%, propelled by buying in IT stocks amid a rally…
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Zimbabwe vs Pakistan 3rd T20I Live Score Updates© AFP Zimbabwe vs Pakistan 3rd T20I Live Updates: Pakistan will eye a series sweep while Zimbabwe will fight for prestige in the third and final T20I at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo on Thursday. The visitors have already sealed the series with an unassailable 2-0 lead….
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The stampede broke out at Sandhya Theatre in Hyderabad. Hyderabad: The husband of a 35-year-old woman, who was killed during a stampede that broke out at a film threatre during the premiere show of actor Allu Arjun’s “Pushpa 2: The Rule” in Hyderabad, on Thursday said he “cannot bear the loss of his wife”. Bhaskar,…
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Water is ubiquitous on Earth – about 70% of Earth’s surface is covered by the stuff. Water is in the air, on the surface and inside rocks. Geologic evidence suggests water has been stable on Earth since about 4.3 billion years ago. The history of water on early Mars is less certain. Determining when water first appeared,…
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