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What do a UP town, a physicist and a Bihar town have in common? Hint: Mars
Lal, Mursan and Hilsa are three craters on the surface of Mars, discovered by Ahmedabad's Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), that could hold proof that there was water on the red planet at some point in the past. The biggest crater of the three - Lal - has been named after the late Professor Devendra Lal, a legendary cosmic ray physicist from Varanasi and the director of PRL between 1972 and 1983.
Matuas and Backward Hindu communities await citizenship under CAA in Bangaon Constituency
Sushoma Adhikari, a 90-year-old Matua woman, recalls her journey from Bangladesh to India during Partition, highlighting the struggles faced by refugees. In Bangaon, where the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) is significant, people eagerly await citizenship, especially Matuas and other backward Hindu communities. BJP candidate Shantanu Thakur is favored by many for his support of CAA. Localities in Bangaon are named after places in Bangladesh, reflecting the migrants' origins. Some residents are unsure about CAA's benefits, while others are actively seeking citizenship. Despi
Saudi Arabia is making a high-risk $1 trillion bet on tourism
Saudi Arabia is investing heavily to transform into a top tourist destination, with projects like the Red Sea Project and Neom. The country aims to attract millions of international visitors by 2030, competing with the UAE in tourism and expatriate living.
As Earth overheats, scientists test way to repel Sun's rays
Brightening clouds is one of several ideas to push solar energy back into space -- sometimes called solar radiation modification, solar geoengineering, or climate intervention.
The hot new market in crypto? Trading FTX's carcass
The initial despair over FTX's failure has given way to a strange afterlife for the bankrupt exchange: a trading frenzy that has intensified in recent weeks as major financial firms seek opportunity in the rubble of one of the worst business collapses in decades.
Astronomy based tourism in India: Spreading the love for stargazing
Since the observatory is meant for scientific purposes and to help the locals earn an income, Angchuk and his colleagues distributed telescopes to the local community and trained them in stargazing, so that they can showcase the night sky to tourists. The tag of the dark sky reserve, he hopes, will increase footfall. In return, the team is in the process of persuading villagers to minimise light pollution by using curtains and shaded lights.
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Bihar caste survey deliberately showed inflated Muslim, Yadav population: Amit Shah
Attacking the opposition INDIA alliance, of which both JD(U) and RJD are key members, Shah alleged that the only agenda of the bloc is to oppose Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "Nitish Kumar should stop dreaming about becoming the next PM. The INDIA alliance did not even make him its convener," he said.
Travel Diaries: 36 Hours on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
Despite the stereotypes, the Vineyard's many cultures - African American, Brazilian, Jamaican and islanders that go back dozens of generations or far more, including Native Americans - have come to redefine this longtime summer destination as a place of community and joy.
Water wonder: 6 stunning island hotels opening around the world in 2023
Plan a trip to these notable reopenings in some of the world’s most beloved tropical locales.
Dollar rises towards 2-year high after Fed policy maker's comments
The dollar edged up to its highest level in nearly two years on Wednesday after jumping overnight on more hawkish comments from a Federal Reserve official, while the euro was hurt by the prospect of new Western sanctions on Russia.
Bengal's Bogtui is no west side story
With no opposition to speak of — thus the too-frequent, out-of-turn fingerwagging by governor and former BJP MP and MLA Jagdeep Dhankhar being part of the ‘Centre vs state’ slagging ritual — every attempt to bring law and order breakdown or ‘political attacks’ to the dock is brushed off as a desperate opposition-manufactured conspiracy.
Bogtui is no West Bengal production of West Side Story
On Monday evening, the Trinamool Congress panchayat deputy pradhan of the adjoining Barshal village, Bhadu Sheikh, was murdered in a bomb attack in Bogtui’s Paschimpara (western neighbourhood) where he lived. In India, such murders are committed by ‘miscreants,’ a term that makes killers, whether in a mob or in a more ‘careful’ attack, sound like they were vandals, eve-teasers or shoplifters.
Nosferatu: The film that reminds us the dread of disease
A 100-year-old movie drives home the primal fear of falling prey to contagion that we had forgotten until last year’s ‘second wave’.
Dollar holds tight as investors look beyond Fed to next big cenbank meetings
The dollar paused for breath on Thursday, having given up a brief rally made after the U.S Federal Reserve said it would end pandemic-era bond purchases in March, as investors awaited imminent decisions from other major central banks.
The world economy’s supply chain problem keeps getting worse
The cost of sending a container from Asia to Europe is about 10 times higher than in May 2020, while the cost from Shanghai to Los Angeles has grown more than sixfold.
Lost limbs, rising anger as town is caught up in Tigray war
To the Ethiopian government, the fighters are terrorists who have defied the authority of Abiy in the federal capital, Addis Ababa. But almost everyone the AP spoke with in Hawzen supported them and the Tigray People's Liberation Front, or TPLF, the party of the region's ousted and now-fugitive leaders.
Fifty years, not out: Glory at the Gabba can be traced to the coming of age of Indian cricket in 1971
India has changed. Indian cricket has changed. Professional cricket attracts people from all over India. Who imagined that a remarkably successful Indian captain would be from Jharkhand?
Fierce race starts in India’s premium motorcycle segment, Royal Enfield's sway set to face tough test
The premium motorcycle market in India (classified as 200cc plus) sees annual sales of 800,000 and its undisputed king has for long been Royal Enfield. Now, a slew of new players and partnerships are revving to grab market share, even as changing customer preferences indicate that this segment is poised for massive expansion.
Magic Leap tried to create an alternate reality. Its founder was already in one
Magic Leap once burned bright. Many high-profile investors made the pilgrimage to a swampy, downtrodden suburb of Miami, where they became convinced Abovitz was building a kind of Apple Inc. for computers strapped to people’s faces.
Golden girl Dutee Chand gets a B-Town salute; Big B, Akshay Kumar laud the fastest woman of India
The 23-year-old sprinter clinched a gold medal at the ongoing World University Games.
Protest in Mizoram seeking ouster of Chief Electoral Officer
The organisation had set Monday last as the deadline for the CEO to leave the state. NGO co-ordination committee has asked the state government employees to take leave till CEO leaves the state.
Meet Michael Papadakis, an artist who uses sun and magnifying glass to paint
The Colorado-based artist uses magnifying glass via the sun to burn intricate artworks on wooden panels.
Khadim to premiumise sub-brands to spur growth, margins
The nine sub-brands of Khadim, including British Walkers, Lazard, Cleo, Sharon and Softouch clocked sales of Rs 256 crore out of the Rs 456-crore retail revenue as of March 31, 2017.
Reuters Sports Schedule at 0001 GMT on Thursday, Sept 22
SPORTS-NEWS-SCHEDULE AT 0001 GMT/:Reuters Sports Schedule at 0001 GMT on Thursday, Sept 22
Why the writers and thinkers of India face a critical Nirbhaya moment
For the literary circle in the country that is returning its awards and resigning from representative bodies, it is the Nirbhaya moment.
Private banks hiring 50-80% of total recruits from tier-3 to tier-6 regions
The banking and finance sector holds a beacon of hope for rural youth as employment from the interiors now forms a bulk of the total hiring for some banks.
Does Karnataka's Narasapura industrial town offer lessons in land acquisition from farmers? Not quite
The man who initiated the process was an opposition Congress MLA in the then BJP-ruled state. Farmer Pranesh Rao gave up 20 out of 28 acres.
Japan Post makes $5.07 billion bid for Australia's Toll Holdings
The takeover deal could make the firm an even more attractive proposition for potential investors when it goes to market, expected later this year.
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