The world needs to cut carbon emissions by nearly a fifth in the next four years, and by close to half within a decade, to avoid overshooting climate targets by a disastrous margin, according to the UN Environment Programme (Unep). If curre…
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India captain Smriti Mandhana has prioritized building bowling depth following India’s 3-0 T20I series sweep against Zimbabwe, which concluded with a 92-run victory in Raipur on Tuesday. The series, which began on October 16, served as Mand…
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Former Indian intelligence official Tilak Devasher has questioned the commitment of Pakistan's senior bureaucrats following allegations by Defence Minister Khawaja Asif. On Tuesday, October 20, Devasher reacted to Asif's remarks, suggesting…
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Usha Soolapani, an agriculture officer in Palakkad, Kerala, began a significant journey in the early 1980s after reading the Japanese book, "The One-Straw Revolution." This book, which challenged chemical farming, became a guiding light for…
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NASA researchers are advancing the future of flight on Mars, developing technologies for helicopters capable of flying higher and farther to conduct scientific exploration on the Red Planet. Engineers are reimagining rotorcraft blades throu…
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The blackbuck, the sole living member of its genus, relies on its endurance and high-speed sprinting to survive in open grassland habitats. Once widespread across the Indian subcontinent, the species is now largely confined to protected poc…
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Mumbai Crime Branch officials revealed that the three suspects arrested in the Tiger Shroff firing incident had originally surveyed three other prominent Bollywood actors. The accused abandoned plans to target these individuals due to strin…
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A Bradford-based solicitor, Mohammad Alias Yousaf, was secretly filmed by the BBC advising an undercover reporter on how to avoid a £45,000 fine for employing an illegal worker. The solicitor allegedly suggested that the client could evade…
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Gold and silver prices fell on Wednesday as rising crude oil costs fueled inflation concerns and speculation regarding potential interest rate hikes. Heightened tensions in West Asia and attacks on oil tankers have further sparked fears of…
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah will reportedly kick-start the BJP’s 2027 Uttar Pradesh assembly election preparations during a state executive meeting on October 30-31. Senior leadership, including CM Yogi Adityanath and state party official…
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United Utilities and environmental campaigners have unveiled a £3.6bn plan to stop sewage discharges into Windermere, England’s largest lake. The proposal, titled "Only Rainwater into Windermere," involves constructing a tunnel up to 12 mil…
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