Even as hours ticked down to the much-anticipated crowning moment of Chandrayaan-3 — the attempted soft landing on the moon’s uncharted South Pole — the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on Wednesday said that it is all set to initiate the Automatic Landing Sequence (ALS). A post on ISRO’s official […]
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Stem cells from one eye show promise in healing injuries in the other
Phil Durst recalled clawing at his face after a chemical from a commercial dishwashing machine squirted into his eyes, causing “the most indescribable pain I’ve ever felt — ever, ever, ever.” His left eye bore the brunt of the 2017 work accident, which stole his vision, left him unable to […]
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Renowned artist Vasudevan Namboothiri passes away in Malappuram
Renowned artist Karuvattu Mana Vasudevan Namboothiri popularly known as artist Namboothiri passed away on Friday morning. He was 98. He was undergoing treatment for age-related ailments in a private hospital in Malappuram district. Artist Namboothiri served in various newspapers and worked as an art director in a few films. He portrayed several important characters […]
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NASA re-establishes contact with Mars Ingenuity Helicopter
The official mission logbook now lists the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter’s 52nd flight as a success. The trip took place on April 26 but mission controllers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California lost communication with the chopper as it dropped towards the Mars surface for landing. The Perseverance rover was at a different […]
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Cancer survivor travels across India on bike to raise awareness
A last-stage cancer survivor from Hyderabad with a never-give-up attitude travelled across the country covering around 15 states to spread awareness about his illness. Harteij Bhartesh has visited many places including cancer hospitals to motivate cancer patients. He further plans to cover the rest of the states in the coming […]
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World Hand Hygiene Day: WHO reiterates its commitment to ‘accelerate action together’
On the World Hand Hygiene Day, the World Health Organisation (WHO) is highlighting the urgent need for countries in the South-East Asia Region and across the world to rigorously implement hand hygiene at the point of health care delivery, accelerating the progress made throughout the CoVid-19 response. World Hand Hygiene Day is observed […]
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World Malaria Day 2023: Time to deliver zero malaria, says WHO
To commemorate World Malaria Day 2023, World Health Organization has urged the countries affected by the disease globally to accelerate the reach of high-impact tools and strategies to prevent, detect and treat malaria, with a focus on reaching the most vulnerable, ensuring that no person or population is left behind. According […]
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Ben Affleck shares details about firs collaborative project with Matt Damon, ‘AIR’
Actor-director Ben Affleck is all set to come up with his next release ‘AIR’. The highly anticipated feature focuses on the game-changing partnership between Michael Jordan and Nike’s basketball division. Although their unexpected partnership brought upon apprehension and hesitancy, Nike revolutionized the world of sports and contemporary culture with the […]
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PM Modi congratulates three-time Grammy winner Ricky Kej
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Indian music composer and producer Ricky Kej, who won his career’s third Grammy award, on Sunday. PM took to his Twitter handle and wrote, “Congratulations @rickykej for yet another accomplishment. Best wishes for your coming endeavours.” Just won my 3rd Grammy Award. Extremely grateful, am […]
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RRR’ lyricist Chandrabose on Oscar nominations of ‘Naatu Naatu’
‘RRR’ lyricist Chandrabose expressed his happiness and gratitude as his music piece ‘Naatu Naatu’ bagged an Oscar Nomination in the ‘Best Original song’ category’. Chandrabose expressed his happiness and stated, “I will not let the success get to my head. Seeing the RRR casting list on the Oscar list feels very great […]
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Social media influencer Andrew Tate, brother to remain in Romania police custody till Feb 27
Social media influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan Tate will remain in police custody till February 27. This comes as a Romanian court on Friday extended their detention, Tate’s lawyers told CNN affiliate Antena 3. The brothers are currently being investigated on allegations of human trafficking and rape. According to Romanian authorities, the […]
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Jnanpith winning Assamese poet Nilamani Phookan passes away
Renowned Assamese poet and Jnanpith winner Nilamani Phookan passed away at Guwahati Medical College & Hospital (GMCH) at the age of 89 on Thursday. Phookan was admitted to the GMCH on Wednesday night in critical condition and was undergoing treatment, stated the hospital officials. Born in 1933, Phookan won the […]
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DGCI approves market authorisation of Serum Institute’s Covovax as booster dose
The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has approved the market authorisation of Serum Institute of India’s (SII) COVID-19 vaccine Covovax as a heterologous booster dose. This vaccine can be taken as a booster dose by people who have already taken two doses of Covishield or Covaxin. Earlier, the DCGI approved Covovax for […]
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Iconic rock guitarist Jeff Beck passes away at 78
It’s a sad day for music lovers as Jeff Beck, one of the guitar masters of the rock era, has died. Beck breathed his last on Tuesday. He was 78, Variety reported. Breaking the sad news for music fans, Beck’s representative issued a statement saying that the legendary guitarist died […]
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Golden Globe Awards 2023: Here’s the full list of winners
The 2023 Hollywood award season commenced on Wednesday with this year’s Golden Globes ceremony where SS Rajamouli’s ‘RRR’ made India proud by winning one of its two nominations. The film was nominated under the categories Best Non-English Language Film and Best Original Song for ‘Naatu Naatu’. The latter trophy was won by […]