Floods in Southeast Asia
Two cyclones - Senyar and Ditwah, led to floods in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Malaysia. India remains on alert.
Sports News: Chess: Chess world cup 2021
In the ongoing FIDE Chess World Cup, Rinat Jumabaev, Kazakhstan’s top player, advanced to the fourth round of the World Cup by defeating World’s number 2 player Fabiano Caruana.
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Kolkata’s Howrah Bridge’s lit up in Olympic colours
Ahead of Tokyo 2020, Kolkata’s iconic Howrah Bridge was lit up in Olympic colours to boost morale and show support to the athletes.
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Spiders can distinguish between living and non-living objects
A new study published in PLOS Biology of Harvard University shows jumping spiders use their peripheral vision to distinguish between objects and living creatures.
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Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket launched into space
After Richard Branson’s successful trip to space, it was Jeff Bezos, Amazon Inc.’s founder, to venture to space. Jeff Bezos’ capsule was completely automated and required no official staff on board for the up-and-down flight.
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Why do we get hiccups?
Do you ever get irritated with that ‘HIC’? And you must have heard people saying that you’re getting hiccups because someone’s missing you?
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Second Scaled-down Hajj organized by Saudi Arabia
Hajj, one of the world’s largest annual religious gatherings, is one of the 5 pillars of Islam. Saudi Arabia organized a scaled-down version of Hajj for the pilgrims for the second year in a row.
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Monster Thunderstorm hits Mumbai
Mumbai witnessed record-breaking torrential rain, with some places recording more than 270mm of rainfall on Saturday, 17th July 2021.
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Indian Navy inducts 2 ME-60 Romeo Multi-Role Helicopters
The Indian Navy inducted two Sikorsky MH-60 Romeo multi-role helicopters from the US Navy on 16th July 2021. The ceremony was held at the Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego.
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Monsoon Session Commences in the Parliament
The Monsoon Session of the Parliament began on Monday, 19th July 2021.
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Tokyo Olympics 2020 – Indian entries by Shuchi Giridhar
The 2020 Summer Olympics, (XXXII Olympiad) has been rescheduled and will now be held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.
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