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25 Sep

Nasa capsule returns to Earth with largest asteroid sample ever collected

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The largest sample collected from an asteroid in space, and the first for NASA, landed in the Utah desert on Sunday after a fiery final descent through Earth's atmosphere, seven years after the mission's launch."Touchdown of the Osiris-Rex sample return capsule. The one-billion-mile journey to asteroid Bennu and back is complete," a commentator said on NASA's live video webcast of the landing. The sample collected from Bennu in 2020 is estimated by the US space agency to contain about 250 grams (nine ounces) of the material, much more than the previous two asteroid samples brought back by the Japanese mission.

13 Sep

Google pays US$10 billion a year to dominate search: US

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Lawyers have made opening arguments in a landmark antitrust case against search engine Google, which could test the limits of corporate power in the United States. On Tuesday, in a packed federal courthouse in Washington, DC., the U.S. Department of Justice argued that Google used its resources and influence to suppress competition and maintain its dominance as the most popular search engine. Google counters that internet users rely on search engines for its quality. "Google pays more than $10 billion a year for these privileged positions," said Kenneth Dintzer, the Justice Department's chief litigator. "Google's contracts ensure that rivals can't…

05 Sep

Four astronauts safely return to Earth after 6 month stay on International Space Station

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Four astronauts aboard the SpaceX Dragon Endeavor spacecraft that splashed off the coast of Florida on Monday morning have successfully returned to Earth after completing their Crew-6 mission from the International Space Station. US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) astronauts Stephen Bowen and Woody Hoberg, United Arab Emirates astronaut Sultan Alneyadi and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedayev landed safely aboard the SpaceX Dragon Endeavor in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida, at 12:17 am EDT after 186 days in space, the space agency informed. According to NASA, crew students have contributed to hundreds of experiments and technology demonstrations,…

23 Aug

Joe Biden said India is most important country in world: US Ambassador

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US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti on Tuesday highlighted the close cooperation between his country and India in various fields including technology, trade, environment and space. He said President Joe Biden told him that India was the most important country in the world to him. Delivering the keynote address at the Indiaspora G20 forum, Garcetti said that Indian Americans constitute six percent of the taxpayers in the United States. "He (President Biden) told me, when he asked me to come here to serve, he said, this is the most important country in the world to me, something that I think…

04 Aug

Japan issues rare warning over fake account on X

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Japan's Finance Ministry (MOF) on Thursday warned of a fake account for its top currency diplomat Masato Kanda on Social Media X, formerly known as Twitter, as markets fear currency interference within a month low of the yen. In a rare English-language post on X, the ministry said "Please do not follow impersonated accounts and/or comment on posts", saying such an X account did not allegedly belong to Kanda or his staff. "The MOF is currently requesting that X (formerly Twitter) suspend the impersonated account. Thank you for your cooperation", it said on its official account. The account, named "Masato…

15 Jul

Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for United Arab Emirates after completing his visit to France

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After completing his visit to France, Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for the United Arab Emirates. The Prime Minister concluded his two-day visit to France and proceeded to hold talks with Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE and Ruler of Abu Dhabi. After a two-day visit to France, he proceeded to the United Arab Emirates where he held extensive talks with French President Emmanuel Macron and was awarded the country's highest civilian and military honor, the "Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour". External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi tweeted "Prime Minister Narendra Modi left France…

12 Jul

Nepal PM Dahal’s wife Sita Dahal passes away

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Sita Dahal, wife of Nepal's Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal breathed her last at Norvic international hospital in Kathmandu. She died at the age of 69 and was survived by her husband and 3 child. As per the reports it was known that she was suffering from Parkinson disease since a long time. 'Ms. Sita Dahal, 69 yrs/female, known case of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Parkinsonism, Diabetes Mellitus-ll and Hypertension under (on/off) Domicillary oxygen with PEG feeding and indwelling catheter went to cardiac arrest at 8 am,' said the hospital in a statement.

29 Jun

Presumed human remains found in Titan sub wreckage

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Human remains have been recovered from the wreckage of the Titan submersible, which was returned to land Wednesday, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The return of debris to the Port of St. John's, Canada, is an important part of the investigation into why the submarine exploded and the five people on board were killed. The Titan submarine, owned and operated by OceanGate Expeditions, suffered a catastrophic explosion earlier this month while sailing to see the wreckage of the Titanic. The twisted parts of the 22-foot submersible washed ashore at a Canadian Coast Guard pier on Wednesday. Officials said its landing…

24 Jun

Grab announces 1000 job cuts

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Singapore's ride-hailing company Grab is cutting about 1,000 jobs, or about 11 percent of its workforce. This is the biggest round of job layoffs by the Southeast Asian tech giant since the pandemic, when it laid off about 360 employees in 2020. Grab CEO Anthony Tan said the layoffs were not a "shortcut to profits" but part of a fundamental shift in the company's operating model and cost structure. He described the decision to lay off around 1,000 employees as a 'painful but necessary step'. In a letter to Grab staff, Tan wrote, “I want to be clear that we…

23 Jun

All Members of Missing Titan Submarine Believed Dead

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All the fears came true and the submarine Titan was destroyed. The fate of submarines is similar to that of visiting the wreck of the famous ship Titanic. According to the sources of the USA Cost Guard, the submarine collapsed shortly after diving under the water. Five people in the submarine died. The wreckage of the submarine was found around noon on Thursday US time. Incidentally, the submarine Titan was missing since last Sunday. In a press conference on Thursday, the US Navy said that the submarine Titan had broken down very close to the wreckage of the Titanic. The…