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Two red pandas namely Nira and Teesta have given birth to two cubs each at Singalila National Park in Darjeeling and a 13-year snow leopard, Zima, has given birth to a cub within the zoo premises.Although the developments happened some days back, the matter was officially communicated by the zoo authorities on Friday through its official X handle.Confirming the arrival of new members, the State Forest Minister Jyoti Priya Mallick said that this is extremely good news for the animal lovers.“These two pandas who gave birth to two cubs each were zoo bred but later released to the wild heralds…

Recent research has shown that the bacteria and other microbes in our gut play a supporting role in immunity, metabolism, digestion, and the fight against “bad bacteria” that try to invade our bodies.However, using a first-of-its-kind precision animal model with no microbiome (germ-free), the research published in Nature Biotechnology showed may gut microbiome may not be as always protective against human pathogens”These findings offer the first direct evidence that resident microbiota can have a significant impact on the establishment and pathology of infection by two different human-specific pathogens,” said Angela Wahl, assistant professor at University of North Carolina’s Department of…

The feedback will determine the fate of the sitting MPs.According to sources, state BJP chief Bhupendra Chaudhary and state general secretary (organization) Dharam Pal Singh will be visiting the Lok Sabha constituencies to assess the prevailing political situation.They will be meeting party MLAs, MLCs, local party workers, former party functionaries and influential people in every constituency to gather first-hand information of the political situation and the performance of its sitting MPs.The exercise would be initiated around the time when the UP BJP will also reboot its organisational machinery at the ground level.The move is being planned less than a week…

“Today we’re excited to announce the launch of the Roblox career centre — an experience directly on Roblox where early career candidates can dive into our immersive platform firsthand and learn what it’s like to be a part of a company that is reimagining the way people come together,” the company said in a blogpost on Thursday.Within the experience, candidates can learn more about the complex technical challenges the platform is tackling and the innovation it is driving through immersive events, podcasts and conversations with Roblox employees.”We decided to build this experience specifically for candidates who are just starting out…

The two took to their Instagram stories, where they shared a video from the Gujarati namkaran ceremony for their baby boy. Ishita posted a video which had their female family members holding the four corners of a bedsheet with the baby lying in it.In the video, Vatsal and Ishita are seen posing with their baby. The video pans to take the baby into a room where women cradle him in a bedsheet while giving him a name. Then a bunch of balloons spelling ‘Vaayu’ is shown in the video.The two captioned the clip: “Namkaran Ceremony of our little one. Vaayu…

The movie is an adaptation of author Fiona Rosenbloom’s 2005 novel of the same name. The trailer shows seventh-grade student Stacy (Sunny Sandler) fantasising about her dream bat mitzvah and hanging with her friend Lydia (Samantha Lorraine), with whom she dreams of owning a loft in the same area as Taylor Swift.The two 12 year olds plan to start their adult lives with a bang, but then a a popular boy, Andy Goldfarb (Dylan Hoffman), comes between them leading to romantic flings and drama which eventually puts their friendship to the test.Adam Sandler can be seen dishing out some comically…

In a tweet, Tagoore, who is an MP from Tamil Nadu’s Virudhunagar said, “INDIA MPs in Loksabha boycotted proceedings to protest against the suspension of Opposition leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury. We won’t participate in the tea hosted by the Speaker also. With 142 MPs from 23 Parties boycotted.”The remarks from the Congress leaders comes in the wake of suspension of Chowdhury from the Lok Sabha for his objectionable comments on Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his speech while participating in the no-confidence discussion, and his suspension will be in place till the report of the privileges committee comes.The Lower House…

The UPEIDA has issued a letter of Expression of Interest, setting August 17 as the last date for submitting applications. A state government spokesperson said that the project will be executed on public private partnership mode and UPEIDA has already prepared a detailed plan to set up solar panels. “As per directions of the UPEIDA CEO, a detailed action plan has been prepared to develop the 296-km Bundelkhand Expressway as a solar powered expressway. We have invited applications from interested parties to develop this on PPP mode,” the official said. He explained that out of the applications received, selected applicants…

Wellington (New Zealand), Aug 11 (IANS) Spain made a historic advancement to the semifinals of the FIFA Women’s World Cup, securing a dramatic 2-1 victory over the Netherlands, thanks to a decisive goal in extra time on Friday. Though the first half remained goalless, Spain dominated the proceedings. They consistently applied pressure with their intricate passing and exemplary ball control, amassing 49% possession and racking up eleven shots on goal.The Netherlands, however, had a quiet half, failing to record even a single shot and managing just 34% of the possession, reports Xinhua.A moment of tension arose in the 17th minute…

Memphis (USA), Aug 11 (IANS) In his first event from an ankle injury, Republic of Korea’s Tom Kim fired a superb 6-under 64 in the St. Jude Championship to lie one back of leader Jordan Spieth.With his pants rolled up to his calves, fans and viewers were left wondering if it was purposefully done to create airflow to his right ankle which suffered a grade 1 tear last month or just a statement of his bizarre fashion sense which caused a social media stir in the first of three FedExCup Playoffs events.“It was wet, man, gosh. It’s one of the…