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New York, Oct 3 (IANS) Venus may be a (slightly) gentler place and bolts of lightning may not very often flash from Venus’ thick, acidic clouds, as thought previously, a new study suggests.Known as Earth’s twin, Venus is one of the most mysterious, and inhospitable, bodies in the solar system.The planet is about the same size as Earth, but has a dense, carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere and a searing temperatures of 900 degrees Fahrenheit and crushing atmospheric pressures.No spacecraft has ever survived for more than a few hours on the planet’s surface.In the research, space physicists at University of Colorado-Boulder, US,…

This comes as welcome news as data released by the Commerce and Industry Ministry last month based on an estimate had pegged services exports at $26.39 billion in August, which was a marginal decline from the corresponding figure of $26.5 billion for August 2022. The provisional figure for imports had been put at $13.86 billion.However, the Commerce Ministry said, “The data for August 2023 is an estimation, which will be revised based on RBI’s subsequent release.” Driven by its strong software and IT services sector, India is one of the largest services exporters in the world. Since India offers low-cost…

With scores of 99 not out and a career-best 132 against Australia. She also moved to No. 7 on the batting rankings while her four wickets in two games took her to No. 5 in the rankings for bowlers.With seven consecutive Player-of-the-Match awards, Mathews has been in rich form. In her last two matches against Australia, she scored 231 runs off 138 balls, and with the ball, she took 5 wickets, which helped West Indies level the T20I series 1-1 with Australia.Matthews, who credits her ‘leadership role’, as a factor in her strong performances, now has 480 ranking points -…

In a post on ‘X’, Ramesh, who is Congress General Secretary Communication in-charge said: “Thirty-one patients of whom 16 were either infants or children have sadly died in a government hospital in Nanded in Maharashtra. Yet the Prime Minister is completely silent. Just a few weeks ago, a similar horrific tragedy had taken place in a hospital in Thane district. The Maharashtra state government has a surplus of Chief Ministers with one Chief Minister, two Chief Ministers in-waiting and others awaiting.””But there is zero accountability in this illegal government for which the Prime Minister and the Home Minister — who…

The duo was identified as Chanchal, 32, and Vikansha, 23, both residents of Uttar Pradesh’s BulandshahrThe officials said that out of 10 pistols, recovered from the possesion of the duo are, five pistols of .32 bore and five single-shot pistols.According to police, on October 1, specific information was received that two female key members of this syndicate, namely Chanchal and Vikansha, had procured a consignment of pistols from MP’s Khargone.”It was also informed that they were on the way to Delhi to meet one of their contacts at the intersection of MB Road-Surajkund Road in Delhi between 9 p.m and…

The Mustangs’ victory was anchored by a tremendous all-round performance from Nosthush Kenjige, whose 27 runs and three wickets won him Bru Player of the Final honors.The hometown Mustangs won the toss and elected to bat, but quickly lost star batter Andries Gous in the second over. The Mustangs struggled to score early on, reduced to 46/5 by the end of the 10th over. However, a 56-run lower order partnership between Ali Sheikh and Kenjige gave Dallas a fighting chance, with Sheikh scoring 36 from 25 balls.Kenjige continued to anchor the inning and contributed 27 before being run out in…

Last week, the court had said that it will decide on Wednesday on the potential modification of its interim direction. “List for order on October 3. Let me think over it,” he had said.This comes on an application submitted by the Legislative Assembly Secretariat and other relevant authorities, which sought to vacate the interim order.Justice Subramonium Prasad, who presided over the case, noted that the Supreme Court in July had refused to stay the operation of the letter issued by Delhi Government’s Services Department directing the disengagement of the Fellows and Associate Fellows.He observed, “Propriety demands that this court ought…

Earlier, the makers had announced the leading ladies of the movie, which includes– Dushara Vijayan, Ritika Singh, and Manju Warrier.Taking to social media, Lyca Productions shared the black and white photos of the star cast.For Amitabh, they wrote: “Welcoming the Shahenshah of Indian cinema Mr. Amitabh Bachchan on board for #Thalaivar170 #Thalaivar170Team reaches new heights with the towering talent of the one & only @amitabhbachchan.”For Rana, they wrote: “Welcoming the dapper & supercool talent Mr. Rana Daggubati on board for #Thalaivar170 ! #Thalaivar170Team has gotten even more charismatic with the addition of the dashing @ranadaggubati.””Welcoming the incredibly versatile talent Mr…

During the questioning at Special Cell police station in Lodhi Colony, the police presented them with a list of 25 inquiries encompassing various topics, such as their international trips, involvement in protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act at Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh, and participation in the farmers’ agitation, as per sources.Notably, no arrests have been made during the ongoing searches primarily focused on the Delhi-NCR region.In another development, Prabir Purkayastha, the founder and editor-in-chief, was brought to the portal’s south Delhi office in the presence of a forensic team.Simultaneously, officials from the Delhi Police Special Cell sealed the ‘NewsClick’ office in…

Parul was sixth midway through the race and then pulled ahead getting past one competitor at a time and finally surged past the Japanese opponent in the last 10 metres to take the gold medal in a timing of 15:14.75.Japan’s RirikaHironaka finished second in 15:15.34 while Kazakhstan’s Caroline Chepkoech Kipkirui took the bronze medal in 15:25.12, her season’s best effort. India’s Ankita finished fifth in 15:33.03, which is her personal best at this distance.Even though it was not Parul Choudhary’s best effort as she has a personal best of 15:10.69, she was still happy because this was her second race…