JPSC ‘irregularities’: Supreme Court issues notice to Centre, state after CBI probe plea | India News

Demonstrators protesting in Ranchi against alleged exam leaks NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court of Monday issued a notice to Centre and the state government over a plea seeking independent, time-bound CBI probe into alleged malpractices in the Jharkhand Combined Civil Services Preliminary Examination.A bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant and comprising Justices Joymalya Bagchi…

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‘Toxic’ advance booking surges as Mumbai adds 6 AM and 11.45 PM shows for Yash starrer amid massive demand ahead of August 26 release – Report |

Toxic advance booking surges as Mumbai adds 6 AM and 11 Yash starrer ‘Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups’ is witnessing a strong response ahead of its August 26 theatrical release, with Mumbai cinemas adding early morning and late-night screenings to accommodate growing demand. The film’s advance bookings have seen several shows filling up, while…

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5 practical uses of coconut shell

For anyone with a garden, coconut shell charcoal offers a genuinely useful, low-cost way to improve soil health. Once broken down and worked into soil, it helps improve water retention and aeration, creating better growing conditions for plants without needing any synthetic soil additives. Whole or halved shells also get repurposed directly as small planters…

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Washington releases 20 lab-raised sunflower sea stars into the Salish Sea to restore the endangered species and damaged kelp forests | World News

Image: University of Washington A remarkable conservation effort is unfolding in Washington’s San Juan Islands, where the Samish Indian Nation and University of Washington researchers have released 20 lab-raised sunflower sea stars into the Salish Sea. The endangered predators were raised for three years at Friday Harbour Laboratories before being carefully transported to waters off…

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Florida sank a 324-foot former New York sludge tanker off Pompano Beach; the wreck became an underwater casino reef with card-dealing sharks, poker tables and marine life

The tanker was built in 1967 and was towed from New York to Florida in early 2016 after a 10-year search for a suitable vessel. A 324-foot tanker that once carried sludge is about to get a remarkable second life beneath the waves. An old ship off the coast of Pompano Beach, Florida later turned…

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81-year-old mother allegedly forced to leave house: SC restores son’s eviction under Senior Citizens Act

The Court restored the orders passed by the authorities under the Senior Citizens Act directing the eviction of the appellant’s son and daughter-in-law. The Supreme Court has held that tribunals constituted under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 can order eviction of children or other occupants from a senior citizen’s…

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‘Normal practice for VVIP visits’: Govt clarifies Sergio Gor’s ‘no questions’ remark on PM Modi-Trump meeting | India News

PM Modi and President Trump met on the sidelines of the G7 Leaders’ Summit in France in June. NEW DELHI: The government on Monday said discussions about arrangements for a leader’s public appearance are a “normal practice,” clarifying the context of US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor’s remarks regarding the bilateral meeting between Prime Minister…

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Microgravity: Four medaka fish flew aboard Columbia in 1994 to test whether vertebrates could reproduce without gravity; they laid 43 eggs and eight baby fish hatched in space

The tank was kept at a water temperature of 24°C. The fish also followed a cycle of 14 hours of light and 10 hours of darkness. (Photo: JAXA) In July 1994, four small medaka fish travelled into space as part of an experiment that tested whether fish could reproduce in microgravity. The experiment was carried…

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