Ankush Banerjee
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Forecasts of normal monsoons raise hopes of bumper harvests, but intense bouts could play spoilsport
Forecasts have predicted excellent rains over most parts of the country, while scarcities could imp…
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Facebook parent Meta’s systems fail to block anti-Muslim propaganda advertisements amid ongoing Lok Sabha elections, claims report
These ads contained violent rhetoric anywhere from targeting Muslim minorities, spreading disinform…
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New Pirates of the Caribbean movies unlikely to feature Johnny Depp as lead
Depp’s portrayal of Jack in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies has helped the franchise reportedly…
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WATCH: Massive comet fragment blazes up in beautiful blue flames over Portugal and Spain
In Portugal, a fragment of an unidentified comet streaked through the atmosphere at a blistering 45…
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Luxury “floating” beach unveiled in France; Critics term it an “ecological aberration”
The luxury “island” features a restaurant, bar lounge, and freshwater swimming pool. Crafted at a c…
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Bread, butter, milk-based health drinks, cooking oils classified as ultra-processed food, ICMR advises restriction
These ultra-processed foods also tend to be excessively high in fats and unusually low in fibres an…
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The summer of 2023 was hotter than any season since the Chola Empire 2000 years ago!
Using the age rings inside tree trunks, scientists were able to extract climatic data spanning the …
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DHFL scam, simplified: Here’s all about the Dheeraj Wadhawan case — allegedly India’s biggest banking loan fraud ever
The CBI also explains that the Wadhawans had allegedly created lakhs of fake borrowers by randomly …
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Should you enrol your child in an online university like IGNOU?
The popularity of online universities has exploded due to many reasons, such as its flexibility of …
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As rain and snow events become more intense, so could our earthquakes, study finds
A groundbreaking study has found that certain weather phenomena — particularly heavy snowfall and r…
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Muslims up, Hindus down: What’s the larger picture behind India’s religious population trends?
According to a brand new report submitted by the EAC-PM, the nation’s population share of Hindus fe…
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At $110 billion, Indian diaspora diverted more wealth than any other to its home country in 2022
While this is undoubtedly an impressive figure, it probably comes as no surprise, considering that …
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Not being physically active as a child can massively increase the risk of heart attack and stroke: study
Studies have found that, compared to our grandparents, only about a third of our children today reg…
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People find ChatGPT to have a better moral compass than real humans, study reveals
Alan Turing predicted that by the year 2000, computers might pass a test where you present an ordin…
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Here’s what falling inside a black hole would look like, according to a NASA supercomputer simulation
Have you ever wondered what happens if you were to fall into a black hole? Thanks to cutting-edge v…
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Fear of AI threats could propel cybersecurity into becoming a $290 billion industry by 2027, as per reports
AI-tech, despite being in somewhat of a nascent stage, is already being leveraged to uncover major …
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India's satcom sector to take off as IN-SPACe allows Indian players access to international orbital data
Previously, Indian satellite players — an industry still very much in its nascent stage — were cons…
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500 times faster than 5g! Japanese companies unveil 6g internet that can stream 5 HD movies at once
For reference, most new smartphones are 5G-equipped, with average internet speeds ranging around 20…
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People intolerant of other religions are more likely to reject science, study asserts
Oftentimes, science is misrepresented or outright rejected in service of deeply ingrained convictio…
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“Wish to follow in the footsteps of PM Modi!” ‘Anupamaa’ star Rupali Ganguly joins BJP
Rupali, speculated to be India’s current highest-paid TV actress, announced her joining via a press…
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Delhi bomb threats: What we know so far
The news has been abuzz with reports of a bomb threat in several schools, hospitals and airports in…
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Should you be worried about the potential side-effects of the Covishield vaccine?
Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (TTS), can lead to dangerously low blood clot and platele…
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Why did a NASA spacecraft suddenly start talking gibberish after more than 45 years of operation? What fixed it?
Voyager 1 mysteriously stopped sending decipherable science and engineering data back to Earth on N…
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Having a regional accent can be bad for your interviews, especially an Indian one: study
The study found that this perceived incompetence can markedly reduce the "hirability" of accented c…
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COVID lockdown-related school disruptions will continue to worsen students’ exam results into the 2030s: study
The study explored the consequences of pandemic-induced school closures on children's socio-emotion…