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Two people were killed and five others were injured after a shooting broke out on Sunday evening during the popular Bite of Seattle food festival near the city’s iconic Space Needle.The shooting occurred around 6 pm at the Seattle Center, where the annual food festival was underway. Police launched an investigation and urged people to…
Demis Hassabis sold DeepMind to Google in 2014 Demis Hassabis has given the plainest account yet of why he sold DeepMind to Google in 2014, and it has nothing to do with grand strategy. It was arithmetic. He reckoned that staying in the fight against the biggest technology companies in the world would take roughly…
GUWAHATI: Videos showing the impact of Assam’s devastating floods are continuing to emerge as the state battles the aftermath of the deluge, with 5.24 lakh people across 763 villages still affected.Although the flood situation has started improving and waters are receding in several areas, the death toll has climbed to 68 after two more people…
PATNA: Nearly 200 students allegedly detained after the July 22 and 25 protests, demanding the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the alleged NEET paper leak, remained in custody for over 24 hours across police stations in the city, advocates alleged. Meanwhile, a Siwan police personnel was suspended for firing AK-47 during the…
The police identified the deceased as Ankita Sangle, who had been preparing for NEET through online coaching classes. NASHIK: A 19-year-old girl allegedly died by suicide at her residence in Jalalpur village in Karjat taluka of Ahilyanagar district on Saturday, with police saying a note found at the scene cited disappointment over her NEET re-examination…
Daughters of two politicians publicly broke ranks over the NEET protest demonstrations. BJP MP Aparajita Sarangi’s daughter, Archita Sachin Rahar (R), AGP leader Keshab Mahanta’s daughter, Dibisa Mahanta (L) GUWAHATI/BHUBANESWAR: BJP found itself on the defensive Sunday after the daughters of two politicians publicly broke ranks over the NEET protest, prompting Assam CM Himanta Biswa…
Dharmendra Pradhan resigned on Saturday after which the CJP withdrew its 36-day agitation. NEW DELHI: Hours after Dharmendra Pradhan resigned as Union education minister amid the nationwide protest over the NEET paper leak, Madhya Pradesh minister Kailash Vijayvargiya claimed that Pradhan had offered to step down on the very first day of the protests at…
Congress MLA Mamman Khan paid a surprise visit to the government school in Nuh’s Bhadas, where he studied until Class 5. (Image Credit: TOI) GURGAON: Congress MLA Mamman Khan, who made a surprise visit to a govt school in Nuh’s Bhadas, where he studied until Class 5, found that several students struggled to read simple…
A courting pair of Japanese White-eyes (Zosterops japonicus) – Kauai, Hawaii. Image Credits: Wikimedia Commons. In 1929, Hawaii introduced a small bird from Japan to help control insect pests. The Japanese white-eye, also known as the mejiro, was brought to the islands because officials hoped it would feed on insects harmful to agriculture. Instead, the…
‘The Odyssey’ director Christopher Nolan praises Satyajit Ray, reveals why ‘Pather Panchali’ left lasting impact on him: ‘It just blew my mind’ Fresh off the global success of ‘The Odyssey’, Oscar-winning filmmaker Christopher Nolan paid a visit to the renowned Criterion Closet in New York, a space that houses more than 1,000 landmark films from…
