Japan-led mission uncovers asteroid with all 5 ‘letters’ of DNA, breakthrough for understanding life’s origins |

Researchers detected the building blocks of DNA in samples collected from asteroid Ryugu/ (Image credit: JAXA, University of Tokyo) A detailed analysis of samples returned from the asteroid Ryugu has revealed the presence of all five canonical “letters” of DNA and RNA, a finding scientists say strengthens the case that the basic ingredients for life…

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‘Sour grapes?’ Piyush Goyal hits back at Congress for calling India-EU FTA deal ‘hugely-hyped’

NEW DELHI: Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday strongly rebutted Congress leader Jairam Ramesh’s criticism of the India-European Union free trade agreement (FTA), questioning the opposition’s credibility and defending the pact as a landmark, win-win economic deal that could unlock major growth and employment opportunities for India.Responding to an X post by Ramesh…

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Maharashtra Prepares for El Nino: Chief Minister Advocates Robust Water Management Strategies |

Devendra Fadnavis, the Chief Minister of Maharashtra (Photo credit: ANI) MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government is gearing up to tackle a possible El Nino impact, with Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday directing all departments to prioritise water management, expedite conservation works and ensure coordinated preparedness.Chairing a high-level review meeting, Fadnavis said the state must mitigate…

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We Got It Worked Out

Many of us prefer reading about exercise, rather than doing it. We also cherrypick bits that suit us If only reading about exercise counted as exercise, we could all be as fit as Ronaldo. And of all the reading we looove to do on the topic, nothing hits quite like studies reporting the yuge health…

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Attaining absorption and ecstasy in the love of God

“He who has access to the divine realities is drawn away in rapture,” said Hazrat Sayyid Abū l-Ḥasan al-Shādhilī (1196–1258), the founder of the Shadhili Sufi order (tariqa). In our modern times, rapture is understood as a term limited to the experience of the senses. Our thirst for spiritual growth may find rapture in the…

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War and prince: An unfinished kingdom

American journalist Karen Elliott House has been going to Saudi Arabia for nearly 50 years. She has had a firsthand view of the kingdom’s evolution, plus conversations with different kings, Jamal Khashoggi, Jared Kushner, Saudi religious police, businesswomen…and of course Crown Prince MBS. Her book The Man Who Would Be King: Mohammed Bin Salman and the Transformation of…

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‘Transformative step’: Former President Pratibha Patil writes to PM Modi expressing support for women’s reservation bill | India News

Pratibha Patil backs Nari Shakti Law. NEW DELHI: Former President Pratibha Devisingh Patil wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressing her strong support for the implementation of the women’s quota bill, calling it a ‘transformative step’ for India’s democracy.Patil, who served as the country’s first woman and 12th President from 2007 to 2012, said the…

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Security on priority! Cricket Australia delegation in Lahore to assess arrangements | Cricket News

NEW DELHI: A Cricket Australia (CA) delegation has arrived in Lahore to assess security arrangements ahead of the team’s three-match T20I series against Pakistan in January. The group includes an independent security consultant and a representative from the Australian Cricketers’ Association.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Australia are scheduled to tour Pakistan…

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