UNESCO has invited nominations from eligible applicants for the second edition of UNESCO-Al Fozan International Prize for the Promotion of Young Scientists in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. The prize is awarded every two years to five talented young people for their contributions to research, education or scientific cooperation. The laureates will each receive USD […]
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Osama Bin Laden’s Son Deported From France Over Social Media Post ‘Glorifying Terrorism’
<p>Omar Bin Laden, one of late Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden’s son, has been expelled from France due to social media posts advocating terrorism. According to France’s Interior Minister, Omar was deported from a Normandy village, where he was living, after he was accused of glorifying terrorism on social media. The Al-Qaeda leader’s son, however, […]
World’s Highest Gamma Ray Telescope In Ladakh: Why It Is A Big Deal
Asia’s largest imaging Cherenkov telescope, located at an altitude of almost 4,300 metres, was inaugurated on Wednesday at Ladakh’s Hanle. The Major Atmospheric Cherenkov Experiment (MACE) observatory, the highest of its kind telescope in the world, has been indigenously built by the Mumbai-based Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) with support from the Electronics Corporation of […]
Goods Train Collides With Cement Slabs Kept On Tracks In UP’s Raebareli
A goods train collided with cement slabs kept on the tracks in Uttar Pradesh’s Raebareli on Wednesday, making it the most recent incident in a spate of suspected attempts to derail trains. The incident occurred in Raebareli’s Laxmanpur, where it is suspected that three slabs kept in a nearby field were pulled and brought on […]
No Change In RBI Repo Rate: What It Means For Your Monthly EMIs
The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) wrapped up its three-day deliberations today, deciding to maintain the repo rate at 6.5 per cent for the fourth consecutive time this fiscal year and the tenth time overall. Despite global market movements and the US Federal Reserve’s recent 50-basis-point rate cut, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das […]