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In 1995, astronomers confirmed the discovery for the first time of a brown dwarf, a body too small to be a star and too big to be a planet – sort of a celestial tweener. But it turns out that was not the full story. Researchers now have taken a fresh look at that brown dwarf and learned that it actually is not a single brown dwarf but rather two of them orbiting astonishingly close to each other while circling a small star. This was documented in two new studies using telescopes in Chile and Hawaii. These two brown dwarfs are gravitationally locked to each other in what is called a binary system, an arrangement… Read More »3 Decades Later, First Brown Dwarf Ever Found Offers A Surprise

<p> Moscow, Oct 18 (PTI): Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday said it is difficult to specify a timeline for ending the prolonged war in Ukraine but asserted that his country will win, as he appreciated Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s concern over the situation.</p><p> Days ahead of the 16th BRICS Summit to be hosted by him, Putin also endorsed Modi’s description of the grouping, saying the Indian leader had “aptly” noted that it is “not an anti-western one but a non-western one”.</p><p> He also made it clear the grouping, which has since been expanded from five initial members to include five more countries, should not be seen as a “bloc style organisation”.</p><p> Modi is due… Read More »No timeline on Ukraine war, says Putin; appreciates Modi’s concern, endorses his description of BRICS

<p> Moscow, Oct 18 (PTI): Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday said it is difficult to specify a timeline for ending the prolonged war in Ukraine but asserted that his country will win, as he appreciated Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s concern over the situation.</p><p> Days ahead of the 16th BRICS Summit to be hosted by him, Putin also endorsed Modi’s description of the grouping, saying the Indian leader had “aptly” noted that it is “not an anti-western one but a non-western one”.</p><p> He also made it clear the grouping, which has expanded from five initial members to include five more countries, should not be seen as a “bloc-style organisation”.</p><p> Modi is due to visit Kazan… Read More »Setting timeline on Ukraine war difficult, says Putin; appreciates Modi’s concern, endorses his description of BRICS

<p> Toronto, Oct 18 (PTI): Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly on Friday said the remaining Indian diplomats in the country are “clearly on notice” after Canada named the Indian High Commissioner in Ottawa as a person of interest in the assassination of a Sikh separatist leader.</p><p> Joly said the government would not tolerate any diplomats who contravene the Vienna Convention or put the lives of Canadians at risk.</p><p> India expelled six Canadian diplomats on Monday and announced that it was withdrawing its High Commissioner in Canada after dismissing Ottawa’s allegations linking the envoy to the probe into the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar.</p><p> Canada, however, said it had expelled six Indian diplomats.</p><p> Joly,… Read More »India’s remaining diplomats ‘clearly on notice’: Canada’s foreign minister

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday praised ‘Bollywood’ and said that Indian films are most popular in the country in a media briefing ahead of the BRICS Summit. On being asked if Russia will give incentives to BRICS member states for shooting films in the country, Russian President Putin said, “If we look at BRICS member states, I think in this country Indian films are most popular. We have a special TV channel with Indian movies being shown on it round the clock. We have a lot of interest in Indian films. We hold the BRICS film festival. This year Moscow International Film Festival introduces films from BRICS nations. We are positive that if Indian… Read More »“We Have A Lot Of Interest In Indian Films”: Putin Praises Bollywood