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A fossilised skeleton, Australopithecus afarensis, best known by her nickname ‘Lucy’, was unearthed by researchers 50 years ago this month in the Afar region of Ethiopia. It eventually went on to transform scientists’ understanding of human evolution. Opening a new chapter in human history, the discovery by Don Johanson, an American palaeontologist and graduate student Tom Gray on November 24, 1974, provided proof that the ancient hominins could walk upright on two feet 3.2 million years ago — a trait thought to have evolved more recently, CNN reported. Lucy had a mixture of ape and humanlike traits, suggesting she occupied a pivotal branch in the family tree of humans. Over the past few decades, she… Read More »50 Years Ago, Discovery Of This Fossil Changed Understanding Of Evolution

Superstar Lady Gaga is set to join the cast of Netflix’s hit series Wednesday for its highly anticipated second season. The Oscar and Grammy-winning artist will have a role in the forthcoming season, currently in production in Ireland, according to The Hollywood Reporter. While details of her character remain under wraps, her involvement has already sent fans into a frenzy. But that’s not all, Lady Gaga’s connection to the Wednesday series goes beyond her upcoming appearance. Last year, a remix of her song Bloody Mary was featured over a dance sequence by Jenna Ortega, who stars as the titular Wednesday Addams. In addition to Gaga, the second season will introduce a range of new faces,… Read More »Wednesday Season 2: Lady Gaga Set To Join The Cast Of The Netflix Show

An air strike hit the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital Thursday after an Israeli warning to evacuate parts of the Hezbollah bastion, AFPTV images showed. A plume of grey smoke rose over the area after the latest strike since Israel sharply intensified its campaign against the Iran-backed group in September. Shortly before the strike, Israel had issued a warning to residents to evacuate their homes. “You are located near Hezbollah facilities and interests against which the (Israeli military) will operate in the near future,” army spokesman Avichay Adraee said in a post on X that included a map identifying buildings in the Shouaifat al-Omrousiya and Ghobeiry areas.

IIM Raipur has invited applications for admission to PhD programme in Management (Practice Track) of IIM Raipur for the academic year 2024-2025. The four-year PhD program is designed for experienced management professionals and helps them explore their educational career through a combination of scholarly learning with practical managerial, entrepreneurial, and professional expertise.  The deadline to complete the application process for admission to the PhD programme has been extended until November 17, 2024. Students with a Master’s degree (or equivalent) in a relevant field, or a Bachelor’s degree in engineering (BE/ BTECH/BARCH) from a recognized institution, or working professionals having CA/ICWA, PGP/EPGP/PGPWE from IIMs with more than six years of work experience in managerial/ entrepreneurial/ professional… Read More »IIM Raipur Inviting Applications For PhD In Management Practice Track

<div class=”gmail-arr–story-page-card-wrapper”> <div class=”gmail-arr–element-container gmail-story-element-card-m_element-container__1ZeJL gmail-story-element-card-m_dark__1AX15″> <div class=”gmail-arrow-component gmail-arr–text-element gmail-text-m_textElement__e3QEt gmail-text-m_dark__1TC18″> <div class=”gmail-arr–story-page-card-wrapper”> <div class=”gmail-arr–element-container gmail-story-element-card-m_element-container__1ZeJL gmail-story-element-card-m_dark__1AX15″> <div class=”gmail-arrow-component gmail-arr–text-element gmail-text-m_textElement__e3QEt gmail-text-m_dark__1TC18″> <p>The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking directions to the Centre to ban the messaging application WhatsApp for its refusal to comply with the new Information Technology Rules (IT Rules) in India.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class=”gmail-arr–story-page-card-wrapper”> <div class=”gmail-arr–element-container gmail-story-element-card-m_element-container__1ZeJL gmail-story-element-card-m_dark__1AX15″> <div class=”gmail-arrow-component gmail-arr–text-element gmail-text-m_textElement__e3QEt gmail-text-m_dark__1TC18″> <p>A bench of Justices MM Sundreshand Aravind Kumar today dismissed the PIL seeking a ban on WhatsApp.</p> </div> </div> </div> <p>The PIL was moved by Omanakuttan KG against WhatsApp. He moved the top court after the Kerala High Court dismissed the petition… Read More »Supreme Court Junks PIL Seeking Ban On WhatsApp