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PIX: The Kaun Banega Crorepati Season 9 shoot begins

A look at the first day's pictures.





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Meet Kaun Banega Crorepati's first crorepati

'The moment he said my answer was right, I wanted to cry with happiness. But I did not want to cry in front of everyone and spoil my kajal. But I couldn't control my tears' Anamika Majumdar looks back at her winning moment on Kaun Banega Crorepati.









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Who Is Alice Kaushik?

During the premiere episode of Bigg Boss 18, Salman Khan had declared that Vivian Dsena and Alice Kaushik would end up being the two top contestants this year. The prediction was made before the game even started.




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The augmented classroom

Why not allow connectivity to enrich our knowledge even as we attend classroom lectures?




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NEET nightmare haunts TN

Lack of clarity on the issue puts students, their parents in a quandary




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A quiz on automobiles

On this day in 2019, the last Volkswagen Beetle rolled off the line in Mexico. This quiz is all about iconic automobiles




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Bottled laughter

A poet finds comfort in memories, like water on a thirsty day




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Sulli deals: Women caught in the tentacles of the dark Web

Doxxing, or sharing a woman’s picture online without her consent, is a crime that has proliferated during the pandemic — chillingly, against one particular community




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Quiz on bureaucrats who had other talents

It’s the birth anniversary of poet, playwright and novelist Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, one of the most influential writers in German literature. He was also a civil servant for Karl August, the Grand Duke of Weimar and held many administrative posts. This week, we look at civil servants and bureaucrats who had other talents.




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Auroville: An utopian search for a better world

Akash Kapur’s ‘Better to Have Gone’ traces what happens when we believe deeply in a quest and give up everything in its pursuit






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2 Days After Globes, Elvis' Daughter Dies

She was at the Golden Globes on Tuesday, January 10, 2023, on hand to celebrate Austin Butler's award for playing her father.




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Reference-free quantitative mass spectrometry in the presence of nonlinear distortion caused by in situ chemical reactions among constituents

Analyst, 2024, 149,5320-5328
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN00961D, Paper
Yusuke Hibi
Nonlinear reference-free analysis in pyrolysis-MS enables accurate compositional analysis even in reactive and interactive systems.
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Automatic detection of fluorescent droplets for droplet digital PCR: a device capable of processing multiple microscope images

Analyst, 2024, 149,5213-5224
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN01028K, Paper
Kaihao Mao, Ye Tao, Wenshang Guo, Qisheng Yang, Meiying Zhao, Xiangyu Meng, Yinghao Zhang, Yukun Ren
An automated microscope image detection device (A-MMD) is designed to detect fluorescent droplets in droplet digital PCR images captured by multiple microscopes.
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The decisive role of Au in CO diffusion on Pt surfaces: a DFT study.

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP03618B, Paper
Ana Lucia Reviglio, Paula Sofia Cappellari, German Jose Soldano, Marcelo Mario Mariscal, Gabriel Angel Planes
The modification of metallic surfaces with adsorbed atoms of a second metal is presented as an ideal method for producing electrocatalysts. In this work, we examined the role of Au...
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A walk down the queer side of Varanasi | Debashish Paul’s first solo exhibition

The artist explores his identity, and highlights self-doubt, desire and societal dissonance through performance images, sketches and sculptures




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Hyrox races launch in India with first event scheduled for 2025 in Mumbai

Hyrox, the world series of indoor hybrid fitness racing, launched in India on October 17 this year. The first race is scheduled for May 3, 2025, in Mumbai




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Unfolding the beauty of origami

Have you ever found a piece of paper and folded it into something beautiful like a flower or an aeroplane? If so, then you dabbled into the art of paper folding called Origami. From simple cranes to creative geometric stuff, origami is more than paper folding; it combines art, culture and science. Let’s unfold everything about origami!




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Riyadh Season 2024: As part of cultural diplomacy, Saudi Arabia celebrates Indian diversity in mega tourism event

The Indian diaspora in Saudi Arabia has grown over the years and with 2.4 million expat workers it has the second largest number of foreign workers in Saudi Arabia



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A documentary, new launches mark Hindustan Trading Company’s 50th anniversary

Hindustan Trading Company turns 50 this week with new products, and a documentary on late founder PN Venketakrishnan



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Chennai’s House of Thinai launches travelling exhibition linking Madras checks and generative art technology

Alongside championing jamakalam and Lambadi embroidery on furniture, House of Thinai’s latest initiative links Madras checks and generative art technology



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Drama in the paddock ahead of the Saudi Arabian GP

All the action in Formula 1 is happening off the track.




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Saudi Arabian Grand Prix | Verstappen continues winning streak

It was the first time Verstappen, winner of a record 19 of 22 races last year, has won the first two races of a season




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Kush Maini grabs pole position in F2 Saudi Arabian GP

Kush Maini currently stands at 5th position in the Formula 2 Drivers’ Championship with 27 points; Zane Maloney, winner of the first round, leads the table with 47 points




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Ferrari buoyed by pace after Australian GP practice

Leclerc's team mate Carlos Sainz was third quickest in FP2 on his return to racing two weeks after appendicitis surgery




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Australian GP qualifying | Verstappen takes pole position; Carlos Sainz also in front row

Verstappen has won both races to start the season in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia




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Australia to hold 2025 F1 season opener instead of Bahrain due to Ramadan

The 24-race season will commence on March 16 in Melbourne and end on Dec. 7 in Abu Dhabi as Formula One celebrates the 75th anniversary of its world championship.




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Gaurav Gill finishes Day 1 of Otago Rally in top-three

Gaurav Gill and his New-Zealand-based co-driver Jared Hudson were third on the timesheets, a little over 30 seconds behind overall leader Jack Hawkeswood and 11 seconds adrift of second-placed Robbie Stokes




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Sarthak, Rakshitha, Basim, and Kaushik complete the double




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Max Verstappen resists Norris attack to win Austrian GP sprint race

The series leader and three-time world champion delivered a home win at the Red Bull Ring with a fighting response after being passed by McLaren’s Norris in the opening laps.




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Bagnaia keeps Martin at bay to win Austrian Grand Prix

Bagnaia's victory moved him up to 275 points, five more than Martin, with Bastianini maintaining his hold on third place on 214.




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Mercedes Benz launches the new E-Class LWB business sedan

Mercedes-Benz India has launched the much-anticipated all-new E-Class Long Wheelbase Known for its impeccable blend of luxury, technology, and comfort, the E-Class remains the most successful luxury sedan in India, cementing its legacy as the longest-running production car in the Indian market since its introduction in 1995.




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Mahindra Racing cautiously optimistic for 2024-25 season




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India beats Australia in men’s hockey; first win in an Olympics since 1972

Goalkeeper P.R. Sreejesh stood between the Australian players and goal post like a pillar.




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Sreejesh withdraws from the HIL player auction to focus on coaching and mentorship instead

In an exclusive interaction with The Hindu, Sreejesh confirms that he had written to Hockey India indicating his desire to step away from the field and groom the next generation of players.




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Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers to have Aussie coaches




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Harmanpreet is costliest buy on day one of HIL auctions




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Shocking omissions mark second day of HIL auction




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The Hindu Science Quiz: Of Venus craters and Chinese astronauts

What does China call its astronaut and who predicted communication satellites? For answers, and more questions take this quiz.




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365 : how to count a year / Miranda Paul + Julien Chung

Paul, Miranda, author




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Engineering for curious kids : an illustrated introduction to building machines and amazing structures! / [author: Chris Oxlade ; illustrator: Alex Foster]

Oxlade, Chris, author




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How to spacewalk : step-by-step with shuttle astronauts / created by Kathryn D. Sullivan, the first American woman to walk in space, and Michael J. Rosen ; illustrated with images from NASA and drawings by Michael J. Rosen

Sullivan, Kathy, 1951- author




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I use a telescope / by Tracy Nelson Maurer

Maurer, Tracy Nelson, 1965- author