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Xiaomi gears up for MIUI 12 global launch on May 19




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No Rohit Sharma in Alex Carey's combined India-Australia T20I XI




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Will go for quarantine in Australia only if fate of T20 WC is unclear: BCCI treasurer Arun Dhumal




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Nepal Govt raises objection with India over inauguration of Kailash Mansarovar 'link road'




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Pak's eyewash for FATF review: Auctioning properties of ISI's blue-eyed, dead terrorist Mullah Mansour




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Alex Carey would 'love' to open batting for Australia in T20I




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Restaurants, pubs and bars can sell liquor at retail prices: Karnataka govt




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Places in History for August 10, 1861. Aerial Reconnaisance, Sewells Point, Virginia

Historic maps from the Library's collections documenting battles and campaigns of the Civil War, and other historical events.




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Places in History for August 17th, 1861.

Historic maps from the Library's collections documenting battles and campaigns of the Civil War, and other historical events.  The site will be updated regularly with selected maps in chronological order.

Click here for more information.




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Karnataka: Indian grey wolf spotted in Cauvery Sanctuary

In a rare finding, an Indian grey wolf (Canis lupus pallipes) was documented for the first time in Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary in Chamarajanagara district. The wild animal was documented by Sanjay Gubbi of Nature Conservation Foundation, and his team, while camera trapping for studying leopards.




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[LINK] Shaun Inman’s interview on The Verge

I’m doing a disservice to this lovely interview with Shaun Inman—one of my favorite designers and people—by quoting it, but, well:

How do you stay focused?

I’m not sure that I do. I’m kind of all over the place, with my attention split between web apps, iOS games and apps, and Safari extensions…. If I feel my focus waning, I let it wane. Curiosity or that unpleasant feeling of leaving something unfinished usually draws me back to a problem or task before too long.

5 Minutes on The Verge: Shaun Inman

This. Oh, so very this.




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Jalna district collector forms panel to probe Aurangabad railway tragedy




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Cognitive therapy may treat anxiety in children with autism




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Weather Warnings for New South Wales / Australian Capital Territory - land areas. Issued by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology




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Weather Warnings for Australian Capital Territory. Issued by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology




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49ers cautiously optimistic Jerick McKinnon will be big factor in 2020

McKinnon appears to be on pace for a strong recovery, but 49ers general manager John Lynch is taking a wait-and-see approach.





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In Lok Sabha speech, PM taunts Congress, defends CAA

Replying to a debate on Motion of Thanks to the President's Address in Lok Sabha, Modi also attacked the Congress for its politics in the last seven decades, saying the party's politics of last 70 years has been such that no Congress leader can be self-sufficient.




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Kejriwal orders FIR against Nizamuddin maulana

Over 2,000 delegates, including from Indonesia and Malaysia, attended the Tabligh-e-Jamaat congregation in Nizamuddin West from March 1-15, officials said as the south Delhi neighbourhood was virtually sealed following fears that some people may have contracted COVID-19.





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The beauty of abandoned cars

In shabby backyards and dusty barns, in deserted fields and thick forests, Dieter Klein roams strange and isolated places to find once gleaming vehicles left to rust and ruin. From a dented Porsche to a faded Cadillac, a battered VW Beetle to a whole fleet of abandoned military jeeps, Klein's subjects creak with bygone glamour and might. As moss and gnarled branches transform motors into eerie artifacts, Klein's award-winning automobile photography is not only a tribute to classic cars, but also to the transformative power of nature and the enduring intrigue of people and incidents unknown.The mesmerising results appear in stunning new coffee table book Lost Wheels - The Nostalgic Beauty of Abandoned Cars, which is out next month.Scroll down to see some of the wonderful pieces.




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After Corona helmet, it's now Corona auto!

The pictures of his 'corona auto' went viral and Twitter users started sending in their comments calling the initiative, 'Auto-immune', 'good work', and 'innovative', while some others questioned where he would take his auto amidst the ongoing lockdown.




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It Happened Here: The Invention of Santa Claus

Though legend has it that Santa Claus hails from the North Pole, he was actually a New Yorker who came into the world on West 23rd Street in what is now the trendy Chelsea neighborhood.

End Date: 
January 8th, 2012
Nov 25 2011 to Jan 8 2012
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Friday, November 25, 2011 to Sunday, January 8, 2012
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Thomas Nast and George Webster. Santa Claus and his works. New York: McLoughlin Bros., ca 1870. New-York Historical Society, YC1870.Web.

Though legend has it that Santa Claus hails from the North Pole, he was actually a New Yorker who came into the world on West 23rd Street in what is now the trendy Chelsea neighborhood.

The modern Santa was born in the imagination of Clement Clarke Moore, a scholar who penned a whimsical poem about St. Nicholas, the patron of old Dutch New York, for the amusement of his six children at Christmastime. Soon after the publication of "A Visit from St. Nicholas"—popularly known today by its opening line, "Twas the night before Christmas…""—St. Nicholas became a popular feature of American Christmas celebrations. Moore's poem permanently connected St. Nicholas to Christmas, and led to our idea of Santa Claus.

Santa's popularity, appearance and many of the holiday traditions that surround him owe much to the imaginative work of two other New Yorkers: Washington Irving, the creator of Knickerbocker's History of New York, and Thomas Nast, an artist whose drawings of Santa were reproduced all over the country in the years following the Civil War.

To celebrate the winter season, the New-York Historical Society is presenting It Happened Here: The Invention of Santa Claus, an installation tracing the modern image of Santa Claus, the red-suited, pot-bellied descendant of the medieval bishop St. Nicholas of Myra, which emerged only decades after the first Congress met in 1788 in Federal Hall in New York.  The exhibition features Robert Weir's 1837 painting of a rather sly St. Nicholas and Thomas Nast's Harper's Weekly cartoons of Santa. Clement Clarke Moore's desk is on display in the Henry Luce III Center for the Study of American Culture.

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 Video excerpt: The Santa Files with John Sergant (c) 2010 Fine Stripe Productions.




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'Completely surprised to see him do a character like that so beautiful...

'Completely surprised to see him do a character like that so beautiful...




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'I'm your longing for life': Kangana Ranaut pens down beauti...

'I'm your longing for life': Kangana Ranaut pens down beauti...




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Tracking arrivalsa daunting task

Not many turn up at isolation centres




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Maradona autographs shirt to help poor

Maradona autographs shirt to help poor




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Delhi HC directs authorities to declare candiate with bipolar disorder as selected for Delhi Judicial Service




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Uttarakhand: Buddha Vatika inaugurated at research wing of state forest department in Haldwani




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Buddha Vatika inaugurated at FRI in Uttarakhand




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Follow govt protocol before sending Noida-resident Vande Bharat Mission crew here: Gautam Buddh Nagar admin requests Air India




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Aurangabad train mishap: Mortal remains of 16 migrant labourers sent to MP




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Delhi HC asks authorities to consider plea to mandate identity proof to purchase metro card




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AMU's academic session to begin in August




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Karnataka: Bar owners welcome state govt move to allow pubs, bars , restaurants to sell liquor




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TECNO launches 'doorstep delivery' with 35,000 retailers




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India Inc launches 600 hotel rooms as quarantine facilities




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SBI General Insurance launches Arogya Sanjeevani health insurance policy




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Bal Bharti Academy NGO launches social platform to fight against COVID-19




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RE auction gets historic first tariff of Rs 2.90/kWh




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No corona cases so far, but para forces cautious

Even as a large number of cases are being reported from para-military forces in other states, Bihar is yet to record any Covid-19 case among the personnel posted in the state.




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‘Saudi Prince Faisal is under detention’

Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Saturday that Saudi Arabian authorities recently detained and are holding incommunicado Prince Faisal bin Abdullah, w




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Kangana dedicates a beautiful poem to her mom

With more and more Bollywood celebs taking to social media to interact with their fans amidst the lockdown phase, Kangana Ranaut to Instagram to pour her heart out with a special message which she dedicated to her mother.




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Hollywood's best mother-daughter look-alikes

It is mother's day today, and what better day to take a look at some of Hollywood's most stunning mommy-daughter duos, who look exactly alike. Not only did these daughters win the gene lottery, but have grown up to look just like their mothers. We have drawn up a list of our favourite duos who take the phrase 'like mother like daughter' to the next level.




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Website launched

Website launched




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People meet to join hands to ensure enough food production for the State: CAU VC

People meet to join hands to ensure enough food production for the State: CAU VC




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UCM, AMUCO, CAU, BGVS, actress Tonthoi and others distribute relief items

UCM, AMUCO, CAU, BGVS, actress Tonthoi and others distribute relief items




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Minor sexually assaulted, accused held

Minor sexually assaulted, accused held




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Stalled tobacco auctions to resume on Monday

Much to the relief of farmers, e-auctioning of tobacco, which has been suspended since the lockdown came into effect, will recommence in two auction p




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Face mask norm: Cops to launch AI-based system