Photo credit: IANS NEW DELHI: Put on the back foot by a Supreme Court intervention, NCERT on Tuesday has released the revised Part 2 of its Class 8 Social Science textbook with the controversial chapter on judiciary stripped of its earlier critical framing and recast as a more conventional civics lesson on justice, constitutional remedies,...
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Spain hand Ronaldo brutal reality check as Belgium cancel trump card
Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo (7) reacts after the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Portugal and Spain in Arlington, Texas, near Dallas, Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson) Hello and welcome to another edition of Offside. First off, Spain saw off Portugal to win the Iberian derby, while Belgium won the world’s approval...
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Rare bacterium found contaminating water reclamation plant linked to Meta’s datacenter
Cheyenne officials have identified a Meta data center construction project as the source of a rare bacterial contamination that temporarily shut down two of the city’s water reclamation plants, reports Tom’s Hardware. The Cheyenne Board of Public Utilities has permanently stopped accepting industrial wastewater from closed-loop data center cooling systems after the incident, the report...
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Psychologist reveals what to say instead when your child says, “I can’t do it”
When your child says “I can’t do it,” avoid saying “You can”; Psychologist explains what to say instead No parent wants to see their child struggle. Be it difficult homework or be it a bicycle learning attempt, most parents instinctively jump in with words of encouragement. The moment a child says “I can’t do it,”...
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Celluloid story: An action-packed invention
There’s no doubting that the human species is now the most dominant one on planet Earth. That said, it does not go without saying that we shoulder that dominance responsibly. In fact, there’s growing evidence to the contrary. The debate as to whether it was humans or climate change that led to the extinction of...
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When might life on the earth end?
Researchers from the U.S. have estimated how long photosynthetic life will last on the earth. As the sun ages, it also becomes brighter, eventually emitting a colour too hot for plants to survive. Previous studies had tried to answer this question using simplified climate models, finding the biosphere’s twilight could occur in 100 million to...
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As Microsoft announces 4800 layoffs, Amy Coleman makes a commitment to all employees
Microsoft’s HR head Amy Coleman tells staff the industry is changing fast, and Microsoft has to change with it. Microsoft is laying off 4,800 employees, amounting to 2.1% of its global workforce, as the company kicks off a new financial year with restructuring across sales and Xbox. The news came in a memo from Amy...
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Google invests $468 million in Europe’s nuclear fusion startup but urges caution
Google has invested in Germany-based Proxima Fusion as part of a €411 million ($468 million) funding round to support the company’s effort to build Europe’s first commercial nuclear fusion power plant. While announcing the investment, Google also cautioned that although fusion technology has the potential to transform global energy production, commercialising it remains difficult. “Fusion...
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Finerenone helps slow kidney disease in patients without diabetes
In chronic kidney disease, the kidneys gradually lose their ability to filter waste from the blood. While diabetes is one of its leading causes, many patients develop the condition because of high blood pressure, autoimmune disorders or other conditions that damage the kidney’s filtering units. Doctors can slow the disease using medicines that lower blood...
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Ram Temple theft row: UP CM Yogi calls out Congress, SP with ‘chameleon’ dig
“Even a chameleon would likely feel embarrassed when compared to ‘Samajwadis’ and Congress members,” CM Yogi said. NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday went hammer and tongs against the opposition, which has put the BJP-RSS in the dock over the Ram Temple embezzlement case that has now transitioned into a full-blown...
