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‘Influencer’ Swatantra Bhardwaj arrested by Delhi Police, sent to 1-day custody | Delhi News

Social media ‘influencer’ Swatantra Bhardwaj arrested. NEW DELHI: Social media ‘influencer’ Swatantra Bhardwaj has been arrested by Delhi Police, a day after he was detained in Uttar Pradesh in connection with an alleged assault on the father of a minor activist during CJP protest.Bhardwaj was remanded to one-day police custody.According to news agency ANI, the…

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michigan state university botanist william james beal buried 20 glass bottles filled with seeds

A Michigan scientist buried seeds in 20 glass bottles in 1879; 142 years later, some still grew, and the experiment is set to run until 2100

Michigan State University botanist William James Beal buried 20 glass bottles filled with seeds In 1879, Michigan State University botanist William James Beal buried 20 glass bottles filled with seeds and sand in an effort to answer a deceptively simple question: how long could seeds remain dormant in the soil and still grow when conditions…

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‘Bound to breed contempt for law’: SC judge Bhuyan slams police assault on NEET protesters | India News

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court judge Justice Ujjal Bhuyan slammed police officers over the alleged assault on protesting students during the NEET agitation at Jantar Mantar and said that the detachment expected of officials appears to be disappearing.While speaking at the launch of former secretary (security) Yashovardhan Azad’s book “Policing the Republic”, Justice Bhuyan said that…

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A ‘devil flower’ with no leaves, no branches, no green part has been discovered in a Thai forest, scientists say its bizarre appearance is hiding an even stranger secret

It has no leaves, no branches and no green parts, and spends much of its life concealed beneath fallen leaves on the forest floor. Scientists have now described a bizarre new flowering plant from Thailand, naming it Thismia daemona, the “devil flower”, for its dark, horn-like appearance. Details of the discovery were reported by Pensoft…

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Bangladesh measles outbreak nears 1,000 child deaths as cases cross 180,000

Bangladesh reels from measles outbreak Bangladesh’s worst measles outbreak in decades has killed close to 1,000 children with suspected and confirmed cases now surpassing 180,000, according to the latest health ministry figures.More than 1,000 suspected cases are being reported each day as hospitals struggle to treat a growing number of severely ill children, news agency…

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‘Correct The Map’: Togo-led campaign succeeds as UN endorses a ‘larger’ Africa

164 countries led the Togo-led campaign The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Friday endorsed a new world map that more accurately reflects Africa’s actual size, marking the culmination of a Togo-led campaign backed by the African Union and various advocacy groups.The UNGA adopted a resolution titled “Correct The Map”, with 164 member states voting…

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