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MiG-21's Final Flight: Why Training, Not The Jet, Failed Air Force Pilots
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is preparing to retire its fleet of Russian-origin MiG-21 fighter jets in September. The aircraft played a key role in India's military campaigns, including the 1971 war against Pakistan.
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"Exemplary Icon Of Indian Cinema": PM Modi Condoles B Saroja Devi's Death
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday condoled the demise of veteran actor B Saroja Devi, at the age of 87, leaving behind a legacy that spans over six decades in Indian cinema.
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How A Suspicious Invite Forced Dalai Lama To Flee Tibet And Escape To India
On afrigid night over six decades ago, as artillery fire echoed in the distance and Chinese forces encircled the Tibetan capital of Lhasa, a 23-year-old monk disguised as a soldier slipped quietly out of his palace. He was no ordinary monk.
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40 China J-35 Jets For Pak, India's 5th Gen Decade Away: IAF Veterans Weigh In
China will reportedly supply 40 Shenyang J-35 fifth-generation stealth fighter jets to Pakistan. With the J-35 induction, Pakistan joins a small group of countries operating stealth technology.
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New York State Senate To Allow Terminally Ill People To End Their Lives Peacefully
Assemblywoman Amy Paulin, a Westchester Democrat who leads the body's Health Committee, first introduced the bill a decade ago.
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US Woman, 88, Barred From Graduating 60 Years Ago, Finally Gets Her Degree
An 88-year-old woman has finally fulfilled her lifelong dream of being a college graduate. Joan Alexander was barred from doing so six decades ago because she was pregnant at that time.
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Srinagar Records Highest Temperature In May In Over 50 Years
Srinagar city recorded the highest maximum temperature in the month of May in nearly six decades on Thursday as the temperature settled at 34.4 degrees Celsius, the weather office said.
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Asim Munir Becomes Pakistan's 2nd Field Marshal. First One Became A Dictator
Pakistan's first and only other Field Marshal Muhammad Ayub Khan rose to absolute power more than six decades ago.
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Trump Says Alcatraz Prison Is Unbreakable. History Says Otherwise
US President Donald Trump declared "nobody ever escaped from Alcatraz," outlining plans to reopen the island prison. It was shut down more than six decades ago. As far as Trump's claims are concerned, history says otherwise.
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Warren Buffett Hands Successor Greg Abel A Giant Cash Pile And Many Questions
Warren Buffett, the 94-year-old architect and face of Berkshire Hathaway, will step down at year-end after six decades atop the conglomerate.
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Warren Buffett To Step Down, Greg Abel To Be New Berkshire Hathaway CEO
Warren Buffett, who built Berkshire Hathaway into a business valued at over $1.16 trillion and himself into a celebrity billionaire renowned for his investing acumen and witticisms, will step down at year-end after six decades atop the conglomerate.
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China Loses 26 Percent of Its Glaciers Due to Global Warming, Claims New Study
China's glaciers have shrunk by 26 percent over six decades, with nearly 7,000 small glaciers disappearing. Data from the Chinese Academy of Sciences reveals that glacier area dropped from 59,000 sq km in the 1960s to 46,000 sq km by 2020. Scientists warn that continued ice loss could worsen water shortages. Authorities are trying to slow the proce...
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Dalai Lama Says His Successor To Be Born Outside China
The Dalai Lama's successor will be born outside China, the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism says in a new book, raising the stakes in a dispute with Beijing over control of the Himalayan region he fled more than six decades ago.
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Cabinet Clears New Income Tax Bill: Report
The Union Cabinet on Friday approved the new income tax bill, which will replace the six decades old I-T Act, sources said.
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Concerns Rise Over Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation Stability and Climate Impact
A new study suggests the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) has remained stable over the past six decades, but experts remain divided. While some scientists argue the system has not weakened, others believe potential future disruptions to AMOC are inevitable, with major climate implications, including extreme weather events and cold...
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MiG-21's Final Flight: Why Training, Not The Jet, Failed Air Force Pilots
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is preparing to retire its fleet of Russian-origin MiG-21 fighter jets in September. The aircraft played a key role in India's military campaigns, including the 1971 war against Pakistan.
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"Exemplary Icon Of Indian Cinema": PM Modi Condoles B Saroja Devi's Death
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday condoled the demise of veteran actor B Saroja Devi, at the age of 87, leaving behind a legacy that spans over six decades in Indian cinema.
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How A Suspicious Invite Forced Dalai Lama To Flee Tibet And Escape To India
On afrigid night over six decades ago, as artillery fire echoed in the distance and Chinese forces encircled the Tibetan capital of Lhasa, a 23-year-old monk disguised as a soldier slipped quietly out of his palace. He was no ordinary monk.
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40 China J-35 Jets For Pak, India's 5th Gen Decade Away: IAF Veterans Weigh In
China will reportedly supply 40 Shenyang J-35 fifth-generation stealth fighter jets to Pakistan. With the J-35 induction, Pakistan joins a small group of countries operating stealth technology.
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New York State Senate To Allow Terminally Ill People To End Their Lives Peacefully
Assemblywoman Amy Paulin, a Westchester Democrat who leads the body's Health Committee, first introduced the bill a decade ago.
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US Woman, 88, Barred From Graduating 60 Years Ago, Finally Gets Her Degree
An 88-year-old woman has finally fulfilled her lifelong dream of being a college graduate. Joan Alexander was barred from doing so six decades ago because she was pregnant at that time.
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Srinagar Records Highest Temperature In May In Over 50 Years
Srinagar city recorded the highest maximum temperature in the month of May in nearly six decades on Thursday as the temperature settled at 34.4 degrees Celsius, the weather office said.
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Asim Munir Becomes Pakistan's 2nd Field Marshal. First One Became A Dictator
Pakistan's first and only other Field Marshal Muhammad Ayub Khan rose to absolute power more than six decades ago.
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Trump Says Alcatraz Prison Is Unbreakable. History Says Otherwise
US President Donald Trump declared "nobody ever escaped from Alcatraz," outlining plans to reopen the island prison. It was shut down more than six decades ago. As far as Trump's claims are concerned, history says otherwise.
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Warren Buffett Hands Successor Greg Abel A Giant Cash Pile And Many Questions
Warren Buffett, the 94-year-old architect and face of Berkshire Hathaway, will step down at year-end after six decades atop the conglomerate.
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Warren Buffett To Step Down, Greg Abel To Be New Berkshire Hathaway CEO
Warren Buffett, who built Berkshire Hathaway into a business valued at over $1.16 trillion and himself into a celebrity billionaire renowned for his investing acumen and witticisms, will step down at year-end after six decades atop the conglomerate.
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China Loses 26 Percent of Its Glaciers Due to Global Warming, Claims New Study
China's glaciers have shrunk by 26 percent over six decades, with nearly 7,000 small glaciers disappearing. Data from the Chinese Academy of Sciences reveals that glacier area dropped from 59,000 sq km in the 1960s to 46,000 sq km by 2020. Scientists warn that continued ice loss could worsen water shortages. Authorities are trying to slow the proce...
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Dalai Lama Says His Successor To Be Born Outside China
The Dalai Lama's successor will be born outside China, the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism says in a new book, raising the stakes in a dispute with Beijing over control of the Himalayan region he fled more than six decades ago.
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Cabinet Clears New Income Tax Bill: Report
The Union Cabinet on Friday approved the new income tax bill, which will replace the six decades old I-T Act, sources said.
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Concerns Rise Over Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation Stability and Climate Impact
A new study suggests the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) has remained stable over the past six decades, but experts remain divided. While some scientists argue the system has not weakened, others believe potential future disruptions to AMOC are inevitable, with major climate implications, including extreme weather events and cold...
