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World Hindi Day 2026: History, Significance, And Global Presence Of The Language
World Hindi Day aims to promote Hindi's global presence in diplomacy, education, and culture, while boosting its teaching in foreign institutions.
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Swami Vivekananda Jayanti 2026: History And Significance Of His Timeless Teachings
Since 1984, the Government of India has been observing January 12th as National Youth Day to honour Swami Vivekananda's invaluable contribution to the upliftment of youth.
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Hubble Telescope Detects Wake of Betelgeuse’s Hidden Companion Star, Confirming Long-Held Theory
Hubble Telescope observations have revealed a dense gas wake in Betelgeuse’s atmosphere, confirming the presence of a hidden companion star named Siwarha. The discovery explains the red supergiant’s unusual brightness changes and offers new insight into how massive stars evolve and shed material before becoming supernovae.
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AAP vs BJP Over 'Insensitive Remarks' On Guru Tegh Bahadur
The flashpoint emerged during a discussion on the Delhi government's programme marking the 350th martyrdom anniversary of Guru Tegh Bahadur, observed in November last year
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Is Your Tea Safe? Simple Home Tests To Detect Iron Fillings And Artificial Dye Adulteration
Tea leaf adulteration is not always visible to the naked eye. The FSSAI has shared two simple tests you can conduct at home to detect the possible presence of iron fillings and artificial colouring.
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Mining Vehicles Must Be Fitted With GPS For Tracking: Uttarakhand High Court
The Uttarakhand High Court on Monday observed that mining vehicles must be fitted with GPS for data collection during a hearing on cracks to structures due to digging for soapstone (khaira) in several villages of Bageshwar district.
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Liberty Not Absolute, Linked To Society's Security: Top Court In Umar Khalid Case
The Supreme Court, while denying bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case on Monday, observed that the Constitution guarantees personal liberty, but it does not conceive liberty as an absolute entitlement.
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Astronomers Measure Mass and Distance of a Rogue Planet for the First Time in History
Astronomers have measured the mass and distance of a rogue planet for the first time. Using observations from Earth and the Gaia space telescope, the planet was found to be just under Saturn’s mass and about 10,000 light-years away. The study highlights how free-floating planets are ejected from star systems and improves understanding of planetar...
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When Is Lohri 2026? Timings, Traditions And 5 Classic Festive Recipes
Over time, Lohri has come to symbolise joy, hope and fresh beginnings. It holds special meaning for newlyweds and families celebrating a newborn. Food, fire and togetherness remain at the heart of Lohri celebrations across generations.
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Astronomers Successfully Weigh a Starless ‘Rogue Planet’ Drifting Through the Milky Way
Astronomers have precisely measured the mass of a rogue planet wandering through the Milky Way using a rare gravitational microlensing event. By combining observations from ground-based telescopes across three continents with data from ESA’s Gaia spacecraft, researchers determined the planet’s distance and found it to be about the mass of Satur...
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New Study Explores How LIGO-Style Lasers Could Test Quantum Gravity
Gravitational waves, first directly detected in 2015, have opened a new way of observing the universe. Now, physicist Ralf Schützhold of HZDR proposes going a step further—actively interacting with these ripples in spacetime using powerful lasers. His theoretical scheme builds on LIGO-style interferometers, where intense laser pulses bounce repe...
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Bank Holiday On 3 January: Banks Closed In Uttar Pradesh, Open In Other States
Today Bank Holiday: The state of Uttar Pradesh is observing a bank holiday today on the occasion of Hazrat Ali's birth anniversary.
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Hubble Observations Turn Exoplanet Into Dust; Reveal Rare Double Asteroid Impact in Nearby System
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has revealed that a vanished exoplanet near the star Fomalhaut was never a planet at all. Scientists discovered two rare, violent collisions between asteroid-sized bodies, producing glowing debris clouds that briefly mimicked planets. The findings offer a rare glimpse into how planetary systems evolve and how mislead...
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Astronomers Discover A Rogue Planet With Saturn-Like Mass
Using observations from both ground-based telescopes and space instruments, they were able to measure the planet's size and distance from Earth.
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NASA Finds Most Distant Calm Galaxy Cluster Ever Seen in Early Universe
Astronomers using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory have discovered SPT-CL J2215-3537, a massive galaxy cluster located 8.4 billion light-years away. Nicknamed the “Champagne Supernova” cluster, it is the most distant relaxed cluster ever observed, showing no signs of recent collisions. Its calm structure and active star formation challenge ex...
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World Hindi Day 2026: History, Significance, And Global Presence Of The Language
World Hindi Day aims to promote Hindi's global presence in diplomacy, education, and culture, while boosting its teaching in foreign institutions.
-
Swami Vivekananda Jayanti 2026: History And Significance Of His Timeless Teachings
Since 1984, the Government of India has been observing January 12th as National Youth Day to honour Swami Vivekananda's invaluable contribution to the upliftment of youth.
-
Hubble Telescope Detects Wake of Betelgeuse’s Hidden Companion Star, Confirming Long-Held Theory
Hubble Telescope observations have revealed a dense gas wake in Betelgeuse’s atmosphere, confirming the presence of a hidden companion star named Siwarha. The discovery explains the red supergiant’s unusual brightness changes and offers new insight into how massive stars evolve and shed material before becoming supernovae.
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AAP vs BJP Over 'Insensitive Remarks' On Guru Tegh Bahadur
The flashpoint emerged during a discussion on the Delhi government's programme marking the 350th martyrdom anniversary of Guru Tegh Bahadur, observed in November last year
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Is Your Tea Safe? Simple Home Tests To Detect Iron Fillings And Artificial Dye Adulteration
Tea leaf adulteration is not always visible to the naked eye. The FSSAI has shared two simple tests you can conduct at home to detect the possible presence of iron fillings and artificial colouring.
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Mining Vehicles Must Be Fitted With GPS For Tracking: Uttarakhand High Court
The Uttarakhand High Court on Monday observed that mining vehicles must be fitted with GPS for data collection during a hearing on cracks to structures due to digging for soapstone (khaira) in several villages of Bageshwar district.
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Liberty Not Absolute, Linked To Society's Security: Top Court In Umar Khalid Case
The Supreme Court, while denying bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case on Monday, observed that the Constitution guarantees personal liberty, but it does not conceive liberty as an absolute entitlement.
-
Astronomers Measure Mass and Distance of a Rogue Planet for the First Time in History
Astronomers have measured the mass and distance of a rogue planet for the first time. Using observations from Earth and the Gaia space telescope, the planet was found to be just under Saturn’s mass and about 10,000 light-years away. The study highlights how free-floating planets are ejected from star systems and improves understanding of planetar...
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When Is Lohri 2026? Timings, Traditions And 5 Classic Festive Recipes
Over time, Lohri has come to symbolise joy, hope and fresh beginnings. It holds special meaning for newlyweds and families celebrating a newborn. Food, fire and togetherness remain at the heart of Lohri celebrations across generations.
-
Astronomers Successfully Weigh a Starless ‘Rogue Planet’ Drifting Through the Milky Way
Astronomers have precisely measured the mass of a rogue planet wandering through the Milky Way using a rare gravitational microlensing event. By combining observations from ground-based telescopes across three continents with data from ESA’s Gaia spacecraft, researchers determined the planet’s distance and found it to be about the mass of Satur...
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New Study Explores How LIGO-Style Lasers Could Test Quantum Gravity
Gravitational waves, first directly detected in 2015, have opened a new way of observing the universe. Now, physicist Ralf Schützhold of HZDR proposes going a step further—actively interacting with these ripples in spacetime using powerful lasers. His theoretical scheme builds on LIGO-style interferometers, where intense laser pulses bounce repe...
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Bank Holiday On 3 January: Banks Closed In Uttar Pradesh, Open In Other States
Today Bank Holiday: The state of Uttar Pradesh is observing a bank holiday today on the occasion of Hazrat Ali's birth anniversary.
-
Hubble Observations Turn Exoplanet Into Dust; Reveal Rare Double Asteroid Impact in Nearby System
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has revealed that a vanished exoplanet near the star Fomalhaut was never a planet at all. Scientists discovered two rare, violent collisions between asteroid-sized bodies, producing glowing debris clouds that briefly mimicked planets. The findings offer a rare glimpse into how planetary systems evolve and how mislead...
-
Astronomers Discover A Rogue Planet With Saturn-Like Mass
Using observations from both ground-based telescopes and space instruments, they were able to measure the planet's size and distance from Earth.
-
NASA Finds Most Distant Calm Galaxy Cluster Ever Seen in Early Universe
Astronomers using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory have discovered SPT-CL J2215-3537, a massive galaxy cluster located 8.4 billion light-years away. Nicknamed the “Champagne Supernova” cluster, it is the most distant relaxed cluster ever observed, showing no signs of recent collisions. Its calm structure and active star formation challenge ex...
