NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) celebrated its second science anniversary on July 12, 2024, with a stunning photo of two galaxies known as the Penguin (NGC 2936) and the Egg (NGC 2937). These galaxies are together referred to as Arp 142. The galaxies were captured in near- and mid-infrared photos, situated about 326 million light-years far in the Hydra constellation. The continuous interaction between these galaxies, which began 25–75 million years ago, was revealed by the JWST. This cosmic dance will persist for millions of years until the Penguin…
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Karnataka ex-minister B Nagendra arrested in money laundering case | Bangalore News
The Enforcement Directorate Friday night arrested former 52-year-old Karnataka minister and Congress leader B Nagendra in connection with a money laundering probe related to the misappropriation of `94.73 crore in the Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation Limited. According to sources, the arrest process was being formalized and the four-time MLA would be produced before a court on Saturday. Earlier on Wednesday, the ED had conducted searches at the residences and offices of Nagendra and Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation chairman and Congress MLA Basanagouda Daddal, in Bengaluru and Ballari.…
What to know about legal battles on details of abortion rights ballot measures across | World News
Abortion access ballot measures are the center of a new wave of legal and procedural questions across the US Opponents of abortion access have focused on the technicalities at a time when votes have been siding with abortion access advocates. That side has prevailed on all seven ballot questions in the last two years. Abortion-related measures are on November ballots in six states and that number could grow. There have been disputes about how official documents should describe the measures and the details of whether they qualify for the ballots…
Gang used drugs, violence to commit robberies that led to four deaths, prosecutors say | World News
A group of gang members who trafficked drugs and guns and used dating websites to connect with people interested in hiring prostitutes were responsible for a series of robberies that led to four deaths, federal prosecutors said Friday. Dubbed the “fentanyl robbery gang,” the group worked from New Hampshire to Virginia, according to Gerard Karam, the US attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. He said the gang members and their associates would arrange to visit a victim’s location with the intent to rob them of guns, cash, cellphones, identification…
AAP starts work to expand party organisation to booth level | Ahmedabad News
AAP leaders Isudan Gadhvi and Gopal Italia held meetings with party workers in Junagadh and Rajkot on Friday, as part of the party’s ‘Mission Vistaar’, a campaign to create a organisation at booth levels in Gujarat. Gujarat AAP president Gadhvi and AAP national joint secretary Italia held meetings with local leaders and workers at circuit house in Junagadh first and then in Rajkot. In a statement, the party said that the objective of Mission Vistaar was to enrol new workers and create an organisation of the party right down to…
Amitabh Bachchan and family arrive at Anant Ambani wedding, pose without Aishwarya Rai. Watch | Bollywood News
It was a picture-perfect frame at the grand wedding of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant as the Bachchan family came together to celebrate their union. Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan among others posed for a family picture, but without Aishwarya Rai, who chose to get clicked with her daughter Aaradhya. In the video, Amitabh Bachchan is seen leading the family as he walks in the designated picture area to pose, as Jaya Bachchan joins him. The iconic movie couple poses for the paps, briefly, as the megastar gestures…
Assam flood: Over 12 lakh affected in 24 districts, 7 more dead | North East India News
The flood situation in Assam continued to be grim with seven deaths reported in the last 24 hours, even as the number of affected people decreased marginally to 12 lakh in 24 districts, an official bulletin said on Friday. The Brahmaputra and three other major rivers are flowing above the danger level in different parts of the state, it said. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the overall situation was improving with waters receding in most parts. The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) bulletin said 12,33,236 people in 75…
36 Days review: Impatience rules in this Purab Kohli-Neha Sharma show | Web-series News
An adaptation of the UK show ‘35 Days’, this eight part series revolves around a mysterious young woman who shows up in a fancy housing society in Goa. Wearing an air hostess’s uniform, Farah (Neha Sharma) comes and goes, doesn’t seem to have any visitors, and keeps to herself, but is completely aware that every single man in close radius has eyes on her as she sashays down the path. Who is she? And what does she have to do with the other inhabitants of this tony society where each…
Paris Olympics, badminton: Lakshya Sen can thrive despite difficult draw, PV Sindhu’s path to podium is via China | Badminton News
It was never going to be a cruise, but Lakshya Sen’s path to an Olympic medal, looks full of barnacles – those sea creature colonies that cling to a ship and drag down its speed. There are only high hurdles at each step before Sen could get onto the Paris podium – and that might not necessarily be a bad thing for the Indian who revels in treacherous challenges on the biggest stages. He is slotted in one of the two groups out of 13 that has 4 shuttlers. The…
Industrial production grows to 7-month high of 5.9% in May: Govt data | Business News
India’s industrial production grew to a seven-month high of 5.9 per cent in May 2024, mainly due to good showing by power and mining sectors, according to official data released on Friday. The factory output growth, measured in terms of the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), was 5 per cent in April, 5.4 per cent in March, 5.6 per cent in February and 4.2 per cent in January 2024. The IIP was 4.4 per cent in December and 2.5 per cent in November 2023. The previous high of IIP was…