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Chandigarh Government Schools to Provide Parking Facility in Festive Season

  Twenty-four government schools in Chandigarh will provide parking space to public in the wake of the festival rush during the upcoming fortnight. The campus of these schools will remain open in the evening to accommodate vehicles. Two open spaces and a college have also been designated as a parking space, and will be open […]

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The 41st Annual Chandigarh Sangeet Sammelan to Commence from October 26

  The 41st Annual Chandigarh Sangeet Sammelan will commence from October 26 in auditorium of Strawberry Fields High School in Sector 26. The three-day event will be organized by Indian National Theatre. According to DailyPioneer, Some outstanding artists from different parts of the country will give their performance at this festival. On first day, Ojesh […]

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For Sikh Women, Wearing of helmet in Chandigarh is Now optional: MHA

  Indian Ministry of Home Affairs has announced that it is now optional for Sikh women to wear helmets in Chandigarh. The Union Territory administration of Chandigarh has been advised that for Sikh women riding a two wheeler or sitting pillion, it may be made optional to wear protective head gear, as per the extant […]

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NASA’s InSight Mission Scientists To Visit Southern Californian Cities Starting This Week

NASA scientists and engineers working on NASA’s Mars InSight mission will start visiting cities in the Southern California region from June 29. NASA’s Mars InSight Roadshow will stop at different cities throughout quake-prone California and to help people understand how the robotic lander that Insight Missions is carrying will probe the deep interior the Red […]

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Russian Cosmonaut Shares A Video of Box-Sized Satellite Flying By The International Space Station

On Wednesday, Instagram roared with laughter after Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev shared a 25-second video clip, showing a box-sized satellite flying by the International Space Station (ISS). The video of the box-shaped satellite was posted on Wednesday. “A satellite flying by the ISS (International Space Station),” Artemyev wrote on Instagram. The video showed the big […]

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Northwestern University Researchers Create Nanolaser That Can Change Colors Like A Chameleon

Getting inspiration from chameleons, a team of researchers at the Northwestern University has created a robust, tunable nanolaser that can change colors. A nanolaser is a tiny laser with nanoscale dimensions. These lasers can be modulated quickly and, combined with their small footprint, which makes them ideal for on-chip optical computing. Their intense optical fields […]

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NASA Astronaut Peggy Whitson, The Record Holder For Most Spacewalks By A Woman, Retires From Space Agency

Peggy Whitson, the 58-year-old NASA astronaut and the most experienced space flier of the United States, has retired from the American space agency. She announced her retirement on June 15, 2018. Whitson has spent 665 days in space, and holds the US record for most cumulative time in space. With 10 spacewalks totaling 60 hours […]

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Russia Is Working On A Powerful Laser Cannon That Would Evaporate Space Debris

Russia is currently working on a new, laser cannon that will evaporate harmful space junk orbiting the Earth. According to Sputnik News, scientists at the Scientific and Industrial Corporation ‘Precision Instrument Systems’ (NPK SPP), a company affiliated with Roscosmos, are trying to develop this new technology for the benefits of the mankind. The new system […]

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Turtle With Trash-Filled Stomach Found In Thailand

Veterinarians in Thailand failed to save a green turtle that was recently found near Chonburi’s Lamchabang Port. The stomach of the turtle was filled with trash, and veterinarians at the marine center in Chonburi were trying to save it by intravenous feeding. This turtle was found on a beach in the eastern province of Chonburi […]

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Scientists Oppose Sale of 150-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Fossil

On Monday, a near complete fossil of a dinosaur was sold for huge $2.36 million to a British private art collector at an auction in Paris. The auction was held by Aguttes Auction House at the Eiffel Tower in Paris. However, many scientists are not happy about this auction. They believe such findings belong to […]

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Chinese Government Advises Parents To ‘Better Educate’ Children After A Video Showed A Boy Peeing Inside An Elevator

The video of a young Chinese boy urinating inside an elevator has forced China’s Ministry of Public Security to issue an advisory for the parents. In this advisory, the ministry has requested parents to better educate their children and also take good care of them. “Please educate, and take good care of your children!” the […]

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Video Footage Of A Secret Rocket Seen At Former US Naval Base Leaked Online

Video footage of a mysterious rocket seen at a former US naval base has leaked online. SKY7, a helicopter from ABC7 News, recently spotted this rocket on the tarmac at Alameda Naval Air Station in California. Presence of this rocket at the former US naval station is shrouded in mystery as there is no official […]

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Guards Gather At Europe’s Biggest Prison To Protest Over Threat Of Islamist Inmates

On Monday night, a large number of prison workers gathered at the Fleury-Merogis Prison –Europe’s biggest prison—to demonstrate again the assault on guards at the Vendin-le-Vieil prison in northern France. Fleury-Merogis Prison is located in the suburbs of Paris. Protests were also staged in other parts of France to draw attention of authorities towards security […]

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At Least 15 People Killed in California After Landslide Washed Away Dozens of Homes

At least 15 people were killed and 25 injured after storms pummeled the coast of California on Wednesday. Santa Barbara County officials continued the search after a powerful mudslide washed away dozens of homes. Eight bodies were found during a rescue operation in Montecito, northwest of Los Angeles, in Santa Barbara County. Evacuations were ordered […]

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Pope Francis Warns of “Human Decline” And Escalation of the Jerusalem Crisis in Christmas Message

  On Christmas Day, Pope Francis addressed tens of thousands of Roman Catholics on Christmas Day at the Vatican, and delivered the traditional Urbi et Orbi message and blessings from the central balcony of the Vatican basilica. Pope Francis spoke of “war storms” and warned against a possible “decline of man, the social fabric and […]

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Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny Excluded from Presidential Elections in Russia

The central Russian Electoral Commission in Russia has excluded opposition leader Alexei Nawalny from candidacy for the 2018 presidential election. In a public vote, 12 of the 13 members of the panel in Moscow voted in favor of the exclusion. One member abstained. The commission stated that the 41-year-old was not eligible for election because […]