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Interactive: What Earth’s 4.54 billion-year history would look like in a single year

As a kid, it was tough for me to grasp the massive time scale of Earth’s history. February 14 3.97 billion years ago: Beginning of the Archean Eon By Valentine’s Day, the hottest period in Earth’s history – the Hadean Eon – has finally come to an end. September 17 1.3 billion years ago: Formation of the supercontinent Rodinia One …

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With 85 Sharia courts, UK becomes western capital for Islamic rulings

India Today

Britain is emerging as the "western capital" for sharia courts, with 85 Islamic councils across the country. The Islamic Sharia Council of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, is based in Leyton, east London, and is a registered charity that provides nikah services, talaq and khula divorce procedures. 100,000 ISLAMIC MARRIAGES IN BRITAIN REMAIN UNREGISTERED These sharia courts in the UK …

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Residents demand access to Western Ring Road in Coimbatore, officials say plans afoot

New Indian Express

COIMBATORE: With the Western Ring Road Project being carried out in full swing, residents have raised concerns over the lack of access, to service roads. The Western Ring Road also called the Western Bypass Road, spanning 32.43 km, is being developed to connect Mylkal on the Salem-Cochin Road with Narasimhanaickenpalayam on the Nagapattinam-Gudalur-Mysore Road via 15 revenue villages. Citing a …

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Dutch supermarket chain Spar accused of helping Iran evade sanctions

NL Times

The Dutch supermarket chain Spar has been implicated in an alleged scheme to help Iran bypass international sanctions, de Volkskrant reported. According to internal documents leaked by a whistleblower, the license for Spar Iran was used to facilitate questionable transactions involving members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, a heavily sanctioned group linked to human rights abuses. Evidence suggests that …

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A race is on to clean up shorelines off Crimea after tons of oil spills from damaged Russian ships

Associated Press

Cleanup continued in the Kerch Strait near Russian-occupied Crimea on Sunday, a week after at least 3,700 tons of low-grade fuel oil spilled out of two storm-stricken Russian tankers. Russia’s Emergency Situations Ministry said oil continued to wash up along Crimea’s coastline, despite announcing the night before that a cleanup operation had been successfully completed off the Crimean Peninsula, which …

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Indian sports wrap, December 22: Anahat Singh wins third straight Western India Slam title

The Hindu

SQUASH Anahat defends title at Western India Slam Two-time champion Anahat Singh continued her dominance with a commanding 3-0 win over top seed Akanksha Salunkhe in an all-Indian women’s final of the 79th Western India Slam -- a USD 9,000 Professional Squash Association Challenger event -- in Mumbai on Sunday. In the men’s final, second seed Ameeshenraj Chandaran of Malaysia …

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Muzigal launches State-of-the-art Music Academy in Nallagandla

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: Muzigal, India’s largest Music Education Platform, launched its state-of-the-art music academy in Hyderabad. Muzigal’s state-of-the-art academy is setting a gold standard in music education by providing a 360-degree framework in the music learning and teaching eco-system with online, offline and music instruments’ shop-front integrated into one platform. Speaking at the launch of Muzigal’s Nallagandla Academy, Muzigal’s Founder Dr. Lakshminarayana …

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Memphis puts home win streak on the line against Los Angeles

Associated Press

Los Angeles Clippers vs. Memphis Grizzlies Memphis, Tennessee; Monday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Memphis will try to keep its eight-game home win streak alive when the Grizzlies take on Los Angeles. Los Angeles is seventh in the Western Conference with 15.9 fast break points per game led by Norman Powell averaging 4.8. TOP PERFORMERS: Jaren Jackson Jr. is scoring …

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Kings face the Pacers on 3-game skid

Associated Press

Indiana Pacers vs. Sacramento Kings Sacramento, California; Sunday, 6 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Kings -2.5; over/under is 235.5 BOTTOM LINE: Sacramento comes into the matchup against Indiana after losing three straight games. Indiana ranks ninth in the league scoring 16.5 fast break points per game led by Bennedict Mathurin averaging 3.8. TOP PERFORMERS: DeMar DeRozan is scoring 21.6 points …

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Washington faces Oklahoma City on 11-game road skid

Associated Press

Washington Wizards vs. Oklahoma City Thunder Oklahoma City; Monday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Washington hits the road against Oklahoma City looking to end its 11-game road losing streak. Oklahoma City ranks sixth in the Western Conference with 48.8 points per game in the paint led by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander averaging 13.2. LAST 10 GAMES: Thunder: 9-1, averaging 114.1 points, 45.0 …

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Cavaliers play the Jazz on 4-game win streak

Associated Press

Utah Jazz vs. Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland; Monday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Cleveland seeks to keep its four-game win streak intact when the Cavaliers take on Utah. The Cavaliers score 121.7 points per game, 2.4 more points than the 119.3 the Jazz give up. LAST 10 GAMES: Cavaliers: 8-2, averaging 118.4 points, 44.8 rebounds, 28.0 assists, 8.8 steals and 3.3 …

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Hawks take on the Timberwolves on 3-game slide

Associated Press

Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Atlanta Hawks Atlanta; Monday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Atlanta enters the matchup against Minnesota after losing three games in a row. The Hawks’ 12.3 made 3-pointers per game this season are just 0.2 more made shots on average than the 12.1 per game the Timberwolves allow. Rudy Gobert is scoring 10.6 points per game and averaging …

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Lakers play the Pistons on 3-game win streak

Associated Press

Detroit Pistons vs. Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles; Monday, 10:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles seeks to prolong its three-game win streak with a victory over Detroit. The Pistons average 111.7 points per game, 2.0 fewer than the 113.7 the Lakers allow to opponents. LAST 10 GAMES: Lakers: 5-5, averaging 102.9 points, 44.2 rebounds, 23.9 assists, 8.8 steals and …

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Healing Bodoland: Dr. Birphung Narzary’s mission of hope, change

New Indian Express

ASSAM: Dr Birphung Narzary is a born leader. The joint registrar of the Bodoland University is a household name in Assam’s Bodoland Territorial Region, thanks to his continuous efforts to help those in need. In 2004, Narzary and his friends – by then, all of them educated young men – converted BRANSTHU to an NGO called Northeast Research and Social …

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Delhi may get rain for 3 days next week, relief from pollution likely

India Today

Delhi and its neighbouring states, including Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan will likely see rainfall after Christmas from December 26 to 28. Western disturbance refers to a storm originating in the Mediterranean region that brings sudden winter rain to the northwestern parts of India and its neighbouring countries. The interaction of the two wind systems is expected to facilitate …

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'Agent of influence': Expert warns Musk's tactics are straight out of ‘Russia’s playbook'

Raw Story

Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s increasing influence – not just in the United States as a close ally of the incoming president – but around the world is helping to fuel Russia’s war on democracy and mirrors tactics pulled from Vladimir Putin’s playbook, foreign policy researcher Olga Lautman warned Friday. She urged Democrats to investigate Musk’s “ties to Moscow, his access …

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Western New Mexico University president resigns after audit citing improper use of public funds

Associated Press

SILVER CITY, N.M. — Western New Mexico University’s president, who has faced scrutiny over his spending on overseas trips and his wife’s use of a university credit card, resigned Friday as part of a deal that guarantees him a new job and $1.9 million. Joseph Shepard’s resignation comes after an investigation by the New Mexico state auditor’s office found top …

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New damage delays I-40 reopening in North Carolina closed by Helene

Associated Press

WAYNESVILLE, N.C. — The reopening of a section of Interstate 40 in western North Carolina that collapsed during Hurricane Helene’s historic flooding has been delayed after more asphalt from eastbound lanes fell this week, the state Department of Transportation said on Friday. The primary road connection between North Carolina and eastern Tennessee was severed in late September as flooding in …

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'Huge liar': Elon Musk lashes out at Dem senator after scathing CNN clip

Raw Story

Tech billionaire and Donald Trump ally Elon Musk lashed out at a Democratic lawmaker on Friday afternoon who accused him of "endorsing a neo-Nazi party." Following Trump's win over Vice President Kamala Harris, Musk has recently tried to use his influence to tilt Germany’s election, endorsing on his platform, X, the country’s far-right Alternative for Germany party. Musk wrote Thursday …

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Takeaways from The Associated Press’ reporting on prison labor in Alabama

Associated Press

DADEVILLE, Ala. — No state has a longer, more profit-driven history of contracting prisoners out to private companies than Alabama. Best Western, Bama Budweiser and Burger King are among the more than 500 businesses to lease incarcerated workers from one of the most violent, overcrowded and unruly prison systems in the U.S. in the past five years alone, The Associated …

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Rare initiative: Zoological Survey of India conducts faunal diversity survey on a university campus

The Hindu

A team of the Zoological Survey of India, Western Ghat Regional Centre, Kozhikode, Kerala, which began the six-day faunal diversity survey of Mangalagangotri campus of Mangalore University three days ago is conducting such a survey on a university campus for the first time, according to a senior scientist of the ZSI. Speaking to The Hindu during the survey on Friday, …

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An ethnic armed group in western Myanmar claims to have captured a major regional army headquarters

Associated Press

BANGKOK — A powerful ethnic armed group in western Myanmar claimed Friday to have scored a major victory in the war against the ruling military, even as neighboring nations at a meeting in Thailand were discussing efforts to end the conflict peacefully. Rakhine has become a focal point for Myanmar’s nationwide civil war, in which pro-democracy guerrillas and ethnic minority …

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Kamal Davar | Strict watch on the challenge of ‘Khalistan’ is vital in Punjab

Deccan Chronicle

Some weeks ago, former Punjab deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal, undergoing religious penance at the holy Harmandir Sahib in Amritsar’s Golden Temple, survived an assassination attempt on his life when a former ageing “Khalistan” terrorist, Narain Singh Chaura, fired at him. It must also be accepted by our political and security establishment that there has been, in recent years, …

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DTAA | Foreign Company Providing Software To Its Agents In India Doesn't Mean It Has 'Permanent Establishment' In India: Delhi HC

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The Delhi High Court has held that 'software' being an intangible property, cannot alone constitute 'Permanent Establishment' of a foreign entity in India. In the case at hand, the issue before the Court was whether the Voyager software provided by Western Union Financial Services Inc. to its agents in India would constitute PE, for the purposes of taxation in India. …

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Interactive: What Earth’s 4.54 billion-year history would look like in a single year

With 85 Sharia courts, UK becomes western capital for Islamic rulings

Residents demand access to Western Ring Road in Coimbatore, officials say plans afoot

Dutch supermarket chain Spar accused of helping Iran evade sanctions

A race is on to clean up shorelines off Crimea after tons of oil spills from damaged Russian ships

Indian sports wrap, December 22: Anahat Singh wins third straight Western India Slam title

Muzigal launches State-of-the-art Music Academy in Nallagandla

Memphis puts home win streak on the line against Los Angeles

Kings face the Pacers on 3-game skid

Washington faces Oklahoma City on 11-game road skid

Cavaliers play the Jazz on 4-game win streak

Hawks take on the Timberwolves on 3-game slide

Lakers play the Pistons on 3-game win streak

Healing Bodoland: Dr. Birphung Narzary’s mission of hope, change

Delhi may get rain for 3 days next week, relief from pollution likely

'Agent of influence': Expert warns Musk's tactics are straight out of ‘Russia’s playbook'

Western New Mexico University president resigns after audit citing improper use of public funds

New damage delays I-40 reopening in North Carolina closed by Helene

'Huge liar': Elon Musk lashes out at Dem senator after scathing CNN clip

Takeaways from The Associated Press’ reporting on prison labor in Alabama

Rare initiative: Zoological Survey of India conducts faunal diversity survey on a university campus

An ethnic armed group in western Myanmar claims to have captured a major regional army headquarters

Kamal Davar | Strict watch on the challenge of ‘Khalistan’ is vital in Punjab

DTAA | Foreign Company Providing Software To Its Agents In India Doesn't Mean It Has 'Permanent Establishment' In India: Delhi HC