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Varanasi temple ‘offered’ PNG connection as prasad affected
Varanasi: A day after the distribution of prasad at the Annapurna temple in Varanasi was affected due to a shortage of LPG cylinders, the district administration on Sunday, March 15, surveyed the premises for piped natural gas (PNG) connectivity and offered a gas connection, said the temple’s mahant. The administration officials surveyed the temple premises and offered a PNG connection,…
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Chimps Seem To Love Crystals. It Could Solve 780,000-Year-Old Mystery
Why did ancient humans collect crystals they never used? Experiments with chimpanzees hint that the answer may lie in a deep evolutionary attraction to the unusual geometry and transparency of crystalline structures. (Artist’s concept). Credit: SciTechDaily.com Chimpanzee experiments suggest early humans were likely fascinated by crystals because of their unique transparency and geometric shapes. Archaeologists have repeatedly uncovered crystals at…
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Trump’s Strait of Hormuz problem
Donald Trump has made many audacious claims during his political career, and he has shown a remarkable talent for convincing people that up is down and black is white. But his latest attempt at gaslighting the nation is his most brazen yet. In the midst of a hike in gas prices the likes of which we haven’t seen in decades,…
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10 Movies Too Upsetting To Watch A Second Time
Some movies are designed to entertain, others to inspire, and some exist to confront audiences with the harshest realities imaginable. The most upsetting films ever made often earn critical acclaim precisely because they refuse to soften their subject matter. Everyone should watch these movies once, but perhaps never again thereafter. These films are not necessarily unpleasant because they are poorly…
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Iran to hold funeral for killed warship sailors, Aluminium Bahrain cuts output
The Strait of Hormuz, the narrow chokepoint through which nearly a third of the world’s seaborne oil passes, sat at the heart of the crisis on Sunday, March 15, as Iran kept it shut to American and allied vessels, the US energy secretary admitted the waterway was not safe and Bahrain’s aluminium giant began winding down production with no clear…
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How Bitcoin and Gold Reacted Differently to the Iran War Shock
Key takeaways The 2026 Iran conflict created a major geopolitical shock that triggered volatility across global markets. It pushed investors to reassess traditional safe-haven assets such as gold and emerging alternatives like Bitcoin. Gold initially benefited from safe-haven demand but later declined as the US dollar strengthened and bond yields rose. This showed that macroeconomic forces can override crisis-driven buying.…
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South Carolina’s “Parental Rights Act” Is a Threat to Children’s Health, Safety, and Bodily Autonomy
“When evaluating the extent of parents’ legal rights, we should not merely consider how ideal parents exercise their power to provide the effective care and guidance children need. The extent of what the law enables imperfect parents to do to their children must also be taken into account… Thinking only in terms of how the best parents conduct themselves is…
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Viagra Ingredient Shows Promise for Rare Childhood Brain Disease in Surprising Study
Pulling some methodological tricks: Based on brain organoids such as this one – i.e., three-dimensional replicas of the brain measuring only a few millimeters in diameter – the researchers tested the effect of sildenafil in the laboratory. The organoids were grown from patient stem cells, thereby mimicking the clinical picture of Leigh syndrome. Red: neural progenitor cells; blue: nerve cells.…
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Travel not advised in parts of southern Minnesota, another 6 to 10 inches of snow likely in Twin Cities
20m ago Minnesota snowfall totals, so far According to WCCO’s Next Weather Watchers, 15 inches of snow fell overnight in Wabasha, with areas like Lakeville and Cannon Falls seeing more than 12 inches. Closer to the Twin Cities, Savage got around 10.5 inches of snow. Champlin saw 6.4 inches, and Edina saw 5.7 inches. [Full story] 10:31 AM…
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Four dead after inhaling motorcycle fumes overnight
Amravati: Four members of a family died due to asphyxiation after inhaling smoke from a bike kept on for the entire night in Andhra Pradesh’s Annamayya district, police said on Sunday, March 15. The tragic incident occurred in Punganur town on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday. All four people died in their sleep at their home on Tyagaraja…
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