Scientists discover Greenland sharks can survive for centuries with functioning eyesight, overturning the long-held belief that they are blind |

Scientists discover Greenland sharks can survive for centuries with functioning eyesight, overturning the long-held belief that they are blind |

Greenland sharks entered popular science writing on the strength of one number, 400 years. Some individuals swimming in the North Atlantic today were alive during Isaac Newton’s lifetime, born centuries before anyone thought to ask how old a shark could get. That figure alone would be enough to make the species a fixture of “strange…

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'Never got the credit he deserved': Sunil Gavaskar compares Ajinkya Rahane to Rahul Dravid | Cricket News

‘Never got the credit he deserved’: Sunil Gavaskar compares Ajinkya Rahane to Rahul Dravid | Cricket News

Ajinkya Rahane (PTI Photo) Batting great Sunil Gavaskar has paid tribute to former India captain Ajinkya Rahane, saying the veteran never received the recognition he deserved for his leadership despite guiding the team through one of the greatest triumphs in Indian Test history. Rahane, who announced his retirement from all forms of cricket last week,…

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'If you’ve worked in an Anurag Kashyap film, you must be a good actor': Vedika Pinto on industry perception and how the director encouraged her to sign Vikrant Massey's 'Musafir Cafe' | Hindi Movie News

‘If you’ve worked in an Anurag Kashyap film, you must be a good actor’: Vedika Pinto on industry perception and how the director encouraged her to sign Vikrant Massey’s ‘Musafir Cafe’ | Hindi Movie News

Vedika Pinto on industry perception and how the director encouraged her to sign Vikrant Massey’s Musafir Cafe (Image Credits IMDb and Instagram) Sometimes all it takes is one decision and ten months for everything to change. For Vedika Pinto, that decision was signing on to ‘Musafir Café’. Today, she’s widely recognised as the feisty Sudha…

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US stock market today: Dow falls over 450 points as Brent crude tops $100; Alphabet, Tesla drag Nasdaq

Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures edge higher; Palantir, Caterpillar lead advances

US stock futures traded modestly higher on Tuesday, August 4, with technology shares leading gains as investors assessed a fresh batch of corporate earnings while continuing to monitor uncertainty surrounding developments in West Asia. Nasdaq-100 futures rose about 0.9%, buoyed by a more than 16% jump in Palantir Technologies in premarket trading after the data…

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'Insult to nation': Mamata attacks BJP over Netaji remarks, alleges pressure on TMC leaders | India News

‘Insult to nation’: Mamata attacks BJP over Netaji remarks, alleges pressure on TMC leaders | India News

Mamata Banerjee urges ECI to conclude inquiry, opposes further extension to Ritrabrata Banerjee NEW DELHI: Former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday accused the BJP of disrespecting Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and urged people to protest against what she described as attacks on his legacy.Mamata’s remarks came a day after Netaji’s grandnephew Chandra…

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Supreme Court Takes Action Against Digital Arrest Scams: Urges RBI to Tackle Mule Accounts | India News

Supreme Court Takes Action Against Digital Arrest Scams: Urges RBI to Tackle Mule Accounts | India News

Supreme Court directs RBI (ANI image) The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, directed banks, financial intermediaries, regulators and law enforcement agencies to work together to curb the rising menace of “digital arrest” scams and improve the recovery of money lost to cyber fraud.Hearing a suo motu matter ‘In Re: Victims of Digital Arrest Related to Forged…

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North Carolina man worked 100-hour weeks for 58 years to save a bankrupt boat company, rejected a $400 million offer and gave it to charity | World News

North Carolina man worked 100-hour weeks for 58 years to save a bankrupt boat company, rejected a $400 million offer and gave it to charity | World News

For nearly six decades, Eddie Smith Jr. devoted his life to rescuing and rebuilding Grady-White Boats, a struggling North Carolina boat manufacturer that was on the verge of bankruptcy when he bought it in 1968. Working up to 100 hours a week, investing his personal savings and sacrificing much of his personal life, Smith transformed…

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