The long-lost twin of the moon has been spotted trailing behind Mars, according to a new study. The 3,280-foot-wide asteroid called (101429) 1998 VF31 was first spotted 22 years ago, and new analysis reveals it is ‘strikingly similar’ to the moon. Scientists from the Armagh Observatory and Planetarium (AOP) in Northern Ireland used the European Southern Observatory’s (ESO) and the Very Large Telescope (VLT) to study the space rock. The lead author of the study, Dr Apostolos Christou from the AOP, believes it is possibly a chunk of moon that was dislodged by an enormous impact during the Solar System’s…
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https://twitter.com/ShubhamSharm11/status/1324025416206618625?s=20 A shocking video of a priest being brutally assaulted with a cricket bat has gone viral on the internet. The incident was reported in Dhabi Kalan village in the Bhattu Kalan block, Fatehabad District, in Haryana. According to the reports, a 26-year-old priest identified as Kailash Sharma, a resident of a village in Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh, lived with his cousin Ramji in Bhattu Kalan for the last two years. Six months ago, Sharma was appointed as a priest in a temple of village Dhabikalan. On Monday, some youths from the village attacked the priest. Shockingly, the attackers…
Love Jihad” is a social evil and a law is necessary to tackle it, the Karnataka government said today, revealing that it is consulting experts on the subject. Karnataka is the latest to consider such a law after other BJP-ruled states like Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh. Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa announced that his government would “take stern measures towards ending” what he called young girls being lured with money or love. “We have seen many reports in newspapers and in the electronic media about conversions due to love jihad. I discussed this with officials before coming here. I…
https://twitter.com/TaraLaRosa/status/1323919014696026112?s=20 As the USA witnesses confusing and political blame games over the Presidential elections and vote counting, cases of violence related to supporters of both sides have been reported in several places. Several pro-Trump supporters have been injured after they clashed with Antifa and several other far-left groups across the county on Wednesday night. The Washington DC police are hunting for three attackers after they stabbed pro-Trump supporters during a clash in the capital. The chairman of the Proud Boys and a prominent female Trump supporter have been injured after they were attacked by members allegedly associated with the Black…
Shivling in Shiva temple located in Rangrej Gali in Upper Bazar of the town was reportedly desecrated by some unidentified miscreants. The incident has angered the locals due to which heavy police force has been deployed in the area. According to reports, the temple priest left after performing the morning prayer, thereafter, someone saw the Shivling demolished around 8 am in the morning. On receiving the information, police reached the spot and examined the CCTV footage of the nearby shop and saw a man entering the Shiva temple between 6:30 am and 7 am and throwing stones. The man reportedly…
Late actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s sisters, Priyanka Singh and Meetu Singh, told the Mumbai High Court that Actor Rhea Chakraborty’s FIR against was lodged maliciously with an ulterior motive of wreaking vengeance and to harass the petitioners due to private and personal grudge. The sister’s have also alleged that the instant FIR is an abuse of process of law. On September 7, Rhea Chakraborty had filed a complaint at Bandra police station against Sushant Singh’s sisters and a doctor from Delhi’s Ram Manohar Lohia hospital, accusing them of getting the late actor psychiatric drugs without consultation and using a forged…
France on Wednesday announced the disbandment of Turkish far-right, Islamist and neo-fascist group Grey Wolves for stoking hatred. The decision was taken by the French cabinet after a memorial centre to mass killings of Armenians in World War I was smeared at the weekend with graffiti including the name of the Grey Wolves. The memorial was defaced with pro-Turkish slogans and inscriptions with the Grey Wolves’ name. Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin announced the decision taken by the French Cabinet of disbanding the Grey Wolves. Darmanin says the ultra-nationalist group has been disbanded because it “incited discrimination and hatred and is…
India captain Virat Kohli is celebrating his 32nd birthday on Thursday, November 5. While, Virat Kohili is currently in UAE leading Royal Challengers Bangalore in Indian Premier League 2020, it’s a showy affair on social media which is abuzz with #HappyBirthdayViratKohli posts. Royal Challengers Bangalore have lost in the final of the Indian Premier League three times but Virat Kohli’s team is determined to break the jinx and win the title for the first time this season. For Virat Kohli-led RCB, IPL 2020 has been a season to cherish as the team qualified for playoffs after a gap of 4…
The DRDO on Wednesday said it successfully test-fired a new version of the Pinaka rocket system off the coast of Odisha. The premier military research organisation said a total of six rockets were launched in quick succession and the tests met “complete mission objectives”. “Enhanced version of PINAKA Rocket System, developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has been successfully flight-tested from Integrated Test Range, Chandipur off the coast of Odisha today,” it tweeted. The DRDO said the enhanced version of the Pinaka rocket system would replace the existing Pinaka Mk-I rockets, which are currently under production. The Pinaka…
US President Donald Trump’s campaign has filed lawsuits to stop the counting of votes in Georgia, Michigan and Pennsylvania. His campaign has filed for re-counting in Wisconsin. After losing in three key states – Arizona, Wisconsin and Michigan, previously held by the Republicans – Trump’s re-election campaign decided to file multiple lawsuits against the vote-counting process. Trump’s campaign and the Georgia Republican Party have filed a lawsuit against the Chatham County Board of Elections asking an order for the county to secure and account for ballots received after 7 pm on election day. In Pennsylvania, his campaign is set to…