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First Man To Walk In Space, Soviet Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov, Dies At 85

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Alexei Leonov, a Soviet-era cosmonaut who was the first man to conduct a spacewalk in 1965, died in Moscow on Friday aged 85 after a long illness. The Russian space agency Roscosmos said it was saddened to announce the death of “cosmonaut No 11” who was twice decorated with the country’s top honour, the Hero of the Soviet Union.  Leonov was a close friend of Yury Gagarin, the first human to go to outer space in 1961.  Leonov trained together with Gagarin and was selected to perform the first spacewalk…

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Bigg Boss 13 Preview, October 11: Shehnaz Gill Will Target Paras Chhabra In ‘BB Fisheries’ Task

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Tonight’s episode of Bigg Boss 13 will be unpredictable – what with fights and friendly conversations between the contestants. The power will lie win the hands of the women of the house, who will decide which male contestant will be nominated for this week’s eviction process. Bigg Boss will announce a new task of the week, which will be called ‘BB Fisheries.’ As a part of the task, the nominated contestants will have to try and get rid of the fish in their pond by transferring them into their competitor’s…

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Amazon Policy Manifesto Responds to Environmental, Workplace and Data-Privacy Critics

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Amazon took an unusual step to respond to its many critics Thursday afternoon, posting something of a manifesto of its positions on a variety of hot-button issues on which it has faced criticism.  The statement, posted on the company’s corporate website, covers everything from its stance on minimum wage (it should be increased) to climate change (it’s real) to regulating facial-recognition technology (it’s necessary). None of the policy positions are new. But the company, which declined to comment beyond the position statement, wrote that it created the page to present…

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Union HRD Minister Lays The Foundation Stone For CBSE’s New Integrated ‘Green’ Campus

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Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Mr. Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, laid the foundation stone for the new integrated campus of CBSE at Dwarka in Delhi. The upcoming integrated complex promises to be a green building with focus on energy, water, and environment conservation. Apart from providing diverse various training to the teachers and principals of its affiliated schools through functioning Centers of Excellence, the Board has estabalished 16 Regional Offices at Ajmer, Allahabad, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi East, Delhi West, Dehradun, Guwahati, Noida, Patna, Panchkula, Pune and Thiruvananthapuram. …

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Something wrong with Pakistan’s cricket system: Misbah

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Pakistan’s head coach Misbah-ul-Haq says the humiliating 0-3 hammering in a T20 series against a second-string Sri Lanka has opened his eyes to the fact that there is something seriously wrong with the country’s cricket system. Misbah, who has faced criticism since becoming the first man in Pakistan cricket to hold two top posts of head coach as well as chief selector, also rued the lack of talent at domestic level.”This series has been an eye-opener for us and everyone else. These same players have been around for a while…

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Mahindra shows significant growth in S Africa despite overall downturn

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Mahindra South Africa has achieved growth in the South African passenger vehicle and pickup market despite an overall drop in sales because of the current economic downturn in the country.Figures released by the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (NAAMSA) show that Mahindra South Africa is one of the country’s fastest growing passenger vehicle and pickup brands.Data from NAAMSA, which recently consolidated the sales for the first three quarters of 2019, show that Mahindra is on track to reach a new overall sales record that will easily exceed…

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‘War’ enters Rs 200 crore club

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Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff-starrer “War” has crossed the Rs 200 crore-mark at the box office in its first week, the makers announced on Thursday.Directed by Siddharth Anand and produced by Yash Raj Films, the movie opened countrywide on October 2.Hrithik said he is overjoyed and humbled about the number of records the film has created so far.”We wanted to make a film that raises the bar of action films in India and could truly compete with the best of action spectacles being made in the West. We are all…

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“Thieves have Modi surname” remarks: Rahul pleads not guilty

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday appeared before a magisterial court and pleaded not guilty in a criminal defamation case filed against him for his “why do all thieves share the Modi surname” remarks.Gandhi appeared before the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate B H Kapadia here and pleaded not guilty when asked by the court whether he accept the charges, levelled against him by BJP legislator from Surat-West, Purnesh Modi.After Gandhi’s plea was recorded, his lawyers moved an application seeking a permanent exemption from personal appearance in the next hearings.…

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Rajnath Singh to hold talks with French President before sortie in Rafale jet

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will meet French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Tuesday and receive the first of the 36 Rafale aircraft in the French port city of Bordeaux, where he will perform ‘Shastra Puja’ on the occasion of Dussehra and take a sortie in the fighter jet.“Delighted to be in France. This great nation is India’s important strategic partner and our special relationship goes far beyond the realm of formal ties. My visit to France is aimed at expanding the existing strategic partnership between both the countries,” Singh…

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Smith, Warner make T20 return as Australia eye World Cup

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Steve Smith and David Warner completed their return from the wilderness Tuesday when Australia recalled them to a 14-man Twenty20 squad to play Sri Lanka and Pakistan with a firm eye on next year’s World Cup.The star batsmen were both banned for a year for their roles in a ball-tampering scandal but have returned to Australia’s Test, one-day and now Twenty20 sides.”We are delighted to welcome Steve Smith and David Warner back into the T20 international fold,” chief selector Trevor Hohns said.”Steve is a world-class batsman in all formats, while…

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