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Astronomers have found the first direct evidence of a black hole spinning. The observations provide new insights into the enigmatic celestial object and focus on the supermassive black hole at the centre of the neighbouring Messier 87 (M87) galaxy. On the lines of other supermassive black holes, M87, too, features powerful jets launched from the poles at close to the speed of light into intergalactic space. Scientists believe the rotation of a black hole powers these cosmic jets, but until now there was no direct evidence. The black hole has been imaged by Event Horizon Telescope, The Guardian reported. Dr Ru-Sen Lu, the lead author of the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, said that the scientific community knows jets are ejected from the region surrounding black holes. "But we still do not fully understand how this happens," Lu said, adding that, they needed to observe the origin of the jet as close as possible to the black hole. M87, located 55 million light years from...

The Indian squad is packed with quality players but either wrist spinner Yuzvendra Chahal or Washington Sundar should have found place in the home team's line-up, reckons 2011 World Cup hero Yuvraj Singh. All-rounder Axar Patel was ruled out of the global event due to quadriceps tear and the management replaced him with senior off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin. Ashwin was summoned for the ODI series against Australia and eventually he was included in the final 15-man squad as Chahal and Washington miss out. "I personally feel the only miss in this side is Yuzvendra Chahal. I think the only aspect that is missing from this team is a leg-spinner," Yuvraj told PTI in an exclusive interview. "I was very keen to see Washington Sundar in the side if we are not picking up Yuzi. But maybe the team wanted an experienced bowler, so that is why I think they went with R Ashwin," said one of India's greatest ODI cricketers. Yuvraj spoke on the sidelines of an event, org...

A former gang leader has been charged with the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas, a prosecutor said Friday. The development is the latest in a long-running case that has gripped the public imagination after the death of an artist whose spectacular career was cut short at the age of just 25. Duane "Keffe D" Davis was indicted by a grand jury in Nevada, prosecutor Marc DiGiacomo told a court. "The presumption is great that he is responsible for the murder of Tupac Shakur, and he will be found guilty of murder with use of a deadly weapon," he said. Shakur, the best-selling hip-hop artist behind hits such as "California Love," was gunned down in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas. Shakur had a brief but stratospheric career, rapidly rising from backup dancer to self-styled gangsta rapper and one of the most influential figures in hip-hop, selling 75 million records. He became a key figure in a vaunted rivalry, egged on by promoters, between E...

A family was assaulted allegedly by 21 persons in Pune district after it asked them not to play loud music during the Ganpati idol immersion procession due to the death of a relative, police said on Friday. The incident took place in Ganesh Nagar near Somathane Phata in Pimpri Chinchwad on Sunday, an official said. "All 21 persons have been arrested in connection with the assault. Complainant Sunil Shinde's son had died recently. When the immersion processed passed by their home, he asked them not to play loud music as the family was grieving," he said. "The accused, while returning after immersing the idol, attacked them with iron rods, sticks and sharp weapons. Shinde, some of his family members and their driver sustained serious injuries," the Talegaon Dabhade police station official said. The 21 accused have been charged under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and Arms Act for attempt to murder, rioting and other offences, he informed.  (Except ...

Mom-in-law Soni Razdan's birthday wish for her son-in-law Ranbir Kapoor might be the cutest thing on the internet today. On Thursday, Ranbir Kapoor rang in his 41st birthday with an adorable birthday wish from his wife Alia Bhatt's mother and veteran actor Soni Randan. The Raazi actor shared a selflie clicked with Ranbir Kapoor and wrote underneath it, "Happy birthday to the sweetest sil. You make the world a better place by just being in it. Have an amazing year, love you loads." See Soni Razdan's wish for her son-in-law Ranbir:  On his special day, wife Alia Batt curated some super cute pictures to wish him, accompanied by an equally adorable caption. She wrote, "My love.. my best friend.. my happiest place... As you read this caption from your secret account sitting right next to me...All I'd like to say is...Happy birthday baby... You make it all magical." Read Alia Bhatt's post here: View this post on Instagram ...

Vicky Donar actor Ayushmann Khurrana was the latest star to take up the #IHaveComeALongWay challenge. While at it, the star treated his fans to some pictures and memories from his early days in television and films. Sharing some throwback gems, Ayushmann Khurrana, in an elongated post wrote, " Dus janam qurbaan yeh janam paane ke liye. Zindagi ne diye mauke hazaar hunar dikhaane ke liye ”. Starting out as a young boy on the sets of Roadies to now standing as an actor on life's stage #IHaveComeALongWay. My journey is a testament to the emotional highs and lows an artist encounter. I'm thankful for the tears, the sweat and every sacrifice that moulded me into the person I've become today." The actor continued, "Now also feels like the perfect moment to thank the energy that made the young Ayushmann chase those stars that once seemed out of reach for him, and today I have many other dreams that I shall be chasing with all the love, respect & motivation I ge...

A superintendent of police and two other policemen from Punjab's Muktsar district were arrested today in connection with an advocate and another man's alleged torture in custody, a senior officer said. Under the chairmanship of Ludhiana Police Commissioner Mandeep Singh Sidhu, a four-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been formed to investigate the allegation, he said. The SIT will be supervised by Additional Director General of Police (Intelligence) Jaskaran Singh and will have three other policemen as members. The action came after a meeting of a delegation of the Bar Association of the Punjab and Haryana High Court with Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann in Chandigarh. On Monday, six policemen, including an SP-rank officer, were charged for allegedly torturing a lawyer in their custody, which included forcing him into sex with a co-accused. The case was registered against Muktsar SP (Investigation) Ramandeep Singh Bhullar, Inspector Raman Kumar Kamboj, constables Har...

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday voiced his extreme displeasure over the signboard of a government school's library bearing the inscription in English. Mr Kumar was in Banka district, about 250 km from the state capital, where he reached after inspection of a bridge in the adjoining Jamui which got damaged after heavy rainfall last week. In Banka, Mr Kumar inaugurated a newly constructed hospital and inspected a recently renovated indoor stadium before visiting a high school and got upset upon seeing the signboard stating it was a "digital library". "Why is this not in Hindi? We are not living in the British era," he told the District Magistrate, Anshul Kumar, who was present there. "Look, I have nothing against English. It was the medium of my instruction while I was studying engineering. Many of my speeches in Parliament, too, were in that language", said the longest-serving chief minister of Bihar. He added, "But, at one poin...

London police said they had arrested a teenager after a 15-year-old girl was stabbed to death on her way to school on Wednesday, stoking fresh concern about the scale of knife crime in the UK. Emergency services including an air ambulance were called to the scene in Croydon, south London, at around 8.30 am (0730 GMT) following reports of a stabbing. Paramedics battled to save the girl but she was pronounced dead at the scene 50 minutes later, police said, adding that a 17-year-old boy was later arrested. London mayor Sadiq Khan said he was "heartbroken" by the fatal incident and pledged to "continue working day and night to end the scourge of knife crime in our city".   According to official figures, 99 people under the age of 25 were killed in England and Wales with a knife or sharp object in the year to March 2023. Of those 13 were under the age of 16. The deaths were among 50,000 stabbing incidents in the year to March 2023, a five percent increase on the pr...

Fans of international comedian Trevor Noah were left disappointed after his show in Bengaluru was cancelled last minute due to 'technical issues'. Several fans on social media complained that the show, which was expected to begin at 7.30 pm on September 27, began nearly 30 minutes late. The show then ended abruptly after many audience members couldn't hear anything because of ''bad acoustics.'' Mr Noah took to his X account on Wednesday evening and expressed his apologies for causing ''inconvenience and disappointment'' to his fans, and also announced that both shows at the Manpho Convention Centre scheduled for September 27 and 28 stood cancelled.  His tweet read, ''Dear Bengaluru India, I was so looking forward to performing in your amazing city but due to technical issues, we've been forced to cancel both shows.  ''We tried everything but because the audience can't hear the comedians on stage there's literall...

A picnic party at Mexico's Chipinque Ecological Park turned into a heart-stopping encounter for a family when a hungry black bear decided to join their celebrations. In a video that has gone viral on social media, the bear is seen gorging on enchiladas, salsa, tacos, and french fries laid out on a picnic table in the park.  The incident happened when Silvia Macias of Mexico City was celebrating the 15th birthday of her son, Santiago, who has Down's syndrome at the park, as per BBC . Suddenly, a bear showed up out of nowhere, jumped onto the table, and devoured the picnic snacks. The mother-son, meanwhile, sat frozen in silence, as the woman covered the boy's face and held him tight. When there was no more food, the bear leaped off the table and left. The video was filmed by Ms. Macias' friend, Angela Chapa, and later went viral across several social media platforms.  Watch the video here: A family was stunned when an intruding bear hopped onto their t...

Several top ministers of the Bihar government were found absent from their offices when Chief Minister Nitish Kumar paid a surprise visit to their offices on Tuesday. The Chief Minister, who expressed his unhappiness at the state of attendance, also gave orders asking all ministers and government officials to reach their respective offices by 9.30 am. Mr Kumar paid surprise visits to Vikas Bhavan (New Secretariat) and Visvesvaraya Bhawan (technical secretariat), located on Bailey Road in the state capital. During his visit to Vikas Bhavan, Mr Kumar found that some of the ministers were not present inside their chambers. The ministers who were not present in their chambers included: Chandra Shekhar (Education), Alok Kumar Mehta (Sugarcane Industries minister), Samir Kumar Mahaseth (Industries), Sheela Kumari (Transport) and Kumar Sarvjeet (Agriculture). According to officials, the Chief Minister expressed unhappiness over their absence. The Chief Minister reached Vikas Bhawan at 9....

Japanese researchers are working on a world-first drug that could help patients grow completely new teeth, Japam Times reported. Toregem Biopharma, funded by Kyoto University, which is developing the groundbreaking drug is set to conduct clinical trials on healthy adults in July 2024 and wants the drug on the market by 2030.  Notably, humans and animals alike possess ''tooth buds'', that have the potential to become a new tooth, in addition to baby and permanent teeth. However, in most cases, these buds don't develop and eventually disappear. The company has now developed an antibody drug that inhibits the protein in the mouth that suppresses growth and stops "tooth buds" from developing. In 2018, the antibody-drug was administered to ferrets, resulting in the successful growth of new teeth. These ferrets had both baby and permanent teeth like humans. The company plans to conduct trials on patients with anodontia, a congenital condition in which some o...

Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah will be available for the third ODI against Australia after being given a one-match break but all-rounder Axar Patel will be given a few more days to recover from his quadricep tear ahead of the World Cup, BCCI sources said on Monday. While Ravichandran Ashwin has done decently in his two outings, the team management is still bullish about the fitness of Axar, the left-arm spin bowling all-rounder. "The team management wants to give Axar full chance of recovery. His forearm and finger bruises have healed but may be in another few days, he would get fit for World Cup. India's first match is on September 8 and hence there is time. "As far as Ashwin is concerned, we now know that he is match fit and in rhythm. If Axar can't make it, Ashwin walks in," a BCCI source privy to the development told PTI on conditions of anonymity. The final squad announcement is on September 27 and it is understood that Axar still remains the team managemen...

Industrialist Mukesh Ambani, wife Nita Ambani, and his other family members visited Siddhivinayak Temple in Mumbai on Sunday to seek blessing from Lord Ganpati. Mukesh Ambani and Nita Ambani were accompanied by their children Isha and Anant. Mr Amani, a doting grandfather was also seen with his cute little grandchildren. Recently, Mukesh Ambani and Nita Ambani hosted a get-together at their Mumbai residence Antilia to celebrate the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi.  The celebration brought together some of the renowned members from Bollywood, sports, business, and political fraternities.  Ganesh Chaturthi, a ten-day festival that starts on the fourth day of the Hindu lunisolar calendar month 'Bhadrapada', started on Tuesday. This auspicious ten-day festival starts with 'Chaturthi' and ends on 'Anantha Chaturdashi'. The festive period is also known as 'Vinayak Chaturthi' or 'Vinayak Chavithi'. The festival celebrates Ganesha as the 'God of N...

David Warner is well-known for his switch hits against spinners but against Ravichandran Ashwin during the second ODI between India and Australia on Sunday, he decided to start batting right-handed. He started his innings as a left-hander but during the 13th over of the Australia innings, he decided to take a right-hander's stance. He played the first delivery lightly for a single but on the next occasion, he unleased a brilliant sweep shot that raced to the fine-leg boundary. The shot and his decision to turn into a right-hander left everyone stunned and Pat Cummins was left in splits by the ongoing events.  Australia were set a revised target of 317 in 33 overs against India after rain disrupted the proceedings. Chasing India's mammoth 399, Australia were 56 for 2 when rain stopped play with David Warner (26) and Marnus Labuschagne (17) at the crease at the Holkar stadium. As many as 11 overs were lost due to the rain interruption. David Warner as a righty. He is GENI...

A 25-year-old woman in the UK nearly lost her vision after she developed an ulcer on her eye, BBC reported. According to the doctors, the ulcer was caused by her contact lenses. Notably, Steph Carrasco was suffering itchiness in her eye, following which she consulted an eye doctor. She simply thought she was having some irritation from daily contact use.  However, her problem turned out to be much more serious as the eye doctor told her she had ''aggressive bacteria'' in her eye, which had caused the ulcer on the cornea. Her optometrist then referred her to a specialist eye hospital. She spent one week in the hospital, with 72 drops of antibiotics administered to her eye daily in an effort to reduce the ulcer.  Ms Carrasco said, ''By the time I was admitted to the hospital, I could barely see. It was terrifying. It was terrifying. Thankfully, Jack and the team were outstanding. He made sure I didn't leave the Specsavers store until he had arranged plans w...

A 58-year-old man this week became the world's second patient to receive a transplant of a genetically modified pig heart, the latest milestone in a growing field of medical research. Transplanting animal organs into humans, called xenotransplantation, could offer a solution to the chronic shortage of human organ donations. More than 100,000 Americans are currently on waiting lists for organ transplants. Both heart procedures were carried out by experts from the University of Maryland School of Medicine, with the first patient dying two months after his transplant last year due to "a multitude of factors including his poor state of health" prior to the operation, the university said in a statement Friday. The latest operation took place on Wednesday, with patient Lawrence Faucette ineligible for a donated human heart due to pre-existing vascular disease and internal bleeding complications. Without the experimental transplant, the father of two and Navy veteran was fac...

Asian Games 2023 Live Updates: It's a Super Sunday for the Indian contingent at the Asian Games 2023. Indian stars have the chance to win several medals with shooters, rowers and cricketers in action. All eyes will be on the Indian women's cricket team, which faces Bangladesh in the semi-final. A win will assure Smriti Mandhana and Co. of at least a silver medal at the Asian Games 2023. Shooters will be expected to deliver more medals in the women's 10m air rifle. Apart from them, rowers have great chance to increase the medals tally. India men's hockey team and the football teams (men's and women's) will also be in action. ( LIVE Cricket Scorecard |  Asian Games 2023 medals tally | Asian Games 2023 Full Schedule ) Here are the LIVE Updates of Asian Games 2023 Today, Straight from Hangzhou: from NDTV News- Topstories https://ift.tt/jDqp7hm via IFTTT

Sierra Jamison, a health care worker and mother of a 6-year-old boy, was found dead inside a garage near her home in Chicago on Monday, US media said quoting cops. Jamison was strangled by her boyfriend, 63-year-old Lawrence Boyle, who was arrested Wednesday, news agency HuffPost reported quoting Chicago Police officials. On Monday evening, Jamison told her mother that she was going to park her Jeep. It was then that she was murdered by her boyfriend, said cops. Boyle was already waiting for Jamison at the garage. Boyle, who was already waiting for Jamison at the garage, allegedly strangled her, took her phone and covered her body with a tarp, cops said further. When Jamison did not return home and was unresponsive to calls and texts, her mother asked her brother to check on her, the report said. Her brother claims he found Boyle outside the garage with Jamison's phone. Boyle claimed that she had thrown it at him and left to go to the store, according to charging documen...

Rahul Dravid , Indian cricket team head coach, is under focus ahead of the 2023 ODI Cricket World Cup. India have not won the marquee event since the 2011 Cricket World Cup, when MS Dhoni 's men won the trophy after a great title clash against Sri Lanka. Rahul Dravid, who himsekd has been part of several Cricket World Cups as a player, is in charge of guiding the Rohit Sharma -led team to the ultimate glory. If Rahul Dravid can help the Indian cricket team win the 2023 Cricket World Cup as a coach, it will add another glorious chapter to his already illustrious career.  Ahead of the Cricket World Cup, Dravid family household had a good news. Dravid's son Samit has been selected for Karnataka's 15-member squad for the upcoming Vinoo Mankad Trophy, according to Sportstar . The U-19 tournament will be held in Hyderabad from October 12 to 20. Recently, Indian cricket team head coach Rahul Dravid said that Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have been rested as the team wanted them...

A house was seen collapsing due to a landslide in a terrifying video from Uttarakhand today. Several areas in Nainital were hit by the landslides early this morning due to which cracks appeared in various houses. The cracks gradually widened leading to the collapse. In the video, the two-storey house was seen sliding down a slope and collapsing to the ground with a loud thud. There are no casualties as the house, with around a dozen rooms, was vacated ahead of the accident. The surrounding houses in Nainital's Mallital area are also being evacuated now. Rain-related disasters have claimed the lives of 111 people and affected 45,650 families in Uttarakhand this year, the state assembly was told earlier this month. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Premchand Agarwal said natural disasters triggered by heavy rain led to the deaths of 111 people and injuries to 72. The disasters also affected 45,650 families, who have been granted financial assistance of Rs 30.40 crore, he said, respo...

Parineeti Chopra and Raghav Chadha are all set to get married on September 24. The wedding festivities began with a mehendi ceremony on Friday, attended by close friends and family members. Ahead of their wedding, Pawan Sachdeva has been treating his Instafam with reels from the wedding venue. For context, Pawan Sachdeva is a relative of Raghav Chadha and he is a fashion designer by profession. As per reports, he has designed the outfits of Raghav for his big day. On his Instagram feed, Pawan Sachdeva shared reels which gave us a tour of the wedding venue. In one reel, guests can be seen sitting inside a luxury boat that is used to ferry guests from one hotel to another. Parineeti Chopra's parents Pawan Chopra and Reena Chopra can be spotted in such one reel. In another video, Parineeti's brother Sahaj Chopra can be spotted. He can be seen talking over the phone as the camera captures the scenic beauty of the surroundings. In another reel, we can witness the picturesque...

In April, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina accused the United States of pursuing a regime change in her nation. "They are trying to eliminate democracy and introduce a government that will not have a democratic existence," she said. This came on the back of the US castigating India's neighbour for human rights abuses. Despite the country having done well economically under Sheikh Hasina, reports of discontent against the ruling Awami League were shared in American political circles. However, PM Hasina's allegations seem to have found purchase as India has cautioned the US about interference in Bangladeshi elections. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken announced visa restrictions on Bangladeshi officials in June, and was met with assurances and arguments from Sheikh Hasina's government. While a country reserves the right to offer entry to foreign visitors, government officials involved in trade and policy are often issued tangible reasoning for being denied...