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The updated International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List, on Friday, revealed that marine mammal Dugongs are facing extinction in East Africa and New Caledonia. Marine mammal Dugongs are facing extinction, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List that was released on Friday. The large herbivorous marine mammals, usually known as sea cow, are now threatened with extinction. A female Dugong swims in her tank at the Sydney Aquarium The IUCN watchlist revealed that the population of Dugongs in East Africa and New Caledonia has entered the Red List as "critically endangered" and "endangered” respectively. The mammal is “vulnerable” globally. The primary threats to this species are poaching in New Caledonia and unintentional capture in fishing gear in East Africa. Also, they suffer boat injuries in both locations. Dugongs eat seagrass in shallow coastal waters. Several factors like production, fossil fuel exploration, ...

BTS member V is the most searched Asian worldwide as per Google’s list for 2022. Jungkook follows shortly taking the second spot. BTS members V and Jungkook are the most searched Asians worldwide. As per the list released by Google for the most searched Asians worldwide, BTS member V aka Kim Taehyung has taken the first spot, followed by the youngest member of BTS, Jungkook, in second position. It is not surprising to see the members topping the list, given their global popularity. V and Jungkook BTS DOMINATES MOST SEARCHED ASIANS LIST Other members of the group come closer as well, with Jimin in sixth spot, Blackpink member Lisa taking the eighth spot after Indian superstar Salman Khan. The 12th spot was taken by Blackpink member Jennie and 14th by Suga, Jin at 20th position, RM at 27th position, Jisoo at 29th, Rose at 30th, and J-hope at 36th. K-DRAMA ACTORS ON THE LIST K-drama actor and Astro member Cha Eun-woo is the 48th most searched Asian, followed by Lee Min Ho at 52nd positio...

A 10-year-old Class 4 girl, studying at the Dammaiguda Zilla Parishad High Schoo l near Hyderabad, who had gone missing from school on Thursday, was found dead in a lake nearby the next morning under suspicious circumstances.   Police officials recover the body of a Class 4 girl who was found dead at a lake near Hyderabad A 10-year-old girl who had gone missing from her school premises in Dammaiguda near Hyderabad on Thursday morning was found dead under mysterious circumstances at a lake near the school on Friday morning. According to the deceased girl’s family members, Indu (10), who was studying in Class 4 at the Dammaiguda Zilla Parishad High School, was dropped off at school by her father at around 8.30 am on Thursday. At around 10 am, Indu’s family members received a call from the school management stating that Indu had not turned up to her class and that her school bag had been found on the school premises. On Friday morning, her dead body was found near Dammaiguda Lake, lo...

The planets, which are about one and a half times the size of the Earth, were discovered along with its host star by Nasa’s Kepler Space Telescope Astronomers have discovered that two exoplanets orbiting a red dwarf star that are unique in their composition. These two exoplanets are unlike any other discovered outside the Solar System. These two planets are filled with water. Astronomers observed exoplanets Kepler-138c and Kepler-138d with Hubble These water worlds located in a planetary system 218 light-years away in the constellation Lyra are unique since the liquid makes up a large volume of of their composition. Astronomers observed exoplanets Kepler-138c and Kepler-138d with Hubble and the retired Spitzer space telescopes to make the watery discovery. The planets, which are about one and a half times the size of the Earth, were discovered along with its host star by Nasa’s Kepler Space Telescope. While the water wasn't detected directly, researchers, by comparing the sizes and...

So far, Xiaomi has shared details about the Redmi Note 12 Pro+ model, which comes with 200-megapixel primary rear camera and 120W fast charging support.  Redmi Note 12 Pro+ Xiaom i is set to launch the Redmi Note 12 Pro+ smartphone in India. The company has announced that the device will arrive in the country on January 5, 2023. The brand has launched four models of the Redmi Note 12 series in China, but it is unknown whether Redmi is planning to bring all of them to the Indian market. So far, Xiaomi has shared details about the Pro+ model, which comes with 200-megapixel primary rear camera and 120W fast charging support. Here is everything we know so far about the upcoming Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G phone. Display, design The new Redmi Note series phone has a boxy design and the official images show that the device has very tiny punch-hole camera on the front. The Redmi Note 12 Pro+ features a big 6.67-inch FHD+ OLED display that refresh at 120Hz refresh rate. The panel has 240Hz to...

After multiple failed attempts, Elon Musk finally launched the Twitter Blue subscription for the public that brings a host of new features including access to the blue tick. Now, users also need to pay for Blue tick. Twitter When Jack Dorsey was the Twitter boss, the verification process on the platform was different and simpler. And users at least had clarity on what needed to be done to get the blue check next to their name. Previously, one had to apply for verification with supporting details, and only after the dedicated Twitter team verified and approved the documents one would get the blue tick. The new Twitter boss, Elon Musk , however, has a different opinion. He believes that the past system was "corrupt" and is now changing the way one gets the blue tick. He wants people to pay if they want the blue tick on the microblogging platform. Until now, getting verified on Twitter was free of cost. After multiple failed attempts, Musk finally launched the Twitter Blue subsc...

India tour of Bangladesh , 1st Test: India bowling coach Paras Mhambrey said that his bowlers had to work hard as the conditions were not that conducive. India bowling coach Paras Mhambrey on Saturday said that his bowlers had to "work hard" as the "conditions were not conducive" on the third day of the first Test against Bangladesh in Chattogram. Kuldeep Yadav took 5-wicket haul in first innings. India set up the target of 513 on the third day but Bangladesh saw off the day by reaching 42 for no loss at stumps. With India needing 10 wickets in two days, Mhambrey said: "Extremely happy, because the conditions were not that conducive, we had to work hard. The way the bowlers bowled, the areas they bowled, I am very happy. "Sometimes it is difficult (to adapt quickly). The practice sessions help, that gives you an idea of the bounce and sometimes the turn. The discussion is all about responsibility. Every individual knows his role in the team and what the...

The Union government on Friday slashed the windfall tax on domestically produced crude oil and diesel effective December 16, 2022 The new tax rates are effective from December 16. The government, in an official order on Thursday, slashed the windfall profit tax on domestically-produced crude oil as well as on the export of diesel and aviation turbine fuel (ATF) effective from Friday. The order was issued following a drop in global oil prices. The official order said that the tax on crude oil produced by companies such as Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has been cut sharply to Rs 1,700 per tonne from Rs 4,900. The new tax rates are effective from December 16. The union government has reduced the tax on the export of diesel by Rs 3. It is now reduced to Rs 5 from Rs 8. Meanwhile, the tax on overseas shipments of ATF has been reduced to Rs 1.5 a litre from Rs 5. The reduction in tax rate is in the wake of a 14 per cent slump in global crude oil prices since November. India first ...

Mumbai will witness the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi's march against Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's government. The ruling BJP will stage a counter-protest Mumbai is all set to witness two protest marches today – one by the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi's (MVA) 'Halla Bol' protest against Eknath Shinde's government and the other one is a counter-protest by the ruling ally Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) will hold a protest in Mumbai today against the Eknath Shinde (L) government and Maharashtra Governor BS Koshyari (R) over his controversial remark on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Over 2,500 police personnel have been deployed on the streets to ensure that no troublesome incident takes place in the city, officials said. Adequate number of police personnel has been deployed on the route of the march to maintain law and order, an official said. As many as 317 police officers, 1,870 constables, 22 platoons of State Reserve P...

A huge aquarium in Berlin has burst, spilling debris, water and hundreds of tropical fish out of the AquaDom tourist attraction in the heart of the German capital. A huge aquarium in Berlin burst, spilling debris, water and hundreds of tropical fish out of the AquaDom tourist attraction in the heart of the German capital early Friday. Police said parts of the building, which also contains a hotel, cafes and a chocolate store, were damaged as 1 million liters (264,000 gallons) of water poured from the aquarium shortly before 6 am (0500 GMT). Berlin’s fire service said two people were slightly injured. The tank had released a "virtual tsunami" of water, but the early morning timing had prevented far more injuries. The company that owns the AquaDom, Union Investment Real Estate, said in a statement Friday afternoon that the reasons for the incident were “still unclear.” Mayor Franziska Giffey said the tank had unleashed a “veritable tsunami” of water but the early morning timin...

Three people were killed when an apartment block was hit in central Kryvyi Rih and another died in shelling in Kherson in the south, they said. Russia fired more than 70 missiles at Ukraine on Friday in one of its biggest attacks since the start of the war, knocking out power in the second-biggest city and forcing Kyiv to implement emergency blackouts nationwide, Ukrainian officials said. A rescuer walks amid rubbles of a destroyed building following Russian strikes in Kharkiv Three people were killed when an apartment block was hit in central Kryvyi Rih and another died in shelling in Kherson in the south, they said. Russian-installed officials in occupied eastern Ukraine said 12 people had died by Ukrainian shelling. In an evening video address, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia still had enough missiles for several more massive strikes and he again urged western allies to supply Kyiv with more and better air defence systems. Zelensky said Ukraine was strong enough t...

Former chief of army staff general MM Naravane asked if the Chinese Army (People's Liberation Army) has gone down to the level of "prehistoric times" by using “clubs and barbed wires”. Former chief of army staff general MM Naravane. Former chief of army staff general MM Naravane , days after the Arunachal Pradesh clash, has hit out at the Chinese Army for using clubs and barbed wires during the skirmish and warned that the Indian Army would rather open fire than resort to “wielding clubs”, news agency ANI reported. “We would still like to maintain that we are a 21st-century army. To start going back to clubs and barbed wires is going back to prehistoric times. It is a very regressive way of going. We would still like to maintain that in warfare also there are certain rules. It is not that you do whatever you want to do. We would still like to maintain a professional stance. Therefore, rather than resort to wielding clubs, we rather open fire,” Naravane said in a 'Podc...