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Afghanistan Star Rahmanullah Gurbaz breaks Virat Kohli, Sachin Tendulkar's record, achieves THIS massive feat

This remarkable achievement came during a thrilling match against Bangladesh in Sharjah




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Pakistan Cricket looking to take BIG step on Champions Trophy issue, planning to...

India's refusal has led to growing speculation that the PCB may advise the Pakistani government to...




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Mohammed Shami to return to competitive cricket; star pacer set to play for...

Mohammed Shami set to return to competitive cricket after a hiatus of nearly a year through Bengal's Ranji Trophy match against Madhya Pradesh in Indore from Wednesday, announced Cricket Association of Bengal.




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Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Virat Kohli features on Aussie newspapers' front page, headlines in Hindi, Punjabi go viral

The much anticipated Border-Gavaskar series between India and Australia will begin on November 22, with the first Test at Perth.




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Meet Ayush Mhatre, 17-year-old Mumbai batter who impressed MS Dhoni, CSK ahead of IPL 2025 mega auction

Ayush has reportedly been called for CSK trials after the 5th round of the Ranji Trophy.




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KL Rahul sweats hard in Perth nets ahead of BGT series, WATCH video here

KL Rahul struggled to make an impact in the second unofficial Test between India A and Australia A, scoring just 4 and 10 in his two innings.




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Maharashtra polls: Congress suspends seven more rebel candidates

The newly suspended leaders include -- Shamkant Saner, Rajendra Thakur, Aba Bagul, Manish Anand, Suresh Kumar Jethliya, Kalyan Borade, and Chandrapaul Chauksey.




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Delhi continues to choke amid rising air pollution, AQI breaches 350...

At least a dozen stations recorded an Air Quality Index (AQI) of over 350, falling in the 'very poor' air category.




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Justice Sanjiv Khanna takes oath as 51st Chief Justice of India

The outgoing CJI, Dhananjay Yashwant Chandrachud, retired on Sunday, making way for Justice Khanna, who will serve a six-month tenure as the Chief Justice.




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Vistara to make last flight today before Air India merger, all you need to know

Vistara, a joint venture between Tata Group and Singapore Airlines, will fully merge with Air India, also owned by Tata Group.




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'Saints have in every age, helped humanity...': PM Modi at 200th anniversary of Shree Swaminarayan Mandir

The Prime Minister also asserted that this event is not just a praise of history. It is a great opportunity for every person like him, who has grown up with unflinching faith in Vadtal Dham.




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Berjis Desai's crime thriller "Murder at the Racecourse" keeps you on the edge

Desai, a former journalist, is also a former racing steward and thoroughbred horse breeder, draws from his deep knowledge of the racing world and brings his signature storytelling style to craft a tale that combines authenticity with a Hitchcockian level of suspense.




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Big blow to former JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna as SC denies bail in rape case

On May 31, he was arrested from Bengaluru airport by CID's SIT on his return from Germany where he remained for 35 days after hundreds of explicit videos surfaced allegedly featuring him with multiple women. He lost the Lok Sabha election by over 40,000 votes.




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Manipur: 11 suspected militants killed in gunfight with security forces in Jiribam

This incident followed an earlier attack, where armed militants set multiple shops ablaze in the Borobekra subdivision of Jiribam district earlier in the day.




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Sustainability Takes Center Stage in US Manufacturing with Leader Viralsinh Solanki at the Forefront

Viralsinh, a visionary software developer and manufacturing expert, has introduced state-of-the-art technologies such as the manufacturing execution system (MES).




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Delhi air pollution: No relief for Delhi-NCR as air quality remains in 'very poor' category; AQI breaches 400-mark in...

Some of the areas worst affected by air pollution included Wazirpur (AQI at 421), Jahangirpuri (419) and Anand Vihar (403), where the air quality dropped to 'severe' levels.




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Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024: Nitin Gadkari makes big statement, says 'Congress distorted Constitution but...'

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari slammed the Congress for claiming the BJP will change the country's Constitution. The Maharashtra assembly polls will be held on November 20 and votes will be counted on November 23.




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Delhi reports record high chikungunya, malaria cases in 5 years

The number of chikungunya cases in 2020 stood at 111, in 2021, there were 89 cases, in 2022, 48 cases, and in 2023, 65 cases.




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Chennai Rains: IMD issues yellow alert, predicts showers in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Andhra Pradesh

A low-pressure area is anticipated to form over the southwest Bay of Bengal within the next 24 hours, potentially leading to isolated heavy rainfall in Tamil Nadu from November 11 to 17




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Vadodara IOCL refinery fire: Death toll rises to 2; probe underway

Two persons -- Dhimant Makwana and Shailesh Makwana -- died in the fire. An IOCL official received injuries and was undergoing treatment at a private hospital, Jawahar Nagar police station inspector AB Mori said.




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J-K: Gunfight underway between security forces and terrorists in Bandipora

After suspicious activity was observed, the security forces challenged the terrorists, who fired at the forces. The firing was effectively retaliated, leading to the encounter.




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India's retail inflation rises to 6.21% in October amid higher food prices, breaches RBI's upper tolerance level

The consumer price index-based inflation was 4.87 per cent in October 2023.




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Mumbai Coastal Road: No more free travel on Bandra-Worli sea link connector, have to pay Rs...

This is the third opening of the 10.5 km long coastal road project within a period of three months




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Mumbai: Rs 58000 crore plan approved to cut travel time across city; check details

The MMRDA has unveiled a Rs 58,000 crore plan to create a network of ring roads around Mumbai, aiming to reduce congestion and improve travel efficiency over the next five years.




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'30 LPA, 3BHK, no in-laws': Woman earning Rs 1.32 lakh salary lists demands for future husband, netizens say...

A woman looking for a techie groom shared a list of "requirements" which includes house, good salary, no in-laws, world tour and more.




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Teacher faces backlash for giving extra marks to students for THIS reason

The post has garnered 16 million views, igniting significant debate among social media users.




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Man claims he received 0.5 gm gold coin instead of 1 gm from Blinkit on Dhanteras, know what happened next

Delhi man allegedly 'got scammed' on Blinkit, claiming that he received 0.5gm gold coin on Dhanteras instead of 1gm gold coin that he ordered.




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'Will come and stay in your home...': Arvind Kejriwal addresses 'Janta ki Adalat' in Delhi

Days after tendering his resignation from the post of Chief Minister, AAP Supremo Arvind Kejriwal addressed 'Janta ki Adalat' in Delhi.




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Delhi-NCR weather update: IMD predicts light rain for next four days, minimum temperature to be...

Following intermittent rains, Delhi-NCR has been witnessing heat and humidity for the past few days.




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Delhi CM Atishi announces hiked minimum wage for unorganised sector workers

Delhi Chief Minister Atishi on Wednesday announced Rs 18,066 in minimum wage for unskilled, Rs 19,929 for semi-skilled, and Rs 21,917 for skilled workers in the unorganised sector.




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What is Green War Room, created to curb Delhi air pollution?

The Delhi government has launched a 24x7 'Green War Room' and a 21-point Winter Action Plan to combat air pollution incorporating technology and public participation.




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Delhi-NCR weather report: National capital to witness clear skies on first day of Navratri, know IMD updates for next...

As the monsoon marked its exit from the national capital and the adjoining NCR, the city has been witnessing hot weather as well as clear skies.




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AAP Supremo Arvind Kejriwal to relocate to party's RS MP Ashok Mittal's residence in Delhi

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Supremo Arvind Kejriwal will relocate to a bungalow at 5, Ferozshah Road, Delhi, which is currently allotted to the party's Rajya Sabha MP Ashok Mittal, the party has conformed.




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Weather update: Delhi-NCR wakes up to rainy morning, IMD warns of extremely heavy rains in...

The national capital and the adjoining NCR woke up to a rainy morning today. This comes after the city has been witnessing hot and humid weather for the past few days.




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Good news for Noida, Greater Noida residents as new metro line to Jewar Airport gets...

The metro line project to Jewar Airport has been a long pending demand of the residents of Greater Noida and Noida.




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Manu Bhaker attends her alma mater's award ceremony in Delhi University, says 'people think girls from LSR are...'

Olympians Manu Bhaker, Maheshwari Chauhan, and Rhythm Sangwan, all former students of the prestigious Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi University were recently honoured by the college.




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Delhi to launch 'E-Detection' system: Here's how it will prevent polluting vehicles from entering

India to launch an e-detection system to identify old and polluting vehicles in Delhi before Diwali.




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Delhi-NCR's air quality turns 'very poor', situation likely to worsen till...

The Air Quality Index (AQI) in Delhi's Anand Vihar has been recorded at 334, which is classified as 'very poor'.




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Delhi-NCR update: Jewar Airport to run 25 domestic, three international flights on first day of operations

Noida International Airport, named Jewar Airport, is set to start commercial flight operations on April 17, 2025.




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Delhi school blast: NIA, NSG join probe; CM Atishi lashes out at centre, says 'situation like Mumbai's underworld era..'

A team of National Investigation Agency (NIA), as well as personnel from the National Disaster Relief Force on Sunday arrived at the site of explosion outside the CRPF school in Prashant Vihar, in Rohini area of national capital, which was rocked by a loud explosion early this morning.




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Delhi AQI update: Air quality worsens to 'very poor' level at 349, becomes 'severe' in these areas

In some areas of the national capital, the air quality dropped to the severe category, with an AQI in the range of 400.




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Delhi chokes amid rising air pollution, AQI crosses 400 at...

AQI in Anand Vihar area crossed the 400 mark, being recorded as 405 at 7 AM, categorized as 'severe', worse than the AQI of 367 recorded on Saturday.




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Delhi to face water shortage amid Diwali festivities till...; check list of affected areas

Several parts of east, northeast and south Delhi and areas under the New Delhi Municipal Council will be affected, it said.




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Delhi's air quality deteriorates to 'very poor' category, likely to worsen after festival

Delhi's air quality continued to deteriorate, remaining in the "very poor" category on Diwali, with levels expected to worsen to the "severe" category due to bursting of firecrackers at night.




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Swati Maliwal pours bottle of polluted water outside Delhi CM Atishi's residence; WATCH

She also placed the bottle of polluted water just outside the gate of Chief Minister Atishi's residence.




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Delhi-NCR update: No relief from pollution as AQI continues to remain 'very poor'

The residents of Delhi and the adjoining NCR region are seeing no relief from pollution as the Air Quality Index (AQI) continued to remain under the 'very poor' category.




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Critical review of fluorescence and absorbance measurements as surrogates for the molecular weight and aromaticity of dissolved organic matter

Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2024, 26,1663-1702
DOI: 10.1039/D4EM00183D, Critical Review
Open Access
Julie A. Korak, Garrett McKay
Optical surrogates are used to characterize dissolved organic matter composition like aromaticity and molecular weight. We both review the genesis of surrogate-composition relationships and critically evaluate additional supporting evidence.
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Vehicular pollution as the primary source of oxidative potential of PM2.5 in Bhubaneswar, a non-attainment city in eastern India

Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2024, 26,1716-1735
DOI: 10.1039/D4EM00150H, Paper
Subhasmita Panda, Chinmay Mallik, S. Suresh Babu, Sudhir Kumar Sharma, Tuhin Kumar Mandal, Trupti Das, R. Boopathy
Overview of major PM2.5 sources responsible for catalytic ROS production.
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Erosion of rigid plastics in turbid (sandy) water: quantitative assessment for marine environments and formation of microplastics

Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2024, 26,1847-1858
DOI: 10.1039/D4EM00122B, Paper
Ali Al-Darraji, Ibukun Oluwoye, Christopher Lagat, Shuhei Tanaka, Ahmed Barifcani
Mechanical degradation (erosion) of plastics in the marine environment has been reported in many literature studies but without quantitative information. Therefore, this study quantified the erosion of some plastics in the marine environment.
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Emerging investigator series: in-depth chemical profiling of tire and artificial turf crumb rubber: aging, transformation products, and transport pathways

Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2024, 26,1703-1715
DOI: 10.1039/D4EM00326H, Paper
Open Access
Madison H. McMinn, Ximin Hu, Katherine Poisson, Phillip Berger, Paola Pimentel, Xinwen Zhang, Pranali Ashara, Ella L. Greenfield, Jessica Eig, Zhenyu Tian
Chemical profiling of artificial turf crumb rubber reveals time-based trends in transformation products and transport pathways.
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