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14th March 2015




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Harry Belafonte: 1927-2023 | Staying alive in Kolkata

With American singer Harry Belafonte passing away at 96, here’s looking back at the hold he had on the country  




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Real Madrid beats Alaves 3-2 in La Liga as Kylian Mbappé extends scoring streak

Kylian Mbappé asked to be substituted in the 80th minute because of a muscle injury, according to Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti, who said it was not serious.




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India thrash Mongolia 4-1 in AFC U20 Asian Cup Qualifiers

The teams were locked 1-1 at half time, but India stepped up the assault in the second half to leave Mongolia's defence in tatters




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Fighting India lose 0-1 to formidable Iran in AFC U20 Asian Cup Qualifiers

The top teams of the 10 groups, along with the five best second-place finishers, will qualify for the AFC U20 Asian Cup 2025 in China




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Serhou Guirassy scores twice in Dortmund's 4-2 comeback win over local rival Bochum

In five minutes, Matus Bero scored off a smartly executed one-two through the center, then Dani de Wit made it 2-0 after teammate Myron Boadu had snatched the ball off Dortmund's goalkeeper Gregor Kobel




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India U-17 beat Nepal 4-2 to enter SAFF U-17 final




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Champions League returns missing Mbappé, Rodri, Barella as injury wave hits European soccer

Champions League resumes with key players sidelined due to injuries, reshaping the competition landscape




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Ten Hag future up in the air after Man United draws at Villa; Tottenham collapses in 3-2 loss

United heads into the two-week international break on a five-match winless run in all competitions and languishing in 14th place in the league, having won just two of its opening seven games this campaign




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PSG held to a 1-1 draw at Nice despite return of Dembélé

Lagging three points behind unbeaten Monaco before kickoff, PSG was too timid to hope for a better result on the Riviera




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Mohun Bagan considered withdrawn from ACL 2: AFC

Mohun Bagan Super Giant had last month decided against travelling to Iran for the October 2 match owing to the volatile situation that prevailed in the west Asian nation at that time




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Spain and Barcelona great Andres Iniesta announces retirement after 22-year career

The 40-year-old Iniesta ended a 22-year career that also included two European Championship titles and four Champions League trophies.




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Mbappé's representatives dismiss Swedish reports of a rape claim

Kylian Mbappé's representatives termed the report as “slanderous” rumors




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Ancelotti says Mbappé ''not affected'' by reports of investigation in Sweden

I do not pay attention to speculations that come from outside the team. The player is not affected in the least, Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti amid allegations of rape against Kylian Mbappé




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Liverpool stays ahead of Man City by beating Chelsea 2-1 in Premier League

Liverpool is looking more and more like Manchester City’s main title rival after beating resurgent Chelsea 2-1 to stay top of the Premier League table




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Spain’s Rodri and Bonmatí win Ballon d’Or award for best men’s and women’s players in world soccer

Spanish midfielders Rodri and Aitana Bonmatí have won the Ballon d’Or award for the world’s best players in men’s and women’s soccer




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Liverpool goes top of Premier League as Man City’s 32-game unbeaten streak ends at Bournemouth

Manchester City’s 32-game unbeaten streak in the Premier League has ended in a 2-1 loss at Bournemouth as Liverpool wrested back the lead in the title race




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India’s purchase of silver dropped 38% in 2023, says Silver Institute

Demand for jewellery and silverware too dropped on higher domestic prices, says its 2024 Survey



  • Gold & Silver

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Investors flock to Sovereign Gold Bonds despite price rises, FY24 sees record subscriptions

SGBs offer a hedge against gold price fluctuations, with investors receiving the ongoing market price at redemption



  • Gold & Silver

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RBI’s gold holding increases by 27.46 metric tonnes in FY24, reaching 822.10 metric tonnes mark

The report noted that the ratio of short-term debt to reserves has decreased, and foreign exchange reserves covering imports have increased to 11 months



  • Gold & Silver

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Gold outperforms Nifty 50 over 2-year and 5-year periods

Data from PMS Bazaar indicates that from FY22-24, MCX Gold returned 14.05%, outperforming the Nifty’s 13.1%




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Gold prices likely to hit ₹81,000 per 10 grams as global market eyes $2,650

MOFSL recommends “buy on dips” approach on gold when prices were hovering at ₹69,000 and $2,250 in the international market



  • Gold & Silver

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Investor interest surges as ₹27,000 crore of Sovereign Gold Bonds purchased in FY24, reveals RBI report

The surge in investments can be attributed to the prospects of higher returns, tax benefits, and the bonds’ exemption from capital gains tax.



  • Gold & Silver

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Silver futures decline to ₹93,662 per kg

Silver price falls as participants reduce bets, with global price at $31.35 per ounce




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Gold steadies after slide below key $2,300 level

Spot gold was up 0.2% at $2,396.69 per ounce, as of 0146 GMT. U.S. gold futures fell 0.5% to $2,313.60



  • Gold & Silver

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India’s import of gold, silver from UAE rises 210% to $10.7 billion in 2023-24: GTRI

`Concessional customs duty under the India-UAE CEPA must be revised’




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Globally, central banks plan to add more gold to reserves in 2024

Apex banks’ confidence in the dollar low; high prices for the yellow metal may affect demand in India



  • Gold & Silver

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SBI MF launches Silver ETF and Fund-of-Fund; NFO opens June 27

Both investment options aim to provide returns that closely correspond to the performance of physical silver in domestic prices




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IBJA reconstitutes board for 2024-29 with Prithviraj Kothari as national chief

Aspect Global Ventures’ Aksha Mohit Kamboj appointed the national vice-president



  • Gold & Silver

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Budget 2024: To boost domestic production, Kerala gold trade seek basic customs duty reduction 

The recent increase in import duty from 7.5 to 15 per cent has significantly impacted production costs



  • Gold & Silver

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Budget 2024: Customs duty on gold, silver cut to 6%

Telecom equipment faces hike in basic customs duty to 15 per cent




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Budget 2024: Domestic gold prices drop 5% after cut in Customs duty

Import levy cut to 6% from 11%, AIDC pruned to 1%; move may curb smuggling



  • Gold & Silver

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Budget 2024: Duty cut to lower gold prices. How will it impact jewellery stocks?

A drop in gold price can lead to increased jewellery demand, improving their revenue and profits Market experts believe the price of yellow metal could drop between ₹300 and ₹500 per gram going ahead



  • Gold & Silver

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Silver futures decline to ₹82,801 per kg after reduced bets

Globally, silver was trading 0.46% lower at $28.22 per ounce in New York



  • Gold & Silver

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Malabar Gold & Diamonds to open 20 new showrooms worldwide in October

The new locations will be in key markets across India, the GCC countries, and the USA, bringing the total number of showrooms worldwide to 375.



  • Gold & Silver

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Gold soars over $2,700 an ounce on additional boosters

US presidential polls uncertainty, jobless claims and new Israeli attack on Hamas add more glitter



  • Gold & Silver

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Silver poised to outperform gold, expected to hit ₹1.25 lakh/kg in 12-15 months: MOFSL

Silver has shown impressive growth in 2024, recording gains of over 40 per cent year-to-date and surpassing the ₹1,00,000 mark domestically



  • Gold & Silver

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Gold trades flat at ₹82,400 per 10 gm; silver plunges ₹1,500

Gold rallied ₹1,000 to breach the ₹82,000 per 10 grams level for the first time on Wednesday




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Recipe Collecting Shípǔ 食谱

Abstract: In Chinese history, the practice of collecting recipes evolved along two parallel but interacting trends. The first placed food within a medical context in order to nourish the body and heal different ailments. The second was concerned with technical aspects as well as the aesthetic enjoyments of food. Beginning with twenty recipes found

The post Recipe Collecting Shípǔ 食谱 appeared first on Berkshire Publishing.




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Bulk photovoltaic effect in a zero-dimensional room-temperature molecular ferroelectric [C8N2H22]1.5[Bi2I9]

Dalton Trans., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02698E, Paper
Zhibo Chen, Tianhong Luo, Jinrong Wen, Zhanqiang Liu, Jingshan Hou, Yongzheng Fang, Ganghua Zhang
Non-toxic molecular ferroelectrics have attracted significant interest due to their unique flexibility, low costs, and environmental friendliness. However, the variety of such materials with narrow bandgaps and above room temperature...
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LDH-derived Co0.5Ni0.5Te2 Dispersed in 3D Carbon Sheets as Separator Modifier to Enable Kinetics-Accelerated Lithium-Sulfur Batteries

Dalton Trans., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02619E, Paper
Chunmei Li, kan Mi, Kai Xu, Zhuo Jia, Xiaolei Jiang, Huili Peng, Xiuwen Zheng, Hongjiao Nie
Lithium-sulfur battery is considered as a powerful candidate for the next generation of advanced energy storage systems relying on its high energy density and theoretical specific capacity. However, its practical...
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Influence of triphosphine ligand coordination geometry in Mn(I) hydride complexes [(P∩P∩P)(CO)2MnH] on their kinetic hydricity

Dalton Trans., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02496F, Paper
Sergey A. Kovalenko, Ekaterina S. Gulyaeva, Elena S. Osipova, Oleg A. Filippov, Anastasia Danshina, Laure Vendier, Nikolay V. Kireev, Ivan A. Godovikov, Yves CANAC, Dmitry A. Valyaev, Natalia Belkova, Elena Shubina
Octahedral Mn(I) complexes bearing tridentate donor ligands [(L∩L’∩L’’)(CO)2MnX] have recently emerged as major players in catalytic (de)hydrogenation processes. While most of these systems are still based on structurally rigid pincer...
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An octanuclear 3-phenyl-5-(2-pyridyl)pyrazolate/phenylsilsesquioxane complex: synthesis, unique structure, and catalytic activity

Dalton Trans., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02690J, Communication
Alexey Bilyachenko, Victor N Khrustalev, Zhibin Huang, Lidia S. Shul'pina, Pavel Dorovatovskii, Elena Shubina, Nikolay S. Ikonnikov, Nikolai N. Lobanov, Karim G. Rahimov, Di Sun
First metallasilsesquioxane bearing pyrazolylpyridine ligands, Cu8-based complex 1, adopts cage structure with two zigzag-like copper tetramers sandwiched by two cyclic Si5 silsesquioxane ligands. Four 3-phenyl-5-(2-pyridyl)pyrazolate ligands in 1 exhibit dual...
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Solvent-dependent Ln(III) clusters assembled by immobilization of CO2 in the air: zero-field single-molecule magnets and magnetic refrigerant materials

Dalton Trans., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02310B, Paper
Cai-Ming Liu, Xiang Hao, Zhao-Bo Hu, He-Rui Wen
The automatic fixation of CO2 in the air plays a key role in the construction of Dy(III) single-molecule magnets (SMMs) and Gd(III) magnetic refrigeration molecular materials using Ln(III)Cl3 (Ln =...
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Exploring the versatility of MoSe2/WS2 heterostructures

Dalton Trans., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02075H, Paper
Tuan V. Vu, Dat D. Vo, Cuong Q. Nguyen, Nguyen N. Hieu, Huynh V. Phuc, Chuong V. Nguyen
Two-dimensional materials and their combined heterostructures have paved the way for numerous next-generation electronic and optoelectronic applications.
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The mechanism of Mo-nitrogenase: from N2 capture to first release of NH3

Dalton Trans., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02606C, Paper
Ian Dance
I describe how nitrogenase catalyses N2 → HNNH → HNNH2 → NH3 + NH and how the calculated dynamics explain recent kinetics data.
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Hydrate of neutral iron(III) complex based on pyruvic acid thiosemicarbazone ligand with abrupt spin-crossover with T1/2=340 K and wide hysteresis loop of 45 K

Dalton Trans., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02901A, Paper
Maxim Andreevich Blagov, Alexander V. Akimov, Anatoly S Lobach, Leokadiya Zorina, Sergey Simonov, Konstantin Zakharov, Alexander Vasiliev, Natalia Spitsyna
The hydrate of neutral iron(III) complex based on pyruvic acid thiosemicarbazone ligand [FeIII(Hthpy)(thpy)]·H2O (1) was synthesized and characterized using FT-IR spectroscopy, powder and single-crystal X-ray diffraction, dc magnetic measurements, EPR...
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Rational fabrication of an anionic zinc carboxylate framework as a fluorescent probe for 2,6-pyridinedicarboxylic acid

Dalton Trans., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02529F, Paper
Hui-Hui Xie, Hao Yu, Xiuling Xu, Si-Fu Tang
An anionic zinc carboxylate framework has been fabricated as a fluorescent sensor for the detection of 2,6-pyridinedicarboxylic acid (DPA).
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