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USA TODAY, Brenna Siperko, a 20-year-old from Ellicott City, Maryland, shared her remarkable journey of discovering her half-siblings conceived through sperm donation. Growing up in a single-child household until her mom and stepdad welcomed her younger brother, Brenna had always been aware of her unique conception. However, it wasn't until January 2022 that she decided to delve deeper into her background by taking a DNA test. Her suspicions were confirmed when the test results from 23andMe revealed that she had around 13 siblings. Surprisingly, this number increased exponentially when she joined group chats, eventually connecting her to a total of 65 half-siblings she had never known before. Some of these newfound siblings have even become part of her life, as she had the opportunity to meet them in person. The journey of discovery continues, opening up new connections and relationships that she never anticipated.

Dubai's Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA) has granted an operating license to Laser Digital, the crypto division of the Japanese financial services giant Nomura.

₹2.8 trillion. It has been a rare law to have seen unanimity of policy goals across government agencies. A series of amendments have strengthened the law.

AFP on 1 August. The Voyager 2 probe, launched in 1977, is currently over 12.3 billion miles (19.9 billion kilometers) from our planet and is exploring interstellar space along with its twin, Voyager 1. On 21 July, a series of planned commands sent to Voyager 2 'inadvertently caused the antenna to point two degrees away from Earth', AFP quoted NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) statement.

Thermax, a leading energy and environment solutions provider, reported a consolidated operating revenue of Rs. 1,933 crore in Q1 FY 2023-24, marking a 17% increase compared to the previous fiscal year's corresponding quarter. The company's consolidated profit after tax (PAT) reached Rs.

Controlled human infection studies, also known as challenge trials, involve a process by which test subjects are intentionally infected with diseases under controlled circumstances to test a new vaccine or pharmaceutical drug to see if it can successfully achieve its medical aims. If intentionally infecting humans sounds awful, this is, by no means, a new technique.

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BJP on Tuesday slammed the government in a series of tweets, calling it anti-Kannadiga, a rhetoric which ironically the Congress had employed in the recent assembly elections towards the then-incumbent BJP. The saffron party called out the government over several decisions, from cancelling the construction of a statue of Karnataka’s goddess Bhuvaneshwari devi in Bengaluru to getting government school uniforms stitched by a Maharashtra-based company rather than a Kannadiga one.

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NASA's Voyager 2 probe, a remarkable symbol of humanity's reach into the cosmos, recently encountered a temporary communication breakdown with mission control. However, the US space agency has now confirmed that the spacecraft is in «good health» after re-establishing contact. Launched in 1977, Voyager 2 was intended to serve as a beacon representing humanity's existence to the wider Universe. It currently resides over 12.3 billion miles (19.9 billion kilometers) away from Earth, exploring interstellar space alongside its twin, Voyager 1. The communication hiccup occurred when planned commands inadvertently caused the probe's antenna to shift two degrees away from Earth on July 21, preventing data transmission and reception of commands. This situation was not anticipated to be resolved until an automated re-orientation maneuver was scheduled for October 15. However, to the delight of scientists and space enthusiasts, NASA's Deep Space Network, an array of giant radio antennas, successfully picked up a carrier signal from Voyager 2 on Monday, indicating the spacecraft's well-being.

Haryana Police on Tuesday announced a compensation of Rs 57 lakh each to the families of two home guards killed in the Nuh violence. Five people have been killed in the violence that erupted on Monday.

Gitanjali Gems Limited, Era Infra Engineering Limited, REI Agro Limited, and ABG Shipyard Limited owe Rs 87,295 crore to banks and financial institutions. Of this, top 10 wilful defaulters owe Rs 40,825 crore to schedule commercial banks (SCBs), Minister of State for Finance Bhagwat Karad said in a written reply in Rajya Sabha.

Parliament on Tuesday passed the Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2023, which entails provisions for sharing benefits of biodiversity commerce with locals and also decriminalises biodiversity offences. The bill, which amends the Biological Diversity Act, 2002, was passed in Rajya Sabha with a voice vote. The Lok Sabha had cleared the legislation on July 25.

Warner Bros has issued an apology after the official Barbie Movie account responded to Barbenheimer memes featuring atomic bomb images. Some images portrayed Margot Robbie with a mushroom cloud hairstyle, to which the account replied, «This Ken is a stylist.» The movie Barbie is set to premiere in Japan on August 11, just five days after the 78th anniversary of the Hiroshima atomic bomb attack, causing the hashtag #NoBarbenheimer to trend on social media platforms in Japan for the past week with internet users flagging their concerns with the memes. Another meme image showing Cillian Murphy, who played Robert Oppenheimer, known as the «father of the atomic bomb,» carrying Ms Robbie through a burning city also sparked outrage. The official Barbie movie account replied, «It's going to be a summer to be remembered.»

Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Tuesday said his ministry has decided to revamp call centres by using advanced technologies to provide contextually relevant and customised technical solutions to farmers. Tomar, in his written reply to the Lok Sabha, said advanced communication tools like a chatbot, video calling, two-way video/audio clips, two-way SMS, artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) based Decision Support Systems (DSS) will be used to support real-time response to farmers' queries.

Companies will not have to deduct GST under reverse charge mechanism (RCM) on services such as renting of immovable property provided by directors in his personal capacity, the finance ministry said on Tuesday. In a clarification issued after the GST Council meeting on July 11, the ministry said that only those services which are provided by directors in his official capacity to the company would attract GST under RCM.

Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) and the advisory panels. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology, in its report on the Review of the Functioning of CBFC, also suggested having members of the general public to make the Board more inclusive.

The oil-rich UAE, set to host COP28 from November to December in the business hub of Dubai, requires official permission for protests but effectively bans demonstrations it deems disruptive. At the upcoming UN climate talks «there will be space available for climate activists to assemble peacefully and make their voices heard», it said. The announcement was made in a joint statement with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) released on Tuesday and published by the UAE's official WAM news agency.

Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday termed the Nuh violence as «unfortunate» and said the attack on a VHP procession was «well-planned which pointed to a larger conspiracy». Five people have been killed in the violence that erupted on Monday. Four people, including two home guards, died and many others injured in Nuh, where mobs tried to stop a Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) procession, while a naib imam was killed at a mosque in Gurugram.

Some businesses are holding off on signing up for a long-awaited new data agreement between the U.S. and the European Union, waiting to see whether the benefits outweigh the risks. After three years of negotiations, the EU gave final approval in July to a new deal that allows companies to store data about Europeans on U.S.

Founders of crypto and blockchain companies launch with a vision of bringing an innovative and impactful service to the business or consumer marketplace. And as with entrepreneurs in any industry, they have the goal of growing. With expertise in the technology and its potential, leaders of crypto and blockchain firms may be clear on the “nuts and bolts” aspects of scaling — infrastructure upgrades, interoperability, compliance and so on — but less knowledgeable about the business development side of growing a company.