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Kaun Banega Crorepati 15’ has gone viral for being high on emotions! Featuring a wheelchair-bound contestant, the episode has grabbed eyeballs as netizens got wowed by an inspiring tale of persevering against all odds. Shridev Wankhede, the contestant shared his story with host, Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan. A survivor of an accident, Wankhede said that while people who are disabled from birth have their own share of struggles, people like him who got disabled after a freak accident, often grapple with depression. He also thanked his wife (also coincidentally named Jaya) for being a pillar of support and not giving up on him. Bachchan responded with an anecdote of his own. He revealed that he had hit a new low in his personal life after being diagnosed with myasthenia gravis, a rare muscular disorder. During that time, director Manmohan Desai had faith in him and gave him a role which would not require physical exertion.

Bloomberg Philanthropies unveiled a $50 million initiative Wednesday to help cities address global issues, including climate change, by launching programs proven effective in other cities around the world

New Jersey’s southernmost county has joined with environmental and fishing industry groups in suing the federal government in a bid to overturn its approval of the state's first offshore wind energy farm

Officials say surveys have detected that the population of young lobsters has declined nearly 40% in some of the most critical fishing waters off New England

Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS Corridor, India's first Regional Rapid Transit System, will be operational from October 21, according to officials. The priority section, spanning from Sahibabad to Duhai Depot, will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Commuters traveling from Sahibabad to Duhai Depot station on this 17-km section will be charged Rs 50 for a one-way journey.

Reuters. Claims of responsibility for the hospital blast varied, with many Arab leaders alleging Israeli involvement, while Hamas officials in Gaza attributed it to an Israeli airstrike. Israel denied any involvement and presented evidence suggesting the blast resulted from a rocket misfire by Islamic Jihad, another militant group operating in Gaza.

Israel-Hamas war: Joe Biden says ‘What sets us apart from the terrorists is…’ Netanyahu's office said the decision was approved after a request from US President Joe Biden. It said Israel “will not thwart" deliveries of food, water, or medicine from Egypt, as long as they are limited to civilians in the south of the Gaza Strip and don't go to Hamas militants.

Wipro, an erstwhile software bellwether now undergoing a protracted turnaround, on Wednesday reported a marginal on-year increase in the September-quarter net profit that declined nearly 8% sequentially, mirroring an industry-wide sluggishness in deal conversions and cautious discretionary spending in primary revenue-generating markets either side of the Atlantic water margin. India's fourth-largest software company also gave a tepid outlook, citing an «uncertain» business environment. Another sharp headcount reduction and circumspect business projections were worse than the grim forecast provided earlier by larger peers, such as Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Infosys, for a near $250-billion outsourcing industry that accounts for one-eighth weighting on the Nifty.

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Thiruvananthapuram: Zhen Hua 15, a ship twice the length of a football field, made history last week when it docked at the Vizhinjam International Deepwater Multipurpose Seaport in Kerala after sailing down the East China Sea with a cargo of cranes for the port. For the Zhen Hua 15, it was just a 42-day journey, but for India’s newest mega port, the arrival of the Chinese ship marked the end of a three-decade-long wait. The port, which is fully owned by the Kerala government, is being built by Adani Vizhinjam Ports Pvt.

Click here! "Ukhrul is an important town after Imphal but water scarcity is a major problem. To resolve the issue, ₹6 crore has been sanctioned for augmentation of water supply in the town," the chief minister said while adding that the state government is planning to build a dam with a cost of ₹180-200 crore.

Exceptional monsoon rains washed away cars, bridges and homes in northern India, shortly after Delhi recorded its heaviest day of rainfall in more than 40 years. South Korea scrambled to rescue people trapped by floods and landslides. Back in America Vermont was battered by storms, and roads in New Hampshire collapsed after torrential rain.

Telangana as it is not detected in medical reports if mixed with water or food. Shankar Kumbhare and his wife Vijaya fell ill on 20 September and were admitted to the hospital with symptoms like body pain. The couple's health deteriorated due to the effects of slow poison and they died on 26 and 27 September.

sea and can be very harmful to marine life. They recommended chemical and biological analysis of the seawater to know the exact reason for the algal bloom. A senior official from the Puducherry administration said that the reason for the red color in sea water can be Red tide or algal bloom.

BEIJING—With one war raging in Ukraine and another unfolding in the Middle East, Chinese leader Xi Jinping is promoting his signature foreign-policy project as a force for unity, cooperation and prosperity around the globe. At a summit convened here to celebrate the Belt and Road Initiative, the picture looked more fractured.

crisis in the Middle East has been blown up by an explosion at a Gaza hospital that killed hundreds of Palestinian civilians. Amid mutual recriminations over who was responsible, Jordan denounced the “heinous war crime" and cancelled a summit it was due to host in Amman with Mr Biden as well as Palestinian and Egyptian leaders. The president pressed on with the trip nevertheless, visiting Israel only.

US President Joe Biden landed in Israel on Wednesday to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The meeting comes after a series of terror attacks against Israel by militant group Hamas on October 7. Mint breaks down what’s at stake.

lunar dust, consisting primarily of dark gray lunar volcanic rock, could potentially be used as a raw material for constructing roads and landing pads on the moon. The finding is based on experiments conducted on Earth, where simulated lunar soil was exposed to concentrated sunlight through large lenses, as reported by Space dot com. Unlike Earth, the moon lacks erosion processes caused by wind and water, resulting in the presence of sharp-edged particles in lunar dust.

Hamas and Israel have both been accused of breaking international law during their latest conflict, and the United Nations says it is collecting evidence of war crimes by all sides. Enforcing the law amid the fog of war is difficult. Holding perpetrators to account once conflicts are over has often proved elusive.

WASHINGTON—With Israel on the brink of a ground invasion of Gaza, President Biden will visit the beleaguered nation with the aim of reinforcing American commitment to its security and addressing the spiraling humanitarian crisis in Gaza brought on by the war with Hamas. His decision to travel to Israel in the middle of its war with Hamas is fraught with diplomatic, political and security risks. As concerns intensify that the conflict could spread through the region, the U.S.

Days after a devastating earthquake killed over a thousand in Afghanistan, the beleaguered country experienced another seismic event of 6.3 magnitude. On top of current challenges such as food shortages, unemployment, and infrastructure deficiencies, this new disaster further complicates matters. Here's a dive into Afghanistan's troubles.