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Jupiter’s moon Io was seen in infrared light in a picture taken by NASA’s Juno spacecraft from 50,000 miles (80,000 kilometres) away. Flowing lava along with lava lakes can be seen as bright red patches in the image, which was captured on July 5 and released by the American space agency on Wednesday. Flowing lava along with lava lakes can be seen as bright red patches in the image. NASA had announced that its Juno mission is scheduled to obtain images of the Jovian moon Io on December 15 as part of its continuing exploration of Jupiter’s inner moons.”The team is really excited to have Juno’s extended mission include the study of Jupiter’s moons. With each close flyby, we have been able to obtain a wealth of new information,” said Juno Principal Investigator Scott Bolton of the Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, in a press release. He continued, “Juno sensors are designed to study Jupiter, but we’ve been thrilled at how well they can perform double duty by observing Jupiter’...

Amid clamour within the BJP and Congress to field fresh faces in the upcoming Assembly election, political youngsters in both parties are vying for tickets, which includes some sitting MLAs trying to promote their daughters and sons. Columbia University alumnus Bhavya Narasimhamurthy (L) and BJP Yuva Morcha state president Dr Sandeep Kumar (R). The BJP Yuva Morcha, for example, is pushing the saffron party for tickets to their crop of leaders. For example, BJP Yuva Morcha state president Dr Sandeep Kumar is tipped to be the party’s candidate at Anekal, an SC reserve that Congress’ B Shivanna won in 2018. According to sources, Kumar has decided to shift to Sarjapur so that he can concentrat on Anekal in a full-fledged manner from January. Apparently, an internal survey has given Kumar an edge over former IAS officer K Shivaram, who is also in the Anekal ticket race. Another Yuva Morcha leader H C Thammesh Gowda is in contention for the BJP’s Byatarayanapura ticket. However, BJP nationa...

Japanese car maker Honda said it is planning to increase prices of its entire model range from January 2023. According to news agency PTI, the company may increase price of its vehicles by up to ₹30,000 from January to partially offset the impact of rising input costs and prepare products in compliance with upcoming stricter emission norms. Honda may increase price of its vehicles by up to ₹30,000 The company joins the likes of market leader Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai, Tata Motors, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, Renault, Kia India and MG Motor, who have already made year-end announcements to hike prices from the next month. “After assessing the consistent increase in the input cost of raw materials and upcoming regulatory requirements, we will have to undergo a price revision for our products from January 23. The increment will be in the range of up to ₹30,000 and vary from model to model,” Honda Cars India Vice President (Sales and Marketing) Kunal Behl told PTI. For those unaware, the second phas...

Canada’s immigration authorities have made few changes in the Express Entry program, which will come into force next year. Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced that specific attributes will be considered for Express Entry draws from 2023. Canada's immigration authorities have made few changes in the Express Entry program. As per the plan, Express Entry will target candidates based on their occupation, language and/or education to decide who will be given Canadian permanent residency. The Bill related to update in Express Entry program (C-19) was passed in both houses of parliament on June 23. According to Bill C-19, the immigration authorities will invite candidates with in-demand skills or abilities from the first quarter of 2023. Currently, Canada immigration authorities are trying to figure out the Invitations to Apply (ITAs) to conduct target draws in the country. IRCC says that it will “consult a wide range of stakeholders to inform new categories ...

Earlier in September, on the sidelines of the SCO summit in Samarkand, PM Modi had told Russian President Vladimir Putin that “today’s era isn’t of war”. He also emphasized the need to find ways to address the problems of food, fuel security, and fertilizers. Prime Minister Narendra Modi The United States on Friday once again welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s position on the Ukraine conflict, which calls for the cessation of all kinds of violence and the pursuit of the path of diplomacy. “We would take PM Modi at his words and welcome those comments when they took place. Other countries will make their own decision on engagement with Russia. We continue to coordinate with allies to mitigate impacts of war,” said State Department’s Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel during a press conference on Thursday. Patel made these remarks in response to a question on India’s position on the Russia-Ukraine conflict and PM Modi’s call to end the war. Earlier in September, on the side...

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi alleged on Friday that China is preparing for war and the Indian government is sleeping over it and trying to ignore the threat. He also alleged that China has taken away 2,000 square kilometres of Indian territory, killed 20 Indian soldiers and is “thrashing our jawans in Arunachal Pradesh”. Rahul Gandhi on Tawang Clash: 'China preparing for war, GOI is sleeping…' “I can see the threat of China very clearly. I have been clear on this for the last two-three years, but the government is trying to hide it and ignore it. This threat can neither be hidden or ignored. Going by their full offensive preparation that is on in Arunachal Pradesh and Ladakh, the Indian government is asleep,” Gandhi told a press conference in Jaipur. “The government does not want to hear this but their (China’s) preparation is on. The preparation is for war. It is not for incursion, but for war. If you look at their weapon pattern, what they are doing — they are preparing for ...

By Grace Cyril: The sequel to Avatar is finally here! Thirteen years after Avatar released in 2009, its second part, Avatar: The Way of Water hit the Indian screens on December 16. James Cameron’s Avatar was the highest-grossing release of all time with $2.9 billion worldwide. Avatar: The Way of Water seems to be on the same path as it opened in the Indian theatres with a whopping Rs 38 crore, according to trade estimates. Hence, the film has emerged as the second-biggest Hollywood opener of all time in India. Avatar: The Way of Water failed to beat Avengers: Endgame. AVATAR 2 BOX OFFICE COLLECTION Avatar: The Way of Water has taken a roaring start at the box office in India. According to early estimates, the James Cameron-directorial earned in the range of Rs 38.50 to Rs 40.50 crore at the box office on its opening day on December 16. This makes Avatar 2 the second-highest box office opener in the Indian market. The first one was the 2019 film Avengers: Endgame which earned Rs 53.10 ...

Here’s our round-up of the latest gadgets that are a perfect addition to your shopping list Luminor Due TuttoOro and Mivi’s Model E Audiophiles alert Crescent is an elegant speaker , which also acts as an all-in-one sound system that compliments the interior of any room at home. Crescent supports wireless music streaming including Hi-Res options. The speaker also has Google Assistant built-in and connects via AirPlay, Chromecast, Spotify Connect, BT, Aux, and Optical input. cleeraudio.com High impact gaming  Benq’s TH690ST is a 1080p projector aimed squarely at gaming. The short-throw projector does take a bit of time to set up out of the box, but the results are worth it. Offering HDR 10 support and an LED light source rated at an excellent 2300 ANSI lumens with 3D support, images, and video are very good. I was able to project a 100-inch image on my wall at a distance of about 5 feet. The low-latency gaming experience was smooth and exciting (connected via PS4). The in-built ster...

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. 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. A rescuer walks amid rubbles of a destroyed building following Russian strikes in Kharkiv. 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 to bounce back. “Whatever the rocket worshippers from Moscow are counting on, it still won’t change the balance of power in this war,” he said....

Moscow: The temperature on the Soyuz capsule docked at the International Space Station has risen but the crew are not in danger, the Russian space agency said Friday as it assesses a leak. Roscosmos said a number of tests had been conducted following a coolant leak on the Soyuz MS-22 Roscosmos said a number of tests had been conducted following the discovery of a coolant leak on the Soyuz MS-22, and the temperature in the capsule had increased to 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit). On Wednesday, the leak forced the last-minute postponement of a spacewalk by cosmonauts Sergei Prokopiev and Dmitry Petelin. The spacecraft is currently under evaluation to ensure it can ferry the two Russian cosmonauts and their American colleague Frank Rubio back to Earth. In a statement, Roscosmos said the “slight change in temperature,” was “not critical for the operation of the equipment and the comfort of the crew.” Sergei Krikalev, a former cosmonaut who heads the crewed space flight program...

Shubman Gill scored his maiden Test century on the third day of India’s first match against Bangladesh. The innings extended India’s dominance in the match apart from the fact that it made a strong case for Gill to be retained in the squad even when captain Rohit Sharma returns from the injury that kept him out of the ongoing first Test. India's Shubman Gill celebrates after scoring a century during the third day of the first Test cricket match between Bangladesh and India in Chattogram Bangladesh, Friday, Dec. 16, 2022. Gill scored 110 off 152 balls, hitting 10 fours and three sixes. He first put up a 70-run opening stand with KL Rahul and then put up a 113-run stand with Cheteshwar Pujara, who himself later broke his three-year drought of tons. A number of former players hailed for the knock, among whom was former India batter Ajay Jadeja. “A century in Test cricket is a very big moment. I don’t even know how it feels. It is just a number but a very important one. I can only tal...

Two days after Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju , pointing to the high pendency of cases, said if the Supreme Court “starts hearing bail applications… all frivolous PILs” it will add “a lot of extra burden on the Court”, a bench led by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud remarked Friday “it is in the seemingly small and routine matters involving grievances of citizens that issues of the moment, both in jurisprudential and constitutional terms, emerge”. Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud The bench, also comprising Justice P S Narasimha, said that “right to personal liberty is a precious and inalienable right recognised by the Constitution” and lack of intervention by the Court can even lead to “serious miscarriage of justice”. The CJI also announced that the Supreme Court will not have any vacation bench during the winter recess starting December 19. “There will be no benches available from tomorrow till January 2, 2023,” he said. A day earlier, Rijiju had told Rajya Sabha “there ...

KPR Institute ofEngineering and Technology (KPRIET) , the engineering college in Coimbatore is content with unqualified staff. The college is in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, established in the year 2009. Being a student of this institution was a decision that I regret at times. Our course had low qualified faculty and the teaching method they used were also poor. The institution is approved by AICTE, New Delhi and affiliated to Anna University, Chennai. And one does not expect this from such an institution. From the outside, KPRInstitute of Engineering and Technology is a top tier institution with all the facilities. But once I joined the college, got to know that many of the professors and assistant professors do not have the required qualifications, but the college seems to be content about the fact because they could give them low salary. Some of the faculty are unqualified and some do not have the efficiency in properly teaching the students. Nobody understands what some of these f...