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Ancient Shark Graveyard Found in Egyptian Desert Sheds Light on Deep-Time Climate Change

Paleontologists working in Egypt’s Western Desert have identified an extraordinary fossil site containing the remains of ancient sharks and other marine life preserved far from today’s coastline. The discovery offers a rare window into a time when the region was covered by sea, underscoring how dramatically Earth’s climate and geography have shifted over millions of years. For climate scientists, the site is a reminder that today’s environmental transitions are unfolding against a much longer geological record of change.

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India Entertainment & Culture8h ago

Nrityakosh brings Umm Kulthum's enduring legacy to Bengaluru stage in 'To burn to bloom'

Five decades after her death, Egyptian icon Umm Kulthum's music continues to resonate across the Arab world and beyond, and Bengaluru-based dancer Debapriya Das is now translating that legacy into movement. Her ensemble Nrityakosh will stage 'To burn to bloom', a 60-minute dance theatre production that revisits Kulthum's artistic journey through Egyptian dance, music, text, visuals and contemporary theatre.

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India & World Affairs5h ago

Jaishankar Says BRICS and UN Are Not Rivals, Calls for Reform-Driven Global Order

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said it is a "false choice" to frame BRICS and the United Nations as competing alternatives, arguing that smaller groupings are meant to support, not supplant, the global body. Speaking in New York on the margins of the UN General Assembly, he said BRICS reflects bottom-up pressure for reform and alternative thinking within the international system.

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Startups & Venture Capital3h ago

Dextr AI Raises $6.7 Million to Bring AI Agents Into Hotel Operations

Hospitality-focused startup Dextr AI has raised $6.7 million in seed funding led by Elevation Capital, with participation from Foundation Capital, as it looks to expand its AI agents across global hotel markets including India. The company says its software is already handling more than 1 million interactions a month for hundreds of properties across North America and Europe, while automating reservations, guest requests, staffing and marketing.

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India Entertainment & Culture7h ago

Sai Symphony Orchestra Turns Rural Talent Into a Global Cultural Force

What began as a brass band for children from rural and disadvantaged backgrounds has grown into the Sai Symphony Orchestra, India's largest home-grown orchestra and a striking example of music-led social transformation. Under the guidance of Sri Madhusudan Sai and with training from international musicians such as Dimitris Lambrianos, the ensemble has moved from Muddenahalli to Vienna and beyond, while carrying a message of access, discipline and confidence.

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India Entertainment & Culture9h ago

Telugu Film Music Reinvents Itself as Mass, Class and Niche Coexist

Telugu cinema's music landscape is undergoing a rapid transformation, with chartbusters, soulful numbers, nostalgia-driven tracks and experimental soundscapes all competing for attention at once. From Nandini Reddy's recalibrated approach in Maa Inti Bangaaram to the varied albums of The Paradise, Peddi and Dacoit, the industry is increasingly treating songs as both storytelling tools and standalone promotional engines.

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Defence, Intelligence & Aerospace36m ago

Zelensky Says Russia Is Targeting Ukraine's 'Ordinary Life' in Strikes on Data Centres and Internet Providers

President Volodymyr Zelensky says Russia has expanded its campaign against Ukraine to include data centres, internet providers and other digital infrastructure, in what he described as an effort to disrupt "ordinary life" and isolate civilians. The attacks have caused internet outages, damaged a Datagroup facility in Kyiv and forced some companies to move data abroad, even as Ukraine says its decentralised network remains resilient.

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Global Environment & Science1h ago

Papua's 'Eternal Snow' Is Vanishing, Taking a Climate Archive and Sacred Landmark With It

The glaciers atop Papua's Sudirman Range, long revered as "eternal snow" despite sitting near the equator, are on the brink of disappearing entirely. Scientists say the loss is both a stark marker of global warming and the erasure of a culturally sacred landscape for Indigenous Papuans.

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