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New Zeland defeated India by 80 runs in the opening T20 match.

Tim Seifert took the Indian bowling attack to cleaners with a scintillating 84 off 43 balls as New Zealand scored a commanding 219 for 6 in the first T20 International.

Seifert, whose previous best score in T20 Internationals happens to be 14, was promoted to open alongside Colin Munro and they added 86 runs in only 8.2 overs in a whirlwind start.

Once Seifert was gone, skipper Kane Williamson took charge and Scott Kuggeliejn finished with a flourish.

Chasing a stiff 220-run target, India could manage just 139 runs.

For India MS Dhoni made 39 runs and remained top scorer.

India beat Australia by 6 wickets in 2nd ODI at Adelaide

Scientists have warned that the global sea level may be rising faster than previously thought.

The research, published in the journal Science, questions the reliability of how sea-level rise in areas such as southern Louisiana in the US is measured.

It further stated that the current measurement method underestimates the severity of the problem. Relative sea-level rise, which is a combination of rising water level and subsiding land, is traditionally measured using tide gauges.

Researchers from Tulane University in the US argue that in coastal Louisiana, tide gauges tell only a part of the story.

The study found that while tide gauges can accurately measure subsidence that occurs below their foundations, they miss out on the shallow subsidence component. With at least 60 per cent of subsidence occurring in the top five metres of the sediment column, tide gauges are not capturing the primary contributor to relative sea-level rise.

An alternative approach is to measure shallow subsidence using surface-elevation tables, inexpensive mechanical instruments that record surface elevation change in wetlands.

The data can then be combined with measurements of deep subsidence from Global Positioning System (GPS) data and satellite measurements of sea-level rise.

Rates of relative sea-level rise obtained from this approach are substantially higher than rates as inferred from tide-gauge data.

Scientists for the first time, have created an artificial intelligence (AI) based system that directly translates thoughts into intelligible, recognizable speech.

The research will help people who cannot speak regain their ability to communicate with the outside world.

The technology developed by researchers from Columbia University in the United States can reconstruct the words for a person to hear with unprecedented clarity.

The breakthrough, which harnesses the power of speech synthesises and artificial intelligence, could lead to new ways for computers to communicate directly with the brain.

The Mughal Gardens will remain open for the general public from 4th of February to the 10th of March, between 9 in the morning to 4 in the evening.

The people will also be able to visit the Spiritual Garden, Herbal Garden, Bonsai Garden and the Musical Garden. An official release said, from this year, an online booking facility has been introduced under which visitors can plan their visit to the Gardens well in advance.

It is in addition to the direct walk-in entry like previous years and it is free of cost.

Over 5 crore pilgrims take a dip in the holy waters of the Sangam at Prayagraj on the auspicious occasion of Mauni Amawasya during the Kumbh Mela; The 2nd Shahi Snan of the Kumbh also sees Naga Sadhus bathing in the holy waters; flower petals showered from the skies.

All roads leading to Kumbh Nagri, the 32,000-hectares township on the banks of the river, teemed with people making their way to the Sangam for a ritual dip. And that is not without a reason. Monday is ‘Mauni Amavasya’, considered as one of the most auspicious day for taking bath at the Sangam during Kumbh Mela. ‘Mauni Amavsya’ also marks the second ‘Shahi Snan’ of the 50-day Kumbh Mela — the largest congregation in the world.

Traditionally this day is the biggest of all the sacred bathing days in the Mela. The grand religious event, started on January 15 on the occasion of Makar Sakranti. Basically, ‘Mauni Amavasya’ is the new moon day of the Magha month, which falls in late January or early February. It assumes greater significance if it falls on a Monday during the Kumbh, which happens to be the case this time.

The 49-day Kumbh Mela will conclude on 4th March. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has greeted people on the occasion of Mauni Amavasya.

The proceedings of Lok Sabha were adjourned for the day on Wednesday after paying obituary to sitting BJD member from Odisha Ladu Kishore Swain.

As soon as the House met for the day, Speaker Sumitra Mahajan informed members about the demise of the Biju Janata Dal member in Bhubneshwar Wednesday morning.

While the Rajya Sabha resumed its proceeding at 2 pm but adjourned for the day as the opposition members started ruckus over the various issues.

Earlier, the upper house was adjourn till 2 pm over the issue of Citizenship amendment bill.

Soon after official papers were presented to the House, Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu started to read names of members who had given notices seeking to raise matters of urgent importance by setting aside rules of business.

Even before he could finish speaking, MPs from Assam were up on their feet flashing copies of a newspaper.

Samajwadi Party MPs too were up on their feet but Naidu adjourned the proceedings till 2 pm even before any one of them could speak.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved verdict on a batch of petitions seeking review of its September 28, 2018 judgement that allowed women of all age groups to enter the Sabarimala temple in Kerala.

A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi heard submissions on behalf of parties including the Kerala government, Travancore Devaswom Board, Nair Service Society and others and said that it would pronounce its order as to whether to review the judgment or not.

The apex court was seized of as many as 64 petitions including review plea.

Kerala government, TDB and two women who had entered the shrine opposed the review petitions, including those filed by Nair Service Society.

President Ram Nath Kovind presented the Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards 2017 at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on Wednesday.

The General Council of the Sangeet Natak Akademi selected 42 artists from the field of Music, Dance, Theatre, Puppetry and Overall contribution/scholarship in the Performing Arts for the Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards 2017 at its meeting in Imphal, Manipur that was held on June 8, 2018.

The Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards are conferred every year by the Sangeet Natak Akademi.

Team India claims the number 2 spot in the ICC ODI rankings after series wins in Australia and New Zealand; Captain Virat Kohli and pacer Jasprit Bumrah take the top spots in the batting and bowling rankings.

The Indian cricket team on Monday rose a rung to second in the ICC ODI rankings in which captain Virat Kohli and pacer Jasprit Bumrah continued to top the respective charts for batsmen and bowlers.

India have accumulated 122 points on the back of series wins over Australia and New Zealand and are placed behind England in the fresh list.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni also moved up owing to a strong showing against Australia last month, which fetched him the player of the series award.

Dhoni has moved up three places to 17th position in the batting list for a run, which included three consecutive half-centuries against Australia.

New Zealand fast bowler Trent Boult surged to third in the rankings for bowlers after finishing with 12 wickets in the series against India, which culminated in Wellington on Sunday with a 4-1 victory for the visiting side.

Since the entry of AICC General Secretary Smt.Priyanka Gandhiji in politics the BJP leaders have been making misogynistic comments on her. But,from past few days a derogatory thread against her physical appearance is being unleashed into social media which is completely unacceptable. To counter this kind of obscene political attack All India Mahila Congress had decided to launch a nation wide movement to file an FIR through all state bodies on 4th Feb, 2019.

Maharashtra Pradesh Mahila Congress gave a memorandum to the Cyber Cell Department of Maharashtra Police at their headquarters at Bandra Kurla Complex to launch an FIR and take strict action against these unknown miscreants and get the malicious tweets/content deleted. Along with that they also gave a memorandum to Maharashtra State Commission for women to take strict action against the unknown persons involved in spreading malicious content against Smt. Priyanka Gandhi. Present at the occasion were All India Mahila Congress Gen Sec. Janet D’Souza, Sec Bhavna Jain, Mumbai Mahila Congress Dr. Ajanta Yadav, National Social Media coordinator Ms.Chitra Batham and other state and district office bearers.

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