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A "super-Earth" has been discovered orbiting the closest single star to our Sun, scientists said on Wednesday in a breakthrough that could shine a light on Earth's nearest planetary neighbours. Astronomers studied Barnard's Star and noticed the presence of a "frozen, dimly lit world" at least 3.2 times heavier than Earth.

The scuffle in the Si Lanka parliament came a day after it passed a no-confidence vote against Rajapaksa's government. When parliament re-convened, speaker Karu Jayasuriya said the country had no government and there was no prime minister -- either Rajapaksa or his rival whose ousting in late October by the president started the crisis.

This fresh bid is a part of the airline's real estate assets monetisation plan approved by the then UPA government in 2012. As per the plan, Air India had to the garner funds to the tune of Rs 5,000 crore between April 2014 and March 2021, with an annual target of Rs 500 crore from FY13 onwards.

The lack of sovereign guarantee in the Rafale deal came to the fore in the Supreme Court on Wednesday, but the attorney general stressed the letter of comfort provided by France was as good as a governmental guarantee. Defence ministry officials also contended the IGA inked between India and France was “by its very definition” a sovereign guarantee.

At the scientific session of the American Heart Association held in Chicago, cardiologists from Germany presented the results of an extended follow up of 2,603 patients who were randomised to treatment with two new generation stents — everolimus eluting Xience and sirolimus eluting Yukon Choice — and a first generation sirolimus eluting Cypher stent.

Rishabh Pant is a busy man these days, hurtling between cities, matches and multiple commitments. Much of it has to do with an impressive start to his Test career, highlighted by that remarkable century at the Oval.

The accusation of sexual assault came in late July, according to a person with knowledge of the matter, who requested anonymity because the details aren’t public. The person said the accuser was a former Flipkart employee, while a second person who knew of the situation said the woman never worked there.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi pointed out the “mainstreaming” of figures involved in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks in the recent elections in Pakistan, a clear reference to Lashkar chief Hafiz Saeed, during his interaction with US vice-president Mike Pence in Singapore on Wednesday.

Gehlot, who has gained an elevated profile in the party’s central organisation, has been keen to contest his traditional Sardarpura seat in Jodhpur and his contesting is expected to be a boost for Congress. But the decision to also field Pilot, a two-term MP who will contest his first assembly poll, reflects the party’s strategic dilemma that has seen it maintain an equivalence between the veteran and the younger leader.

The SC was hearing petitions levelling several allegations against the government in the procurement of 36 fully loaded Rafale fighters under an India-France inter-governmental agreement after scrapping the UPA government’s move to purchase 126 such jets.

The plan will touch on long-term financial goals as well as on the proposed path for combining the acquired business with that of the group’s existing aviation interests, according to people close to the development. The share-purchase in India’s biggest full-service private carrier needs the backing of Tata Sons’ board as well as its controlling shareholder, Tata Trusts.

Sources said enough progress had been made to avoid acrimony at a board meeting of the RBI due next Monday. RBI governor Urjit Patel might not quit. One source said the central bank could agree to tweak restrictions on lending to improve credit flows for smaller companies with a borrowing limit of Rs 25 cr. It is unclear how much role PM Modi played in defusing the tension.

While the special couple's faces cannot be seen, it seems that they have their backs turned to the camera as the ceremony took place. Ranveer's father Jagjit Singh Bhavnani has his face slightly turned to the back and the cameras captured him.

Last year, Infosys had announced setting up of four such hubs and hiring about 10,000 locals in the US by 2019. Infosys has hired over 6,200 American workers since May 2017.

Non-disclosure might have been Binny’s biggest undoing. It’s an issue that many global companies take very seriously. Sources close to Walmart said Binny did not make any disclosure about the allegation of personal misconduct against him to Walmart at the time of the latter’s acquisition of Flipkart earlier this year.

Christie's said renowned jeweller Harry Winston was the buyer. The auction house had expected to fetch $30 million to $50 million for the nearly 19-carat, rectangular-cut stone, the largest fancy vivid pink diamond that it has ever put under the hammer.

Around 17 minutes after lifting off from the second launch pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, GSLV MkIII-D2 placed GSAT-29 in a geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) with the required inclination to the equator.

The SC on Wednesday reserved its order on pleas seeking court monitored probe in procurement of 36 Rafale fighter jets from France. A bench comprising CJI Ranjan Gogoi and Justices SK Kaul and KM Joseph concluded the arguments advanced by various parties which have also sought registration of FIR in connection with the alleged irregularities in the deal.