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The legendary Afrika Bambaataa, a cornerstone of hip-hop history, has left us at the age of 67 after battling cancer. Renowned for his groundbreaking hit ‘Planet Rock’ and as the founder of the Universal Zulu Nation, his influence shaped the genre and its culture. Afrika Bambaataa, a man widely considered one of the main pioneers…
The German film landscape is in mourning as it bids farewell to Alexander Kluge, a cornerstone of the New German Cinema movement, who has passed away at the age of 94. Renowned for his groundbreaking cinematic collages and thought-provoking films, Kluge was a two-time winner of the prestigious Venice Film Festival’s highest honor. Trigger warning:…
Karnataka: LPG cargo ship from US arrives at New Mangalore Port NEW DELHI: The Pyxis Pioneer, a Singapore-flagged cargo vessel carrying liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from Texas in the United States, docked at New Mangalore Port in Karnataka’s Mangaluru on Sunday.The tanker, built in 2019, arrived a day after the Aqua Titan, which is transporting…
US biologist James Watson, who shared a Nobel prize for helping discover the double-helix shape of the DNA molecule, poses for a portrait at an exhibition in Berlin on Monday, Oct. 11, 2004. (AP Photo) James D Watson, co-discoverer of the DNA double-helix structure, has died at 97.Watson was an American biologist whose work with…
Picture source: All India Radio NEW DELHI: Renowned Isro scientist Dr Eknath Chitnis passed away in Pune on Thursday at the age of 100. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1985. Dr Chitnis was one of the key figures behind the founding of the Indian Space Research Organisation, working closely with Dr Homi Bhabha…
