NASA Chief Jared Isaacman wants Pluto back as a planet: New review reopens debate over the 2006 decision |

NASA’s top leadership has sparked fresh debate about Pluto’s status in the solar system. Jared Isaacman, the current NASA administrator, has openly said he supports the idea of restoring Pluto as a full planet. His comments were made during recent US congressional hearings on NASA’s future budget. The discussion quickly shifted from funding and missions…

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Karnataka bans obscene songs and dance at school events | Bengaluru News

AI Image used for representational purpose only BENGALURU: The Karnataka school education department has directed govt, aided and unaided schools to ban students from performing obscene songs during school programmes.In an April 16 directive, the department instructed deputy directors (administration) to enforce the ban strictly and take action against school managements if violations are found….

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Gujarat local body polls: BJP wins over 90% seats, 10 civic bodies left without LoPs | Ahmedabad News

Gujarat civic body election The sweeping electoral victory by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) across Gujarat’s municipal corporations has resulted in a striking democratic gap, with 10 of 15 municipal corporations failing to meet the mandatory 10% seat threshold required to appoint a leader of opposition (LoP).Two, Morbi and Porbandar — have no opposition presence…

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PMC aims to tackle 65 flooding-prone spots before June, only 40% pre-monsoon cleaning works finished | Pune News

Pune: The PMC plans to tackle at least 65 out of 120 flood-prone spots by implementing various measures before June, as part of pre-monsoon works to avoid waterlogging. For the remaining spots, the civic administration has said it will make temporary arrangements to avoid waterlogging during heavy spells of rain.Officials from Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC)…

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Power officials face action for negligence | Lucknow News

Lucknow: Additional chief secretary (energy) and UPPCL chairman Ashish Kumar Goel took action against officials for negligence and delay in replacing damaged transformers. A junior engineer (JE) was suspended, while one superintendent engineer (SE), two executive engineers (EE), one assistant engineer (AE) and one JE were given adverse entries. The chief engineer (CE) was also…

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