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  • From the fall of Islamabad to an attack on Karachi: 5 fake stories that Indian TV news ran with
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    From the fall of Islamabad to an attack on Karachi: 5 fake stories that Indian TV news ran with

  • ‘Blatant censorship at a critical time’: ‘The Wire’ says its website blocked by Centre
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    ‘Blatant censorship at a critical time’: ‘The Wire’ says its website blocked by Centre

  • Godi media fake news: spreading panic, escalating war tensions
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    Godi media fake news: spreading panic, escalating war tensions

  • Rush Hour: India alleges Pakistan used civilian planes as shield, ‘The Wire’ website blocked & more
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    Rush Hour: India alleges Pakistan used civilian planes as shield, ‘The Wire’ website blocked & more

  • Why Ola and Uber are copying India’s new ride-hailing app
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    Why Ola and Uber are copying India’s new ride-hailing app

  • ‘Gram Chikitsalay’ review: A bitter pill to swallow
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    ‘Gram Chikitsalay’ review: A bitter pill to swallow

  • Pakistan attacks military stations in Jammu, Pathankot and Udhampur
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    Pakistan attacks military stations in Jammu, Pathankot and Udhampur

  • Fiction: A woman wakes up confused in a hospital and realises that she has no idea who she is
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    Fiction: A woman wakes up confused in a hospital and realises that she has no idea who she is

  • Rabindranath Tagore at 164: Translator Sharmistha Mohanty on the writer’s profound empathy for women
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    Rabindranath Tagore at 164: Translator Sharmistha Mohanty on the writer’s profound empathy for women

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    Pakistani drone injures three in Punjab’s Firozpur, blackouts ordered in several border districts

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Watch: A stunning zoom-in on a beautiful planetary configuration called the Butterfly Nebula

A nebula is a giant cloud made of dust and gases in space. The Butterfly Nebula stretches for more than two light-years.

Scroll Staff
Jul 13, 2020 · 12:46 pm
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Gorgeous zoom into the planetary nebula NGC 6302, known as the Butterfly Nebula

It stretches for more than two light-years, which is half the distance from the Sun to the nearest star.

(Credit: ESA/Hubble, Risinger, Digitized Sky Survey 2, L. Calcada, Music: Astral Electronic) pic.twitter.com/jkO7gKqeon

— World and Science (@WorldAndScience) July 13, 2020
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