A stranded tanker that was leaking hundreds of tonnes of fuel oil off the #Mauritius coast has broken apart, according to the country's National Crisis Committee.
The Japanese-owned MV #Wakashio ran aground on July 25, which led some of its 4,000-ton load of fuel oil to spill into the Indian ocean's pristine waters.
A massive cleanup operation had been underway in an attempt to pump some of the #oil out, but on Saturday, the condition of the ship — which already had several cracks in the hull — worsened.
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Forget making back money, it looks like Brahmastra is taking down PVR & Inox investors with itself. With early reviews pouring cold water on #Brahmastra’s prospects, India’s largest theater chains PVR & Inox have cumulatively lost over ₹800 crore in market capitalization today.
In Indian mythology, #Brahmastra is known as a weapon of unstoppable destruction, which can only be stopped by its counterattack astra (weapon). Ironically, the movie could end up being a victim of the weapon it is named after.
The late #QueenElizabethII has visited India three times – in 1961, 1983 and 1997, each time accompanied by her husband and Duke of Edinburgh, the late Prince Philip. Her first visit came nearly 15 years after India's independence.
#KingCharlesIII takes over as the British monarch after the death of #QueenElizabethII, and that will lead to a demonetisation in the UK. New coins and currency notes will be minted and printed after the designs are approved.
The death of #QueenElizabethII has given the British monarchy its first King after over 70 years. The old coins and notes will be slowly phased out of circulation.
The old coins and notes featuring #QueenElizabeth II will continue to be legal tender for the time being.
The #iPhone14 is the base variant and comes with a few upgrades over its predecessor, including the A15 Bionic chipset, upgraded cameras and longer battery life.
Apple has announced the much-awaited #IPhone14 series, the company’s latest flagship offering. In addition to the iPhones, the company also announced Apple Watch SE, #AppleWatchSeries8, Apple Watch Ultra and the AirPods Pro gen 2.
Coming to the iPhone 14 series, the Cupertino giant has introduced four models – the base #iPhone14, iPhone 14 Plus, #iPhone14Pro and the top-end iPhone 14 Pro Max.
Apple has made significant changes to the iPhone 14 series.
Astronomers focused the #JamesWebbSpaceTelescope on Tarantula Nebula, one of the brightest and most active star-forming regions in our galactic backyard, and found thousands of young stars they hadn't seen before, images released by NASA on Tuesday show.
The Tarantula Nebula, is an immense cloud of gas and dust about 160,000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the #MilkyWay. The nebula has birthed some massive stars, a few that are more than 150 times the mass of our sun.