‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ records biggest box office opening with USD 372.5 million haul; Ranveer Singh’s ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ maintains holds over Top 10 spot |

Mixed reviews didn’t dissuade mass audiences from buying tickets to the ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’, which scored the biggest opening of the year for a Hollywood movie. The Illumination and Nintendo co-production earned USD 130.9 million over the weekend and a massive USD 190.1 million in its first five days in North American theaters,…

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Scientists discovered at least 11 new species in Cambodia’s rocky ecosystems |

After years of extensive biological research, scientists identified at least 11 species new to science occupying the ruggedly divided limestone formations of the Battambang and Stung Treng regions in Cambodia. The researchers describe these remote, isolated outcroppings of limestone as ‘evolutionary laboratories,’ where organisms have evolved for millions of years independently of each other. Among…

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Indian-origin doctor to pay $14 million to settle allegations against him in US; performed unnecessary procedures

An Indian-origin doctor in Georgia agreed to pay $15 million to settle medical fraud allegations against him. Indian-origin urologist Jitesh Patel will have to pay $14 million to settle allegations against him that he defrauded healthcare programs by performing unnecessary procedures on his patients. An employee of Patel’s Advance Urology in Georgia filed a whistleblower…

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