भूकंप
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उत्तराखंड के रुद्रप्रयाग जिले में शनिवार सुबह भूकंप के तेज झटके महसूस किए गए। इसकी तीव्रता रिक्टर स्केल पर 5.02 मापी गई है. भूकंप से लोगों में दहशत फैल गई. कई लोग अपने घरों से बाहर निकल आये.

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भूकंप सुबह 5:13:17 बजे महसूस किया गया. राष्ट्रीय भूकंप विज्ञान केंद्र ने यह जानकारी दी. भूकंप का केंद्र रुद्रप्रयाग से करीब 10 किलोमीटर पूर्व में था. इसकी गहराई धरती से करीब 15 किलोमीटर नीचे दर्ज की गई.

करीब 10 से 15 सेकेंड तक झटके महसूस किए गए. हालांकि, अभी तक किसी बड़े जानमाल के नुकसान की खबर नहीं है.

Mukul Chaudhary (BCCI photo)

New Delhi: Calm under pressure and fearless at the death, Mukul Choudhary smashed 57 off 27 balls and seven sixes to lead Lucknow Super Giants to a spectacular victory in the last over at the Eden Gardens on Thursday against Kolkata Knight Riders.The emotions on the 21-year-old Jhunjhunu’s face as he scored the winning run were clear – keeping his nerve, battling anxiety, negotiating a yorker in the final over from Vaibhav Arora, waiting for the right ball to send it across the ropes and then raising both hands to celebrate, before his teammates rushed to surround him from the dugout.hitting that six IPL However, the night of preparation is supported by an even bigger story. This was not the first time that the youth of Sikar, Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan had thrashed the bowlers. Even before making headlines in the IPL, he had already hit an incredible 36 sixes in an innings.

36 sixes in one innings

In Sikar (Jhunjhunu), where Mukul trains, he practices on black soil. However, adjusting to the red-clay wickets became a major challenge. That’s when he turned to his under-23 batting coach Chandrapal Singh. In Rajasthan, red soil pitches are found in Udaipur and Nathdwara. The distance was difficult, but the stubborn Mukul accepted the challenge.Packing his kit at night, he would board a bus to Udaipur (in Rajasthan) and sometimes to Nathdwara (in Rajasthan), about 500 km from Jhunjhunu.“Mukul is extremely hard-working. I didn’t know whether he would agree to it or not, but he took up the challenge despite all the travelling. He had to cover long distances – traveling 500 km by bus, playing a match, staying overnight and then coming back is not easy. “He did this about three times a week,” Chandrapal told TimesofIndia.com. Chanderpaul said, “He once hit 36 ​​sixes in a T20 match. We had called some teams and Mukul’s team was against them. I knew he would play a big innings, but I did not expect him to set it on fire like this. He was hitting the ball ruthlessly. He has also practiced MS Dhoni’s helicopter shot.”“You will find red soil in places like Mumbai, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Cuttack and Karnataka. The way he stepped out of his comfort zone to prepare for this IPL is remarkable. He is a complete team man – for him the team always comes first,” he said.Mukul performed brilliantly in domestic cricket. After making his mark at the Under-23 level, he scored 173 runs at a strike rate of 198.85 in five innings in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025-26. His excellent form with the bat earned him an IPL contract, with Lucknow Super Giants buying him for Rs 2.60 crore in the IPL 2026 auction.

Mukul Chaudhary: Not just another hitter

For the 21-year-old, the ability to clear the ropes with ease – from bat swing to footwork, reach and reading the situation – has not come overnight.“I have practiced that shot since my childhood,” Mukul had said during the post-match press conference after the robbery.“My body is naturally a bit powerful, and that has helped me. I also practice hitting 100-150 sixes every day, so the bat speed develops if you keep repeating it.” I have been training hard for the last five to six months and now it has become a part of my game.After the match, LSG captain Rishabh Pant, who was looking tense till the final delivery, looked relieved. A wide smile spread across Mukul’s face as he moved forward to hug him.For Chanderpaul, Mukul has always been a player who puts the team above everything else.“More than a classy batsman, he is a brilliant team man. His first priority is always the team.” I noticed it when he first came to me. In every situation he would ask, ‘Sir, how can I help the team win?’ This attitude is what makes him special and has brought him this far.”“We have seen players like Russell and Pollard, who are physically very strong hitters. He is similar in that sense. He has that kind of muscular build and a very different mindset. If he has to hit 100 sixes in a day, he can do that comfortably,” Chanderpaul said.

Last dream – meeting Dhoni

One of his seven sixes against Kolkata Knight Riders on Saturday night was a Dhoni-like helicopter shot that sent the Eden Gardens crowd into a deafening roar. The entire LSG dugout including Rishabh Pant was stunned.Lucknow Super Giants will next face Chennai Super Kings on May 10 and for Mukul Choudhary, he will not only be at the pinnacle of his incredible innings, but he will also be looking forward to meeting his idol MS Dhoni. Mukul had said on JioHotstar after the match, “I always look up to MS Dhoni because I am also a finisher. I always look up to him. His helicopter shot, which is very iconic, is my favourite. Everyone remembers the way he led India in the 2011 World Cup. I want to be like him and finish matches and help my team win.”

Lucknow Super Giants’ next match will be against Chennai Super Kings on May 10.

Ahead of that, their schedule is packed: They will face Gujarat Titans on Sunday, followed by Royal Challengers Bangalore on April 15, Punjab Kings on April 19, Rajasthan Royals on April 22, Kolkata Knight Riders on April 26, Mumbai Indians on April 15, and Kolkata Knight Riders on April 26. Indian On 4 May and once again against Royal Challengers Bangalore on 7 May.

Scientists have discovered an archaea called ‘Asgard’ in the extremely high salinity waters of Australia’s Shark Bay, containing microorganisms that provide a long-standing evolutionary puzzle spanning many centuries – how did simple, single-celled bacteria evolve into such complex multicellular organisms, animals and humans? These unique microorganisms act as an evolutionary link; They carry with them cellular machinery considered unique to complex cells, thus showing us evolutionary transition points in development. The proto-eukaryote, which we now call a ‘living fossil’, represents a specialized early microorganism that could survive and consume other early microorganisms. This led to the formation of the first eukaryotic cell. Without this unique, microscopic ancestor found in the extreme saline basins of Australia, the branch of the evolutionary tree representing humanity would never have evolved.

A microbe found in Australia reveals the mystery of our existence

The identification of Asgard Archaea discovered in Shark Bay microbial mats suggests that these are eukaryotes, or the closest living relatives of eukaryotic organisms in their cells, including humans, according to the study published in Nature. Asgard archaea contain what are called ‘eukaryotic signature proteins’ (ESPs), which provide molecular scaffolding for intracellular architecture. DNA analysis shows that Asgard archaea represent a eukaryotic ancestor, establishing a direct evolutionary lineage between this unicellular organism and modern humans.

How endosymbiosis led to the rise of multicellular life

Research involving Asgard archaea supports the endosymbiotic theory. According to this theory, published in PNAS, endosymbiosis begins with an asgard-like organism ingesting some unrelated bacteria. Instead of digesting these bacteria, the large asgard-like cell and the bacteria existed together as a symbiote. Over a period of millions of years, engulfed bacteria gradually evolved to become what we now refer to as mitochondria – the ‘engines’ of our cells, providing the metabolic boost necessary for evolution to produce multicellular organisms.

How Asgard archaea bridge a two-billion-year gap

The remarkable microbial mats and living stromatolites in Shark Bay may very well be responsible for its World Heritage status and are truly spectacular as they exist in twice as much salt as the open oceans. The ancient environment in which they live resembles the oceans of 2 billion years ago, allowing scientists to see a present-day version of the conditions that gave rise to complex life through the Asgard Archaea that now live in this particular ecological region and are considered the ‘missing link’ because they exhibit evolutionary plasticity.

The hidden complexity of simple microbes

Additionally, Asgard archaea have a unique cytoskeleton compared to standard prokaryotic cells; According to the Journal of Molecular Biology, this enables the cell to change its shape and move, and possibly transport materials internally, which was once thought to be associated with complex forms of life. Thus, they provide evidence that the cellular biomechanics that are essential for complex, environment-dependent life forms existed before the appearance of the first animals.