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Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday declared a prize of ₹100 crore for any scientist from the state who wins a Nobel Prize in quantum science, while announcing that Amaravati ...

Annabelle Le Coq and 39 other East Tennessee young professionals were honored in Knoxville as they joined Knox News' 40 Under ...

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