Rationalists in Mangaluru to celebrate solar eclipse to dispel myths
Mangaluru (PTI): Seeking to dispel myths associated with solar eclipse, members of the ‘Aid Without Religion’ trust and Dakshina Kannada Rationalists' Association will organize a celebration of solar eclipse here on Tuesday.
The program will be held at the MCC swimming pool compound here during the eclipse period.
The program is aimed to allay the fears and misconceptions about solar eclipses that exposure to sunlight during eclipse could cause skin disease and physical harm.
The members will also watch the eclipse through specially procured glasses and also consume food during the time.
“A meeting in the open will be organized and the members will have food during the time of the eclipse,” Prof Narendra Nayak, president of the Federation of Indian Rationalist Associations (FIRA), said in a statement on Sunday.
“We will have an open-air meeting at 5.30 pm, swimming between 4.45 pm and 5.15 pm, and watch the eclipse and consume food in the open air under the eclipsed sun,” he said.
Let the Truth be known. If you read VB and like VB, please be a VB Supporter and Help us deliver the Truth to one and all.
Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
