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SC ruling on Akkamahadevi dowry death case raises questions of fairness of law

SC ruling on Akkamahadevi dowry death case raises ...

November 16, 2023

Where the confluence of human suffering and the pursuit of justice unfolds as a multifaceted riddle, the recent verdict of the Supreme Court of India in the case of Akkamahadevi, a woman whose life was cut short by burn injuries in 2010, unfurls a captivating tableau for a profou...

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Asian Games Champion Abhay Singh felicitated by alma mater Guru Nanak College

Asian Games Champion Abhay Singh felicitated by al...

October 20, 2023

Chennai-based Guru Nanak Education Society felicitated Abhay Singh, Post Graduate student of Guru Nanak College, and a member of the Indian squash team at the recently concluded Asian Games at Hangzhou in China where they won the Gold medal in the men’s team event and a Bronze ...

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Scientists say Charles Darwin’s evolutionary law goes beyond living beings

Scientists say Charles Darwin’s evolutionary...

October 17, 2023

A new paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences describes “a missing law of nature,” recognising for the first time an important norm within the natural world’s workings.  In essence, the new law states that complex natural systems evolve to states of ...

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GenZ worst hit as mental well-being declines in India, says study by Sapein Labs

GenZ worst hit as mental well-being declines in In...

October 16, 2023

A new report rings alarm bells about the state of mental well-being of the Indian youth as it says that as many as 51 pc of 18-24-year-olds reported being in distress or struggling in the current year. The report, Mental State of India, goes on to add that between 2020 and 2023, ...

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47 pc Indian households likely to be childless by 2040: Euromonitor International

47 pc Indian households likely to be childless by ...

September 27, 2023

A recent report by Euromonitor International warns that the number of single and childless households is becoming higher around the world, leading to a serious impact on different industries, including baby food, diapers and baby products. It says that globally there are 1.3 bill...

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‘Stop Online Stalkers’ campaign to give voice to children & families

‘Stop Online Stalkers’ campaign to give voice ...

September 23, 2023

Save Missing Girls and CyberPeace, two NGOs working in the domain of child rights, have come together with leading cinema exhibitor PVR to raise awareness about the rising menace of online child abuse and the highly vulnerable community of children. According to a press statement...

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Fareportal inaugurates solar power plant at Anandashram retreat

Fareportal inaugurates solar power plant at Ananda...

September 1, 2023

Travel technology company Fareportal recently inaugurated a 20kVA, 3-phase solar power plant at spiritual retreat Anandashram, a Mother Teresa home for 40 physically and mentally challenged male orphans, near Gurgaon’s Bandhwari village. In a press statement, Fareportal says th...

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Europeans institutions propose Brainstorm for revolutionary neurological treatment

Europeans institutions propose Brainstorm for revo...

August 21, 2023

Researchers from the University of Glasgow, who are part of a cross-Europe project which is aiming to develop a revolutionary new method of treating a wide range of neurological disorders, say they could be on threshold of a major breakthrough in the treatment for these disorders...

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Glasgow University team suggests steps to counter ‘thermal attacks’

Glasgow University team suggests steps to counter ...

August 11, 2023

A team of computer security experts has developed a set of recommendations to help defend against ‘thermal attacks’ which can steal personal information. Thermal attacks use heat-sensitive cameras to read the traces of fingerprints left on surfaces like smartphone screens, co...

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UNESCO calls for regulation of technology in education

UNESCO calls for regulation of technology in educa...

July 26, 2023

Worried over increasing use of technology in education, without any kind of national or international regulation and the governments being largely negligent of the issue, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has called for urgent action by...

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