A 16-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her 17-year-old neighbor in Gwalior (Representative image) BHOPAL: On the day two Class 10 students were allegedly harassed on a road in Bihar’s Jamui, a similar incident unfolded nearly 1,000 km away in Gwalior, where a 16-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her 17-year-old neighbour after he threatened...
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Why is some music able to make us cry?
— Radhika S., Mumbai A good song can make us cry because listening to it simultaneously invokes parts of the brain involved in emotion, memories, expectations, and arousal. Expectation is particularly notable. As we listen, the brain constantly predicts what will come next, from a melody resolving itself to a voice reaching a particular high...
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India’s space sovereignty: From building missions to building depth
India’s space growth marks a shift from building space capabilities to building strategic autonomy, commercial depth and sustained presence beyond Earth. For decades, the central question was whether India could design, build and launch increasingly complex spacecraft on its own. That question has been answered across multiple fronts, from indigenous launch vehicles and navigation systems...
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எம்.ஆர்.கே. பன்னீர்செல்வம் சொத்து குவிப்பு வழக்கு விவகாரம் ! High Court அதிரடி உத்தரவு!
முன்னாள் அமைச்சர் எம்.ஆர்.கே. பன்னீர்செல்வம் மற்றும் அவரது குடும்பத்தினரை சொத்துக் குவிப்பு வழக்கிலிருந்து விடுவிக்கக் கோரிய மனுவை சென்னை உயர்நீதிமன்றம் தள்ளுபடி செய்துள்ளது. இதையடுத்து, வழக்கின் விசாரணை தொடர்ந்து நடைபெறும் நிலை ஏற்பட்டுள்ளது. ரூ.3 கோடி அளவுக்கு சொத்து சேர்த்ததாக வழக்கு : கடந்த 2006 முதல் 2011-ம் ஆண்டு வரையிலான காலகட்டத்தில் தமிழக அமைச்சராக பதவி வகித்த எம்.ஆர்.கே. பன்னீர்செல்வம், வருமானத்துக்கு அதிகமாக சொத்துகளை சேர்த்ததாக லஞ்ச ஒழிப்புத்துறை வழக்குப்பதிவு செய்தது. அவரது பதவிக்காலத்தில் சுமார்...
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Bihar molestation case: Main accused Nandan Yadav injured in police encounter
Main accused Nandan Yadav injured in police encounter in Jamui, hospitalised JAMUI: Nandan Yadav, the main accused in the Jamui minor molestation and assault case, was injured in a police encounter on Tuesday and has been admitted to a hospital for treatment, police said. Yadav sustained a bullet injury in leg, according to officials.Police said...
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Major milestone for energy exploration: ONGC strikes gas 43 km off Odisha coast
The discovery was made on September 18 at the MN-DW18-1-H-D well in the Mahanadi Offshore Basin. In a big breakthrough, Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) has discovered gas in a deepwater well off India’s eastern coast. The find is located close enough to Odisha and may potentially enable quicker development if further appraisal establishes...
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Chemists report ‘milder’ way to swap carbon for nitrogen atoms
When working with drug candidates, chemists sometimes like to replace a carbon atom in a ring of atoms with a nitrogen atom. This is because the switch can significantly alter the molecule’s properties, including how well it dissolves or how it interacts with biological targets in the body. But achieving it has been quite difficult,...
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California hunting club lists 400-acre private island for $1.5 million
What would $1.5 million buy in California? In San Francisco, it could put you in the market for a home or condominium. In the marshlands of Solano County, the same amount could buy an entire 400-acre private island retreat with a century-old hunting history, nine duck blinds and a sprawling clubhouse with 19 bedrooms.The Concord...
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Is not singing Vande Mataram punishable offence? Supreme Court to examine
Supreme Court of India (file image) NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to examine at this stage whether the National Song should be limited to two stanzas or extended to six, but agreed to examine whether not singing it can be made a punishable offence.A bench led by CJI Surya Kant, along with...
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Ganesh Utsav turns tragic: Woman dies after falling into boiling sambar in Andhra
While aiding in the cooking process, Sujatha accidentally fell into a boiling sambar vessel VIJAYAWADA: Ganesh Utsav celebrations turned tragic in the city after a woman died of severe burn injuries sustained when she accidentally fell into a vessel containing boiling sambar during an ‘annadanam’ (free food donation) programme.The deceased was identified as Sujatha, a...
