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At the graduate/postgraduate degree level, most girls opt for arts and science, or nursing and medicine. | Photo Credit: Getty Images International Women’s Day was celebrated on March 8, 2024. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in its ‘Gender Social Norms Index’ quantifies biases against women, capturing people’s attitude on women’s roles along four dimensions:…
Elections will be held in seven phases in the three states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal. Lucknow: Around 15.34 crore people are eligible to vote in Uttar Pradesh – a politically crucial state with 80 Lok Sabha seats where elections will be held in seven phases from April 19. According to the poll…
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A study by Mumbai-based researchers has successfully identified a novel fusion transcript in head and neck cancer patients. Not only did the researchers find the fusion transcript to be a promising therapeutic target for head and neck cancer but also found that an FDA-approved deworming drug called pyrvinium pamoate can be a potential drug to…
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Male: Asserting that Maldives is not a small nation, President Mohamed Muizzu has said that the steps taken by his government to ensure the Indian Ocean island nation’s security on its own should not concern any “external parties”. The pro-China Maldivian leader’s comments came days after the first batch of Indian military personnel operating a…
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While many key traits such as strength, limb length, lifespan and brain size tend to increase with animals’ size, maximum running speeds tend to be greatest in medium-sized animals. Empirical data show that maximum running speed increases up to a critical body mass and then decreases — the fastest runners are of intermediate size. The…
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Inspired by the classic drinking bird toy, scientists in Hong Kong and Guangzhou, China have developed an engine that efficiently converts energy from water evaporation into electricity to power small electronics. The device produces energy outputs exceeding 100 volts — much higher than other techniques that generate electricity from water — and can operate for…
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Harish Salve speaks to NDTV on the CAA and related issues New Delhi: Lawyer Harish Salve has pointed out those criticising the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) do not fully understand the objective of this law or the context behind why India decided on notifying the CAA. In an exclusive interview to NDTV on Saturday, Mr…
India’s Ram Baboo on Saturday achieved the Paris Olympics men’s 20km race qualification standard, clocking a personal best time of 1:20:00 at the Dudinska 50 Meet in Slovakia. Baboo, a bronze winner in the 35km walk race at the Hangzhou Asian Games, gave a good account of himself in this Race Walking Tour Gold-Level event…
With the burden of captaincy off his shoulders, Rohit Sharma will be able to play with a lot of freedom which will help five-time champions Mumbai Indians, reckoned former Australia T20 skipper Aaron Finch. Hardik Pandya will lead MI this season, replacing Rohit who has led the side to five IPL titles. “I think for…
Delhi Capitals skipper Rishabh Pant has said his love for cricket has gone up after his recovery from injuries suffered during a car accident and that he feels happy on being able to the ground every day. The noted wicketkeeper-batter missed the IPL 2023 after suffering multiple injuries in a horrific car accident on December…