Month: November 2024

High School Boys In Japan Who Had Their First Kiss Falls To Lowest Since 1974

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Only one in five boys in high school in Japan have experienced their first kiss – the lowest figure since 1974, according to a survey conducted by the Japan Association for Sex Education (JASE), involving over 12,500 students, published in the newspaper The Mainichi. The poll, conducted in the 2023 academic year, revealed that only…

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World

SEBI directs Embassy Office Parks to suspend CEO

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SEBI on Monday (November 4, 2024) ordered suspension of Aravind Maiya, the CEO of Embassy REIT manager firm Embassy Office Parks Management Services, and appoint an interim CEO with immediate effect. SEBI’s direction follows a National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) order that barred Maiya for 10 years from undertaking any audit in respect of financial…

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Business

Drug-resistant superbugs: Ukraine’s other wartime enemy

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Ukrainian soldier Anton Sushko, severely wounded, thought he was finally safe when he spotted a rescue team after crawling for hours through the battlefield in eastern Ukraine. “That’s it, I thought, here are the guys… We made it. Wounded, but alive,” the 40-year-old recalled from his hospital bed in Dnipro, southeastern Ukraine. But Sushko wasn’t…

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World

India, Australia Strategic Partnership Growing Steadily: S Jaishankar

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Canberra: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said that the comprehensive strategic partnership with Australia is growing steadily as he met his Australian counterpart Penny Wong for the 15th India-Australia Foreign Ministers’ Framework Dialogue here. Both the leaders also discussed “respective neighbourhoods, Indo-Pacific, West Asia, Ukraine and the global strategic scenario.” “Concluded the 15th…

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Nation

Rupee falls 2 paise to all-time low of 84.13 against U.S. dollar in early trade

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Representational image. | Photo Credit: The Hindu In early trade on Tuesday (November 5, 2024), the rupee fell 2 paise to an all-time low of 84.13 against the U.S. dollar, as persistent foreign fund outflows and a muted trend in domestic equities dented investor sentiments. Forex traders said all eyes are on the U.S….

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Business

Boxer Imane Khelif Confirmed As Man In Leaked Medical Report, Harbhajan Singh Reacts

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Algerian boxer Imane Khelif remained in the news throughout the Paris Olympics 2024 campaign. Labeled as a biological man by many, Khelif went on to secure a gold medal in the women’s 66kg category despite her eligibility for the competition being questioned by many. Months after the conclusion of the Paris Games, a…

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Sports

How NASA Ensures That Astronauts At Space Station Can Vote

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As the US gears up for its November 5 presidential election, an extraordinary group of voters prepares to cast their ballots from an unconventional polling station – the International Space Station (ISS).  Astronauts stationed hundreds of miles above Earth are fully eligible to participate in the US elections, ensuring that even those orbiting the planet…

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World

Indonesia to evacuate 16,000 people after Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki eruption

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Damaged school buildings which were affected by the Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano eruption are seen at Flores Timur, Indonesia, November 4, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Indonesian government aims to evacuate at least 16,000 residents from villages around the active Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki volcano that erupted and killed nine people and damaged thousands of…

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Markets fall in early trade amid unabated foreign fund outflows

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People walk past the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building, in Mumbai. Image for representation Stock markets declined in early trade on Tuesday (November 5, 2024) amid constant foreign fund outflows and cautious investors’ sentiment ahead of the U.S. presidential elections and the Federal Reserve interest rate decision. The BSE Sensex declined 326.58 points to 78,455.66…

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Business