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68-year-old man sentenced to life imprisonment for sexually abusing minor girl

The incident came to light after an ASHA worker and Anganwadi teacher in the locality alerted Childline that the children were in difficulties




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Remembering a Deepavali-season solar eclipse ‘chase’

Dipankar Banerjee, the noted solar physicist who recently took over as Director, Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), describes himself as one of the ‘global eclipse chasers.’ He is also part of a theatre group where he plays Ramakrishna Paramahansa on stage




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Rainfall likely on Sunday also, six districts on yellow alert

The IMD has put six districts — Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Idukki, Thrissur and Palakkad — on yellow alert for isolated heavy rainfall




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Sathram, a traditional forest path to Sabarimala, continues to lack essential amenities ahead of pilgrimage season

Local people say that path leading to the  Sannidhanam has not yet been cleared, nor have other preparations been made. However, Forest department claims that 6 km of the forest path have been cleared and remaining will be done before the season officially begins




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Sharon Raj murder case: key digital evidence links Greeshma to the poisoning




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Directorate of Collegiate Education introduces SOP for guest lecturer postings, salary disbursal

Principals are mandated to ensure that salaries for guest lecturers are paid prior to submitting salary bills for regular faculty members




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Court sentences man to double life imprisonment for abusing minor sisters

Second double lifer for the accused in a week’s span




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Forensic expert testifies paraquat poisoning led to Sharon Raj’s death

Victim had suffered from no prior co-morbidities, says Dhanya Raveendran, forensic surgeon of the Thiruvananthapuram police




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Heavy rains lash southern Kerala; IMD sounds orange alert in three districts

Orange alert for Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, and Pathanamthitta districts for Friday, while yellow alert issued for Alappuzha, Kottayam, Ernakulam, and Idukki districts




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Kerala University to hire retired Professors as adjunct faculty




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Fear or knowledge the impact of graphic cigarette warnings on tobacco product choices [electronic resource] / Donald S. Kenkel, Alan D. Mathios, Grace N. Phillips, Revathy Suryanarayana, Hua Wang, Sen Zeng

Cambridge, MA. : National Bureau of Economic Research, 2023




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Advanced introduction to behavioral law and economics [electronic resource] / Cass R. Sunstein.

Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, [2023]




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Decisions, preferences, and heuristics [electronic resource] : an introduction to economic psychology and behavioral economics / Pere Mir-Artigues (Professor of Microeconomics, University of Lleida, Spain).

Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar Publishing, [2023]




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Handbook of research methods in behavioural economics [electronic resource] : an interdisciplinary approach / edited by Morris Altman (Dean, University of Dundee School of Business, and Chair Professor of Behavioural and Institutional Economics and Co-ope

Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA, USA : Edward Elgar Publishing, [2023]




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Investigating the Stanford Prison experiment [electronic resource] : history of a lie / Thibault Le Texier.

Cham : Springer, 2024.




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Hudson, America / Filmhub

[Place of publication not identified] : Filmhub, [2024]




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Flat wickets and the sorry plight of spinners




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‘Synthetic strings reason for baseline dominance’

Former World No. 4 Tim Henman feels slower surfaces give players more time off the bounce to attack the ball




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Samson wants to make a statement in Daredevils colours




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Boca hopes to introduce Latin American soccer flair to city




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Consolation win for Mizoram




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Resolute Rest pulls off the improbable

Fazal hits century, Karun 92, as Mumbai seamers find it tough on an unresponsive final day surface




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Alonso ‘lucky’ to be alive




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Islamic State killed 300 former policemen south of Mosul, HRW says

Human Rights Watch said some of the former policemen were separated from a group of about 2,000 people from nearby villages and towns who were forced to march alongside the militants last month as they retreated north to Mosul and the town of Tal Afar.




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Data | Low-income countries have received only 0.27% of the COVID-19 vaccine doses administered so far

Due to wide disparity in vaccine supply, of the 52 countries in Africa, 38 have given at least one dose to <5% of population




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SoftBank halts plans for Arm’s London IPO

SoftBank’s billionaire founder, Masayoshi Son, had told shareholders in June that he was in favour of a U.S. listing




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Daily Quiz | On Nelson Mandela

July 18 is celebrated as Nelson Mandela International Day. A quiz on the legendary leader who was born on that date in 1918




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Brazil's Bolsonaro tells Supreme Court election 'is over'

After a private meeting with Mr. Bolsonaro, the Supreme Court Justice Luiz Edson Fachin said the conservative leader had said, "It is over. So, let’s look ahead.”




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Prices of essentials unlikely to rise during festive season: Centre

The Food Secretary said the Centre is thinking of lifting the export ban on certain varieties of non-basmati rice




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Post-1991, southern States emerged as leaders: EAC-PM

Punjab and West Bengal have recorded sharp declines in per capita income after a head start




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The racial divide in South Africa’s economy since the end of apartheid

South Africa has struggled for years with low economic growth and high unemployment. The official unemployment rate was 33.5% in April-June of this year.




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TAFE files contempt petition against AGCO over Massey Ferguson brand




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Fed Chair Powell says U.S. economy is in 'solid shape' with more rate cuts coming




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SEBI to take measure for F&O segment soon; calls for tax breaks on municipal bonds

The regulator will make a case for a tax break for municipal bonds during a meeting with the finance commission




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India, U.S. exploring combined engagement with third countries to source minerals: Piyush Goyal

Piyush Goyal said that critical minerals figured in his official parleys with U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on Thursday.




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Public inputs sought for Income Tax Act review

These ideas may be taken up by an internal committee of the Income Tax Department that has been formed to oversee the review of the 1961 law.




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RBI asks banks to ensure easier accessibility for payment systems to persons with disabilities

RBI instructs banks to review payment systems for accessibility to persons with disabilities, ensuring digital payment inclusivity




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Finance Ministry flags softer urban demand, factory output

The Ministry’s latest monthly economic review points to evidence of a slowdown in urban demand as reflected in the performance of various indicators during the first half of FY25




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Cyclical slowdown? Nomura thinks so

Days after its research report stating ‘the growth glass looks half empty’ for India, Nomura economists signal weak urban demand is unlikely to rebound soon and GDP growth may even slip under 6.7% this year




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Bibek Debroy, Chairman of PM’s Economic Advisory Council, no more

The author, professor and former NITI Aayog member was 69.




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In South America, Trump already losing a trade battle with China

China’s trade lead in Peru over the United States widened to $16.3 billion last year, a stark reversal of just a decade ago when Washington was the dominant player.v




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Nature therapy [electronic resource] / edited by Yonatan Kaplan, Petros Levounis.

Washington, DC : American Psychiatric Association Publishing, [2025]




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Pain, the opioid epidemic, and depression [electronic resource] / Jeffrey F. Scherrer, editor ; Jane C. Ballantyne, co-editor.

New York, NY : Oxford University Press , 2024.




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Tackle football and traumatic brain injuries [electronic resource] : law, ethics, and public health / Daniel S. Goldberg ; foreword by Christopher Nowinski.

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2024]




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Edtech giant Byju’s challenges insolvency proceedings in NCLAT

Byju’s remains solvent with plans to settle ₹158 crore dispute




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Medical education was a business before NEET; PG seats sold for ₹8-13 crore: Nadda

Nadda emphasised that NEET was introduced to curb these malpractices and standardise the admission process




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Veranda Learning Solutions pre-closes two loans worth ₹220 crore

The transactions happened in March quarter but the payouts happened in April




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Veranda Learning Solutions enters the Middle East

Expands global footprint with Jumeira University Connect to launch CA Preparation Course in the UAE




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ISB, Chanakya National Law University team up to offer social, emotional learning skills

Credit-based programme to integrate interpersonal, intrapersonal skills in legal education curriculum




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University of Southampton to open Gurgaon campus by July 2025

The new campus will offer courses across various disciplines, including business, law, engineering, and biosciences, maintaining the same standards as the UK institution.