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The ministry asserted that if dos and don'ts are followed, the peak in number of COVID-19 cases can be avoided.

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This week we have stories on the new capabilities of science balloons, connections between deforestation and drug trafficking in Central America, and new insights into the role ancient Egypt had in taming cats with Online News Editor David Grimm. Sarah Crespi talks to Mary Caswell Stoddard about why bird eggs come in so many shapes and sizes. Listen to previous podcasts. [Image:; Music: Jeffrey Cook]

Sarah Crespi talks to Sam Smits about how our microbial passengers differ from one culture to the next—are we losing diversity and the ability to fight chronic disease? For our books segment, Jen Golbeck talks with Vyvyan Evans about his book The Emoji Code: The Linguistics Behind Smiley Faces and Scaredy Cats. Listen to previous podcasts. [Image: Woodlouse/Flickr; Music: Jeffrey Cook]

This week we hear stories about putting rescue bots to the test after the Mexico earthquake, why a Scottish village was buried in sand during the Little Ice Age, and efforts by the U.S. military to predict posttraumatic stress disorder with Online News Editor David Grimm. Andrew Wagner interviews Alexandra Tinnermann of the University Medical Center of Hamburg, Germany, about the nocebo effect. Unlike the placebo effect, in which you get positive side effects with no treatment, in the nocebo effect you get negative side effects with no treatment. It turns out both nocebo and placebo effects get stronger with a drug perceived as more expensive. Read the research. Listen to previous podcasts. [Image: Chris Burns/Science; Music: Jeffrey Cook]

Yes, humans are the only species with language, but how did we acquire it? New research suggests our linguistic prowess might arise from the same process that brought domesticated dogs big eyes and bonobos the power to read others’ intent. Online News Editor Catherine Matacic joins host Sarah Crespi to talk about how humans might have self-domesticated themselves, leading to physical and behavioral changes that gave us a “language-ready” brain. Sarah also talks with Micah Edelson of the University of Zurich in Switzerland about his group’s research into the role that “responsibility aversion”—the reluctance to make decisions for a group—might play when people decide to lead or defer in a group setting. In their experiments, the team found that some people adjusted how much risk they would take on, depending on whether they were deciding for themselves alone or for the entire group. The ones who didn’t—those who stuck to the same plan whether others were involved or not—tended to score higher on standardized tests of leadership and have held higher military rank. This week’s episode was edited by Podigy. Download a transcript of this episode (PDF) Listen to previous podcasts. [Image: Scaly breasted munia/Ravi Vaidyanathan; Music: Jeffrey Cook]

Rajneesh Gupta highlights important numbers featuring the India team from the World Cups.

Rajneesh Gupta presents all the fascinating career numbers of players in the World Cup.

India have won all their six games against Pakistan in the World Cup.

At least three petitions have been filed in the Supreme Court demanding that companies be given the freedom to fire or furlough employees.

Meanwhile, the railway safety watchdog said the victims had gathered along the track under the impression that the train services have been suspended.

Politicians and NGOs have developed a close association, said Ramesh.

For 'Mission 272+'', the BJP's IT drive includes tow party cells and a third arm outside.

The organisers of the event have claimed that a total of 60,000 Dalits converted to Buddhism.

Justice Ganguly is serving as chairman of the West Bengal Human Rights Commission.

There have been serious charges that power companies have taken over prime land in excess of their requirements.

Average ticket size of medicine orders has doubled,it says

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The term “happy place” is not in the Oxford English Dictionary (though “happy slap” is), but I’ve been hearing the term a lot. There’s even a new shop in Great Barrington called HappyPlace Berkshires. I first dismissed it as therapeutic slang, but discovered that the concept actually goes back to the Greeks: a utopia is

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Trafficked scaly anteaters found to carry coronaviruses related to SARS-CoV-2

With protective equipment in short supply, health-care facilities are decontaminating and reusing items designed to be disposable

With protective equipment in short supply, health-care facilities are decontaminating and reusing items designed to be disposable

IT, media, and manufacturing employees think their firms will do worse in the next 6 months. However, they’re confident about long-term growth - 77% of manufacturing professionals, 67% of media professionals, and 65% of IT professionals thought their companies would pick up in the next 2 years.

Harbhajan reflects on the year that was, the secret behind India's recent successes and the upcoming Indian Premier League.

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​​Even after the curbs are lifted, social distancing norms and an overall fear of the pandemic may keep people away from the stores for some time.

In a step towards conducting examinations for the current academic session, Delhi University set up a “working group” to review preparedness and take

'For a working actor in Bollywood, it is nearly impossible to criticise its reigning deities.' 'Besides, due care ought to be taken when speaking of the dead too.'