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The report by the Indian Speech & Hearing Association (Delhi branch) is based on a door-to-door survey across the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) and Jammu & Kashmir on communication disorders.“The prevalence of communication disorders has increased to more than 3 per cent and their awareness levels remain low at about 11 per cent. Hearing impairment has increased within the 19-25 years age group (41.2 per cent) and the 26-60 years age group (69.4 per cent),” said Dr Rajendra Pratap Gupta, a public health expert and former advisor to the Union Health Minister, at an event held in the national capital…

“Let the culture and talents of Bengal move ahead. No one will be able to stop Bengal from progressing. No one will be able to terrorise or suppress Bengal. Bengal will counter and reply to that with surprising achievements in the field of development. People from all religions will remain united in Bengal. Let Bengal be the centre of unity and excellence,” the Chief Minister said while addressing a government programme on Monday.Speaking at another programme on Monday evening, the Chief Minister gave a political colour to the unfortunate and mysterious death a of fresher at Jadavpur University on August…

The followers of Shivaji have given seven days to police to nab the miscreants, who desecrated the statue of Shivaji.Meanwhile, the leaders of Congress and BJP were also present, who were seen united for the cause of protecting peace in the state.BJP MLA and Archeology Minister Subhash Phaldesai, Congress MLA Carlos Ferreira, Congress leader and former Union Minister Ramakant Khalap, BJP MLA Premendra Shet and others were present.Subhash Phaldesai said that one who desecrated the statue should be punished.“We have given seven days to the Home Department to investigate the matter and take action against miscreants. These miscreants are trying…

Defending his words, Surjewala in a tweet, said, “Emotion and sentiment in dialogue are more important than words, which only a sensitive person can understand.”Mentioning the words from the mythical Mahabharata to target the Manohar Lal Khattar government in Haryana over the alleged paper leaks, the Congress Rajya Sabha MP said, “Just like the Kauravas tricked the Pandavas and snatched their rights, in the same way the BJP-JJP government of Haryana is not only ‘disqualifying’ 35,900 CET-pass youths of Haryana from appearing in the examination after making them struggle for four years but also running a bulldozer on their future…

According to Electrek, the majority of the world’s largest companies, including Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and Meta Platforms (Facebook), are involved.Now, Tesla is entering the data centre business.The data centre industry has grown to be massive, with a market value of more than $250 billion.According to the report, the automaker has shared a new job posting for a “Sr Engineering Program Manager, Data Centre” role, in which the company said that it will build “1st of its kind Data Centres”.”This role will lead the end-to-end design and engineering of Tesla’s 1stof its kind Data…

A senior police official said that anti-drone systems have been installed at the Red Fort as per tradition, along with all necessary anti-terror precautions, including air defense guns.Elite SWAT commandos, sharpshooters, and snipers will be stationed strategically for the protection of the prime minister and other VVIPs.The police remain on high alert to prevent any untoward incidents, with intensified patrolling and additional picket deployment at crucial sites, based on intelligence inputs from central agencies.On the occasion of the 77th Independence Day celebration, the government has extended invitations to approximately 1,800 special guests.”Around 510 Farmer Producer Organisations from 22 States and…

One of the biggest obstacles to the uptake of plant-based alternatives to meat is their very dry and astringent feel when they are eaten.Scientists, led by Professor Anwesha Sarkar at the University of Leeds, are revolutionising the sensation of plant proteins, transforming them from a substance that can be experienced as gloopy and dry to one that is juicy and fat like.The only substance they are adding to the plant proteins is water.To bring about this change, the team created plant protein microgels, through a process called microgeletion.Plant proteins — which start off as dry with a rough texture –…

According to an internal email seen by TechCrunch, Kevin Worth, CEO of CoinDesk, wrote that “several roles, predominantly in our media team, were impacted by a reduction in force”.“This was a required step to ensure a financially sound business moving forward and to set us on the path to close the deal to sell CoinDesk,” Worth added.CoinDesk was yet to comment on the development.Last week, reports surfaced that a group of investors is reportedly in final stages to acquire cryptocurrency news company CoinDesk.CoinDesk is currently owned by crypto conglomerate Digital Currency Group (DCG), which acquired it in 2016.According to the…

Police said that the passports were actually handed over to an unauthorised travel agent for illegal migration to the US.Nareshbhai Ghanshyambhai Patel, a Himmatnagar resident, lodged the complaint. He initially reported the passports of six family members as lost, supposedly during a house cleaning activity a week prior.Subsequent investigation uncovered that eight months ago, Naresh Patel had handed his passport to an unauthorised agent in Gandhinagar for an illicit travel attempt to the USA. Naresh Patel then filed a misleading affidavit, wrongly claiming passport loss.Further inquiries disclosed that the passports were entrusted to Rajan Patel in Gandhinagar for unlawful travel.…

New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Two taekwondo athletes, Danish Manzoor and Hashim Majeed, from Jammu and Kashmir will represent India in the World Taekwondo Octagon Diamond G4 (Olympic) ranking Championship to be held at Chuncheon, South Korea, from August 18-20. The championship, named the Gangwon Chuncheon 2023 World Taekwondo Octagon Diamond Game, is an official Olympic ranking event organised by the Korean Taekwondo Association from August 18-20, under the aegis of World Taekwondo.Both athletes are from Kashmir and were training under Master Atul Pangotra (Coach, JKSC). They left for South Korea on Monday evening.Danish Manzoor has previously competed at the…