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New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Apple on Thursday released a new 1.5-hour-long “Study With Me” campaign video on its YouTube channel, showcasing the new 15-inch MacBook Air to provide a guided study session for Apple device users.Hosted by Emmy-nominated Storm Reid, currently a student at University of Southern California, the campaignvideo uses the Pomodoro technique for three 25-minute study sessions with three five-minute breaks.”Storm uses the Pomodoro Technique on the new 15-inch MacBook Air with M2 chip to study. The Pomodoro Technique is a proven method that’s broken into 25-minute study sessions followed by five minutes of break time,” Apple…

Lucknow, Oct 12 (IANS) The rape of a Class 8 student by an auto driver who took her to school for almost seven days, has made experts — doctors, police officials and social scientists — warn parents about the deviation in their child’s behaviour when he or she returns home.Dr Adarsh Tripathi, senior faculty, department of psychiatry, King George’s Medical University (KGMU), said, “When you talk about good and bad touch every two months, you gain two things. First, you keep on reminding / revising about bad touch. Second, by keeping the communication channel open, you make your child believe…

New York, Oct 12 (IANS) Indian-American teen Gitanjali Rao and 14 other young women leaders have been honoured by US First Lady Jill Biden for leading a change and shaping a brighter future in their communities across the nation.Marking the International Day of the Girl on Wednesday, 17-year-old Rao was honoured at the first-ever “Girls Leading Change” celebration at the White House to recognise the efforts of young women in strengthening the country for generations.“It is my honor to celebrate this exceptional group of “Girls Leading Change” at the White House,” Jill Biden, an educator for more than 30 years,…

‘The Nilgiri Tahr’, locally known as ‘Varai Aadu’, is an endangered species and known for their gravity-defying skills in climbing steep cliffs.Tamil Nadu Environment, Forest and Climate Change Department in a statement on Thursday said that there are multiple references to ‘The Nilgiri Tahr’ even in the Sangam Tamil literature written more than 2,000 years ago, including Silappatikaram, Sivaka Chindamani and others.The statement added that under the ‘Project Nilgiri Tahr’, the department will develop a better understanding of Nilgiri Tahr population, the distribution and ecology, and reintroduction of ‘The Nilgiri Tahr’ to their historic habitats.The Environment, Forest and Climate Change…

A bench comprising CJI D.Y. Chandrachud, Justices J.B. Pardiwala, and Manoj Misra heard the matter in which another bench had delivered a split verdict on Wednesday.While hearing the petitioner’s counsel, the CJI stated that undoubtedly, the autonomy of women trumps, but the right of the unborn child should also be balanced out.Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Aishwarya Bhati representing the Centre submitted that the doctors were of the opinion that termination could not be done unless foeticide was done. She further said that reproductive rights was not an absolute right.”What do you want us to tell the doctors to do? To…

However, with ‘Ghost’, the director has become one of the few people in Indian cinema to have their own cinematic universe.‘Ghost’ is the second instalment in this universe and will pick up from the events of the first film ‘Birbal Trilogy Case 1: Finding Vajramuni’, which was released back in 2019.Srini shared, “The idea to make the second part of ‘Biribal’ trilogy big has only been achieved thanks to the way ‘Ghost’ has shaped up. There will be a ‘Ghost 2’ as well. This film is very special and it’s all thanks to Shivanna for making Ghost so power-packed.”The movie…

After winning the toss, Australia made the strategic decision to bowl first, with an eye on exploiting any assistance from the overcast conditions. Their decision appeared right as they restricted the West Indies Women to 107/8 in the shortened game of 29 overs per side, after a rain delay of 3.5 hours.For Australia, Alana King and Annabel Sutherland took three wickets each. Making a return after being rested for the ODI series opener due to quad soreness, skipper Hayley Matthews found some rhythm with a run-a-ball 20, including four boundaries, while her opening partner Rashada Williams made a patient 23…

The two ministers discussed issues of mutual interest, including strengthening multilateral development banks (MDBs), mobilising finance for climate change, Crypto assets, financing cities of tomorrow, advancing financial inclusion, managing global debt vulnerabilities and BRICS expansion.Sitharaman conveyed to Haddad India’s best wishes as Brazil stands ready to take over the 2024 presidency of G20 and assured him of India’s full support.With Brazil taking over the G20 chair in 2024 and India joining South Africa as part of the 2024 G20 Troika, she said it is an excellent opportunity to provide positive momentum and elevation to the issues of the Global South…

The Congress leader was addressing a rally in Mandla, which was also attended by Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.He alleged that the BJP government made several promises, but Mandla saw no development and youths were forced to leave their homes in search of livelihood.“I have fond memories of Mandla as I have spent a lot of time here in my youth. But, when I see the present condition here, it hurts me a lot. Today, I promise you that Mandla’s developments would be my first priority after forming the government,” he said.Kamal Nath would always present his home district…

Talking about one of his favourite scenes from the film, Tiger said that it was Kriti usingnunchunkswhich greatly impressed him.Detailing this, he said in a live session on Instagram: “My favourite shot from the trailer I would have to say… one of Kriti’s shots because watching her in action is something so different and the way she aced the nunchucks were pretty refreshing because she looks like she is a pro and doing it for years but actually didn’t rehearse much.”While Tigerhimself is a martial artist, Kriti is not and using nunchucks is incredibly difficult. The premise for ‘Ganapath’ is…