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New Delhi, Oct 13 (PTI) An analysis of nearly 1,280 research papers, involving people from across 76 countries, has revealed that women may be better at recognising and understanding others emotions, while men may score higher on tasks requiring to manage their own feelings. The analysis, published in the journal Emotion, examined data of nearly 6,09,280 people, drawn from published and unpublished work until December 31, 2023. Emotional intelligence, or the ability to recognise, understand and

Mumbai, Oct 9 (PTI) Leaders of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) lashed out on Friday, claiming that the Centre was afraid of Gen Z and had resorted to imposing an Emergency as authorities ordered a shutdown of transport networks and transformed the national capital into a fortress ahead of a planned protest in Delhi. The crackdown comes as CJP prepares for a massive demonstration at Jantar Mantar on Saturday to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar over alleged

New Delhi, Oct 9 (PTI) Gold prices climbed Rs 1,900 to Rs 1.54 lakh per 10 grams in the national capital on Friday, extending gains for a second straight session as a retreat in the US dollar lifted investors sentiment. The 99.9 per cent pure metal jumped Rs 1,900 to Rs 1,54,400 per 10 grams, inclusive of all taxes, from Thursdays closing level of Rs 1,52,500 per 10 grams, according to the All India Sarafa Association. Silver ended its losing streak, and gained Rs 4,500 to Rs 2,28,500 per kilogr

NEW DELHI, October 9, 2026 (AP) Authorities stepped up security in the Indian capital on Friday and announced transport restrictions ahead of a planned demonstration by Indias Cockroach movement, seeking to limit access to a growing campaign against a contentious revision of voter lists that has led to nationwide protests. Thousands of protesters are expected to gather at New Delhis Jantar Mantar protest venue Saturday as the movement against Prime Minister Narendra Modis government and the cou

OSLO, Norway, October 9, 2026 (AP) Navi Pillay, a South African-born jurist and former U.N. human rights chief whose career has spanned from defending the rights of an imprisoned Nelson Mandela to leading a panel that found that Israel committed genocide in Gaza, won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for her efforts to promote international law as it comes under attack. Her win is sure to be seen as a high-profile rebuke to U.S. President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who h

Mumbai, Oct 9 (PTI) Benchmark indices bounced back on Friday after two days of sharp decline, with the Sensex surging 879 points and the Nifty rising to 22,520.45, led by a rally in TCS, other IT stocks and easing crude oil prices. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 879.09 points, or 1.23 per cent, to settle at 72,472.33. During the day, it surged 1,075.96 points, or 1.50 per cent, to 72,669.20. The 50-share NSE Nifty rallied 288.65 points, or 1.30 per cent, to end at 22,520.45. From the 30 Sensex f

Mumbai, Oct 9 (PTI) Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded in early trade on Friday after two days of sharp decline, led by a rally in TCS and other IT stocks. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 292 points to 71,876.10 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty was up 84.60 points to 22,310.40. From the 30 Sensex firms, Tata Consultancy Services surged over 4 per cent after reporting a 15 per cent jump in net profit to Rs 13,884 crore and pointing to continued growth momentum going forward. Infos

Melbourne, Oct 9 (Conversation) Protein has been everywhere lately. You may have seen food products promoting high protein content, or reels online telling you how to boost your intake. One of the ways protein supports our health is by helping a meal fill us up (satiation) and keeping us feeling fuller for longer between meals (satiety). It does this by influencing our appetite hormones and other metabolic processes. But protein is not the only nutrient that helps with satiation and satiety. And

New Delhi, Oct 7 (PTI) Gold prices fell for the second straight session, declining Rs 700 to Rs 1.48 lakh per 10 grams in the national capital on Wednesday, as subdued local demand and weak global trend weighed on the precious metal. The yellow metal of 99.9 per cent purity fell to a one-week low, depreciating Rs 700 to Rs 1,48,900 per 10 grams, inclusive of all taxes, from Tuesdays closing level of Rs 1,49,600, according to local traders. It was quoted at Rs 1,48,600 per 10 grams on September 2

London, Oct 7 (Conversation) Smoking is one of the biggest causes of ill health and early death. Yet smokers seem to have a lower risk of developing Parkinsons disease than non-smokers by around half according to some studies. This surprising link was first reported more than 50 years ago, when researchers in the UK and the US noticed that smokers were dying at much higher rates overall, but were less likely to die from Parkinsons. Many studies since then have found the same pattern. Why smokin

NEW DELHI, Oct 6 (Reuters) Indian police detained several opposition lawmakers in the capital of New Delhi on Tuesday for trying to breach barricades during a protest march to demand the resignation of the election chief over a controversial revision of voter lists. The march presents a fresh political challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi midway into his third term, just months after similar protests forced the resignation of his education minister over exam paper leaks. Parties opposing M

NEW DELHI, October 6, 2026 (AP) Opposition parties held protests in Indias capital New Delhi on Tuesday, demanding the resignation of the countrys election chief over a contentious revision of voter lists as hundreds of police personnel were deployed across the heart of the city. Tuesdays demonstration is the latest in a series of near-daily protests beginning last week by student groups, opposition parties and Indias Cockroach youth movement. The protesters have demanded the resignation of Chi

New Delhi, Oct 6 (PTI) MPs of the INDIA bloc will march from Parliament towards the Election Commission headquarters on Tuesday to demand Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumars resignation amid allegations of irregularities in the revision of electoral rolls. Heavy security deployment and barricading were put in place in and around Parliament and the Election Commission headquarters ahead of the planned march. Security personnel were stationed in the area much before the MPs began arriving.

October 5, 2026 (Conversation) Imagine youre worried about vaccinating your baby. A message on Facebook tells you: Protect the community and your kids by booking their vaccinations today. Another asks: Do you know all the effects of childhood vaccinations on your babies? Both link to the same reliable vaccination information. But in our recently published research, the second message was about 52% more likely to be clicked on. We wanted to test whether changing the way that factual information i

October 2, 2026 (Conversation) Knowledge workers such as scientists, teachers, lawyers and business leaders are increasingly using generative artificial intelligence applications for tasks that demand imagination, creativity and problem-solving. Ironically, perhaps, recent research shows that people who interact with generative AI for work tasks can end up not thinking critically. They can surrender to AIs quick and confident answers, which can lead to speedy but low-quality solutions. Scholars

MUMBAI/DELHI, Oct 2 (Reuters) Hundreds of supporters of the Gen Z-led Cockroach Janta Party protested in Indias financial capital Mumbai on Friday, kicking off a new nationwide campaign against changes to voter rolls they say benefit Prime Minister Narendra Modis governing party. The demonstration marks the latest in a series of youth-led protests that have emerged this year, putting pressure on Modi unprecedented in his 12 years in power. Critics say a nationwide voter-verification exercise la

NEW DELHI, October 2, 2026 (AP) Hundreds of supporters of Indias Cockroach youth movement held new protests in the countrys financial hub of Mumbai on Friday to demand the resignation of the chief election commissioner over the revision of voter lists. The movement, which began as an online campaign and now calls itself the Cockroach Janata Party, organized street protests that forced Indias education minister to resign in July. The Mumbai rally is meant to kick off a new period of demonstratio

October 1, 2026 (Conversation) Recently, a middle-aged woman came to see me in my ophthalmology clinic because her eyes felt gritty and uncomfortable. She had seen another doctor a month earlier who diagnosed her with eyelid inflammation and wrote her a prescription. As I examined her eyes, she mentioned in passing the prescription medication shed been using ivermectin. This was the first Id heard of this drug being used for itchy, uncomfortable eyes. I knew researchers had studied and rejected

UNITED NATIONS, September 24, 2026 (AP) The heads of major artificial intelligence firms pleaded with the United Nations on Wednesday to save the world or at least its people by somehow regulating the fast-expanding technology that they have been designing. If managed poorly, I even believe AI could be a risk to humanity as a whole, said Dario Amodei, chief executive officer of Anthropic. And from his competitor Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, came this assessment: We could lose control of the futu

Melbourne, Sep 24 (Conversation) Australias Medicare system manages health and medical data for over 27 million people. So it makes sense there has been widespread shock at the news it was hacked by an OpenAI agent in June. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese revealed the hack overnight while in New York to advocate for tighter international regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) systems at the United Nations. The government is still working out exactly what happened, with a newly announced task

Chennai, Sep 23 (PTI) DMK president M K Stalin on Wednesday said CEC Gyanesh Kumar must resign from his post and claimed that he has no right to continue in office. Demanding that the SIR exercise be halted, the former Tamil Nadu chief minister sought a fair probe, into everything that transpired within the EC and those responsible should be held accountable. Stalin, in a statement, said that the explosive findings, published by Indian Express backed by evidence, had cast serious doubts over the

New Delhi, Sep 23 (PTI) Gold prices fell for the third straight session, declining Rs 900 to Rs 1.54 lakh per 10 grams in the national capital on Wednesday as a stronger US dollar and weak global trends weighed on investor sentiment. The yellow metal of 99.9 per cent purity had closed at Rs 1,54,900 per 10 grams on Tuesday. Silver, however, remained unchanged for the second straight session at Rs 2.42 lakh per kilogram, inclusive of all taxes, according to local traders. Gold traded weak on Wedn

New Delhi, Sep 23 (PTI) Flagging the inordinate delay in resolution of references made to larger benches, the Supreme Court on Wednesday requested the Chief Justice of India to explore the possibility of constituting a permanent five-judge bench to deal with cases involving constitutional issues. A bench of justices Dipankar Datta and Satish Chandra Sharma termed the delay as an area of grave concern and said self-introspection was required as pendency of reference for far too long does not refl

Mumbai, Sep 23 (PTI) Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday demanded that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar be jailed, citing reports of differences emerging within the Election Commission. Addressing a news conference, Thackeray also demanded that the last elections in Maharashtra, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu be nullified and repolls be held in these states using ballot papers. Gyanesh Kumar should be immediately sacked and jailed, the former Maharashtra chief minister said.

New Delhi, Sep 23 (PTI) Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday said the party stood firmly with the demand of the people of Ladakh for meaningful constitutional safeguards, including the Sixth Schedule, to protect Ladakhs land, employment, fragile environment, culture and identity. He also demanded that the judicial probe into the deaths of four people during statehood protests must ensure accountability and bring out the truth. On September 24, 2025, police in Leh shot and killed fo

Mumbai, Sep 23 (PTI) Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded in early trade on Wednesday amid easing crude oil prices although foreign investor selling remained a key headwind for domestic equities. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 283.66 points to 74,812.74 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty was up 85.55 points to 23,414.55. Among the 30 Sensex firms, Bajaj Finance, Bajaj Finserv, Tata Steel, UltraTech Cement, Larsen & Toubro and Asian Paints were among the winners. Tata Consultancy Ser

Mumbai, Sep 23 (PTI) The rupee gained 5 paise to 95.57 against the US dollar in early trade on Wednesday, supported by falling crude oil prices and a broader recovery in Asian currencies. Forex traders said going ahead currency market direction will majorly be driven by unfolding geopolitical developments. Softer crude oil prices remain the major support for the rupee, while a firm American currency after the US Feds rate hike and foreign portfolio outflows remain the main concerns. At the inter

New Delhi, Sep 22 (PTI) Gold prices fell for the second straight session, falling by Rs 1,500 to Rs 1.54 lakh per 10 grams in the national capital on Tuesday amid weak global trends. The yellow metal of 99.9 per cent purity depreciated by Rs 1,500 to Rs 1,54,900 per 10 grams, inclusive of all taxes, from Mondays closing level of Rs 1,56,400 per 10 grams, according to local traders. Silver prices, however, remained unchanged at Rs 2.42 lakh per kilogram. Gold extended its decline on Tuesday as ha

Washington, Sep 22 (Conversation) The president is going after the press again. On Sept. 19, 2026, journalists from CNN, MS NOW, and Politico were denied access to the White House after President Donald Trump revoked their credentials, citing their constant reporting FAKE NEWS! On social media, Trump posted, Media Outlets shouldnt be able to constantly write or report FICTION and LIES when theyre covering the President. This is not Trumps first attempt at banning journalists from the White House

New Delhi, Sep 21 (PTI) Gold started the week on a weak note, with its prices slipping by Rs 200 to Rs 1,56,400 per 10 grams in the national capital on Monday amid subdued global trends and a stronger rupee. Gold of 99.9 per cent purity had closed at Rs 1,56,600 per 10 grams on Friday. Silver also took a sharp hit, falling Rs 5,000 to Rs 2.42 lakh per kilogram, inclusive of all taxes, according to local traders. The white metal had settled at Rs 2.47 lakh per kg in the preceding session. Gold an

Sheffield (UK), Sep 21 (The Conversation) In August 2026, an experiment using frontier, or cutting edge, artificial intelligence models went further than planned. An AI agent (a system that performs tasks autonomously) fabricated online identities in order to pressurise a human to insert malicious computer code into software. The agents had been tasked with solving a cybersecurity challenge by human operators, but they hadnt been instructed to do anything like this. The attempt was carried out b

Mumbai, Sep 21 (PTI) Market benchmark indices ended higher on Monday, with the Sensex climbing 564 points and the Nifty rising for the fourth day, amid cooling crude oil prices, fresh foreign fund inflows and a positive trend in global equities. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 564.03 points, or 0.76 per cent, to settle at 74,858.99. During the day, it surged 692.44 points, or 0.93 per cent, to 74,987.40. Rising for the fourth day, the 50-share NSE Nifty was up 67.90 points, or 0.29 per cent, to e

Knoxville (US), Sep 21 (The Conversation) Despite having an overactive immune system, people with lupus may still struggle to fight bacterial infections. My team and I found that this paradox may be because chronic inflammation pushes their immune cells toward the wrong kind of response. To understand why an overactive immune system can still fail to control bacterial infection, we focused on neutrophils, which are white blood cells that are among the first to respond when bacteria enter the bod

BEIJING, Sept 21 (Reuters) Chinese leader Xi Jinping is set to meet US President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday for talks aimed at keeping a fragile trade truce that is due to expire in November on track. Here is a look back at key moments in the US-China trade war: February 2025 In one of his first moves since returning to office, Trump imposes a 10% duty on Chinese goods over fentanyl and immigration concerns. China responds with levies on US coal, LNG, crude oil and autos, and

Mumbai, Sep 21 (PTI) Market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty climbed in early trade on Monday amid cooling crude oil prices, fresh foreign fund inflows and a positive trend in Asian equities. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 448.32 points to 74,743.28 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty was up 50.3 points to 23,396.70. Among the 30 Sensex firms, UltraTech Cement, InterGlobe Aviation, Asian Paints, Sun Pharma, HCL Tech and Trent were the major winners. Infosys, Adani Ports, Bharti Airtel and P

Adelaide, Sep 21 (Conversation) Do you remember how old you were when you got your first period? And whether it was considered early, late or about average? Some parents are reportedly overhauling lunchboxes, shampoos and doing all they can to attempt to delay their childs periods, so they dont grow up too early. But are periods actually getting earlier? And is this anything to worry about? Lets look at what the science says and whether parents can actually impact the timing. When do periods st

PESHAWAR, Pakistan, September 18, 2026 (AP) A powerful bomb exploded Friday at a mosque near a building housing police offices in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 15 people and wounding 56 others, police and rescue officials said. The attack came as violence has surged in the region with security forces targeting militants. The bombing occurred in Kohat, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan, when an attacker apparently rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into th

NEW DELHI, Sept 18 (Reuters) Indias food regulator on Friday said it found a Nestle baby food sample substandard in testing and has begun legal action against the company, the latest multinational to fall foul of the countrys food safety drive. Indian authorities found a sample of follow-up formula, which is a milk product for infants, sub-standard with respect to biotin food additive, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) said in a social media post. The FSSAI has also filed

September 18, 2026 (Conversation) Coffee is best known, and perhaps most valued, for its caffeine and its ability to make us feel more awake and alert. But coffee is much more than caffeine dissolved in hot water. Coffee is a chemically complicated plant extract containing hundreds of bioactive compounds. These can have all kinds of weird and wonderful effects in your body, even when youre drinking decaf. Here are seven of the strangest. 1. Coffee can make you poo One study shows about three in

Mumbai, Sep 18 (PTI) Democracy is in danger in India if the Election Commission is issuing decisions under duress, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut alleged on Friday after the poll body ordered freezing of the Trinamool Congresss name and symbol. Speaking to reporters, Raut asserted that the TMC belongs to former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, and accused the BJP of engineering a split in the party. In its interim order issued on Thursday night, the Election Commission, after hear

New Delhi, Sep 18 (PTI) Gold prices on Friday rose by Rs 1,309 to Rs 1,54,290 per 10 grams in futures trade as speculators created fresh positions on firm spot demand. On the Multi Commodity Exchange, the yellow metal contract for October delivery traded higher by Rs 1,309, or 0.86 per cent, at Rs 1,54,290 per 10 grams in a business turnover of 2,156 lots. Fresh positions by market participants led to a rise in the precious metals prices, analysts said. Gold futures rose 1.16 per cent to USD 4,3

BENGALURU, India, September 17, 2026 (AP) Human-caused global warming thinned glaciers and thawed mountain permafrost, likely helping to destabilize the Himalayan slope that collapsed last month and unleashed catastrophic flooding across Nepal, according to a report released Thursday. The report by the World Weather Attribution cautioned that climate change was not the sole cause of the Aug. 26 disaster. A large 2015 Nepal earthquake may have weakened the rock years before the collapse, their a

New Delhi, Sep 16 (PTI) A public interest litigation (PIL) matter has been filed in the Supreme Court, challenging the Centres decision to impose a merchant discount rate (MDR) on specified UPI person-to-merchant transactions of above Rs 2,000, saying the levy has been introduced without adequate statutory safeguards, transparency or public consultation. The government has introduced a 0.4% fee on UPI payments of more than Rs 2,000 made to merchants from October 15. Under this, a merchant discou

WASHINGTON, September 15, 2026 (AP) The Federal Reserve is widely expected to lift its short-term interest rate Wednesday for the first time in three years to fight stubbornly high inflation, a move that would put the central bank at odds with President Donald Trumps support for a cut. A quarter-point increase in the Feds rate, currently about 3.6%, isnt guaranteed because Fed Chair Kevin Warsh doesnt provide the signals about next moves that his predecessors did. Still, most analysts and econo

New Delhi, Sep 15 (PTI) The government has directed banks and payment system providers not to levy charges on Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions of up to Rs 2,000 or on payments made through RuPay debit cards. However, the government has not specified whether charges would be applicable to transactions above Rs 2,000, to be paid by merchants. So far, there has been no charge on UPI transactions, irrespective of the amount. As per a gazette notification dated September 14, no bank or s

New Delhi, Sept 15 (PTI) Meta has agreed to report child safety-related matters to appropriate law enforcement agencies, government sources said on Tuesday, asserting that online safety of children is a fundamental principle for any social media platform operating in India and absolutely non-negotiable. The government will take action against platforms that fail to take proactive steps to ensure childrens safety online, the sources said, underlining its tough stance on platforms responsibility t

September 14, 2026 (Conversation) September is traditionally the time of year when many young people go to university or college, often leaving parents and carers facing an empty nest. But an empty nest doesnt just mean a quiet home. Sometimes for the older generation there are also difficult questions about the next phase of their life. The term empty nest was popularised by US author and activist Dorothy Canfield Fisher in her 1914 book Mothers and Children. It described the emotional challeng

THE ESSENTIALS Hearing loss, which occurs with age, remains insufficiently detected and treated. However, the data clearly shows that wearing hearing aids prevents falls as well as cognitive decline. Failing to adequately address the issue of hearing in policies for the elderly has a health cost, but also an economic one. Long relegated to the status of a minor ailment of aging, hearing loss is still too often perceived as an unavoidable inconvenience. Yet, in older people, its effects go far be

New Delhi, Sep 13 (PTI) Period pain is often dismissed as a normal part of menstruation, but severe or persistent pain could be a sign of endometriosis, a chronic condition that can affect fertility and significantly impact a womans quality of life, according to doctors. Experts said growing evidence suggests that genetic and epigenetic factors may influence a womans susceptibility to the condition, highlighting the need for greater awareness and earlier diagnosis. Symptoms of period pain are of

September 11, 2026 (Conversation) Earlier this week, researcher Jacob Coxon quit Anthropic, saying the firm and its competitors are gambling with our lives. We really do earnestly believe AI could kill all humans, added current Anthropic researcher Evan Hubinger in a post on X. Coxon isnt the first to down tools over fears of AI doom. The idea that AI could wipe out humanity, advanced in Nick Bostroms 2014 book Superintelligence and the influential LessWrong forum, has long circulated among rese