Raghavendra (name changed), 73, is part of around six WhatsApp groups for the elderly. An electrical engineer who spent more than 30 years in Mumbai, he moved to Bengaluru post-retirement to live with his daughter. In a city of 1.4 crore people, the septuagenarian was starting to feel lonely given his daughter’s busy work schedule … Read more
Representative image | Photo Credit: Representative Image The Madhya Pradesh Police are currently verifying the age of a 17-year-old boy, accused of brutally raping a five-year-old girl in Shivpuri district even as the survivor continues to remain under observation after surgery at a Gwalior hospital, officers said. The accused’s official age is currently 17 years … Read more
New Delhi: A study published in the BMJ journal claims that artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, including large language models (LLMs) and chatbots, exhibit a decline in cognitive abilities over time, much like humans. This finding emerges as users increasingly turn to AI tools for medical diagnoses due to their ability to simplify complex medical jargon. … Read more
Hyderabad An Iron Age menhir, a memorial pillar locally known as ‘Niluvu Rayi’ found in Kamasanpalli village of Nagarkurnool district, faces neglect. The menhir, believed to have been erected around 1500 BCE possibly to commemorate the death of an important person and highlight ancient funerary practices, was spotted in an agricultural field near Dindi River. … Read more
Peter Crowe Taylor Crowe, 19, was born with conditions including severe brain damage, quadriplegia, cerebral palsy and epilepsy The family of a young woman living with severe disabilities say she is still relying on a specialised bed made for her when she was eight years old. Taylor Crowe, 19, was born with conditions including severe … Read more
Today, having digital skills is more crucial than ever in the job market. Whether you want to switch careers or move up into your current one, mastering the right digital skills can be key. According to the Digital Skills Opportunity for All report, jobs needing digital skills make up 6-12 percent of all online job … Read more
Narcissistic people get more empathetic, generous and agreeable with age, according to new research into the personality trait. But although their unreasonably high sense of self-importance may mellow, they do not fully grow out of it, the study involving more than 37,000 people suggests. Those who were more narcissistic than their peers as children tended … Read more
Swedes have been able to change their legally recognised gender since 1972 – but this will make it easier. Source link
Paul Alexander worked as a lawyer and lived for decades in a metal cylinder which breathed for him. Source link
File photo of Praveen Chakravarty | Photo Credit: The Hindu With the tagline “Pehli Naukri Pakki” (first job is assured), the “right to apprenticeship” is one of the marquees promises in the Congress’s election manifesto, putting the issue of unemployment at the centre of their campaign against the Narendra Modi government. The party proposes … Read more