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Adriana Diaz is generally a chirpy character, a livewire on and off the table. The 24-year-old, ranked 16th in the world in women’s singles, has single-handedly put Puerto Rico on the world table tennis map. And she’s managed to do this in a country not particularly known for the sport. An attacking player armed with … Read more
Educators emphasise the need for young people on the autism spectrum to receive more support in understanding and coping with the changes of puberty | Image used for representational purpose only | Photo Credit: Getty Images For adolescents going through puberty tackling the many changes including pimples, voice breaking or periods can already be difficult. … Read more
The Kerala Migrant Survey (KMS) 2023 had revealed that the number of student emigrants from the state has doubled in just five years. The results were published in June 2024 and the trend has only persisted. The trend of student migration will continue for the next 15 years due to demographic changes and rising aspirations, … Read more
Tamil movie Dragon is the sleeper hit of the season. After a successful run in cinemas, it is now drawing crowds on OTT. Dragon is just another popular Tamil film. The situations are predictable, even corny. The characters are often stereotypical. Cheese is always lurking and butts in from time to time. The lead character … Read more
On tackling heat stress, addressing pollution, making medicines affordable, improving cancer care, and more. The air is already sizzling even though it is early summer in India. The predictions for the the climate later in summer send a shiver down the spine, as heat islands have already emerged and are predicted to get more intense … Read more
Story so far: The death toll in the earthquake which hit central Myanmar has steadily climbed to over 2,000, bringing the country’s infrastructure, healthcare system and power network to their knees. Strife-torn since 2021 due to a military coup, Myanmar is facing an additional need for financial aid in the wake of the devasting calamity. Its … Read more
Doubling errors occur in handwriting but are less frequent. Representative photo. | Photo Credit: Cytonn Photography/Unsplash A: Analyses of large corpora of typed text reveal that these doubling errors are a common class of typographical errors. They only arise in words that have adjacent double letters, or geminates, and are attributed to a special repetition … Read more
Prenatal care (before birth), during pregnancy, and postnatal care (after birth) are crucial for ensuring a healthy pregnancy and newborn. As these aspects of care evolve, the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in maternal and neonatal health raises important questions, generating both interest and concern among medical practitioners. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), … Read more
In 2024, google processed more than 2 trillion searches, averaging 8.5 billion per day. Of this 5% were health related, that is 425 million per day or 18 million per hour!! The internet, we must remember, is a double edged weapon. Good and evil are two sides of the same coin. As the largest, most accessible source … Read more
FILE -Neneh Cherry poses for photographers upon arrival at the Burberry Spring Summer 2024 fashion show on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023 in London. (Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP, File) | Photo Credit: Vianney Le Caer Welcome to this edition of The Hindu on Books Newsletter. The shortlist for the Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction 2025 has been announced and the … Read more