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 India has a long history of experiencing floods, with various regions being prone to annual monsoon flooding. Flooding in India can be attributed to a combination of factors such as heavy rainfall, inadequate drainage systems, deforestation, urbanization, and poor infrastructure in flood-prone areas. These factors often contribute to devastating consequences for the affected communities and the country as a whole. The monsoon season, which typically occurs from June to September, brings heavy rainfall across different parts of India. While the monsoons are vital for agricultural productivity, excessive or poorly distributed rainfall can lead to flash floods and riverine flooding. The states of Assam, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, and Kerala are among the most flood-prone regions in the country. Floods in India have severe impacts on human lives, infrastructure, and the economy. Thousands of people are displaced each year, losing their homes, livelihoods, and even their lives....

 Introduction: The question of whether science can rule out the existence of God is a subject of ongoing debate. While science is a powerful tool for understanding the natural world, its scope is limited to empirical observations and testable hypotheses. Exploring the relationship between science and the concept of God requires careful consideration of the different realms they address. Scientific Method and the Natural World: The scientific method relies on empirical evidence, experimentation, and logical reasoning to understand the natural world. It seeks to explain phenomena through observable and measurable data. By its nature, science is restricted to investigating the physical universe and the laws that govern it. The Limitations of Science: God, as a concept, typically goes beyond the realm of empirical observation. Traditional religious beliefs often involve metaphysical claims that cannot be directly tested or measured through scientific methods. God is often described as ...

The unfortunate thing is that our country's women wrestlers are protesting against Brij Bhushan Sharan at Jantar Mantar, but there isn't a feminist standing by the side of any women wrestlers! If such misbehaviour occurs with a famous female sportsperson from another country, feminists in our country will go ahead and support her on social media!

 Tucker Carlson is an American conservative political commentator, author, and television personality. He is the host of the prime-time opinion talk show "Tucker Carlson Tonight" on the Fox News Channel, which debuted in 2016.  Before joining Fox News, Carlson worked as a journalist, columnist, and commentator for various media outlets, including CNN, MSNBC, and PBS. He is also the co-founder and former editor-in-chief of The Daily Caller, a conservative news and opinion website. Carlson is known for his conservative views on politics, social issues, and foreign policy, and has been criticized for making controversial statements on various topics. He has authored several books, including "Ship of Fools: How a Selfish Ruling Class is Bringing America to the Brink of Revolution" and "The Long Slide: Thirty Years in American Journalism".

Do you ever catch yourself criticising yourself? Although self-doubt and negative self-talk are frequent, it's crucial to learn how to overcome them and increase your confidence. Speaking kind things to yourself is one of the most effective strategies to do this. Start by deliberately replacing negative ideas with positive affirmations whenever they appear. Say to yourself, for instance, "I am well-prepared and capable of presenting a great presentation" if you're feeling nervous before giving a presentation. By being grateful, you can increase your confidence further. Every day, take a moment to think about your accomplishments, relationships, and other good aspects of your life. Changing your perspective to one of enjoying the positives will help you stop concentrating on the bad. It's also crucial to set reasonable objectives and recognise your successes, no matter how minor they may seem. This might give you motivation to continue working towards your objectiv...

  Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) is a specialized bank that provides financial services to technology and life science companies, as well as venture capital and private equity firms. It was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California. SVB offers a range of banking services to its clients, including commercial banking, investment banking, asset management, private banking, and treasury management. The bank is known for its expertise in the technology industry and has become a key financial partner for many tech startups, providing financing and advice to help them grow and succeed. Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) is a specialized bank that provides financial services to technology and life science companies, as well as venture capital and private equity firms. It was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California. SVB offers a range of banking services to its clients, including commercial banking, investment banking, asset management, private banking, and t...

Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud on March 3 remarked that “we live in an age where people are low on patience and tolerance”. The CJI made the statement while speaking about the effects of social media on society. He said that people are not willing to accept perspectives that are different from their own. He further noted that something which is said as a passing remark germinated into a theory that cannot be tested rationally. While COVID might have pushed the human race to its edge, it also presented an opportunity to ‘internationalize ideas’. “This is truly something which holds hope for us as we emerge from darkness cast on us in 2020-2021,” the CJI observed. Judiciary and technology:

  The Indian conglomerate had been in advanced discussions to take control of Bisleri and the parties were working on finalizing the structure of a transaction, the people said Topics Tata group  |  Stake sale  |  Parle Baiju Kalesh  &  P R Sanjai | Bloomberg   Last Updated at March 1, 2023 07:43 IST Tata Group’s talks for a majority stake in Bisleri International Pvt, one of India’s largest bottled water makers, have stalled overvaluation, according to people familiar with the matter. The Indian conglomerate had been in advanced discussions to take control of Bisleri and the parties were working on finalizing the structure of a transaction, the people said. Bisleri’s owners were looking to raise about $1 billion from a deal, the people said. Negotiations later hit a snag as the  companies  were unable to agree on a valuation, said the people, who asked not to be identified as the information is private. Discussions between Tata and ...

The G20, or Group of Twenty, is an international forum of 19 countries and the European Union. The G20 represents the world's major economies and brings together leaders from these countries to discuss and coordinate global economic and financial issues. The member countries include Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The G20 accounts for around 85% of the global gross domestic product (GDP) and two-thirds of the world's population. The G20 holds annual summits where leaders discuss various issues, including economic growth, international trade, financial regulation, and climate change.

  Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)’s Shelly Oberoi, 39, was elected as the mayor as the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD)’s session for the mayoral polls was convened for the fourth time on Wednesday after the election could not be held with the earlier three sessions over two months plunging into chaos. The AAP and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have blamed each other for the delay in the polls. The BJP said the AAP did not want to elect a mayor. The AAP alleged the BJP was trying to hijack the House so it can continue to run MCD through nominated members. MCD earlier convened on January 6, January 24, and February 6 but descended into chaos each time. The election could not take place earlier due to pro-tem presiding officer Satya Sharma’s decision to allow voting rights to the nominated aldermen. Oberoi was declared the winner after she got 150 votes compared to BJP’s Rekha Gupta’s 116, days after lieutenant governor VK Saxena on Saturday approved a proposal to convene the session of MCD ...

  By Anshuman Sharma ChatGPT has sent shockwaves through higher education, creating a moral panic about the threat that artificial intelligence (AI) poses to the classroom. As  critical media   literacy scholars , we are not panicking, and we do not think any educator should. Developed by  OpenAI ,  ChatGPT  is a chatbot released in late 2022. Industry insiders were amazed by the technology, with Microsoft quickly moving to integrate  OpenAI  features into its products. Among other functions,  ChatGPT , currently offered as a free research preview, can write well-formulated essays on a series of topics. According to  Inside Higher Ed ,  students are using it to generate outlines, bibliographies, and tutoring concepts. Meanwhile, educators are confirming cheating rings composed of students using ChatGPT. The ubiquity and effectiveness of ChatGPT have “ alarmed ” universities and led many professors to  alter  their syllabus...

  Mr. Stalin said the PM's speech was "full of rhetoric", but did not have any explanation on the BBC documentary or the Adani issue. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin today slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the state's Governor RN Ravi. Regarding several questions raised by Congress MP Rahul Gandhi in his recent Parliament speech, he said he has learnt from the Prime Minister the art of speaking for hours without answering anyone's questions. "There are several allegations against the PM and the BJP government, but he hasn't responded to anything. He says the trust of the people is his protective shield. The people don't think so," he said. Mr Stalin further said the PM's speech was "full of rhetoric", but did not have any explanation on the BBC documentary (on the 2002 Gujarat riots) or the Adani issue (allegations of stock manipulation by Adani group companies). "Allegations against the Adani group are direct allega...

  Human hands let us solve a wide variety of tasks. For the past 60 years of robotics, hard tasks which humans accomplish with their fixed pair of hands have required designing a custom robot for   each task . As an alternative, people have spent   many decades trying to use general-purpose robotic hardware , but with limited success due to their high degrees of freedom. In particular, the hardware we use here is not new—the robot hand we use has been around for the last 15 years—but the software approach is. Since May 2017, we’ve been trying to train a human-like robotic hand to solve the  Rubik’s Cube . We set this goal because we believe that successful training such a robotic hand to do complex manipulation tasks lays the foundation for general-purpose robots. We solved the Rubik’s Cube in simulation in July 2017. But as of July 2018, we could only  manipulate a block  on the robot. Now, we’ve reached our initial goal.

LISA MARIE PRESLEY ,  the singer whose blues-tinged voice carried across three albums and the only child of Elvis Presley, died on Thursday at the age of 54. “It is with a heavy heart that I must share the devastating news that my beautiful daughter Lisa Marie has left us,” her mother, Priscilla Presley, said in a statement, according to  The Associated Press . “She was the most passionate, strong, and loving woman I have ever known.” The announcement came just hours after her mother had confirmed she was rushed to a local hospital earlier Thursday. Presley had suffered  cardiac arrest  at her home in Calabasas, the L.A. County Fire Dept. confirmed to  Rolling Stone . Just days before the incident, Presley attended the Golden Globes alongside her mother, Priscilla, where  Austin Butler, who portrayed Elvis in the biopic about the musician, was awarded the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama. “Lisa Marie, Priscilla, I love you forever,” B...

  The Ivy League think tank where lawyers found classified materials linked to the Obama White House is a patronage mill for the Biden administration, raising suspicions among critics that its establishment attracted tens of millions in donations from anonymous Chinese donors. The Department of Justice is currently probing how  “a small number” of classified documents  from President Biden’s years as vice president ended up at the Washington, DC, think tank that bears his name, the White House confirmed Monday. A second batch of papers were  found at an additional location , it was reported Wednesday. The University of Pennsylvania received more than $30 million from Chinese donors shortly after the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement, which functioned as an office for Joe Biden before he was elected president, was announced in 2017, according to public records. “The Penn Biden Center is a dark money, revolving door nightmare where foreign competito...

  Russia's mercenary Wagner Group has claimed control over the town of Soledar in eastern Ukraine - but Kyiv says its soldiers are holding out. Russia's media carried a statement purported to be by the Wagner head, Yevgeniy Prigozhin, who said Ukrainians were now encircled in the city centre. Ukraine's Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar earlier said that "heavy fighting is continuing". The claims by both sides have not been independently verified. In the reported statement late on Tuesday, Mr Prigozhin said: "Wagner units took control of the entire territory of Soledar. A cauldron has been formed in the centre of the city in which urban fighting is going on." The statement stressed that only Wagner fighters - who are not part of the Russian armed forces - were taking part "in the storming" of Soledar. Meanwhile, Ms Maliar said a few hours before that "the enemy does not pay attention to the large losses of its personnel and continues to ...