BTech student jumps to his death from 11th floor flat in Ahmedabad | Ahmedabad News

Ahmedabad: A 19-year-old BTech student from a university in Anand died after allegedly jumping from an 11th-floor apartment near Pandit Deendayal Energy University (PDEU) in Gandhinagar late on Sunday night.Infocity Police have registered a case of accidental death and are probing the circumstances leading to his death, including the student’s last phone conversation. According to…

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China Economy: China’s economy struggles to regain domestic momentum despite export boom: Report

China’s domestic economy continues to face significant headwinds despite robust export growth, with consumer spending, property activity and credit demand remaining weak, according to a recent market strategy report by Jefferies.The report said there is “a continuing lack of any evidence of a pickup in domestic demand”, underscoring persistent challenges in the world’s second-largest economy…

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Nasrapur rape-murder convict gets death penalty; victim’s family says justice served | Pune News

Death for 65-year-old in Nasrapur child rape-murder case PUNE: Tears rolled down the cheeks of family members of Nasrapur rape-murder victim as the special fast track court pronounced death sentence to the convict (65) on Monday.The three-year-old girl’s parents described the sentence as a step towards justice for their daughter. Her mother said, “We are…

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‘I, Nobody’ box office collections day 3: Prithviraj Sukumaran’s thriller sees 9.6% drop; Worldwide gross reaches Rs 8.31 crore | Malayalam Movie News

‘I, Nobody’ box office collections day 3: Prithviraj Sukumaran’s thriller sees 9.6% drop; Worldwide gross reaches Rs 8.31 crore Prithviraj Sukumaran and Parvathy Thiruvothu‘s investigative thriller ‘I, Nobody’ continued its theatrical journey on its third day. While the film remained steady at the ticket counters, it recorded a slight dip in collections compared to Friday….

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Most scuba divers believed they rarely touched reefs; underwater observers found more than 40% of contacts caused visible damage

A researcher following scuba divers for this project Most scuba divers believe they rarely touch fragile seabed ecosystems, yet underwater observers tracking hundreds of tourists found that more than 40 per cent of their physical contacts caused visible damage to living coral structures.Research published in The Conversation by marine scientists and dive professionals revealed that…

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Study shows world spoke tens of thousands more languages in antiquity than today

People currently use roughly 7,500 languages, finds study WASHINGTON: Globally, people currently use roughly 7,500 languages, with English, Mandarin Chinese, Hindi, Spanish, Arabic and French the most common, counting native and non-native speakers. That is a lot of languages. But it is a far cry from the peak number historically.Researchers used mathematical modelling and insights…

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