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NYT Mini Crossword: See clues and answers for December 23, 2024

The Mini Crossword is a compact, fast-paced version of The New York Times' classic daily crossword, offering a quick challenge for puzzle enthusiasts. clues and answers for New York Time's 'Mini Crossword' for December 23, 2024 However, when a tricky clue throws off your rhythm, it can be just as frustrating as other viral word games like Wordle or Connections. …

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4 days, 11 hours ago

An academic session at The Music Academy that highlighted phrases common in ragas

The Hindu

S Adithyanarayanan The third day of the 98th Annual Conference and Concerts at The Music Academy featured two enlightening lecture demonstrations, the first of which was delivered by R. Hemalatha on the topic of ‘Similar Phraseologies in Non-Allied Ragas’. Songs of grief The second lecture demonstration of the day saw A. Ramanathan, assisted by S. Ramesh, present a thought-provoking lecture …

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5 days ago

Telangana HC rejects BJP MP Arvind's plea to quash FIRs over derogatory remarks against KCR

New Indian Express

HYDERABAD: Justice K Lakshman of the Telangana High Court on Wednesday dismissed three criminal petitions filed by BJP MP Dharmapuri Arvind seeking quashing of three FIRs lodged against him for allegedly using derogatory and unparliamentary language against the former chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao. The cases stem from complaints alleging that Arvind made defamatory, derogatory, demeaning and abusive remarks toward …

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S. Srivathsan’s unique ‘Ragam Tanam Mallari’ heightened the appeal of his concert

The Hindu

With a mallari taking cue from ragam-tanam, S. Srivathsan’s 35-minute suite after a neat centrepiece emerged as the highlight of his performance. The last two were a reminder of the first and last of the five ghana ragas sequenced in Tyagaraja’s famed Pancharatna kritis. ‘Sukhi evvaro’ opened placidly, but gained frills on entering the anupallavi portion, where the percussionists complemented …

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6 days, 11 hours ago

The appeal of a tune and its ability to cross genres

The Hindu

The first lec-dem of Day 2, titled ‘Encapsulating a Raga: Varnamettu’, was presented by Sangita Kala Acharya Ritha Rajan. She illustrated how traditional folk tunes naturally evolved into art music, citing examples like ‘Villnai otta’ and ‘Valli Kannavan’, with recorded clips of renditions by V.V. She demonstrated its adaptability with examples from other genres, such as ‘Vatapi Ganapathim’ in Hamsadhwani, …

Music Song Raga Matanga Varnamettu Brihaddeshi Ritha

1 week ago

Only Lord Ram's traditions will remain in India, not Babur's: Yogi Adityanath

India Today

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, speaking in the state Assembly on Monday, said that the traditions of Lord Ram, Krishna, and Buddha will remain in India, while the legacies of Babur and Aurangzeb will fade. The Chief Minister questioned, "Where is it written in the Constitution that a Hindu procession cannot be taken out in a Muslim-dominated area?" He …

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1 week ago

Memory problems? Here’s why poor sleep may be the cause — and how to fix it

Salon

Researchers have long wished to understand the connection between sleep and memory, especially how the brain encodes long-term memories during slow-wave sleep, or the deep sleep that occurs during the initial hours of one’s rest. While smartwatches can help optimize one’s sleep hygiene and are therefore “probably useful,” he argues there are much simpler ways to improve one’s sleep health. …

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1 week ago

China's 2024 recap in 10 new lexicons

China Daily

The top 10 new lexicons in 2024 in China were unveiled Tuesday by the National Language Resources Monitoring and Research Center, offering a glimpse into this year's economic, social, and cultural trends. The list includes phrases such as ultra-long-term special treasury bonds, youth night schools, Origin Wukong — China's independently developed third-generation superconducting quantum computer — and banweier, which means …

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1 week, 2 days ago

Niranjan Dindodi wove a rich tapestry of ragas

The Hindu

Niranjan Dindodi ushered in both halves of his concert with interesting preludes that had a similar pattern. The meditative ‘O Jagadamba’ by Syama Sastri earned special enrichment through a detailed niraval around ‘Anni bhuvanambulu’ of the first charanam. Taking cue was a bold Kalyani alapana that warmed up to reciting ‘Pankaja lochana’. After Gopalakrishna Bharati’s ‘Enneramum’ in Devagandhari and ‘Srimahabala’ …

Niranjan Bhairavi

1 week, 5 days ago

Use of phrases like ‘vote jihad’ in Maharashtra polls under ECI scanner, says official

Hindustan Times

The use of controversial phrases like “vote jihad” during the assembly election campaign in Maharashtra is under the Election Commission of India scanner, a poll official told the news agency PTI on Wednesday. The Election Commission of India Maharashtra's additional chief electoral officer Dr Kiran Kulkarni said that the use of such terms during the election campaign has serious repercussions. …

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54 years, 11 months ago

Luigi Mangione Is Everywhere

Wired

Within hours of Luigi Mangione being charged with the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on Monday, online stores were flooded with T-shirts, hoodies, mugs, stickers, and other merchandise praising the alleged shooter and featuring phrases like: “In this house, Luigi Mangione is a hero. These include a tote bag featuring pictures of the alleged shooter alongside the phrase “Mama, …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

These Common Phrases Are Actually Fat-Shaming

Huff Post

Carol Yepes via Getty Images Referring to certain foods as "bad" or saying that you "feel fat" are just two examples of common fat-shaming words in our society. A cheat day is “the idea that there’s a universally right way to eat and you can have a special day to be ‘bad,’” Osborn said. ‘At least you’ll be skinny after …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Hamzini Vytheeshwaran’s choice of kritis and well-nuanced alapanas stood out in her concert

The Hindu

Hamzini Vytheeshwaran, a disciple of Neyveli R. Santhanagopalan, sings with a reasonable measure of depth. Hamzini commenced her concert with the popular Thodi varnam, ‘Era napai’ in Adi tala, rendered in two speeds. The next surprise was an exposition of Chandrajyoti raga alapana, preceding the Tyagaraja composition ‘Baagayanayya’ in Adi tala, which is more appropriately sung in Deshadi talam. The …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

ED arrests two CAs, crypto trader in Rs 640-cr cyber fraud case

Deccan Chronicle

New Delhi: Two chartered accountants and a cryptocurrency trader have been arrested here in a money laundering investigation linked to a cyber fraud case of Rs 640 crore, the Enforcement Directorate said Wednesday. The money laundering probe stems from two FIRs filed by the Economic Offences Wing of the Delhi Police that were registered to probe charges of cyber fraud …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Oxford Word Of The Year 2024 Is ‘Brain Rot’ — You Know What It Is If You Are Into Doomscrolling

ABP News

Oxford Word of the Year 2024: How much time do you spend scrolling YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels, and Facebook videos? Oxford’s language experts reviewed public input, voting results, and language data to conclude that “brain rot” best encapsulates the collective experience and concerns of the past year. Definition And Origin OUP defines ‘Brain Rot’ as "the supposed deterioration of a …

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3 weeks, 2 days ago

6 Common Phrases You May Not Realize Are Condescending

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING While we may strive to be kind and compassionate in our communications with people, we’re bound to fall short sometimes. We’re being condescending when we speak to someone in a way that implies our own superiority, said journalist Celeste Headlee, author of “We Need to Talk: How to Have Conversations That Matter.” “It generally involves some kind …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

6 Toxic Phrases You Shouldn’t Say To Your Grandkids

Huff Post

Cyndi Monaghan via Getty Images Therapists explain why grandparents should consider avoiding this kind of language when spending time with their grandkids. “It’s never too late to start being more mindful of how you approach interactions with your grandchildren,” said Andrea Dorn, a psychotherapist and author of the “Mindful Steps” children’s book series. Have you put on weight?” Comments about …

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4 weeks ago

'Concealment Of Income' & 'Furnishing Inaccurate Income Particulars' Distinct Grounds For Penalty U/S 271(1)(c) Of IT Act, Can't Be Clubbed: Delhi HC

Live Law

The Delhi High Court has made it clear that when the Revenue proposes to impose penalty on an assessee under Section 271 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 for alleged 'concealment of particulars of income' or for 'furnishing inaccurate particulars of income'- it must specify which one of the two charges it seeks to press and the Revenue cannot be …

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1 month ago

Jaguar rebrand is pink, diverse and doesn’t feature any cars

Live Mint

Luxury automaker Jaguar is betting that a colorful and youthful rebrand will help it successfully launch fully into the electric-cars market. Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and chief executive of electric-vehicle maker Tesla, responded to Jaguar’s video on X by asking, “Do you sell cars?" Other X users asked whether the video was a joke, said it would cause …

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1 month ago

Lessons in democracy from the US elections

Hindustan Times

Donald Trump’s re-election as President of the United States has reignited debate on the key questions of our times. Until Trump’s victory, 2024, a year when nearly 40% of the world population headed to the ballot box, was being billed as the year of some democratic respite. For Trump’s voters, his questioning of the electoral process is a “democratic corrective” …

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1 month ago

Eco-zealots vandalise 20 cars and leave bizarre message on upmarket street in Edinburgh

Daily Mail

Militant eco-warriors have vandalised 20 cars on one of the most upmarket streets in the Scottish capital. Phrases included: 'These cars kill Valencians' – a reference to the Spanish province in which 217 died last month due to extensive flooding that was partly blamed on climate change. Phrases written on vehicles included: 'These cars kill Valencians' – a reference to …

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1 month ago

Instagram to let users reset recommendation algorithm, curb outdated content

India TV News

All major social media platforms utilise algorithms to recommend content to their users. To address this issue, Instagram recently announced that it is testing a feature that allows users to reset their recommendations. How it will work Resetting your recommendations allows you to start anew, enabling the app's algorithm to relearn your content preferences across the Explore page, home feed, …

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1 month ago

5 Things You Should Never Say To Your Partner When They’re Having Bad Anxiety

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING Living with anxiety can be debilitating and consuming. “It’s all in your head.” At the height of someone’s anxiety, worries and fears may be taking over their thoughts uncontrollably. “If it were that easy, people would do it.” It’s helpful to do things with a person as opposed to telling someone what to do on their own. …

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1 month ago

Why ‘Maladaptation’ is a Key Word in COP29

The Hindu

Published : Nov 18, 2024 16:04 IST - 6 MINS READ Finance is the top agenda at COP29, underway in Baku, Azerbaijan. Developing countries also raised clarity issues with the term “transformational adaptation” at IPCC-61. At COP29 as well, developing country parties opposed references to “transformational adaptation” with the African group saying the term is a non-starter. “The scope for …

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NYT Mini Crossword: See clues and answers for December 23, 2024

An academic session at The Music Academy that highlighted phrases common in ragas

Telangana HC rejects BJP MP Arvind's plea to quash FIRs over derogatory remarks against KCR

S. Srivathsan’s unique ‘Ragam Tanam Mallari’ heightened the appeal of his concert

The appeal of a tune and its ability to cross genres

Only Lord Ram's traditions will remain in India, not Babur's: Yogi Adityanath

Memory problems? Here’s why poor sleep may be the cause — and how to fix it

China's 2024 recap in 10 new lexicons

Niranjan Dindodi wove a rich tapestry of ragas

Use of phrases like ‘vote jihad’ in Maharashtra polls under ECI scanner, says official

Luigi Mangione Is Everywhere

These Common Phrases Are Actually Fat-Shaming

Hamzini Vytheeshwaran’s choice of kritis and well-nuanced alapanas stood out in her concert

ED arrests two CAs, crypto trader in Rs 640-cr cyber fraud case

Oxford Word Of The Year 2024 Is ‘Brain Rot’ — You Know What It Is If You Are Into Doomscrolling

6 Common Phrases You May Not Realize Are Condescending

6 Toxic Phrases You Shouldn’t Say To Your Grandkids

'Concealment Of Income' & 'Furnishing Inaccurate Income Particulars' Distinct Grounds For Penalty U/S 271(1)(c) Of IT Act, Can't Be Clubbed: Delhi HC

Jaguar rebrand is pink, diverse and doesn’t feature any cars

Lessons in democracy from the US elections

Eco-zealots vandalise 20 cars and leave bizarre message on upmarket street in Edinburgh

Instagram to let users reset recommendation algorithm, curb outdated content

5 Things You Should Never Say To Your Partner When They’re Having Bad Anxiety

Why ‘Maladaptation’ is a Key Word in COP29