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The sudden and tragic passing of Friends actor Matthew Perry has left fans and the entertainment industry in shock. Perry, who was laid to rest on Friday at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, passed away in a hot tub. However, the cause of his death remained unknown initially. The latest update reveals that the death certificate has listed the cause of death as deferred, citing pending toxicology reports and ongoing investigation. The autopsy, however, has been completed, according to information obtained by The Blast. At the…

Does your home never feel clean enough? Is it full of half-finished DIY and maintenance projects? Is your domestic life mainly about chores rather than rest or pleasure? If the answer to some or all of these questions is yes, you may be interested in the Cowan paradox.Forty years ago an American historian, Ruth Schwartz Cowan, revealed that the time spent on domestic labour by a typical household had not fallen since the 1870s, despite liberating new technologies such as washing machines and microwaves. This unexpected…

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In a big relief to Indian startups, the centre is likely to defer the Angel tax on non-residents to April 1, 2024. The Centre is learnt to have proposed amendments to the Finance Bill, which will likely be passed in the parliament today.In the union budget 2023, the government had proposed to amend the angel tax provision or the section 56(2) (viib) of the income tax act in the budget through finance bill.Also read | ETtech Explainer: Has the Budget 2023-24 resurrected 'angel tax'?The provision states that any premium…

Last Updated: March 01, 2023, 12:32 ISTAshram Flyover Extension (Photo: News18)The six-lane Ashram extension flyover in the national capital region will connect South Delhi with Noida and Ghaziabad while providing relief from traffic jamsThe inauguration of the Ashram flyover extension in Delhi, which was likely to take place on February 28, has been postponed. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was supposed to inaugurate the upgraded flyover. According to news agency PTI, the delay was a result of the arrest of Delhi Deputy…

Businesses and lawyers are beginning to assess what the Federal Trade Commission’s proposed ban of noncompete clauses in employment contracts could mean for worker mobility, wages and the way future compensation agreements are structured. While a full or partial ban could expand the pool of potential hires, it also would weaken a tool that employers have come to rely on to retain talent and protect trade secrets and other proprietary information, lawyers say. More companies likely would turn to a patchwork of alternative…

CLIMATE SCIENCE Space station carbon mapper faces demise An orbiting fridge-size sensor that uses lasers to map forest structure—key to understanding how much carbon trees sequester—is set to plummet to a fiery destruction in the atmosphere in 2023 unless NASA extends its tenure. Researchers and some U.S. Congress members are lobbying the agency to reconsider its plan to jettison the Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) instrument from the International…

Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari has taken to social media outlet Twitter to announce that the rule making 6 airbags compulsory in all passenger cars sold in India has been deferred to the 1st of October 2023. The deferment is for a full year, and the minister has added that it’s due to supply chain constraints. Here’s what he tweeted, Safety of all passengers travelling in motor vehicles irrespective of their cost and variants is the foremost priority. — Nitin Gadkari (@nitin_gadkari) September 29, 2022 Currently,…

How do we make a stable match between students and schools?Photo by Anoir Chafik on UnsplashThe study of matching investigates stable matchings among people, institutes and goods. Starting with Gale and Shapley (1962)’s deferred acceptance (DA) algorithm, this study has been successfully utilised in the real world, especially in school choice since the early 2000s. In this blog post, I will briefly explain the background of matching/school choice theory and its theoretical development and show python implementation of the…

The Delhi high court on Monday deferred hearing on the plea by Bollywood actress Juhi Chawla in connection with the dismissal of her lawsuit against 5G wireless network technology.Justice Sanjeev Narula recused from hearing Chawla's plea and directed that it be listed before another bench on July 29.“Subject to the order of the Chief Justice, list before another bench on July 29,” the judge said.Last week, Justice J R Midha had directed that Chawla's application, which seeks that her lawsuit against 5G rollout be declared…