science and technology Aurangabad train mishap: Mortal remains of 16 migrant labourers sent to MP By Published On :: Saturday, May 09, 2020, 08:12 +0530 The mortal remains of the 16 migrant labourers, who were killed after a goods train ran over them in Maharashtra’s Aurangabad on Friday, had been sent to their native state Madhya Pradesh on a special train. Full Article
science and technology Excise duty on liquor increased by 25%: Assam Industries and Commerce Minister By Published On :: Saturday, May 09, 2020, 08:12 +0530 The Assam government has taken several crucial decisions in its Cabinet meeting including increasing the excise duty on liquor by 25 percent."In the Cabinet, we took several decisions which included increasing the excise duty on liquor by 25 percent. Full Article
science and technology AIIMS medical experts sent to Gujarat after sharp rise in coronavirus COVID-19 cases, fatalities By Published On :: Saturday, May 09, 2020, 08:19 +0530 With Gujarat reporting a large number of coronavirus COVID-19 cases and fatalities, medical experts from AIIMS, including its director Dr Randeep Guleria, have rushed to Ahmedabad to provide expert guidance to doctors there on COVID-19 management. Full Article
science and technology Sub-Inspector, 4 Naxals killed in encounter in Chhattisgarh; 1 AK-47 rifle, 1 SLR weapon seized By Published On :: Saturday, May 09, 2020, 09:17 +0530 One Chhattisgarh Police Sub Inspector (SI) lost his life and 4 banned CPI-M Maoists were killed in an encounter near Pardhoni village under Manpur police station limits on Saturday. Full Article
science and technology NHRC issues notice to Maharashtra govt over deaths of migrant workers in Aurangabad train mishap, seeks details By Published On :: Saturday, May 09, 2020, 10:34 +0530 Taking suo motu cognizance of media reports, the Commission has directed State Chief Secretary and District Magistrate of Aurangabad to submit a detailed report within four weeks. Full Article
science and technology No hike in school fees in academic year 2020-21: Maharashtra Education Department By Published On :: Saturday, May 09, 2020, 11:35 +0530 Giving a big relief to parents during the coronavirus COVID-19 crisis, the Maharashtra Education Department has announced that there will be no hike in school fees in the academic year 2020-21. Full Article
science and technology 714 police personnel infected with COVID-19 in Maharashtra; 194 cases of assault on cops during lockdown By Published On :: Saturday, May 09, 2020, 12:45 +0530 As many as 98,774 cases were registered and 19,082 persons were arrested for violating prohibitory orders during the COVID-19 lockdown in the state. Full Article
science and technology Man commits suicide after killing wife, minor son in Bikaner By Published On :: Saturday, May 09, 2020, 13:13 +0530 The incident occurred in the Jasrasar police station area, where the man, identified as Suresh, allegedly thrashed his wife Suman (35) and an 11-year-old son in a fit of rage over some issue on Friday night. Full Article
science and technology Migrants resort to violence in Gujarat's Surat, pelt stones at police, damage vehicles; 50 detained By Published On :: Saturday, May 09, 2020, 13:48 +0530 The incident took place in Mora village near the industrial town of Hazira. Full Article
science and technology Bois Locker Room: Petition filed in Delhi HC seeks SIT, CBI probe in the case By Published On :: Saturday, May 09, 2020, 13:59 +0530 A public interest litigation (PIL) has been moved in Delhi High Court on Saturday (May 9, 2020) seeking a SIT or CBI investigation into the case related to 'Bois Locker Room' social media group, in which nearly 22 teenage boys allegedly shared objectionable pictures of minor girls and discussed about raping women. Full Article
science and technology Man attacks 2 police officers, constable with chopper in Mumbai By Published On :: Saturday, May 09, 2020, 15:45 +0530 Two police officers and a constable were injured after a 27-year-old man attacked them with a chopper in south Mumbai early today, police said. Full Article
science and technology ED attaches part of AJL Mumbai building worth Rs 16.38 cr; charges Moti Lal Vora By Published On :: Saturday, May 09, 2020, 15:54 +0530 A portion of a nine-storey building in Mumbai's tony Bandra area, valued Rs16.38 crore, has been attached by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with its money-laundering probe against the Congress-party promoted Associated Journals Limited (AJL). Full Article
science and technology Yogi Adityanath reviews COVID-19 situation in Uttar Pradesh By Published On :: Saturday, May 09, 2020, 16:23 +0530 Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday (May 9) stressed on the need to understand the "chemistry of corona while administering its treatment". Full Article
science and technology Two held in Shamli for 'objectionable' WhatsApp post against PM Narendra Modi, Sonia Gandhi By Published On :: Saturday, May 09, 2020, 16:28 +0530 A case was registered against the two men under Sections 67 and 67A of the Information Technology Act and Indian Penal Code Sections 500 Full Article
science and technology Chhattisgarh's first CM Ajit Jogi suffers cardiac arrest, put on ventilator, condition serious By Published On :: Saturday, May 09, 2020, 16:46 +0530 A bureaucrat-turned politician, Ajit Jogi had served as the first CM of Chhattisgarh from November 2000 to November 2003 in then Congress government, after the state came into existence. Full Article
science and technology Riyaz Naikoo encounter: Private mobile phones restored in Kashmir, internet remains suspended By Published On :: Saturday, May 09, 2020, 17:23 +0530 The situation in the valley, which has been witnessing lockdown since the third week of March due to COVID-19 pandemic, was generally calm barring a few local protests in some villages of Pulwama in south Kashmir. Full Article
science and technology Protests in Visakhapatnam over gas leak incident, locals demand closure of LG Polymers chemical plant By Published On :: Saturday, May 09, 2020, 17:48 +0530 The incident took place even as state Director General of Police DG Sawang was inspecting the vapour leak spot and talking to the management on the measures taken to restore normalcy. Full Article
science and technology Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin claims responsibility for Handwara attack, says 'India has upper hand' — Video By Published On :: Saturday, May 09, 2020, 19:16 +0530 Almost five days after the encounter operation in Jammu and Kashmir's Handwara that claimed lives of five security personnel including a decorate officer, the Pakistan-based Hizbul Mujahideen, headed by Syed Salahuddin, has reportedly claimed the responsibility. Full Article
science and technology Handbook of Sport Psychology, 2 Volume Set, 4th Edition By www.wiley.com Published On :: 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z The fourth edition of a classic, leading resource for the field of sport, exercise, and performance psychologyNow expanded to two volumes, and featuring a wealth of new chapters from highly respected scholars in the field, this all-new edition of the Handbook of Sports Psychology draws on an international roster of experts and scholars in the field who have assembled state-of-the-art knowledge into this thorough, well-rounded, and accessible volume Read More... Full Article
science and technology The Wiley Handbook of Healthcare Treatment Engagement: Theory, Research, and Clinical Practice By www.wiley.com Published On :: 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z Against a global backdrop of problematic adherence to medical treatment, this volume addresses and provides practical solutions to the simple question: “Why don’t patients take treatments that could save their lives?”The Wiley handbook of Healthcare Treatment Engagementoffers a guide to the theory, research and clinical practice of promoting patient engagement in healthcare treatment at individual, organizational and systems levels. The concept of Read More... Full Article
science and technology Informality Revisited: Latin American Perspectives on Housing, the State and the Market By www.wiley.com Published On :: 2020-04-20T04:00:00Z Informality Revisited offers an overview of recent debates about Latin American government programmes for the formalisation of informal settlements and housing provision in a neo-liberal context. Contributions from Latin American researchers analyse the contradictions in government actions and evaluate the consequences for urban poverty. Read More... Full Article
science and technology A Companion to Adorno By www.wiley.com Published On :: 2020-04-21T04:00:00Z A definitive contribution to scholarship on Adorno, bringing together the foremost experts in the fieldAs one of the leading continental philosophers of the last century, and one of the pioneering members of the Frankfurt School, Theodor W. Adorno is the author of numerous influentialand at times quite radicalworks on diverse topics in aesthetics, social theory, moral philosophy, and the history of modern philosophy, all of which concern the contradictions Read More... Full Article
science and technology Microaggressions in Everyday Life, 2nd Edition By www.wiley.com Published On :: 2020-04-21T04:00:00Z The essential, authoritative guide to microaggressions, revised and updatedThe revised and updated second edition of Microaggressions in Everyday Life presents an introduction to the concept of microaggressions, classifies the various types of microaggressions, and offers solutions for ending microaggressions at the individual, group, and community levels. The authorsnoted experts on the topicexplore the psychological effects of microaggressions Read More... Full Article
science and technology The Handbook of Magazine Studies By www.wiley.com Published On :: 2020-04-21T04:00:00Z A scholarly work examining the continuing evolution of the magazinepart of the popular Handbooks in Media and Communication seriesThe Handbook of Magazine Studies is a wide-ranging study of the ways in which the political economy of magazines has dramatically shifted in recent yearsand continues to do so at a rapid pace. Essays from emerging and established scholars explore the cultural function of magazine media in light of significant changes Read More... Full Article
science and technology A Left that Dares to Speak Its Name: 34 Untimely Interventions By www.wiley.com Published On :: 2020-04-27T04:00:00Z With irrepressible humor, Slavoj iek dissects our current political and social climate, discussing everything from Jordan Peterson and sex “unicorns” to Greta Thunberg and Chairman Mao. Taking aim at his enemies on the Left, Right, and Center, he argues that contemporary society can only be properly understood from a communist standpoint.Why communism? The greater the triumph of global capitalism, the more its dangerous antagonisms multiply: climate Read More... Full Article
science and technology A Left that Dares to Speak Its Name: 34 Untimely Interventions By www.wiley.com Published On :: 2020-04-27T04:00:00Z With irrepressible humor, Slavoj iek dissects our current political and social climate, discussing everything from Jordan Peterson and sex “unicorns” to Greta Thunberg and Chairman Mao. Taking aim at his enemies on the Left, Right, and Center, he argues that contemporary society can only be properly understood from a communist standpoint.Why communism? The greater the triumph of global capitalism, the more its dangerous antagonisms multiply: climate Read More... Full Article
science and technology Can Science Resolve the Nature / Nurture Debate? By www.wiley.com Published On :: 2020-04-27T04:00:00Z Following centuries of debate about "nature and nurture" the discovery of DNA established the idea that nature (genes) determines who we are, relegating nurture (environment) to icing on the cake. Since the 1950s, the new science of epigenetics has demonstrated how cellular environments and certain experiences and behaviors influence gene expression at the molecular level, with significant implications for health and wellbeing. To the amazement of Read More... Full Article
science and technology Political Geography: A Critical Introduction By www.wiley.com Published On :: 2020-04-27T04:00:00Z Brings political geography to lifeexplores key concepts, critical debates, and contemporary research in the field. Political geography is the study of how power struggles both shape and are shaped by the places in which they occurthe spatial nature of political power. PoliticalGeography: A Critical Introduction helps students understand how power is related to space, place, and territory, illustrating how everyday life and the world of global conflict Read More... Full Article
science and technology Image Beyond the Screen: Projection Mapping By www.wiley.com Published On :: 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z Videomapping with its use of digital images is an audiovisual format that has gained traction with the creative industries. It consists of projecting images onto diverse surfaces, according to their geometric characteristics. It is also synonymous with spatial augmented reality, projection mapping and spatial correspondence.Image Beyond the Screen lays the foundations for a field of interdisciplinary study, encompassing the audiovisual, humanities Read More... Full Article
science and technology The World's Construction Mechanism: Trajectories, Imbalances, and the Future of Societies By www.wiley.com Published On :: 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z The interdisciplinarity between the biological and human sciences is here to serve a daring objective: to decipher, by means of a logical chain, the explanatory factors of human trajectories and imbalances between societies and nations. To do this, The World’s Construction Mechanism is based on an unprecedented analysis of the dynamics of the human species, combining the contributions of anthropology, archeology, biology, climatology, economics, geography Read More... Full Article
science and technology Essentials of the California Verbal Learning Test: CVLT-C, CVLT-2, & CVLT3 By www.wiley.com Published On :: 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z Part of Wiley's Essentials of Psychological Assessment series, this book covers the administration, scoring, and interpretation of the CVLT-C, CVLT-II, and CVLT-3. Additionally, readers will find a discussion of the strengths and weaknesses of the assessment, a review of the CVLT's performance in clinical populations, and illustrative case reports. Each chapter ends with a Test Yourself section for enhanced learning. Read More... Full Article
science and technology Intervention Library: Finding Interventions and Resources for Students and Teachers (IL:FIRST v1.0) By www.wiley.com Published On :: 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z Read More... Full Article
science and technology Psycho-Criminological Approaches to Stalking Behavior: An International Perspective By www.wiley.com Published On :: 2020-05-04T04:00:00Z Provides multidisciplinary coverage of stalking behavior worldwide from both academic and practical approachesPsycho-Criminological Approaches to Stalking Behavior: The International Perspective is a thorough, up-to-date overview of stalking perpetration and victimization in different regions of the world. This authoritative book brings together contributions from a team of leading scholars and practitioners that discuss a diverse range of interrelated Read More... Full Article
science and technology Psycho-Criminological Approaches to Stalking Behavior: An International Perspective By www.wiley.com Published On :: 2020-05-04T04:00:00Z Provides multidisciplinary coverage of stalking behavior worldwide from both academic and practical approachesPsycho-Criminological Approaches to Stalking Behavior: The International Perspective is a thorough, up-to-date overview of stalking perpetration and victimization in different regions of the world. This authoritative book brings together contributions from a team of leading scholars and practitioners that discuss a diverse range of interrelated Read More... Full Article
science and technology Companion to Women's and Gender Studies By www.wiley.com Published On :: 2020-05-04T04:00:00Z A comprehensive overview of the interdisciplinary field of Women's and Gender Studies, featuring original contributions from leading experts from around the worldThe Companion to Women's and Gender Studies is a comprehensive resource for students and scholars alike, exploring the central concepts, theories, themes, debates, and events in this dynamic field. Contributions from leading scholars and researchers cover a wide range of topics while providing Read More... Full Article
science and technology Faceworld By www.wiley.com Published On :: 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z We have long accepted the face as the most natural and self-evident thing, believing that in it we could read, as if on a screen, our emotions and our doubts, our anger and joy. We have decorated them, made them up, designed them, as if the face were the true calling card of our personality, the public manifestation of our inner being. Nothing could be further from the truth. Rather than a window opening onto our inner nature, the face has always Read More... Full Article
science and technology The New Rules of Marketing and PR: How to Use Content Marketing, Podcasting, Social Media, AI, Live Video, and Newsjacking to Reach Buyers Directly, 7th Edition By www.wiley.com Published On :: 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z The seventh edition of the pioneering guide to generating attention for your idea or business, packed with new and updated informationIn the Digital Age, marketing tactics seem to change on a day-to-day basis. As the ways we communicate continue to evolve, keeping pace with the latest trends in social media, the newest online videos, the latest mobile apps, and all the other high-tech influences can seem an almost impossible task. How can you keep Read More... Full Article
science and technology Faceworld By www.wiley.com Published On :: 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z We have long accepted the face as the most natural and self-evident thing, believing that in it we could read, as if on a screen, our emotions and our doubts, our anger and joy. We have decorated them, made them up, designed them, as if the face were the true calling card of our personality, the public manifestation of our inner being. Nothing could be further from the truth. Rather than a window opening onto our inner nature, the face has always Read More... Full Article
science and technology A World Religions Reader, 4th Edition By www.wiley.com Published On :: 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z A comprehensive and accessible textbook which explores the traditions and beliefs of the world’s living religions– the fully updated and revised new editionThe World Religions Reader is an inclusive, student-friendly examination of the history, teaching, practices, and appeal of the world’s major religions. Covering both the fundamentals and complexities of each religious tradition, this popular textbook brings together significant texts from scriptures Read More... Full Article
science and technology A Companion to the Ancient Near East, 2nd Edition By www.wiley.com Published On :: 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z The new edition of the popular survey of Near Eastern civilization from the Bronze Age to the era of Alexander the GreatA Companion to the Ancient Near East explores the history of the region from 4400 BCE to the Macedonian conquest of the Persian Empire in 330 BCE. Original and revised essays from a team of distinguished scholars from across disciplines address subjects including the politics, economics, architecture, and heritage of ancient Mesopotamia Read More... Full Article
science and technology Fear of Hell: Images of Damnation and Salvation in Early Modern Europe By www.wiley.com Published On :: 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z Read More... Full Article
science and technology History and Imperialism: Writings, 1963-1986 By www.wiley.com Published On :: 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z Writings on History brings together a selection of texts by Louis Althusser dating from 1963 to 1986, including essays, a lecture, notes to his collaborators, and the transcript of an informal 1963 discussion of literary history. The centrepiece of this collection is Althusser’s previously unpublished Book on Imperialism, a theorization of globalized capitalism that remained unfinished. All these writings are concerned with the place of history in Read More... Full Article
science and technology History and Imperialism: Writings, 1963-1986 By www.wiley.com Published On :: 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z Writings on History brings together a selection of texts by Louis Althusser dating from 1963 to 1986, including essays, a lecture, notes to his collaborators, and the transcript of an informal 1963 discussion of literary history. The centrepiece of this collection is Althusser’s previously unpublished Book on Imperialism, a theorization of globalized capitalism that remained unfinished. All these writings are concerned with the place of history in Read More... Full Article
science and technology Crimes Unspoken: The Rape of German Women at the End of the Second World War By www.wiley.com Published On :: 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z The soldiers who occupied Germany after the Second World War were not only liberators: they also brought with them a new threat, as women throughout the country became victims of sexual violence. In this disturbing and carefully researched book, the historian Miriam Gebhardt reveals for the first time the scale of this human tragedy, which continued long after the hostilities had ended.Discussion in recent years of the rape of German women committed Read More... Full Article
science and technology Western Civilization: A Brief History By www.wiley.com Published On :: 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z A comprehensive yet concise introduction to Western Civilization, designed to interest and engage contemporary studentsWestern Civilization: A Brief History is a concise one-volume survey that covers the subject’s ancient origins through to the early 21st century. Stressing social and intellectual history, rather than merely listing names and dates, this stimulating resource offers a more consistent and reader-friendly narrative than traditional textbooks Read More... Full Article
science and technology The History of Texas, 6th Edition By www.wiley.com Published On :: 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z The most comprehensive, best-illustrated survey of the Lone Star Statethe new, updated edition of the classic textThe History of Texas offers a sweeping exploration of the Lone Star State, covering its history from the pre-Columbian period, to the era of Spanish control, to nineteenth century watershed events, through the 1900s and into the new millennium. This engaging, student-friendly textbook looks at how people of diverse politics, identity, Read More... Full Article
science and technology Peers and Politics, c. 1650 - 1850: Essays in Honour of Clyve Jones By www.wiley.com Published On :: 2020-03-16T04:00:00Z A collection of essays in honour of Clyve Jones who has made an incomparable contribution to our understanding of the history of the Westminster house of lords – its politics, procedures and business – and to the history of the English and Scottish peerage more generally Read More... Full Article
science and technology A Companion to Television, 2nd Edition By www.wiley.com Published On :: 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z The latest edition of the acclaimed volume on television studies, featuring new original essays from leading scholars in the fieldAlthough the digital age has radically altered the media and communications landscape worldwide, television continues to play a significant part of our lives. From its earliest beginnings through to the present day, television and its influence has been the subject of extensive study, critique, and analysis. Read More... Full Article
science and technology A Companion to U.S. Foreign Relations: Colonial Era to the Present By www.wiley.com Published On :: 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z Covers the entire range of the history of U.S. foreign relations from the colonial period to the beginning of the 21st century.A Companion to U.S. Foreign Relations is an authoritative guide to past and present scholarship on the history of American diplomacy and foreign relations from its seventeenth century origins to the modern day. This two-volume reference work presents a collection of historiographical essays by prominent scholars. The essays Read More... Full Article
science and technology Wiley Blackwell Companion to Christian Martyrdom By www.wiley.com Published On :: 2020-04-06T04:00:00Z A unique, wide-ranging volume exploring the historical, religious, cultural, political, and social aspects of Christian martyrdomAlthough a well-studied and researched topic in early Christianity, martyrdom had become a relatively neglected subject of scholarship by the latter half of the 20th century. However, in the years following the attack on the Twin Towers on September 11, 2001, the study of martyrdom has experienced a remarkable resurgence Read More... Full Article