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Music is therapeutic in many ways. But how has life changed for musicians and other personalities in the space since March 2020? Does convenience lead to a slack in the quality of music that one listens to?

In this episode of Stage Business, we speak with Mathew J S R Raj, the Director of NAM Academy of Music in Chennai. During our discussion, Mathew shares his views on stage magic, online recitals and the influence of OTT platforms in the music space.

Many doctors across India, including those working at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, sported black ribbons on Friday, protesting a controversial notification from the Centre.

The Indian Medical Association, or IMA, has demanded that the Central Government withdraw its notification that allows post-graduate practitioners of Ayurveda to be trained in performing surgical procedures.

Why are allopathic doctors concerned?

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Very dense fog from overnight to early this (Friday) morning over Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Odisha reduced visibility to 25 metres at a number of places even ahead of the advent of the two-week peak fog season of the Northern Hemisphere winter from around mid-December.

India Meteorological Department (IMD) said less intense (dense) fog was reported from areas over the rest of the plains in upstream Punjab and downstream West Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya and Tripura relative to the movement of the causative western disturbance.

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What would make the new Parliament building stand out? 

For starters, in the new building, the Lok Sabha chamber will have a seating capacity for 888 members, while the Rajya Sabha will have 384 seats for members. The Lok Sabha chamber will have an option to increase its sitting capacity to 1,224 members during joint sessions. 

But does that mean that the existing parliament building would become nothing more than a mere monument?

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Movement of back-to-back western disturbances into North-West India and a low-pressure area over the South-East Arabian Sea have combined to trigger fairly widespread to widespread rain/snow, dense to very dense fog, thunderstorms and lightning over many parts of the hills of North-West India, adjoining plains, and parts of Central India and the West Coast.

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A famous Russian concert pianist Sergei Rachmaninov once said, "Music is enough for a lifetime, but a lifetime is not enough for music." But what if a pandemic takes away 13 music-filled days from an ardent music listener's life? A gross injustice, isn't it? Well, Not anymore!

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The preferred method of advertising has shifted -- most advertisers spend their money online, rather than using traditional sources, like the print and broadcast media. After decades, of inaction, governments across the world are legislating to level the ground.

The European Union’s new copyright rules effectively allow publishers to charge a fee from online platforms that showcase their news articles. In November, Google had signed copyright agreements with six French newspapers and magazines. The Alphabet-owned company has also set aside over $1 billion over the next three years to pay news publishers for their content.

The Australian government has taken this a bit further. It has introduced a legislation --  called the News Media Bargaining Code -- in the Parliament on Wednesday, which seeks to make tech giants pay for the news content on their feeds, or risk paying hefty fines. What is the legislation all about? Here's all you need to know.

On Sunday, Japan’s Hayabusa2 landed safely in Australia, completing its six-year mission to collect samples from an asteroid 'Ryugu'. Scientists believe that Ryugu could contain organic matter, which could have contributed to life on Earth. Meanwhile, China’s Chang'e5, which landed on the moon on December 1, is one step closer in bringing home the first samples of the moon in since 1976. The landing site is said to contain rocks and soil that are 3.2 to 4 billion years old. These samples can help scientists to understand the Moon's volcanic activities.

The European Space Agency also have many missions that will study planets, exoplanets and blackholes. NASA has two missions planned for 2021, of which one will search for signs of life on Mars while the other will study the first galaxies in the early universe. India's ISRO is planning  a series of missions -- like the Chandrayaan-3, the Gaganyaan human space mission and a mini- International Space Station. Even smaller nations, like Israel and the UAE, and private companies, like SpaceX and Virgin Galactic, are entering this field like never before.

In fact, space companies received $5.8 billion across 198 investment rounds in 2019, topping $5.1 billion of investment in 2017, according to a report by New York investment firm Space Angels.

But, why are public and private players investing in space technology?

LG has come out with two phones that double the screen power in totally out-of-the-box ways. One of these is the LG Wing, that has a never seen before swivelling second display, and the other is the LG Velvet, which has an accessory that gives it a second screen.

The Velvet's main screen is a 6.8-inch one and has a very nice 1080x2460 pixels P-OLED display, but it has a dated looking notch instead of the punch hole. But now, here’s where things get interesting: if you opt for its accessory, this phone gets an entire other screen. This comes about via a hard plastic flip case where the phone itself fits on the right side and a second screen on the left. Between the two is obviously just the spine of the case itself.

The cyclonic activity is likely to have weakened in the Bay of Bengal region. But how would the weather fare in other parts of the country in the days ahead? Listen to the podcast by Vinson Kurian.