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Why were people so drawn to phrenology?

Leiden, Apr 17 (The Conversation) It’s hard to imagine now, but people once believed that the bumps on your head could reveal your personality. For one thing, it’s so hard to locate the bumps on your head, let alone the thirty or so bumps the phrenologists said could be discerned. So why was phrenology such an attractive idea for such a long time? Phrenology was the belief that the brain’s activity could be studied by examining the bumps on the skull, in places where the brain pushed outwards. Phrenologists claimed they could read your personality based on how big different

Rupee rises 10 paise to 85.54 against US dollar in early trade

Mumbai, Apr 17 (PTI) The rupee rallied for the fourth straight session and rose 10 paise to 85.54 against the US dollar in early trade on Thursday amid a renewed inflow of foreign funds in domestic equities and a weak American currency. However, subdued equity market sentiment and a slight recovery in crude oil prices put the local currency under pressure, according to forex traders. At the interbank foreign exchange, the domestic unit opened at 85.48 and slipped to 85.54 against the greenback in early deals, trading 10 paise higher from its previous closing level. The rupee closed Wednesday’s session

Judge finds cause to hold Trump administration in criminal contempt for violating deportation order

WASHINGTON, April 17, 2025 (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday said he has found probable cause to hold the Trump administration in criminal contempt of court and warned he could seek officials’ prosecution for violating his orders last month to turn around planes carrying deportees to an El Salvador prison. The ruling from U.S District Judge James E. Boasberg, whom President Donald Trump has said should be impeached, marks a dramatic battle between the judicial and executive branches of government over the president’s powers to carry out key White House priorities. Boasberg accused administration officials of rushing deportees out

Supreme Court proposes to stay key provisions of Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025

New Delhi, Apr 16 (PTI) In a significant development, the Supreme Court on Wednesday proposed to stay certain key provisions of the contentious Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, including the power to denotify properties declared as waqf by courts and inclusion of non-Muslims in central Waqf councils and boards. The top court proposed to pass the order, which was opposed by the Centre as it sought a detailed hearing before any such interim order. The hearing relating to 72 petitions against the constitutionality of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 took place before a bench of Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justices

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