Newsmakers
Cricket fossil used to revive ancient music
Scientists have recreated what they claim is the world’s most ancient known music — the crooning of a prehistoric cricket, thanks to a fossil found in China.
Models launch rights group
Fashion models in the United States launched a rights group on Monday ahead of New York Fashion Week to seek workplace standards including backstage privacy to stop unauthorised nude photos and a prog
Drink Green tea to avoid frailty in old age?
Elderly adults who regularly drink green tea may stay more agile and independent than their peers over time, according to a Japanese study that covered thousands of people.
UK to mark Dickens bicentenary today
Britain on Tuesday marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens, acclaimed as one of the finest writers of the English language and one whose novels have become enduring classics.
Tintin-inspired Timpa in Kolkata adventures
A new spin-off of popular Tintin comics takes the adventurous childhood explorer and his goofy grandfather to Kolkata.
My dad dislikes my dressing sense: Gaga
Pop sensation Lady Gaga says her father Joe Germanotta dislikes her clothes.
WORLD’S OLDEST MARATHONER COMPETES IN HK
A 100-year-old British Indian man who claims to be the world’s oldest marathoner was all smiles after completing a 10-kilometre run at the Hong Kong marathon on Sunday.
Britain plans big party for Elizabeth’s jubilee today
Queen Elizabeth II, who will mark 60 years on throne on Monday, with two public meetings although she usually spends the day privately.
‘Mars is too dry to host any life form’
Mars is too dry a planet to host any form of life, British scientists have concluded.
