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The highest figure ever reached for a painting was the USD 450 million paid for the Salvator Mundi attributed to Leonardo da Vinci and sold at auction in 2017. (Photo: AFP)

Rare masterpiece by Renaissance master Cimabue sold for USD 26.6...

Early Renaissance painting found in French kitchen fetches 24 mn euros.

28 Oct 2019 10:03 AM IST

Journalist Jamal Khashoggi has not been seen since he entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul more than two weeks ago, amid persistent reports he was killed inside. (Photo: AFP)

'UN chief hasnt shown courage,' says Official on Jamal Khashoggi's...

The report revealed that the late Saudi journalist was the victim of a 'deliberate and premeditated execution'.

28 Oct 2019 9:49 AM IST

Negative effect suppresses the social cognitive neural machinery important for understanding and predicting others behaviour. (Photo: ANI)

Negative emotions and bad mood are enough for distrust to creep in

Studies reveal that negativity leads to distress.

28 Oct 2019 9:37 AM IST

India has taken the matter of Pakistans move to deny permission to Prime Minister Narendra Modis special flight to use its airspace, to the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), sources in the government have said. (Photo: File)

India takes Pak to world body for denying permission to use airspace...

Prior to this, President Ram Nath Kovind had also been denied permission to use Pakistan's airspace for his official...

28 Oct 2019 9:35 AM IST

The results of the study were published in the journal Nature Metabolism. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Dietary changes can improve health in old age and extend lifespan

Diet change in old age can lead to longer life.

28 Oct 2019 9:31 AM IST

Researchers discovered that brown fat secretes more than 100 proteins that are not secreted by white fat. (Photo: ANI)

Concentrate on brown fat can help burn more energy

Want to burn more energy? Concentrate on brown fat.

28 Oct 2019 9:24 AM IST

The United States has carried out an operation targeting ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, a US official told news agency Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity. (Representational Image)

Baghdadi's death major victory in mission of defeating ISIS: US...

ISIS has a worldwide network that will continue to seek to attack us, our allies and our interests.

28 Oct 2019 9:16 AM IST

A boy (above), wearing a pollution mask, burns crackers during Diwali celebrations in New Delhi on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)

Delhi, Noida air quality deteriorates to very poor', turns hazardous...

To curb air pollution, the Arvind Kejriwal-led government in Delhi has announced implementation of Odd-Even scheme from...

28 Oct 2019 9:05 AM IST

HBO Max, which will be HBO plus movies, original shows, and TV classics such Friends, will be available starting this spring to 10 million AT&T customers.

Behind the plan to take on Netflix, Apple and Disney with HBO Max

By 2025, AT&T aims to reach about 80 million global subscribers, with about 50 million in the United States.

28 Oct 2019 9:03 AM IST

Citing the law, Shivakumar observed the MLAs were elected on Congress ticket and voting against the party during a confidence motion in the Assembly would lead to loss of membership of the House. (Photo: ANI)

Shivakumar hits out at I-T dept after getting notice for gifting...

He said barring three persons, all other people whom he gifted phones had accepted them.

28 Oct 2019 8:56 AM IST

Huaweis revenue grew 19.5 percent 721.2 billion yuan last year, in line with what it had earlier flagged. (Photo: AP)

Boris Johnson set to grant Huawei access to UK's 5G network

UK is moving towards a decision that will see Huawei allowed access to the non-contentious parts of the network.

28 Oct 2019 8:00 AM IST

The success of blockchain technology is its power to give a whole new world of transparency while cutting down the unnecessary mediums with its smart contracts.

China studying blockchain application for forex

China's parliament on Saturday passed a new law on cryptography, as the country gears up to launch its own digital...

28 Oct 2019 7:31 AM IST