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Air pollution main cause for non-communicable diseases: Study

From left, Czech track cyclist Tomas Babek, hammer thrower Katerina Safrankova, rider Miroslav Trunda, artistic gymnast Aneta Holasova and rider Miloslav Prihoda, pose wearing the new olympic uniforms for The Tokyo Olympic Summer Games 2020, in Prague, Czech Republic, Tuesday, June 22, 2021. (Photo: AP)

Let the fashion policing begin on opening day of Tokyo Games

A girl wearing a mask walks near India Gate in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI/File)

Pandemic can have severe effect on children's mental, physical health, says doctor

A BMC health worker collects swab sample of a passenger for COVID-19 test, at the CSMT station in Mumbai, July 19, 2021. (PTI)

Two-thirds of Indians have coronavirus antibodies, survey shows

In this Wednesday, March 10, 2021 file photo, a couple walks through a park at sunset in Kansas City, Mo. According to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday, July 20, 2021, U.S. life expectancy fell by a year and a half in 2020, the largest one-year decline since World War II. (AP/Charlie Riedel, File)

US life expectancy in 2020 saw biggest drop since World War II

People sit in the observation area after being inoculated with a dose of the Covaxin vaccine against the Covid-19 coronavirus at a vaccination centre in Manipal Hospital in Bangalore on June 18, 2021. (Manjunath Kiran / AFP)

India should brace for third COVID-19 wave by October, say health experts

Dermatologists in Delhi and Mumbai said these cases are very few no major skin complications have been seen in people post vaccination. (Photo: Representational)

Skin complications post vaccination reported in some people, say dermatologists

It will also help in providing monitored medical support to those patients who cannot afford treatment or cannot isolate at home due to poor housing conditions. (Representational image: AFP file)

New software developed to help identify patients requiring ventilator support: Govt

Vaccines, treatments and tests that detect the virus may also be less effective against a variant of concern. (Photo: AP/File)

US CDC classifies Delta variant as 'variant of concern'

No calf serum is used in the formulation of the final vaccine, according to the statement. (Photo: PTI/File)

Twisted facts on social media, no newborn calf serum in product: Centre on Covaxin

The ongoing study is to be conducted on 190 participants who were already vaccinated with COVAXIN (as part of the phase 2 trial) six months ago. (Representational image: AFP)

Covid vaccine booster can increase immunity, help combat variants: AIIMS doctor

The team infected lab-grown human airway tissue with the virus and found that for the first three days, viral load in the tissue doubled about every six hours. (Representational image: AFP)

Exposure to common cold virus may protect from COVID-19: Study

Researchers at Public Health Scotland and the University of Edinburgh, UK, found that the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine offered better protection against the Delta variant compared to the Oxford-AstraZeneca preventive. (AFP)

Pfizer, AstraZeneca vaccines protect against Delta variant: Lancet study

The 10-year average rate of increase also set a record, now up to 2.4 parts per million per year. (Representational Photo:AFP)

Carbon dioxide levels hit 50% higher than preindustrial time

Importantly, these marks don't appear to be anything to worry about, as patients are otherwise asymptomatic although it is unclear how long they stay for. (Representational image: Wikimedia Commons)

COVID nails: these changes to your fingernails may show you've had coronavirus

Columns

Farrukh Dhondy

Farrukh Dhondy | In UK, linguistic ‘revolutionaries’ try to ‘ban’ those with other views

What the boy is asking himself is should he endure these S and As or should he fight against such opposition or adversity

Shobhaa De

Shobhaa De | PK: Can ‘mover-shaker’ pull off a ‘coup’ in 2024?

Prashant Kishor has emerged as a political A-lister pretty recently

Karan Thapar

Karan Thapar | Pegasus expose: Will the govt order a real probe?

At the very least, a democratic government committed to defending the rights of its citizens would immediately order a full inquiry

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Sidhu is Cong wild card for Punjab’s 2022 polls

Apparently, neither Mr Gandhi nor the Congress high command really liked the idea of a state leader who was on his own

Health

A migraine is an episodic debilitating headache requiring long-term management. Experts say yoga exercises, deep breathing and meditation have been proven to reduce stress, one of the main triggers of these headaches. (Representative image)

Keeping migraine at bay!

The intensity of the pain is reduced as certain exercises help boost circulation and improve blood flow to the brain : yoga expert Mansi G

Shikhar Dhawan meditating during one of his yoga sessions

Preparing for the mind games

With unending scrutiny highlighting their tiniest flaws, cricketers must stay mentally focused to perform better

Researchers assessed fixed factors such as demographic characteristics, age, sex and occupation as well as social psychological and infection-related factors in more than 143,000 health care workers from around the world. (Representational image : PTI)

Nurses, female health care workers most at risk of distress during COVID-19: Research

Living with a partner or children caused increased stress for many who were scared about passing on the infection

More forest cover, less pandemic incidents: Madhya Pradesh study

The study has been conducted by the Madhya Pradesh forest department.

Picture used for representational purposes only (Image souce: Pixabay)

Internet fatigue among online workforce

Due to excess stress levels, Internet fatigue has set in among students, bank employees, software professionals and teachers

Fashion

Hollywood actress Jennifer Lopez flaunting her flawless skin (Instagram)

For that fresh, dewy look

The secret of perennially young-looking skin is one that’s been sought-after. Does a naturally-occurring sugar in the body hold the key?

Fashion designers discuss comeback plans post lockdown

The hope that responsible “revenge shopping” gains steam

2021 is all about skinimalism and keeping beauty real and pocket-friendly.

Skinimalism is the latest beauty trend

The new lexicon includes ‘natural, healthy, no toxins, no filters, everyday glow, and ‘no makeup’ makeup!

With myriad different shades —reds, pinks, maroons, nudes — and finishes, there’s a perfect tube of lipstick for every woman out there. Representational Image

As masks become an inseparable part of life, is this the end of the lipstick era?

Perish the thought, say diehard fans. It's just a temporary exile

Food

All about an idli: British professor's tweet sparks not so 'boring' debate

The steamed rice and lentil 'cake' - a pan India favourite - is suddenly much talked about and much discussed

Representational image depicting home-based food businesses

Cooking by the rules

Does the mushrooming home-based food businesses follow these procedures set by FSSAI?

One asked me to look up the Internet for recipes, the other explained how to cook the kachnar.

Ranjona Banerji | What cooking teaches, how tastes are learned

I really learnt how to cook by experimentation. And by eating. To replicate tastes and memories

Chinese cuisine in India is a mere adaptation of Chinese cooking with an Indian ‘tadka’ added to it

Chinese, made in India

Anyone would agree that except for the name, there is nothing Chinese in the Chinese food we relish from our restaurants

Easy gin sour

Master the art of mixing raspberry and gin that allures the palate in a way that no other cocktail does.

Travel

With no-fuss convenience for both the city and transport links, digital connectivity and a social side among their chief selling points, the capsule hotels target the Generation Y crowd. (Photo: AFP)

Stacked rooms are helping Italian city cope with exploding tourist numbers

New hotel encapsulates Milan tourist renaissance.

On the Delhi road State highway route, one can take a relaxing halt at the WelcomHeritage Inderpura Resort to sample the real Rajasthani hospitality.

Arty abodes of Shekhawati

The typical Rajasthani design elements like jharokhas, jhulas, backyard, stepwells, painted stable for animals, grand entry and exit doors, etc.

Boats are anchored on the banks of Ganga River during the nationwide lockdown in the wake of coronavirus pandemic, in Kolkata. PTI Photo

River Ganga breathes easy as country goes into lockdown

Pollution in the sacred river has come down by over 40 per cent and is likely to increase as the lock down continues across the country

The tourism boom has helped offset the decline in the region's traditional fishing industry, which is in crisis because of overfishing at the end of the last century. (Photo: AFP)

Spectacle of collapsing iceberg boosts tourism in Canada

'Iceberg Corridor' sparks tourist boom on Canada's east coast.

Art

Arjun Shubadra painting recreated on a jamdani saree.

The khadi connection

This unique exhibition seeks to highlight the common factor between artist Ravi Varma and the Mahatma, and showcase a part of the country’s heritage.

The results of the study were published in the Journal 'Science.' (Photo: ANI)

Music shares universal language of mankind

Human songs share universal patterns across world cultures.

Stories connected by lockdown

Lockdown Liaisons, a collection of three eBooks by Shobhaa De is just what the doctor has ordered this Covid season

Art auctions come to life online

Galleries and artists worry about the drop in artwork prices because of the pandemic. But there’s hope online

Cover image of the book titled 'Anxious People'

Reality bites for these folks

This 2019 best seller is a fascinating read that delves into the lives of anxious strangers trapped in a strange hostage situation

Relationship

A recent study revealed that acquiring more knowledge about your partner and their actions influences how quickly and optimally they learn to collaborate. (Photo: ANI)

Knowing your colleagues better can avoid workplace conflict

Know your work partner more to avoid conflict.

Plea for peace

Amidst the pandemic, the public figures of the country urge their fans and followers to put an end to domestic violence

Considering all the pros and cons in your relationship, the new year could be a great start to refresh. (Photo: ANI)

Will your relationship end this Christmas?

Christmas alert: Will your relationship end these holidays?

Matters of the mind: Of anxiety and depression amid a pandemic

Bengaluru-based photographer Arjun Kamath tries to capture the unspoken fears and anxiety issues through his photo essay The Anxiety Series.

More Features

Booking children for some lockdown fun

Go Away Coronavirus, an illustrative digital book by Divya Thomas for kids, helps beat the lockdown boredom

Colourful narrative set in Rajasthan

The book delightfully delves into the colourful world of Rajasthan, seamlessly bridging the gap between royalty and commoners

Tension and migraine headaches can be treated with simple analgesics which are safe during breast feeding.

Oh, my head is bursting!

Excruciating headaches are not only hard to bear, they may be dangerous too — especially in the postpartum period of a woman’s life.

Kahaani 2 showed the ill effects of abuse on a child

Abused childhoods, traumatised lives

Parents must maintain a rapport with their kids so they can talk about anything wrong, especially sexual abuse

Garima Surana’s Popkast No Sugar All Spice is making waves

She encourages millennials to express themselves with her #HaathMeinNirbhar campaign

In Focus

Although the government has pledged to vaccinate 900 million citizens by the end of the year, the campaign has so far been hampered by the slow pace of rollout, supply shortage and vaccine hesitancy.

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