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62-year-old Jackie Dibb faces a penniless uncertain future after blowing away thousands of pounds on holidays and gifts to her family. (Facebook Screengrab/ Jackie Dibb)

Dying woman splurges all her money, told she is misdiagnosed

Dibb who was told that she was suffering from an incurable dementia in November 2016 went on a spending spree.

22 Feb 2018 2:15 PM IST

The incident triggered a social media outcry (Photo: YouTube)

Shocking footage shows boy throwing a hapless puppy in crocodile...

The dog is seen struggling to get out of the water before a crocodile comes out and swallows it.

22 Feb 2018 2:12 PM IST

Bill Gates, along with a few of his billionaire friends, has launched a US$1 billion fund to support research into energy technologies that will help us address climate change. (Photo: AP)

Bill Gates asked price of everyday items, quotes most of them wrong

Billionaire founder of Microsoft admitted that the last time he was at a supermarket, was a long time ago.

22 Feb 2018 1:42 PM IST

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Rising demands for vegan vacations

Popular destinations for vegan tourists include- India, Bali and Sumatra in Indonesia and Laos.

22 Feb 2018 1:35 PM IST

Scientists have identified three traits in the giant mammals: attentiveness, sociability and aggressiveness. (Photo: Pixabay)

Elephants have unique personalities: study

The researchers collected data for the study with questionnaires on the elephants personalities.

22 Feb 2018 1:27 PM IST

Donald Trump delivers his maiden State of The Union address, an annual message presented by the US President to a joint session of the Congress. (Photo: AP)

Here's how Donald Trump is making racist language ok again

A key reason that Trump has been so successful is that he makes use of what I call a racial figleaf.â€

22 Feb 2018 12:26 PM IST

Plants and fruits produce polyphenols to ward off infection by harmful bacteria and other pathogens. (Photo: Pixabay)

Wine may be good for oral health: study

Some health benefits of polyphenols have been attributed to the fact that these compounds are antioxidants.

22 Feb 2018 12:14 PM IST

He told her it was because the time he spent chauffeuring her was keeping him from his friends, she said.

Wife divorces husband in Dubai for charging Â£100 everytime he gave...

Interestingly, the woman is the household's sole breadwinner and pays the bills because her husband is unemployed and...

22 Feb 2018 12:04 PM IST

Mari Lopez with her niece Liz (Youtube Screengrab/ Liz & Mari)

Vegan who claimed her diet 'cured' her from cancer, dies from disease

Mari Lopez who claimed her plant-based diet 'cured' her cancer and lesbianism has died from the disease.

22 Feb 2018 11:29 AM IST

Pakistan has strict notions of masculinity where men are often expected to be austere and flamboyant styling is to be avoided. (Photo: Pixabay)

Pakistani men assert their right to be groomed as male beauty booms

There is this whole lot of clever marketing of male beauty products which is spurring demand

22 Feb 2018 10:27 AM IST

Some previous research has also linked robotic surgery to lower blood loss and shorter hospital stays than other prostate operations. (Photo: Pixabay)

After-effects not necessarily reduced with robotic prostate surgery

For many men, especially relatively healthy cancer patients which hasn't spread beyond the prostate, surgery might not...

22 Feb 2018 10:10 AM IST

As per the study, the death rate was three times higher on TV, 22% of trauma patients died on TV compared with 7% in real life. (Photo: Pixabay)

TV trauma cases don't look much like real life

Only 6 percent of TV patients got transferred to a long-term care facility, compared with 22 percent of actual patients.

22 Feb 2018 10:01 AM IST