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A student's guide to affordable meals

While college students may struggle to balance their pocket money, Mumbai affords tasty food for all budgets. Here's a...

6 Jan 2018 12:11 AM IST

The state health department has taken this decision with the aim of encouraging maximum doctors to work and serve in rural areas. (Representational Image)

Govt trashes WHO report that 57 per cent Indian doctors not qualified

Centre has requested CMs to take appropriate action against quacks and evolve policies to ensure availability of quality...

5 Jan 2018 9:12 PM IST

$Their goal was to get a clearer sense of population levels and find ways to boost conservation of a \highly threatened species\ (Photo: AFP)$ Life

Endangered species dubbed 'world's ugliest pig' spotted in Indonesia

Researchers laid camera traps in the forests of Java island in the hopes of capturing images of the elusive creature.

5 Jan 2018 8:14 PM IST

According to investigators, Cais mother, Tralyn Crosby, 35, was backing her vehicle up when she struck her son. (Representational Image/ Pixabay)

Mum accidentally runs over and kills one-year-old son

Louisiana mother caused the tragic accident while reversing out of their driveway.

5 Jan 2018 6:55 PM IST

President Donald Trump will dispatch his top diplomatic and military advisors to Pakistan in the coming weeks. (Photo: AFP | File)

Book on Trump releases despite WH saying it is 'false and fake'

Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said that the book is full of false and fake information and Trump believes that it...

5 Jan 2018 5:31 PM IST

Other forms of contraceptive shots do not show the same correlation with HIV infection. (Photo: Pixabay)

Common birth control drug may up HIV risk: study

A popular injectable contraceptive drug may significantly increase the risk of HIV infection, a study claims.

5 Jan 2018 5:22 PM IST

According to a research the drug significantly reduces body weight and blood cholesterol levels. (Photo: Pixabay)

New drug that cuts fat without suppressing appetite developed

As fat cells grow larger, they begin to over express a protein that acts as a metabolic brake that slows down fat cell...

5 Jan 2018 5:16 PM IST

The care home resident has revealed she consumes at least one can of the soda a day. (Photo: Pixabay)

Centenarian woman believes can of Diet Coke daily is secret to her...

Theresa Rowley, from Grand Rapids, Michigan, celebrated her 104th birthday with friends at the Sentinel Retirement...

5 Jan 2018 5:03 PM IST

The muscles can self-repair any damage (Photo: AFP)

Scientists develop self healing synthetic muscles with superhuman...

The muscles will pave the way for soft shell versions to replace metallic robots we see presently.

5 Jan 2018 4:55 PM IST

Camouflaging is a social coping strategy for adults with autism spectrum conditions (ASC). (Photo: Pixabay)

Girls social camouflage skills may delay autism diagnosis

This study is one of the first to eliminate many of the variables that obscure how sex impacts presentation of autism...

5 Jan 2018 4:03 PM IST

Going by the name of Janet, it has a fleet of Boeing 737 airliners operating from McCarran Internatonal Airport in Las Vegas.

US has top secret airline that flies directly to mysterious military...

It turns out that flights that depart from Janet's hub at Las Vegas airport won't show up on departure boards.

5 Jan 2018 3:49 PM IST

While being exposed to a strangers scent had the opposite effect and raised levels of the stress hormone, cortisol, researchers said. (Photo: Pixabay)

Stressed out? Try smelling your partner's shirt

They found that women who had smelled their partner's shirt felt less stressed both before and after the stress test.

5 Jan 2018 3:48 PM IST