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The remnants of the fire at Kamala Mills.

Mumbai is playing with fire

The recent Kamala Mills fire tragedy has proved that it is about time fire authorities take precautions seriously....

3 Jan 2018 12:02 AM IST

The risk is growing that Earth will be hit by an asteroid from a meteor stream known as the Taurids, Czech astronomers said. (Photo: AFP)

Quarter of world could become desert if global warming increases by...

Study finds, weather change would see more than quarter of world's land surface, home to more than 1.5 billion people,...

2 Jan 2018 8:37 PM IST

Yulmed has an average elevation of 3,650 metres above sea level (Photo: AFP)

Tibet's least populated village finally gets electricity

In 2008, the local government built a small hydropower station, but it failed to meet increasing power demands.

2 Jan 2018 8:35 PM IST

Vegetarian and vegan diets are appropriate for all stages of life, including during infancy, pregnancy, childhood, adolescence and old age. (Photo: Pixabay)

Chef sparks outrage for spiking vegan group's meals with meat

Restaurateur boasts on Facebook about incident, faces social media backlash.

2 Jan 2018 8:05 PM IST

The siblings were delivered naturally but on either side of midnight (Photo: Pixabay)

Twins born a year apart as mother goes into labour prematurely

A twist of fate meant that both of them arrived in the world 20 minutes apart but in different years.

2 Jan 2018 7:58 PM IST

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

New humanoid robot sweats during exercise

The robot has an artificial perspiration system.

2 Jan 2018 6:37 PM IST

The initiative comes after the #Metoo campaign which took social media by storm last year (Photo: Twitter)

Women show support for initiative to end sexual harassment at the...

Top actresses tweeted to register their participation in the fight against harassment faced by women at the workplace.

2 Jan 2018 6:36 PM IST

A woman in China has allegedly had her leg severed by a faulty lift after getting it trapped between the closing doors. (Photo: Youtube Screengrab)

Woman has her leg cut off after getting stuck between elevator's...

CCTV footage of short-haired woman shows her looking at her phone while walking into lift when she trips and falls on...

2 Jan 2018 6:17 PM IST

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Informal caregiving linked to sleep problems

Researchers found that the likelihood of sleep problems rose with the number of hours spent in unpaid caregiving.

2 Jan 2018 6:00 PM IST

Representational Image. (Photo: Pexels)

Study links fish consumption to better sleep

Here's what a new study has found.

2 Jan 2018 5:21 PM IST

Photos of the latest addition to the British Royal Family Meghan Markle outside Buckingham Palace with friend Ninaki Priddy during their teens is doing the rounds on the internet.

These are the things Markle will be banned from doing after marrying...

From clicking selfies, voting and going out alone, here are things that the actress will not be allowed to do anymore.

2 Jan 2018 5:02 PM IST

Continuous movement while sitting may increase metabolic rate more than standing at a desk. (Photo: Pixabay)

Know how to burn calories while sitting at your desk

The findings are published in the journal Work.

2 Jan 2018 2:28 PM IST