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Gandhi obliged by calling her up and wishing the centenarian on her 107th birthday. (Photo: Facebook/Rahul Gandhi)

Centenarian grandma finds Rahul Gandhi 'handsome', he sends 'big hug'

The Congress president responded, "Dear Dipali, Please wish your beautiful grandmother a very happy birthday and a merry...

26 Dec 2017 1:02 PM IST

Bingeing on alcohol can leave you seriously depleted in certain important vitamins. (Photo: Pixabay)

Don't go over-board this festive season! Monitor alcohol intake

Bingeing on alcohol can leave you seriously depleted in certain important vitamins.

26 Dec 2017 12:52 PM IST

The cash-filled envelopes had a simple message: Jesus loves you. (Photo: Pixabay)

Real-life Santa posts thousands of pounds to strangers with note...

One of the neighbours saw the well-wisher and described him as a Jamaican who she thought was delivering leaflets.

26 Dec 2017 12:26 PM IST

The study found that wild cats wiped out 316 million every year, while pets killed 61 million annually. (Photo: Pexels)

Mental care worker cuddles kittens before killing them

Care worker Aaron Baker was last week jailed for five months for inflicting terrible injuries on rescue cats Panther and...

26 Dec 2017 12:22 PM IST

A set of wooden slips contain an executive order from emperor Qin Shihuang for a nationwide search for the elixir of life. (Photo: Pixabay)

Find Immortality: An order from China's first Emperor Qin Shihuang

The emperor's decree reached even frontier regions and remote villages.

26 Dec 2017 11:58 AM IST

The condition, which sees Emily Scotts pet having both male and female private parts is extremely rare. (Photo: Pixabay)

Woman shocked when pup she brings home has both private parts

Condition that sees pooch having both male and female parts is extremely rare and there are only a dozen known cases in...

26 Dec 2017 11:14 AM IST

From left to right: Naveen Gupta, Sudip Datta Bhaumik, Gauri Lankesh, Santanu Bhowmik, Rajesh Sheoran

Year ender 2017: Voices muted, lives of journalists lost in quest for...

Fragility of a journalist's life was further highlighted in the past one year when at least five truth-seekers were...

26 Dec 2017 10:11 AM IST

Some individuals develop brain networks that favor intelligent behaviors or more challenging cognitive tasks (Photo: AFP)

Find out why exercise slows down Parkinson's disease

Study shows exercise may slow down Parkinson's disease by turning on protective gene DJ-1, preventing abnormal protein...

26 Dec 2017 9:31 AM IST

$While sperm shape and size declined, sperm numbers increased, \possibly as a compensatory mechanism\. (Photo: Pixabay)$ Life

Scientists create hybrid sperm that may help combat cervical cancer

Scientists found they have exploited swimming power of sperms to ferry a cancer drug directly to a cervical tumour in...

26 Dec 2017 8:46 AM IST

Study was conducted online on behalf of Expedia by Northstar Research Partners.

Media, marketing professionals most vacation deprived, says report

However, professionals in the government and education sectors are found to be least vacation deprived, study finds.

26 Dec 2017 8:30 AM IST

Social network size and participation in social activities may eventually be used as indicators of diabetes risk. (Photo: Pixabay)

Friends may have an influence on how type 1 diabetes is managed

Peers can help teens and young adults accept their disease and follow their treatment plans.

26 Dec 2017 8:13 AM IST

Dance is not just for dancers

Since dance has been around as long as humans have moved on two feet, much has been said about it in recorded history.

26 Dec 2017 7:13 AM IST