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Young people were sending money from Western Europe and building homes (Photo: AFP)

Bungalows house burial sites in Serbia cemetery

These are the burial chapels of Smoljinac, cosy cabins with a furnished room inside, a storage place for wreaths and...

12 Nov 2016 4:57 PM IST

Miss Transgender Indonesia 2016 Qie Nabh Tappii (C) from Jakarta, and runners up 1 and 2 Sefty Castanyo (L) and Amanda Sandova (R) pose for photographers during the 2016 Miss Queen contest. (Photo: AFP)

Secret beauty pageant held for Indonesia's transgender women

Organisers warned supporters not to share images of the event on social media as it unfolded, fearing the wrath of...

12 Nov 2016 3:59 PM IST

He said they often voted differently (Photo: AFP)

Woman denies sex to husband as he voted for Trump

The man said that he didn't mind no sex for 30 days but was upset with sex being used to control him.

12 Nov 2016 3:51 PM IST

It just felt like the right time she said (Photo: AFP)

Paul McCartney daughter Stella's inspiration for debut men's fashion...

Male models were wearing striped pyjama-like shirt and shorts or drawstring trousers combinations as well as black or...

12 Nov 2016 3:24 PM IST

The couple didnt expect it to grow this big (Photo: AFP)

Chinese couple raise 60-kg python as their child

They brought it up as their own child after they adopted it from a pet shop.

12 Nov 2016 3:01 PM IST

The smokeless tobacco industry in India has grown exponentially mostly in the unorganised sector. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

70 million women suppress hunger with smokeless tobacco: report

The report said that using smokeless tobacco during pregnancy results in 70 per cent higher risk of anaemia in pregnant...

12 Nov 2016 1:47 PM IST

David Bowie died in January 2016 at the age of 69. (Photo: AP)

Bowie artworks bought for $30 million in first round of auction

Auction house Sotheby's held its first of three

12 Nov 2016 1:38 PM IST

A poorer psychosocial well-being includes low self-esteem (Photo: AFP)

Sleep deficiency, skipping breakfast may increase obesity risk

The research highlights the possibility that prompt intervention could curb the growth in childhood obesity.

12 Nov 2016 1:37 PM IST

Unlike other viral respiratory infections, such as the common cold, the flu can cause severe illness and life-threatening complications for those with asthma. (Photo: AP)

Flu shots help children fight asthma

People with asthma may experience more frequent and severe asthma attacks if they get the flu.

12 Nov 2016 1:35 PM IST

Teenagers with food allergy are the age group at highest risk for life-threatening food allergy reactions.

Students allergic to food items feel unsafe at college

They are willing to work with school officials to create more education around what administrators and other students...

12 Nov 2016 1:14 PM IST

The large sabre-like canine is a sexually selected trait. (Photo: Pixabay)

Mammals use their teeth to seduce mate: study

This reshapes our understanding of our deep evolutionary root, particularly that of the canine which likely originated...

12 Nov 2016 12:24 PM IST

Millennium Development Goal (MDG) target of reducing child deaths by two-thirds between 1990 and 2015. (Photo: Pixabay)

Infant death rate due to pneumonia declines

Estimates for 2015 suggest that 5.9 million children worldwide died before reaching the age of five, including 2.7...

12 Nov 2016 11:16 AM IST