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Young volunteers and the puppies they rescued, a neighbourhood caretaker feeds the local strays.

A voice for the strays

Animal rights activist Rinky Karmakar believes that there is a lot that Kerala could learn from Mumbai about how to...

3 Nov 2016 10:00 PM IST

The developing work culture has led to the gaining popularity of egg freezing. (Photo: AFP)

Egg freezing gains popularity in India

Egg freezing has given a new hope to many women who think of planning a family at a later stage.

3 Nov 2016 8:33 PM IST

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'Tuning-in' brain can treat chronic pain, say scientists

Chronic pain is often a mixture of recurrent acute pains and chronic persistent pain.

3 Nov 2016 7:05 PM IST

Shawarma is typically cooked outdoors, with spiced chicken (Photo: AFP)

Eateries in Dubai to stop selling shawarma or shut down

Sultan Al-Tahir said Dubai's high heat can cause bacteria to spread.

3 Nov 2016 5:07 PM IST

They put millions of patients worldwide at risk each year (Photo: AFP)

WHO advises proper washing and no shaving for patients before surgery

Surgical site infections are caused by bacteria getting in to the body through incisions made during surgery.

3 Nov 2016 5:00 PM IST

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Mumbai pub runs into trouble for 'blasphemous' decor

The pub's interior has been designed to look like a church and that has hurt religious sentiments.

3 Nov 2016 4:10 PM IST

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Infant deaths during home birth often tied to delivery problems

Half of the deaths involved congenital abnormalities, or birth defects, the study found.

3 Nov 2016 2:08 PM IST

It turned out to be an accidental tribute (Photo: AFP)

Leading daily receives letter of thanks for missing out on printing...

The letter was from a reader whose great grandfather routinely filled the puzzle and had died the same morning.

3 Nov 2016 2:07 PM IST

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Smoking may harm HIV patients more than the virus

The study found that smoking reduces life expectancy by about twice as much as HIV.

3 Nov 2016 1:26 PM IST

They earlier made a car work under water (Photo: Facebook)

These car mechanics from Kolhapur managed to fix a helicopter

Imtiaz and Yunus Momin are famous for working their magic on cars in the city.

3 Nov 2016 1:23 PM IST

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Contact lenses may soon monitor glucose levels

Such sensors can detect subtle glucose changes in physiological buffer solutions, such as the tear fluid in eyes.

3 Nov 2016 1:05 PM IST

The central Russian city of Yekaterinburg suffers from an HIV epidemic (Photo: AFP)

Russia's fourth largest city has an HIV epidemic

One in 50 people in the country's fourth-largest city is carrying the HIV virus

3 Nov 2016 12:25 PM IST