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A drive for road safety

Road accidents in India kill more people than some epidemics but only a handful follow traffic rules or adhere to road...

6 July 2016 10:26 PM IST

War zoned for thoughtful theatre

Coimbatore-born Nandita Dinesh had her career chalked out, and knew exactly how her life would turn out.

6 July 2016 10:15 PM IST

Body of lies

Bizarre initiatives such as the PantyChallenge and Belly-Button Challenge are serving to propagate same old misguided...

6 July 2016 10:15 PM IST

Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan

When heroines take stork!

Bollywood is finally evolving! So is the audience!

6 July 2016 10:13 PM IST

The study appears in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

The longer you live, the healthier you are: study

The findings suggest that discoveries made in one group of centenarians can be generalized to diverse populations.

6 July 2016 1:42 PM IST

The Asian condom company Karex insists that the exotic new flavour will appeal to its Asian client base as the fruit is popular

Asian condom manufacturer adds world’s smelliest fruit to its...

For those who don’t know, durian has such a horrible stench that it has been banned on Singapore’s rail...

6 July 2016 1:40 PM IST

Parents should have the right to refuse vaccination, alternative medicine practitioners contend. (Photo: AP)

Some Malaysians' rejection of vaccines fans fears of disease surge

As with anti-vaccination movements elsewhere, many Malaysians who refuse vaccinations worry about potential side effects...

6 July 2016 12:26 PM IST

Cartoon characters can make food seem novel and appealing, a study claims. (Photo: Pixabay)

Banners with veggie superheroes encourage school salad bar use

This really shows that if you raise awareness and bring attention to the healthier foods that kids will actually take...

6 July 2016 11:38 AM IST

The more people eat of foods made with subsidized commodities, the more likely they are to be obese. (Photo: AFP)

Foods from subsidized commodities tied to obesity

On average, people were getting about 56 percent of their calories from subsidized food commodities.

6 July 2016 9:56 AM IST

Active Zika outbreaks have been reported in at least 49 countries, most of them in the Americas. (Photo: AP)

WHO urges use of polio detection systems to screen for Zika-linked...

Guillain-Barre syndrome is a rare neurological condition, most common in adults, that can cause temporary paralysis.

6 July 2016 9:55 AM IST

Six ways humans influence weather

While we don’t have the capability to control the weather outside of the movies, we humans and our everyday...

5 July 2016 11:00 PM IST

A matter of size

A matter of size

Many of the readers’ queries are about the penis size. Their fears are compounded by websites that promise to help...

5 July 2016 10:48 PM IST