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The designer uses natural yarns of cotton and silk, its derivatives or the combination of both and pure silver and gilded gold for zari work to create saris.

Preserving handloom heritage

It's not easy to preserve the vignettes of history and archive them for the coming generation without any formal...

11 Dec 2018 12:05 AM IST

Higher levels of chemicals in our day-to-day lives are affecting hormone levels in both men and women, leading to a higher incidence of infertility.

Your surroundings may be making you infertile

Phthalates are typical examples of endocrine disrupting hormones.

11 Dec 2018 12:05 AM IST

The Victorian Supreme Court had found both of them guilty of fatally poisoning the victim Sam Abraham with cyanide-laced orange juice in February. (Representational Image)

Drinking orange juice could slash risk of dementia by 50 per cent,...

Study found men who drank a small glass of orange juice were 47 per cent less likely to have difficulty remembering.

10 Dec 2018 3:12 PM IST

Safety concerns may lead to poor adherence and discontinuation of asthma medications during pregnancy. (Photo: Pixabay)

One week of bad air can raise risk of miscarriage by 16 per cent, says...

The study highlighted that everyone on Earth loses about 2.6 years of life due to the damage air pollution does to us.

10 Dec 2018 11:55 AM IST

This 1885 photo shows a side view of a human brain. In relation to body size, our brains are huge, about six times larger than one would expect from other mammals. And this three-pound organ sucks up fully 20 percent of the bodys energy needs. (Oscar G. Mason/J.C. Dalton/Philadelphia, Lea Brothers & Co. via AP)

Brain responds more quickly to angry voices, says study

Attention is more focused on threatening voices to enable us to clearly recognise the location of the potential threat.

10 Dec 2018 11:36 AM IST

A newly designed three-part molecule could be the one answer patients with a certain form of breast cancer. (Photo: Pixabay)

Breast cancer survivors may have lingering mental health effects

Early detection and treatment of any mental health issues that arise is likely to help women better cope with disease...

10 Dec 2018 10:42 AM IST

Experts urge parents to talk with their pediatrician if they have concerns about vaccine safety. (Photo: Pixabay)

Scientists to test tailor-made vaccine tech to fight epidemics

Vaccine platform is system that uses same basic components as backbone and can be adapted to immunise against different...

10 Dec 2018 10:26 AM IST

The new case in Shenmu city of Shaanxi province killed 19 of 33 pigs.

China reports new African swine fever outbreaks in Shaanxi, Guizhou...

he virus causes a haemorrhagic fever with high mortality rates in pigs.

10 Dec 2018 10:21 AM IST

Kareena Kapoor Khan looks ethereal in this green satin number by Sanjay Garg.

Raw and sensous form of clothing

An interview with designer Sanjay Garg who has made inroads into Bengaluru recently.

10 Dec 2018 1:01 AM IST

This model is seen wearing a outfit made out of bamboo.

Fibre that has become trendy

The latest in the news and spreading its eco friendly tenets is the bamboo fabric.

10 Dec 2018 1:01 AM IST

The gigantic Statue of Unity, the worlds tallest, was built to honour Sardar Patel, Indias first Home Minister.

Indian politics gets statuesque

A grandiloquent gesture like a giant statue is not to be pilloried only on what it cost.

10 Dec 2018 1:00 AM IST

Charlie Chaplin

Celebrating Charlie Chaplin

Celebrating this personality, the city's White Wall Screening (WWS), a community of cinephiles, curated a session on...

10 Dec 2018 12:05 AM IST