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Genetic mutations may drive tumour formation

Here is what a new study has found.

2 Sept 2018 12:32 PM IST

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95% Indian millennials stressed against global average of 86%

Corporate health insurance plans can be of great way to alleviate that stress.

2 Sept 2018 11:20 AM IST

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Stroke increases dementia risk by around 70% : Study

Stroke characteristics may help to explain variation in dementia risk.

2 Sept 2018 10:36 AM IST

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Body sensations are linked to conscious feelings

Bodily feedback contributes significantly to a wide variety of subjective feelings.

2 Sept 2018 10:00 AM IST

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This could lead to loss of brain cells in old age

These cells are part of the brain's immune defense.

2 Sept 2018 9:45 AM IST

Joseph; (behind) Tangkuban Perahu

Volcano tourist

Fascinated with volcanoes, this adventure junkie travels the world to see them.

2 Sept 2018 12:54 AM IST

Close to 7,000 civilians and over 2,500 security forces have been killed in cold blood by Maoist guerrillas since 2001.

Activists sucked into Maoist mire

The hashtag #Urban Naxal is an interesting spinoff from this ugly episode of arrests of activists and writer-poet...

2 Sept 2018 12:54 AM IST

Rent a Boyfriend is a new app on the block that promises to cure depression. But is it trivialising mental issues?

Boyfriends on rent

Depression is not a condition that can be treated by this so-called app, which blatantly claims to cure it.

2 Sept 2018 12:53 AM IST

Since each quiz poses a set of 30 questions, the quizzing enthusiast spends a lot of time researching the topics.

Curiosity won't kill the cat

Q for Curiosity, a quizzing event featuring quirky themes, is designed to provoke interest in an activity that...

2 Sept 2018 12:11 AM IST

The Red Bull Jod Ke Tod competition, held last week, saw a total of six groups of women forming six-tier pyramids. Of these, the Parle Sports Club Mahila Dahi Handi Group emerged as champions.

Mumbai's gopikas get the handi

For the first time, the city's women participated in a large-scale dahi handi competition.

2 Sept 2018 12:10 AM IST

Avid traveller Savita Reddy with Sujatha Bharadwaj, while on a trek.

Trekking out of bound in U'khand

In a bid to protect the ecologically fragile alpine meadows of Uttarakhand, the High Court has put severe restrictions...

2 Sept 2018 12:08 AM IST

While many temples organise pujas, communities organize dance-drama events called Rasa Lila or Krishna Lila as well. (Photo: Soumyabrata Gupta)

Janmashtami 2018: Here's everything you need to know

Devotees celebrate the birth of Lord Krishna through fasting, singing, praying together.

1 Sept 2018 7:18 PM IST