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Kirthi Jayakumar

Giving peace a chance

The author is an Indian Women's rights activist, a peace activist, artist, lawyer and writer

13 July 2018 1:02 AM IST

Acknowledging the need for new-age netas to be socially relevant, she begins, I wasnt too active in the beginning.

Volunteer voice

Renuka Vishwanathan is a former IAS officer who now works with AAP.

13 July 2018 1:01 AM IST

Between the Bardo and the better life

Between the Bardo and the better life

Sauders is a professor at Syracuse University, who has won many awards for his work.

13 July 2018 1:01 AM IST

IAS officer and District Collector of Mancherial, R.V. Karnan not only rescued a 48-acre heritage lake from being encroached but also started an awareness campaign to show how the tank can help store rainwater while saving colonies from floods.

Restoring a heritage lake!

IAS officer R.V. Karnan has successfully revived a 48-acre heritage waterbody that was facing the threat of...

13 July 2018 12:51 AM IST

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Nepal's last known dancing bear finds home in Indian sanctuary

Rangila made the 30-hour journey from Nepal to a sanctuary in Agra.

12 July 2018 7:43 PM IST

Study suggests getting similar results on mice is not possible (Photo: Pixabay)

Mice vying for females have 'thicker' penises: study

An ancient forefather of primates once had a penis bone, but the human lineage lost it in the course of evolution.

12 July 2018 7:27 PM IST

Doctors could be a step closer to finding the most effective way to treat cancer. (Photo: Pixabay)

Body odour may help sniff out cancer: Study

Olfactory receptors may affect the development of disease.

12 July 2018 7:21 PM IST

Everyone must love their job this much! (Photo: ANI)

WATCH: Delhi thief does a happy dance before robbing a store

He breaks into a dance, with his shirt open, handkerchief hanging from his mouth.

12 July 2018 7:10 PM IST

Baobab trees. (Photo: Pixabay)

Africa's iconic baobab trees dying off at alarming rate

Climate change is a suspected factor but no definite cause is known.

12 July 2018 6:59 PM IST

E-cigarettes or vaping is considered a one-way bridge to increasing the number of smokers to smoke regular cigarettes. (Photo: Pixabay)

E-cigarette flavourings may damage blood vessels and heart

People haven't been using e-cigarettes long enough yet for scientists to develop a clear picture of any safety issues.

12 July 2018 6:57 PM IST

My thoughts are with the loved ones of those who have died in Quebec during this heat wave, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Twitter, urging everyone to make sure they protected themselves and their families. (Representational Image)

Thinking skills may suffer on hot days

Heat waves have detrimental effects in young healthy adults too.

12 July 2018 6:47 PM IST

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

New ways to conquer sleep apnea compete for place in bedroom

Mouthpieces work for some people but have their own problems, including jaw pain.

12 July 2018 6:27 PM IST