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Children who cradled it on the left, giving them the optimal position for facial processing, performed better than the right-holding children on a series of mental and social tasks the researchers gave them. (Photo: Pixabay)

It is good if your child cradles their dolls on the left, says study

According to researchers, it is a sign of youngster having better cognitive abilities and social skills.

28 Jun 2018 10:12 AM IST

Obese pregnant women can do a lot to minimize the odds of having an unusually large baby and the birth complications that can follow. (Photo: Pixabay)

Paternal smoking linked to miscarriage risk, says study

Researchers found women whose partner smoked during first few months of pregnancy were 17 per cent more likely to...

28 Jun 2018 8:50 AM IST

We ourselves need to carefully and gradually remove each of the knots and find our freedom.

Take back your power

We need to forgive the other so that we can finally be free.

28 Jun 2018 7:05 AM IST

Mothers with their newborns at the Special Newborn Care Unit (SNCU) in Nandurbars civil hospital.

Bringing babies back from the brink: A loving hug, and mother's milk

The average normal birth-weight of an infant, according to Dr Ajay Wagh, medical officer, Nandurbar SNCU, should be at...

28 Jun 2018 6:46 AM IST

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Freckling is the new summer dating term

Freckling is characterised by romancing someone over the sunny months just to part ways when the wind starts to turn...

28 Jun 2018 6:35 AM IST

The romance of unsung song

The romance of unsung song

It reads like a melancholic and over-romantic story replete with imagery out of Rusva's Umrao Jaan.

28 Jun 2018 2:08 AM IST

Tattoo artist Olly Alva

Inked in the stars

Tattoo artist Olly Alva, who has successfully inked more than 30 cricketers and Bollywood celebrities, talks about his...

28 Jun 2018 12:43 AM IST

There have to be clear boundaries as to what constitutes harassment on social media.(Photo: Debasish Dey)

Policing the Mumbaiya style

The Mumbai Police, with its tongue-in-cheek humour, yet again became a beacon of hope for all the women in the city.

28 Jun 2018 12:31 AM IST

All the games are designed to create dopamine action in your brain, which makes you want to know, urgently, what will happen when you fire the bird (Angry Birds) or clean a field (Farm Ville) or match jellies (Candy Crush).

The dangerous side of gaming

There are many people who have become addicts to video games.

28 Jun 2018 12:31 AM IST

Pt. Budhaditya Mukherjee and Irshad Khan

Learning three different perspectives on sitar

It was interesting to get different perspectives from three of these masters of the sitar.

27 Jun 2018 11:37 PM IST

Young adults need to be aware that the consequences of repeated binge drinking may harm their hearts (Photo: AFP)

Risk of heart disease in young adults may increase due to binge...

Binge drinking is often defined as consuming 5 drinks or more for men and 4 or more drinks for women per occasion within...

27 Jun 2018 8:02 PM IST

Logan said that as opposed to popular perception, vampires dont suck blood but rely on a finger prick with a lancet (Photo: Pixabay)

This real life 'vampire couple' uses sexual energy and blood to feed

The couple hold a meeting where members are advised on living their vampire existence and role play.

27 Jun 2018 6:46 PM IST