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The Government of India has committed to organising and promoting the World Environment Day celebrations through a series of engaging activities and events generating strong public interest and participation. L-R Gaurav Grover, Dia Mirza, Udit Raj and Palka Grover

World Environment Day 2018: India pledges to make 100 monuments...

From plastic clean-up drives to simultaneous beach clean-up activities India will lead initiative.

5 Jun 2018 9:34 AM IST

The year 2015 saw an estimated 760,000 deaths due to HIV/AIDS, which has dropped from a million in 2010. (Photo: AP)

Experimental HIV vaccine may neutralise dozens of strains of virus

If successful, this would be the first vaccine available that protects people from contracting HIV.

5 Jun 2018 9:04 AM IST

Proceeds from the U.S. Postal Services breast cancer stamp put researchers over the top when they were trying to get enough money to do the landmark study. (Photo: Pixabay)

Licking cancer: US postal stamp helps fund key breast study

The National Cancer Institute gave $36 million for the study, and $4.5 million of it came from the stamp.

5 Jun 2018 8:25 AM IST

About 65 percent of women with hormone-positive disease and a positive blood test did not have a new breast cancer within two years (Photo: AFP)

Woman cured of advanced breast cancer through immunotherapy in world...

Treatment already works in some people with cancer of the lung, cervix, blood cells (leukaemia), skin (melanoma) and...

5 Jun 2018 8:16 AM IST

Eating more red and processed meat was not associated with survival or cancer recurrence. (Photo: Pixabay)

Breakthrough in tough-to-treat pancreatic cancer

Chemotherapy treatment folfirinox will become standard for patients whose pancreatic cancer is diagnosed early to be...

5 Jun 2018 8:04 AM IST

Visitors to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, Tennessee, view the Outlaws & Armadillos exhibit

Exhibit explores country music's outlaws, poets and pickers

He didn't realise the impact those writers had on changing country music until he went to Nelson's Fourth of July picnic...

5 Jun 2018 2:01 AM IST

The graphic swimsuit worn by the model used for representative purpose only

The SUN and the suits!

Do you want to flaunt your summer body? Well, these trends will give you a plethora of options to choose from!

5 Jun 2018 12:48 AM IST

The model is seen sporting a dual tone denim top and pant.

It's all in the jeans

Denim is back with a boom, and this time the trend is about wearing denim on denim!

5 Jun 2018 12:48 AM IST

The World Happiness Report, which is a landmark survey of the state of global happiness, has been ranking India pretty low year after year.

Is India an unhappy nation?

Ideally, Indians, who are known for their close familial bonds, should be happy people. But is a strong support system...

5 Jun 2018 12:47 AM IST

Jatin Das with a fan from his Pankha Collection

Fanning an old art

The Pankha exhibition has been designed by his son Siddharth Das with his team of eight art students.

5 Jun 2018 12:39 AM IST

Picture for representational purpose

Mumbaikars, hardworking or submissive?

Out of 77 cities assessed across the world, Mumbai has surpassed other countries in terms of working hours.

5 Jun 2018 12:38 AM IST

Paintings by Karnataka based artist Devendra Badiger.

Chronicling the subtle colours of the soul

The paintings are almost a testimony to the colourful vagaries of the soul, which, if not chronicles can be a mere...

4 Jun 2018 9:15 PM IST