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Worshippers, including Palestinians and pilgrims from around the world, sheltered under umbrellas as volunteers sprayed them with water around Al-Aqsa mosque in the Old City compound, (Photo: AP)

Jerusalem celebrates last Friday of Ramadan

In Jerusalem, thousands pray at Al-Aqsa on last Friday of Ramadan.

1 Jun 2019 7:00 PM IST

Calder³n, 91, is the last person to speak the millennia-old ancestral Y¡mana language of the indigenous Yag¡n community. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

91 year-old Cristina Calder³n fighting to keep ancient language alive

In Chile's remote south, the last speaker of an ancient language fights to keep it alive.

1 Jun 2019 1:00 PM IST

Biodegradable plates, made of wheat bran and cassava were invented by a Polish scientist to reduce plastic waste. (Photo: AFP)

The future is here in the form of biodegradable cutlery

You can have your plate and eat it too, says Polish inventor.

1 Jun 2019 12:04 PM IST

A final report is expected to say whether Burning Man can increase from 80,000 attendees to 100,000. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Burning Man festival to face big changes

Burning Man waits for US decision on big changes at festival.

1 Jun 2019 11:12 AM IST

The two-day Bandra Summer Festival, which starts today, has been a key avenue for these culinary queens to flaunt their talents.

From Kitchen to market

The third edition of the Bandra Summer Festival brings over 20 women entrepreneurs and home chefs under one roof.

1 Jun 2019 6:52 AM IST

Still from Babu Samjho Ishare

Bollywood and Bombay: A city in songs

While this song uncomfortably tears at you, Bambai Nagariya from the fairly recent Taxi No. 9211 (2006) does so in quick...

1 Jun 2019 5:19 AM IST

It signifies the ways in which people hurt, heal and love those around them.

Animals out of paper

Bringing parallel between the art of Origami and the lives of intriguingly flawed characters, the play unfolds with an...

1 Jun 2019 5:07 AM IST

Dawn at Humayuns Tomb

Mughal-e Dilli

An exhibition aims to bring back the old charm of Delhi through the paintings of various tombs around the capital.

1 Jun 2019 5:00 AM IST

It is the third time the Czech capital has sent such birds to the picturesque open space by Buckingham Palace, where pelicans first arrived in 1664 in the guise of a gift from the Russian ambassador to King Charles II. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Pelicans from Prague migrate to London

From Prague with love: Pelicans Sun, Moon and Star head for new London home.

31 May 2019 11:39 AM IST

For half a century, the proliferation of this myth caused scientists to focus their studies nearly exclusively on male mice, rats and primates, so that a male brain became considered the baseline for a human brain. (Photo: AP)

Scientists to test on female rats now

Time to start studying females too, urges scientist.

31 May 2019 11:18 AM IST

Your home reflects your personality

Your home reflects your personality

Person's home gives insights into their personality.

31 May 2019 10:57 AM IST

The misalignment between conservation measures and the whales current behaviour makes them much more vulnerable to lethal encounters with ships and fishing gear. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Rapid evolution of ecosystem affecting the whales

Here's what is affecting the movement of right whales.

31 May 2019 10:30 AM IST