Home » Newsmakers

Newsmakers - Page 291

Jealousy is the most common personality trait

Jealousy is the most common personality trait

People can be classified into four basic personality types: optimistic, pessimistic, trusting and envious, a new study...

19 Sept 2016 12:04 AM IST

Genes store memory of heart attack

The memory of a heart attack can be stored in genes through chemical modifications of DNA, scientists have found,...

18 Sept 2016 2:41 AM IST

Tight security in annual Oktoberfest

Tight security in annual Oktoberfest

Heavy rain and stricter security did little to dampen the spirits of beer lovers at the start of this year’s...

18 Sept 2016 2:40 AM IST

Boots, Berlin Wall and beans: Buy a piece of Reagan

Boots, Berlin Wall and beans: Buy a piece of Reagan

From cowboy boots to a chunk of the Berlin Wall and a jar of jelly beans: an auction of Ronald Reagan memorabilia offers...

18 Sept 2016 2:38 AM IST

Macca, Starr reunite for ‘freak show’

Singer-songwriter Paul McCartney and muscian Ringo Starr of The Beatles arrive to attend a special screening of...

17 Sept 2016 2:13 AM IST

India In a Day shows a nation in flux at Toronto

India In a Day shows a nation in flux at Toronto

Richie Mehta’s infectiously lively and tactile documentary India in a Day is one of the more unusual titles to...

17 Sept 2016 2:11 AM IST

Big step for China, bigger leap for mankind

China’s Tiangong 2 space lab is launched on a Long March-2F rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre, in...

17 Sept 2016 2:10 AM IST

Ralph Lauren launches street-smart design to shop

Designer Ralph Lauren acknowledges applause after his runway show in New York on Wednesday. (Photo: AP)

16 Sept 2016 12:54 AM IST

Advanced alternative to touchscreen on the cards

Scientists are developing a new touchscreen technology that may lead to extremely small patterns (pixels) for high...

16 Sept 2016 12:51 AM IST

Scientists spot a baby planet similar to Uranus

Scientists spot a baby planet similar to Uranus

Scientists have found signs of a baby planet thought to be an icy giant — similar to Uranus and Neptune —...

16 Sept 2016 12:50 AM IST

New talent writes chapter in Man Booker list

Judges for top British literary award the Man Booker Prize spurned big-name novelists in favour of experimental new...

14 Sept 2016 1:45 AM IST

Two masters and siblings star in India’s Toronto mix

Two leading lights of Indian cinema — Kerala’s Adoor Gopalakrishnan and Bengal’s Buddhadeb Dasgupta...

14 Sept 2016 1:43 AM IST