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‘Rembrandt used cutting edge optics for self-portraits’

‘Rembrandt used cutting edge optics for self-portraits’

Dutch artist Rembrandt Harmen-szoon van Rijn, one of the greatest painters and printmakers in European art, and many...

15 July 2016 2:26 AM IST

Jennifer Aniston gets support over sexism row

Jennifer Aniston gets support over sexism row

Hollywood celebrities are lining up behind actress Jennifer Aniston after she penned a blog criticising the media for...

15 July 2016 1:01 AM IST

French President Francois Hollande

Francois Hollande hairdresser is ‘paid $10000 a month’

Short on the sides and thinning on top, French President Francois Hollande’s hair is kept perfectly groomed at a...

14 July 2016 2:37 AM IST

William H McNeill

Famous historian William H McNeill dies at 98

14 July 2016 2:36 AM IST

Jennifer Aniston

I’m not pregnant, I’m fed up: Jennifer Aniston

Actress Jennifer Aniston slam-med the false pregnancy rumours in an essay she wrote for a news portal.

14 July 2016 2:31 AM IST

Multivitamins in pregnancy a waste of money

Multivitamins in pregnancy a waste of money

Multivitamins and mineral supplements in pregnancy are an “unnecessary expense” with no proven benefits for...

13 July 2016 2:21 AM IST

Water, the new weapon to beat fat

Water, the new weapon to beat fat

Water may be the potential secret weapon to achieving a healthier weight, a new study suggests.

13 July 2016 1:16 AM IST

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Scientists trying to decode monkey calls

Scientists are studying the form and meaning of monkey calls using methods from theoretical linguistics, in order to...

12 July 2016 6:28 AM IST

Global push to make Mediterranean diet sexy again

Global push to make Mediterranean diet sexy again

It may be on the Unesco heritage list, but global experts warn the Mediterranean diet, prized for its health benefits,...

12 July 2016 6:25 AM IST

Megaupload coming back

Flamboyant German tech entrepreneur Kim Dotcom is planning to relaunch file-sharing website Megaupload in January 2017,...

12 July 2016 6:23 AM IST

Philistine cemetery reveals details of Goliath’s people

US anthropologist and pathologist Sherry Fox shows a skull and a team of foreign archaeologists. (Photo: AFP)

11 July 2016 6:48 AM IST

World’s biggest orchestra performs in Germany

World’s biggest orchestra performs in Germany

More than 7,500 classical musicians performed in a German football arena at the weekend to set the world record for the...

11 July 2016 2:36 AM IST