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Canada okays genetically-modified salmon for food

Canada okays genetically-modified salmon for food

Canada on Thursday approved a type of genetically-modified salmon as safe to eat, making it the first transgenic animal...

21 May 2016 3:15 AM IST

US scientists warn of major earthquake in J&K

A major earthquake, of magnitude 8 or greater, may strike Jammu and Kashmir, endangering the lives of as many as a...

20 May 2016 4:39 AM IST

Vatican lets maker of The Exorcist film real rite

Vatican lets maker of The Exorcist film real rite

William Friedkin, the director of the horror classic The Exorcist, has revealed that he was allowed to film a real...

20 May 2016 4:34 AM IST

Global life expectancy up 5 years: WHO

Global life expectancy increased by five years between 2000 and 2015, the World Health Organisation said Thursday,...

20 May 2016 4:30 AM IST

Gallery assistants with works by Spanish artist Joan Miro in London. (Photo: AFP)

Joan Miro paintings up for sale to help refugees

Some 28 artworks by the Spanish painter Joan Miro will be auctioned in London on Thursday, with the profits going...

19 May 2016 2:53 AM IST

1 in 3 doctors in US face sexual harassment

One-third of the female doctors in the US face sexual harassment on the job, a new study of high-achieving...

19 May 2016 2:47 AM IST

Kirtan yoga may boost memory, fight Alzheimer’s

A three-month course in yoga and meditation, particularly age-old Indian practice of Kirtan, may help boost memory and...

19 May 2016 2:45 AM IST

Pink diamond sells for $31.6 million

An Asian man has paid a record $31.6 million for an extremely rare 15.38 carat pear-shaped pink diamond auctioned at...

19 May 2016 2:43 AM IST

‘BBC ‘too Christian’, needs to be diverse’

‘BBC ‘too Christian’, needs to be diverse’

Report by ethics panel suggests more airtime for Hindu, Sikh, Muslim programmes.

18 May 2016 1:43 AM IST

Han Kang (Photo: AP)

Han Kang 1st Korean to win Booker

South Korean author Han Kang won the Man Booker International Prize on Monday, sharing the £50,000 ($72,000) award...

18 May 2016 1:41 AM IST

Hugh Hefner is named in new Bill Cosby lawsuit

Hugh Hefner is named in new Bill Cosby lawsuit

Hugh Hefner has been sued for allegedly “conspiring” to allow Bill Cosby to commit sexual assault on young...

18 May 2016 1:33 AM IST

Kim Kardashian promises nude selfies until she dies

Reality TV star Kim Kardashian West has promised her followers that she will keep sharing nude selfies till the end of...

18 May 2016 1:32 AM IST