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Oscars ‘to double minority members and women by 2020’

Oscars ‘to double minority members and women by 2020’

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Friday promised sweeping reforms designed to help diversify its...

24 Jan 2016 5:31 AM IST

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Decoded! Why habits are so hard to break

Can’t stop eating junk food This is because a habit leaves a lasting mark on specific circuits in the brain,...

23 Jan 2016 3:50 AM IST

Reese Witherspoon, Mark Ruffalo latest to slam Oscars over diversity row

Reese Witherspoon, Mark Ruffalo latest to slam Oscars over diversity...

Reese Witherspoon has joined the growing list of celebrities who have commented on this year’s Oscars controversy...

23 Jan 2016 3:48 AM IST

Why haven’t we found aliens yet Maybe they’re all dead

The mystery of why we have not found signs of aliens yet may have been solved by scientists, including one of...

23 Jan 2016 3:28 AM IST

Ninth planet may exist beyond Pluto

Our Solar System may host a ninth planet that is 10 times the mass of the Earth and takes up to 20,000 years to orbit...

22 Jan 2016 1:31 AM IST

Oscars 2016: Calls mount for Chris Rock to bow out as host

Oscars 2016: Calls mount for Chris Rock to bow out as host

Amid the ongoing diversity row at this year’s Oscars, some artistes have called up-on host Chris Rock to bow out...

22 Jan 2016 1:30 AM IST

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Head transplant carried out on monkey: Surgeon

Italian surgeon Sergio Canavero has claimed that researchers in China have successfully carried out a head transplant on...

22 Jan 2016 1:25 AM IST

Actress and animals rights defender Pamela Anderson displays a photo during a news conference. -AP

Pamela Anderson ruffles feathers with foie gras stand

Former Baywatch star Pamela Anderson set feathers flying in the French parliament on Tuesday when she turned up to...

21 Jan 2016 6:45 AM IST

Italian director Ettore Scola dies at 84

Italian director Ettore Scola dies at 84

Italian film director Ettore Scola, whose Oscar-nominated films chronicled the growing pains, class divisions and...

21 Jan 2016 12:41 AM IST

Jack and the Beanstalk may be 5,000 years old

Jack and the Beanstalk may be 5,000 years old

Fairy tales such as Beauty and the Beast are much older than previously thought and are actually thousands of years old,...

21 Jan 2016 12:41 AM IST

More slam lack of diversity at Oscars

More slam lack of diversity at Oscars

Celebrities like George Clooney, Lupita Nyong’o and David Oyelowo have joined in the debate against the lack of...

21 Jan 2016 12:39 AM IST

Glenn Frey (left) and Don Henley of the Eagles perform at Madison Square Garden in 2013 in New York. (Photo: AP)

Eagles guitarist Glenn Frey dead

Guitarist Glenn Frey, who helped make The Eagles one of the most successful acts in US rock history with hits such as...

20 Jan 2016 12:30 AM IST