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JK Rowling reveals why Harry named his son after Snape

Harry Potter readers have long wanted to know: Why did the boy wizard choose to honour Severus Snape — a teacher...

29 Nov 2015 1:34 AM IST

An illustration of the Cheshire Cat by Helen Oxenbury from Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

Alice still shapeshifting 150 yrs after Wonderland

A century and a half after first being published, the surreal classic Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland still...

29 Nov 2015 1:31 AM IST

Mark Zuckerberg

Mark Zuckerberg’s paternity leave boon for Facebook dads

With Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg about to become a dad, the social network boosted the amount of time fathers...

29 Nov 2015 1:28 AM IST

McDonald’s will take legal action over rat in burger

McDonald’s will take legal action over rat in burger

McDonald’s Mexico says it will prosecute whoever planted a rodent’s head in one of its hamburgers, causing...

29 Nov 2015 1:26 AM IST

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Human liver cells grown in laboratory

Scientists have successfully grown human liver cells in the laboratory using a new technique that allows the cells to...

28 Nov 2015 6:33 AM IST

Is Adam Lambert just too sexy for Singapore

Adam Lambert may have been a hit on American Idol but rival petitions in Singapore have gathered thousands of online...

28 Nov 2015 6:33 AM IST

First glimpse of black hole ‘eating star’, ejecting flare

Scientists have for the first time witnessed a black hole swallowing a star in a galaxy 300 million light years away and...

28 Nov 2015 6:30 AM IST

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‘Global warming to be faster than expected’

Global warming will progress faster than previously believed because greenhouse gas emissions that arise naturally are...

28 Nov 2015 6:29 AM IST

Mukherjee, Jha, Roy on $50K DSC Prize shortlist

Mukherjee, Jha, Roy on $50K DSC Prize shortlist

UK-based Neel Mukherjee is among six authors of Indian-origin who have been shortlisted for this year’s coveted...

28 Nov 2015 1:54 AM IST

Canada’s Miss World contestant Anastasia Lin poses at Hong Kong International Airport on Thursday. (Photo: AP)

Outspoken Miss World Canada denied entry to China

Miss World Canada was barred from entering China on Thursday to take part in this year’s pageant in the southern...

27 Nov 2015 5:52 AM IST

New form of gold almost as light as air

New form of gold almost as light as air

Geneva: Scientists in Switzerland have developed a 20 carat gold nugget that is thousand times lighter than conventional...

27 Nov 2015 5:49 AM IST

Sumner Redstone

Mogul a ‘living ghost’, says ex in suit

An ex-girlfriend has set in motion a legal battle over whether 92-year-old billionaire Sumner Redstone, who controls...

27 Nov 2015 5:47 AM IST