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Art with heart and vision: Gurgaon kids highlight community issues with artwork
September 17, 2017 22:47 IST
At the Growing Gurgaon Community Art Festival, 12 child artists from an underprivileged background came together to highlight social and environmental concerns through their artwork.
Zapping brain with magnetic pulses may help overcome anxiety
September 17, 2017 18:59 IST
Magnetically stimulating this brain region can improve the effectiveness of unlearning anxiety responses. This is a great way to reduce stress and anxiety which are overpowering people today.
Thirdhand smoke can damage liver, brain tissues: study
September 17, 2017 18:51 IST
Children living in the homes where smoking has occurred have been known to show tobacco metabolites in their urine as well as tobacco-derived carcinogens called tobacco specific nitrosamines.
Priyanka Chopra, edgy or chic: Which look do you like better?
September 17, 2017 17:57 IST
Priyanka Chopra is all set to present an award at the upcoming 69th Emmy Awards for the second time, and she's been slaying it with varied fashion choices in the run-up events.
No more size-zero! Dior, Gucci, Louis Vuitton bid goodbye to super-skinny models
September 17, 2017 16:31 IST
The much-propagated image of 'thin is beautiful' may finally be no more as two major fashion conglomerates ban ultra-thin models from walking in their shows. Brands such as Gucci, Dior and LV have dropped the super skinny models as many women are increasingly suffering from eating disorders in order to get a figure like them.
Unlike Rushdie: Simple plot but relevant in a world of alternative facts
September 17, 2017 15:41 IST
Rushdie, as in his previous works, displays immense skills of observation, but takes it a little too far in matching these with the film-making traits of his personality. He invokes analogies from so many areas that it becomes a nightmare for the reader to keep track of all the things.
Carbohydrates may be key to better malaria vaccine: study
September 17, 2017 15:26 IST
Efforts to eradicate malaria require the development of new therapeutics, particularly an effective malaria vaccine. The discovery may help improve the only vaccine approved to protect people against Plasmodium falciparum malaria - the most deadly form of the disease.
Japan restaurant highlights dementia awareness by hiring waiters suffering from dementia
September 17, 2017 15:02 IST
Japanese restaurant owner wants to provide a safe environment for the general public to interact with dementia patients who will be the servers in the restaurant to learn more about them. This is part of his campaign to increase awareness about dementia.
Drug that may curb drinking impulse identified
September 17, 2017 14:21 IST
Alcohol is the largest consumed drug all over the world and can lead to a lot of addictions which can prove to be fatal. A new study shows that blocking a specific part of the brain's immune system may substantially decrease the desire to drink in the evening.
Friends can make your marital conflict less stressful
September 17, 2017 12:04 IST
Marital conflict can lead to lots of mental and emotional stress. People who have friends and family to talk to and share their problems with experience relatively lower levels of stress as compared to those who have no friends outside of marriage to share their concerns with.
Cure morning woes with easy to make English breakfast
September 17, 2017 11:46 IST
Now you can have a full English breakfast without worrying about the pains of cooking as these easy tips will make your mornings much brighter and your tummies much fuller. It's all about getting some bacon, toast, mushrooms and your favourite tea or coffee. See how
Adah Sharma debuts on the ramp at Crocs Mysore Fashion Week
September 17, 2017 11:24 IST
The collection had the Indian attire with a twist wherein some models flaunted fabric draped on jeans like a sari with a moon-shaped bindi and kamarbands or waist chains. Then came in beautiful checkered heavy duty kanjivaram saris which were sported by models with Crocs footwear.
Easy hacks for healthy diet: eating rice, noodles, pasta can be healthy too
September 17, 2017 11:09 IST
One can lose weight even while including rice in their diet as long as they don't consume rice in the form of fried rice or oily biryani. Refined sugar intake in tea, coffee or other drinks and desserts should be avoided or should be restricted to the minimum.
A solid touch: Samit Das on his preference for art that is tangible
September 17, 2017 11:29 IST
Samit Das talks about the influence of Rabindranath Tagore on his work and how archaeology shapes his aesthetic.
Speak easy: The Lode Star for Identity
September 17, 2017 00:09 IST
For language and literature to thrive in a diaspora, there needs to be a guardian angel to champion its cause.
Draw Me a Shadow: Ceramicist Madhvi Subramanian’s latest show explores relationship between an object and its shadow
September 17, 2017 00:07 IST
The journey and the road find a place in Madhvi Subrahmanian’s recent work. In her current exhibition, “Mapping Memory”, on at Mumbai, these long-term concerns come together with another – what impressions remain when change is the only constant.
Spare the Child: Physical punishment is rarely a lasting solution to a disciplinary issue
September 17, 2017 00:01 IST
The one-slap style of parenting has been handed down generations in India. It can scar your child forever. The impact of physical punishment lasts into adulthood.
Down in jungleland: Six to Tango
September 17, 2017 00:01 IST
Spiders are master craftspeople when they are not eating their own kind.
Ooty’s right here: A trip down memory lane
September 17, 2017 00:00 IST
How does it feel to find a piece of one’s old self in the middle of everyday life?
‘Why has physical violence taken the place of debate? Why are we living in fear?’
September 17, 2017 00:00 IST
Author Nayantara Sahgal imagines an India that is being bludgeoned into a monoculture in her new work. It is a story, she says, about the present.
Sonakshi Sinha gives #fashiongoals in these two outfits
September 16, 2017 22:19 IST
Be it traditional or western, Sonakshi Sinha knows how to dress up for each occasion and carry herself with confidence.
Queen Victoria’s rare notebook when she learned Urdu under the tutelage of Abdul Karim goes on display
September 16, 2017 21:54 IST
Abdul Karim from Agra was only 24-years-old when he went to England to wait at Queen Victoria's table during her golden jubilee in 1887.
Kangana Ranaut and Bipasha Basu got us falling in love with gowns all over again
September 16, 2017 21:32 IST
While Kangana Ranaut picked up a grey gown from Ulyana Sergeenko, Bipasha Basu flaunted her curves in a midnight blue Monisha Jaising gown.
Binge drinking may alter brain activity in teenagers
September 16, 2017 20:03 IST
Researchers examining electrical activity in various brain regions in college students found that binge drinkers had altered brain activity at rest. These changes might indicate a decreased ability to respond to external stimuli and potential difficulties in information processing capacity.
Write about your feelings to cool brain on stressful tasks
September 16, 2017 20:01 IST
While previous research has shown that expressive writing can help individuals process past traumas or stressful events, the current study suggests the same technique can help people -- especially worriers -- prepare for stressful tasks in the future.
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