The global climate is on the verge of broad-scale change that could last for a number of decades, shows a study by British scientists. The change is linked to cooling of the Atlantic, and is likely to bring drier summers in Britain and Ireland. The study is based on observational evidence of the link between […]
A new fitness app can give your workout schedule a real edge as it lets you compete with friends who use different fitness trackers. If all your friends use fitness trackers different from yours, you can match your steps with the rest of the group. “The online platform ‘Matchup’ lets users of different fitness trackers […]
A brain protein believed to be a key component in the progress of dementia can cause memory loss in healthy brains even before physical signs of degeneration appear, says a new University of Sussex study. The study reveals a direct link between the main culprit of Alzheimer’s disease and memory loss. Alzheimer’s disease is characterized […]
Batting legend Sunil Gavaskar said luck played a big part earlier in his cricketing career which spanned over 16 years from making his Test debut in March, 1971 to playing his last One-Day-International (ODI) in November, 1987. On the sidelines of the launch of former India opener Madhav Apte’s autobiography ‘As Luck Would Have It’ […]
Can’t help skimming through your Facebook timeline even as you take a break from work? You may just be wired to do so as the brain prepares us to be socially connected to other people even when we get some rest, says a new research. “The brain has a major system that seems predisposed to […]
In month of May in 1789, the simmering debate between the bourgeoisie and the aristocracy on the proposed royal reforms sparked the French revolution. It quickly spilled all over the country. The ‘commons’ or so called ‘Third Estate’ started holding their own assembly. Within a space of six months, by December, prison of Bastille and […]
Regional cuisines and Indian fusion dishes will be the flavour of the coming year, as will the effort to wean away children from junk food, says Chef Sanjay Thomas, a 21-year veteran of the industry who has just come on board The Suryaa Hotel here as its F&B (food and beverages) director. “There’ll be no […]
HRITHIK ROSHAN, SHAHID KAPOOR, ANUSHKA SHARMA, RANVEER SINGH, SONAKSHI SINHA, ARJUN KAPOOR, PARINEETI CHOPRA AND SHRADDHA KAPOOR HEADLINE THE S-CROSS IIFA AWARDS IN KUALA LUMPUR Mumbai, May 28, 2015:The world’s biggest celebration of Indian cinema, the S-CROSS IIFA AWARDS will be held in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday, June 7th at the Putra Stadium. […]
Indian tennis players Leander Paes and Rohan Bopanna won their respective men’s doubles matches while Sania Mirza also advanced to the women’s doubles third round of the French Open, the lone clay court Major, here on Friday. Paes and his Canadian partner Daniel Nestor beat the German-Austrian combine of Andre Begemann and Julian Knowle 7-6(3), […]
Former prisoners with a history of risky drug use, mental illness or poverty are more likely to end up behind the bars again, says a study that looked into the health factors that influence repeat offence. The researchers also found that ex-prisoners who are obese, suffer from various chronic diseases or have had a history […]