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Fear and the fearless pose
#FerozKhanKaPota was trending on X; so, naturally, I thought Fardeen Khan’s son was making his Bollywood debut.
Mumbo jumbo in the Maldives
Political folklorists say, there’s a charmed circle around every powerful person.
Back to battle
While BJP has the edge in the assembly bypolls, the Trinamool hopes to ride the momentum from the Lok Sabha elections and keep the four seats
TWO OF A KIND
As Siddaramaiah and D.K. Shivakumar try to get the better of each other, Karnataka Congress is a divided house
Broom and bust
Beset by legal woes, political setbacks and a leadership vacuum, the AAP faces a credibility crisis
Pants on Fire!
The recent presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump was a sorry spectacle that ended with two old men being childish about their golf handicaps.
NO COUNTRY FOR LOVE
Roshan Mathew decided to act in Paradise after a five-hour conversation with its director
Taylor-made illusion
There is a lovely lady who frequents my gym and earns herself some nudge-nudge and wink-winks each time she passes by. “She looks like she’s going to a Taylor Swift concert,” say the other girls.
Straight from the heart
Mani Shankar Aiyar's take on a prime minister he knew up close
Captain planet
Alia Bhatt's debut children's book has many subtle lessons
HOME, SERVED HOT
Around 50 refugee chefs from Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Bangladesh showcase their country’s cuisine at a food festival in Chennai
I don't think I ever left Kolkata
Anasuya Sengupta is still coming to terms with her historic achievement. The 37-yearold recently won the Un Certain Regard Prize for Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival for her remarkable performance in Bulgarian director Konstantin Bojanov’s The Shameless.
Biden biding his time
Con Man vs Old Man. That’s how analysts described the first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden.
A midsummer nightmare
Biden’s debate debacle forces Democrats to contemplate alternatives
THE WIZARD OF FIZZ
The incredible journey of Sathya Shankar K.-from driving an autorickshaw to building a ₹800 crore business
EVMs have strengthened democracy
The recent Lok Sabha election was the largest democratic exercise in human history.
THE POWER OF THREE
How India shed its orthodox and limiting approach to find success
BOOM IN FULL BLOOM
Jasprit Bumrah is operating at a level we have rarely seen in cricket before
RAHUL'S CALM NATURE PLAYED A BIG ROLE
When Roger Binny and his mates went into the 1983 World Cup, they did so, famously, as underdogs. The current Indian team, though, goes into each ICC tournament as a favourite, which makes failure even more heartbreaking.
Drinking On Flights Bad For Your Heart
DRINKING ALCOHOL DURING A FLIGHT, combined with cabin pressure at cruising altitude, may threaten a sleeping passenger's heart health, especially on longhaul flights, suggests a German study published in the journal Thorax.
Branches of wisdom
A symposium on traditional trees throws light on India's ancient knowledge
TWIST OF FAT
Secret to weight loss? Make changes to your neurological passages
Click chemistry is like making small molecular robots out of building blocks
Chemistry is everything, including when you fall in love.
AI-PILL
DRUG DISCOVERY IN INDIA IS NOW BEING AIDED BY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. COMPANIES ARE USING AI TO DEVELOP FASTER AND CHEAPER MEDICINES TO TREAT RARE DISEASES, CANCER. DIABETES AND MORE
NOT JUST SKIN DEEP
The skin is the largest organ in the body and how to take care of it is best explained by an expert
GLOWING DYE HELPS SURGEONS REMOVE HIDDEN PROSTATE CANCER CELLS
A SPECIAL TYPE OF GLOWING MARKER DYE could help surgeons identify and remove prostate cancer cells, even those not visible to the naked eye, in real-time, according to new study findings published in the European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging.
CAN LIFESTYLE CHANGES SLOW ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE?
ACCORDING TO NEW RESEARCH published in the journal Alzheimer's Research and Therapy, adopting certain healthy lifestyle habits can significantly improve brain function in patients with mild cognitive impairment or early dementia due to Alzheimer's disease.
MOST CANCER TREATMENTS NEAR END OF LIFE NOT BENEFICIAL
SYSTEMIC THERAPIES do not improve survival in patients with very advanced solid tumours near the end of life, according to a US study published in JAMA Oncology.
C-SECTION BABIES NEED TWO DOSES OF MEASLES VACCINE
BABIES BORN BY C-SECTION need two doses of the measles vaccine for optimal protection against the disease. A single dose of the vaccine is up to 2.6 times more likely to be completely ineffective in C-section babies, compared with those born vaginally.
OPTIMAL 24-HOUR ACTIVITY CYCLE EXPLAINED
HOW MANY HOURS SHOULD YOU SIT, stand, sleep and exercise in a day for optimal cardiometabolic health and glycemic control?