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FIRST DAY FIRST SHOW

Vijay's political party launch was a huge success, but its long-term prospects depend on winning over rural voters

India-China: back to basics

The Narendra Modi-Xi Jinping handshake in Kazan provides the right opportunity to ask the most basic question: what is our longterm perspective on India-China relations?

I will deliver Balasaheb Thackeray's dream-slum-free Mumbai

What have been your achievements while being in office? A/ My achievements have been three-fold—accessibility, infrastructure and welfare.

DRAMA BEFORE ACTION

DISSENSIONS, PARTIES LOANING CANDIDATES TO ALLIES... THIS ASSEMBLY ELECTION IS UNLIKE ANY OTHER

Judgment reserved

Justice Chandrachud’s record as CJI appears to be a mixed bag, while his successor, Justice Sanjiv Khanna, will always be compared with his uncle, Justice H.R. Khanna, who stood up to the government during Emergency

Poor wealthy Jharkhand

Wealth doesn’t make one happy, say seers. The wealthy would nod their heads in agreement, giving out philosophical sighs.

Quit Smoking To Live Longer

Patients who quit smoking after a diagnosis of stable coronary artery disease can reduce their risk of a major cardiovascular event by almost 50 per cent.

AI Is Here To Stay

Every time I hear the words Artificial Intelligence, the millennial in me starts imagining T100s walking the street and Skynet taking over the world.

Silent sentinel

Meet Dozee, India’s first Al-based, contactless remote patient monitoring system that fits under the mattress

Gaining consciousness

Anaesthesiology, a poorly understood speciality, has been gaining recognition for its critical role in and outside the operating theatre

Patients with Parkinson's, schizophrenia, and addiction, will benefit from our device

Actor, TV host, dancer, and academic, Shalini Menon is a true allrounder. The young chemist from Kerala has earned a patent for a groundbreaking device, the Dopameter, which detects dopamine levels in the body.

HOOKED...TO HAPPINESS

Pleasure-seeking behavioural addictions, in search of a dopamine hit, are on the rise

Mach attack

Machiavellians are like JCBs: they will crush your heart, your career, and your bank account, then push you into oblivion

WATCH YOUR FINGERNAILS

Have you ever wondered what the ridges on your nails can reveal about your health?

Killing the killers

Could your bathroom be humanity's arsenal against antibiotic-resistant superbugs?

SIT LESS TO EASE BACK PAIN

SITTING LESS AND INCREASING daily activity could be a simple solution to help back pain from getting worse, and just 40 minutes of less sedentary time would be enough.

READING TO INFANTS BOOSTS VOCABULARY

SHARING A BOOK WITH BABIES and toddlers promotes early language development and vocabulary. But handing them a screen probably won't.

IMPROPER ARM POSITION CAN DISTORT BLOOD PRESSURE READINGS

Accuracy of your blood pressure readings depends on how you hold your arm while measuring blood pressure. According to a US study published in JAMA Internal Medicine, certain arm positions can significantly overestimate test results and may lead to a misdiagnosis of hypertension.

BRUSHING AND FLOSSING CAN KEEP AWAY HEAD AND NECK CANCER

BACTERIA THAT CAUSE GUM DISEASE can also increase a person's risk of head and neck squamous cell cancer, according to a US study published in the journal JAMA Oncology.

FALLS MAY INCREASE RISK OF DEMENTIA

FALLS ARE THE LEADING cause of injury in older adults and can lead to life changing consequences, including loss of independence or risk of death.

WHAT DO FAMILIES FIGHT ABOUT MOST?

DISAGREEMENTS AND ARGUMENTS are prevalent in all families. But what do families fight about the most and has it changed over time?

WEEKEND WORKOUTS AS EFFECTIVE AS DAILY EXERCISE

WEEKEND WARRIORS—people who cram all their weekly recommended exercise into one or two days—reap the same health benefits as those who work out daily.

Haunted by a cloudless sky

There are no other countries like Spain,” says Robert Jordan in Ernest Hemingway’s For Whom the Bells Toll.

Dress to represent

I watched the Democratic National Convention on my hotel room TV while on a visit to one of the swing states in the US.

Return of the nerds

I have been an ‘expert’ on Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC) for four years now, but I still get super-nervous every time we shoot.

When Laxmi became Indira

In her new book, Savie Karnel chronicles the life of a young spy who was willing to die for a homeland she never saw

STREAM OF COUTURE

Intricate detailing and traditional aesthetics are increasing the appeal of Pakistani fashion in India

Armed and polarised

This is the Trumpian version of ‘heads I win, tails you lose’. If he wins, the November election is fair.

TIED AND TESTED

With less than two weeks to go, the presidential race is a dead heat as an undercurrent of misogyny and concerns about economy and immigration hurt Harris

Lawrence of Punjab

Officials who have interrogated Lawrence Bishnoi feel he has bitten off more than he can chew