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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

India-Canada ties will worsen further

THERE IS CONCERN among the highest security circles in Canada about ties with India worsening as trials pursuant to the charges laid against Indians are expected to begin soon.

SPRING HOPE

The outcome of the next election in Canada will hold the key to a thaw in its ties with India

Kitchen's recipe for a good story

How dramaturge Jeff Kitchen cooks up life-like characters using a 'special cutlery'

Human expert augmented by AI is the best hiring formula

DR TOMAS CHAMORRO-PREMUZIC, psychologist and author, has been instrumental in building science-based tools that help companies predict performance of employees and people’s ability to understand themselves.

EYES ON VARSHA

BJP is copying its successful strategies from Haryana and Madhya Pradesh to woo voters in Maharashtra

Our government is dedicated to the welfare of Modi's four "VIPS"-the poor, youth, women and farmers

MOHAN YADAV’S ELEVATION as chief minister of Madhya Pradesh was the result of years of excellence—in student politics, as chair of the Ujjain Development Authority, then of the state’s tourism board and finally as the state’s higher education minister.

Modi goes to the pole

Bal Gangadhar Tilak said in 1903 that the Arctic was the original home of the Aryans, and that climate change in 8000 BCE forced them to move into northern Europe, later into Asia and into India. Now another climate change is nudging India to seek out the Arctic.

SOULS FOR SALE

Soul-searching has become commodified through personality tests, which can help you learn about your psyche—at a premium

Kashmir, Kashmiris need Delhi's trust

Of the 49 seats in the Kashmir valley, the National Conference won 42; the Congress, six; the CPI(M), one; the BJP, zero; the Jamaat-e-Islami, zero. It was a clean sweep for INDIA.

No sanctions on style

I was both thrilled and alarmed to be invited to this year’s Moscow Fashion Week; it’s slowly but sure-footedly trailing back to normal after the pandemic shutdown.

SECOND HELPING

Sandeep Verma and Valerie saw their ambitions crash. A beach-front cafe has been the saviour to their soul, and a roadmap to the future

Nobel tolls for Me

This, this is an abomination! The whole thing is rigged! It’s a disgrace!”

Despite AI, creating a tune still needs a human heart and philosophical mind

Two or three decades ago, it would have been unthinkable to get A.R. Rahman to agree to a quick interview, let alone have a leisurely chat after work.

DRAWS BE DAMNED

An attacking, high-risk approach could well become the staple of Test cricket