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?

DO TATTOOS INCREASE CANCER RISK?

A Swedish study published in the journal eClinical Medicine suggests that tattoo ink can increase the risk of lymphoma, a type of cancer that involves the lymph nodes.