Researchers have discovered a brain circuit involved in dividing the labour to handle two opposing motivations for behaviour – pleasure and pain – an advance that may lead to key insights about mental illnesses like depression and anxiety disorders. According to the study, published in the journal Neuron, different classes of […]
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Cabin crew could prolong walkout at Lufthansa’s Germanwings
Cabin crew at Lufthansa subsidiary Germanwings began a planned three-day strike Monday, with their union warning the industrial dispute could last longer. Daniel Flohr, deputy head of air stewards’ union UFO, told public broadcaster ZDF “we could prolong it at short notice” short of concessions from bosses, although “we don’t want that”. […]
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Heterosexual couples form 1st civil partnerships in England
England and Wales have marked a new era in which heterosexual couples can choose to have a civil partnership instead of a marriage. The change, mandated by Britain’s Supreme Court last year, took effect Tuesday. The groundbreaking case had been brought by Rebecca Steinfeld and Charles Keidan, who were among the first to form […]
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New Year 2020: A look at celebrations across the world
The New Year is almost here and it’s time to ring 2020 in high spirits. There are exciting scenes happening around the globe for New Year’s Eve and we have narrowed the best of the lot for you. 1. SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA Sydney is well-known for its New Year celebrations. Its brilliant display of […]
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Banned and Controversial Books Event
Celebrating the freedome to read The Booknerds Hangout: Banned and Controversial books was organised at Best Buddy Resto Cafe which incorporated works of Indian and western authors. The books to be discussed included Chittakobara by Mridula Garg,War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy,Twilight by Stephanie Meyer,The Boys by Garth Ennis […]
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Proton therapy lowers risk of side effects in cancer
Proton therapy leads to significantly lower risk of side effects for cancer patients when compared with traditional radiation, researchers have found. For the findings, published in the journal JAMA Oncology, researchers from University of Pennsylvania analysed if the cancer patients going through radiation therapy alongside chemotherapy faced severe side effects […]
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Bhumi, Parineeti, Urvashi : Worst-dressed celebrities of Bollywood in 2019
In recent times, Bollywood celebrities have come even more under the radar than before, thanks to social media and paparazzi culture making it’s way to India. And now celebrities are under more scrutiny and surveillance than ever before. Since celebrities are always being photographed, whether they’re going for an award show […]
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What’s keeping Jennifer Aniston fit at 50? Steal her fitness mantra
With the holiday season comes holiday fat and so does the responsibility to lose that fat, which is easier when done using the fitness habits approved by the fittest actor, Jennifer Aniston, who even at the age of 50 looks jaw-dropping with her perfect abs. As reported by the Women’s Health Magazine, the […]
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Year Ender 2019 Fashion: The year of throwback fashion trends
2019 has been an interesting year in several ‘comeback’ styles. From making a statement once again on the global runways, some styles were embraced on red carpets, film fashion, street fashion and even for those easy-to-fix everyday wardrobe. If you take a good look around, there’s fashion inspiration all around you. […]
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Indian women prefer men aged 30-40 for extra marital affairs, says study
Indian women prefer older men aged between 30-40 as partners for extra marital affairs, while men mostly prefer women partners aged between 25-30, shows data from the extra-marital dating app Gleeden. As per the kind of relation, men are ‘open to everything’ and mostly look for ‘anything exciting’, while Indian women are more cautious […]
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Sustainability in the fashion industry faces an uphill climb
Sustainability in fashion is a hot button topic, with retailers large and small racing to prove their green credentials, but the desire for new attire churns and the industry remains one of the world’s largest polluters as climate activists and watchdogs sound alarms. The industry is the second largest consumer of water and is […]
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Follow your style but not the trend: Esha Gupta
“I dress for myself and not others,” says Bollywood actress Esha Gupta, revealing her style mantra. The “Jannat 2” star says one must follow own style rather than any trend. In a quick chat with IANSlife, the actress shared more about her fashion preferences, fashion hacks and upcoming project. Excerpts: What is your […]
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Ustad Amjad Ali Khan gives land for a hospital in Kerala
Sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan has written to Kerala Government to build a hospital on a two-acre land that the state government had earlier given him to build a music academy. Khan says he believes healthcare is a primary needs for every human, beyond religion. Sharing the news, Khan […]
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Fast intermittently to get slim this New Year
As you enter New Year on a sad note that despite gymming and avoiding sugary food for most part of 2019, the fat around your belly refused to go away, it is bell for a New Year resolution: Make intermittent fasting part of your health regime. Intermittent fasting diets fall […]
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Mirza Ghalib 222nd birth anniversary: Facts about the legendary Urdu poet
Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan, better known by his pen name Ghalib and Asad, was born on December 27, 1797. Honoured with titles Dabir-ul-Mulk and Najm-ud-Daula, he wrote in both Urdu and Persian and traced his ancestry back to Aibak Turks who moved to Samarkand following the fall of the Selijuk dynasty. Ghalib’s […]