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Video of newly-married Kerala couple dancing to musical form Shinkari Melam with band goes viral

The couple, Zakhil Suresh and Laxmi Joshi, are settled in Bangalore. Zakhil is studying for his Chartered Accountancy, and is in his final year, while working in a startup named Flobiz. Laxmi is an Android developer.

7 hours ago

With biryani and rice balls, Malaysia aims to provide Halal food for the Olympic Games

A small factory in Malaysia's capital is preparing thousands of ready-to-eat Halal meals, from fried rice to chicken biryani, to be shipped off to Japan for 2020's biggest sporting event.

13 hours ago

Research warns us never to trust a person by their face

Judgements passed on people’s body language and facial expressions could actually get us manipulated and fooled into being cheated by them.

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14 hours ago

Grab the grub: Video of two tuskers eating sugarcane from a passing vehicle goes viral

A video of two elephants quickly grabbing a bite of sugarcanes from trucks passing by them has the social media absolutely amused.

16 hours ago

Bollywood Diva Kareena calls herself a hidden model at Lakme Fashion Week

The Kapoor-Khan explains how she loves walking the ramp and that there could be a hidden model in her, that not many know of.

16 hours ago

The Bolt of buffalo? Indian jockey's record wins national praise

The 28-year-old farmer has since become a sensation after people praised him on social media and compared him to retired Jamaican sprint superstar Bolt, who is the world's fastest man for his record run of 100 metres in 9.58 seconds.

16 Feb 2020

The Rising star of British design, Richard Quinn, dazzles London at fashion week

Richard Quinn, renowned for his originality and daring British designs has made a mark among big names like Amal Clooney and many others.

16 Feb 2020

Kids miss more school when mothers face physical violence: Study

Published in the Maternal and Child Health Journal, the research found that 23.3 per cent of women who experienced intimate partner violence (IPV) reported their child's school attendance was disrupted due to IPV.

16 Feb 2020

Green tea plus exercise may reduce fatty liver disease

The obesity epidemic has spurred public health awareness and is associated with fatty liver and type-2 diabetes. Fatty liver is also known as hepatic steatosis. Having little amounts of fat in liver is fine but too much causes health problems.

16 Feb 2020

Love you to Mars and back: Heart-shaped mesas from the red planet discovered on Valentine's Day

Just as much as NASA loves space and all things that come with it, it’s now official that space too loves it back.

16 Feb 2020

Canadian beauty raises the temperature during her ramp walk in a fashion show

Nora Fatehi, Canadian dancer, model and actress has now become well known in Bollywood. The talented actress’s top hits like ‘O Saki Saki, Dilbar, Pachtaoge’, gained her the fan following.

16 Feb 2020

Food experts say hospitality is the DNA of Indian culture

Foskett, an avid vegetarian, loved the vegetarian food, the colour and most importantly the Indian hospitality.

15 Feb 2020

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Health & Fitness

Kids miss more school when mothers face physical violence: Study

Published in the Maternal and Child Health Journal, the research found that 23.3 per cent of women who experienced intimate partner violence (IPV) rep...

16 Feb 2020

Green tea plus exercise may reduce fatty liver disease

The obesity epidemic has spurred public health awareness and is associated with fatty liver and type-2 diabetes. Fatty liver is also known as hepatic ...

16 Feb 2020

Chronic kidney disease killing over 1m people worldwide: Study

In addition to deaths resulting from organ failure in chronic kidney disease, impaired kidney function also puts individuals at higher risk of develop...

15 Feb 2020

Taller men may have lower dementia risk in old age: Study

Previous studies have suggested that height may be a risk factor for dementia, but much of this research was not able to take into account genetic, en...

13 Feb 2020

Fashion & Beauty

Bollywood Diva Kareena calls herself a hidden model at Lakme Fashion Week

The Kapoor-Khan explains how she loves walking the ramp and that there could be a hidden model in her, that not many know of.

16 hours ago

The Rising star of British design, Richard Quinn, dazzles London at fashion week

Richard Quinn, renowned for his originality and daring British designs has made a mark among big names like Amal Clooney and many others.

16 Feb 2020

Canadian beauty raises the temperature during her ramp walk in a fashion show

Nora Fatehi, Canadian dancer, model and actress has now become well known in Bollywood. The talented actress’s top hits like ‘O Saki Saki, Dilbar, Pac...

16 Feb 2020

Mouth-watering designs made of chocolate were displayed in Brussels unique fashion show

In a unique show which brought together fashion designers and chocolatiers to the runway in Brussels, models dressed in creations made of chocolate pa...

15 Feb 2020

Bollywood celebrities dazzle at Lakme Fashion Week

Bollywood actors Aditya Roy Kapoor, Tabu, Diana Penty, Nora Fatehi and Indian cricketer Shikhar Dhawan walked the ramp on day 3 of the Lakme Fashion W...

14 Feb 2020

Here’s a sneak peek into the New York Fashion Week from the streets

Giving a glimpse of what fashionistas look like off the ramp and how they carry themselves in the real world, the list of fashion influencers are no l...

13 Feb 2020

Janhvi Kapoor is a moody dresser, Vicky Kaushal dresses to express

For Janhvi, fashion is about moods. "My fashion depends on my mood, it depends on comfort and of course it depends on the occasion. But mostly, I thin...

13 Feb 2020

Renowned fashion designer Wendell Rodricks passes away after a prolonged illness

Rodricks, one of the most popular fashion designers from Goa, was awarded a Padma Shri in 2014 and was also accorded the Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts...

12 Feb 2020

Food

With biryani and rice balls, Malaysia aims to provide Halal food for the Olympic Games

A small factory in Malaysia's capital is preparing thousands of ready-to-eat Halal meals, from fried rice to chicken biryani, to be shipped off to Jap...

13 hours ago

Food experts say hospitality is the DNA of Indian culture

Foskett, an avid vegetarian, loved the vegetarian food, the colour and most importantly the Indian hospitality.

15 Feb 2020

Multilingual robot waitress serves up food in Afghan capital

Though manufactured in Japan and serving American-style fast food such as cola and burgers, Time Restaurant's team designed the robot with locals in m...

13 Feb 2020

Chilli recipe for a keto diet

If you’ve committed to a keto diet but still want to celebrate, Stephanie Laska has ideas on how to bend the rules a bit in her new “Dirty, Lazy, Keto...

12 Feb 2020

Your search for the best cakes ends here

Whether you are a vegan or someone just looking for a delicious, tasteful custom-designed cake, head to one of the Brownie Point outlets in Dubai.

12 Feb 2020

Food-share app sells food at a lesser price to help the environment

Decomposing food waste is a key source of greenhouse gases — and a staggering one third of all food is thrown away, according to industry estimates.

09 Feb 2020

Eat your food with hands to enjoy it more: Study

Why people eat rice with hands in most parts of India? Because directly touching the food makes experience of eating more enjoyable, say researchers.

08 Feb 2020

Rome's 90-year-old 'chef of the poor' cooks for homeless for the past 15 years

Three days a week, he and other volunteers of the RomAmoR (RomeLove) association he founded make the rounds of food markets and bakeries for contribut...

07 Feb 2020

Travel

Moroccans struggle to keep drying oasis from becoming a mere mirage ​

Amidst crack grounds and dry palm trees, Moroccan people deal with a drought that has grown to threaten many ancient oasis.

13 hours ago

Southeast Asia feels the burn as virus keeps Chinese tourists at home

The slump is being felt sharply in Thailand, where tourism authorities say arrivals from China — usually close to one million a month — have plunged b...

16 Feb 2020

Hong Kong Disneyland to lend vacant sites for quarantine facilities

Hong Kong Disneyland has agreed to lend vacant sites to the city's government to build coronavirus quarantine facilities, officials said.

15 Feb 2020

A devastating drought grapples southern Africa and Zambia

Across the 16-nation southern African region, 45 million people are "gravely food insecure," the World Food Programme (WFP) said on January 16.

13 Feb 2020

Friday Unwind

Research warns us never to trust a person by their face

Judgements passed on people’s body language and facial expressions could actually get us manipulated and fooled into being cheated by them. ​

14 hours ago

Grab the grub: Video of two tuskers eating sugarcane from a passing vehicle goes viral

A video of two elephants quickly grabbing a bite of sugarcanes from trucks passing by them has the social media absolutely amused.

16 hours ago

A viral video of a restaurant employee in the US, bathing in the kitchen sink, sparks outrage

In the video, a young male is seen getting in the restaurant's oversized kitchen sink and another man wearing a Wendy's uniform is seen throwing somet...

16 Feb 2020

Love you to Mars and back: Heart-shaped mesas from the red planet discovered on Valentine's Day

Just as much as NASA loves space and all things that come with it, it’s now official that space too loves it back.

16 Feb 2020

A heart-warming clip of a dog reuniting with his owner goes viral

A heart-warming video of firefighters who take less than a minute to rescue dog from the icy Big Sioux River and reunite it with its owner has gone vi...

15 Feb 2020

Sniffing around: Video of a nosy dog trying to peep into his neighbour's house goes viral

The video shared by an Indian businessman of a nosy dog trying very hard to maintain its balance while peeping into his neighbourhood, has social medi...

13 Feb 2020

Your search for the best cakes ends here

Whether you are a vegan or someone just looking for a delicious, tasteful custom-designed cake, head to one of the Brownie Point outlets in Dubai.

12 Feb 2020

A photo of an alligator swimming across a river with its young ones on its back goes viral

A picture of an alligator swimming across the Chambal river with its young ones on its back is doing the rounds on social media.

12 Feb 2020