New York, Aug 21 (IANS) Smoking e-cigarettes, also called vaping, can be harmful to the blood vessels even when the vapour is entirely nicotine-free, a new study suggests. For the study published in the journal…
New York, Aug 20 (IANS) Even though selfies are popular, researchers say that those who post selfies are viewed as less likeable, less successful and more insecure. Published in the Journal of Research in Personality,…
New York, Aug 20 (IANS) Binge drinking is emerging as a significant contributor to liver injury and researchers, including one of an Indian-origin, have found that it may be more damaging to women. Published in…
London, Aug 19 (IANS) Men may be more likely to victim-blame women who are sexually harassed because they have more empathy with the perpetrators, a new study suggests. The research published in the journal Psychology…
New York, Aug 10 (IANS) While women have made great strides in entering the workforce and attaining economic power, there remains a persistent gender gap in attitudes about equality between men and women, a new…
London, Aug 10 (IANS) Most people find the idea of workers being replaced by robots or software worse than if the jobs are taken over by other workers. But when their own job is at…
New York, Aug 6 (IANS) Jeff Bezos came up with a brilliant idea that turned into a company and now a household name — Amazon. The secret ingredient for coming up with these ideas may…
Beijing, Aug 2 (IANS) Some people have inherited obesity genes which increases their risk of becoming fat. But, in a hope for such people, researchers have identified certain exercises that are effective in combating genetic…
New York, Aug 1 (IANS) Loneliness and social anxiety is a bad combination for single people who frequently use dating apps, say researchers, adding that people who fit that profile were more likely to have…
Madrid, July 25 (IANS) In a good news, researchers have found that consuming 60 grams of nuts daily improves sexual functions such as boosting desire and orgasm quality. The findings, published in the journal Nutrients,…
London, July 22 (IANS) Parents, please take note. Kids with autism are more likely to be bullied by both their siblings and their peers, meaning that when they return from school, they have no respite…
New York, July 19 (IANS) Researchers have found that countries with strong women’s rights are more likely to have faster growth and better health outcomes than those who don’t promote and protect these values. The…
By Jayant K. Singh Lucerne, May 27 (IANS) It’s a giant dying lion carved into the cliff face of a former sandstone quarry, above a pond and set in a landscaped garden in this medieval…
By Jayant K. Singh Engelberg (Switzerland), May 17 (IANS) It’s home to the world’s first revolving cable car, a glacier cave, a Cliff Walk over Europe’s highest suspension bridge, a multi-seater open-to-the-sky Ice Flyer chair…
London, May 9 (IANS) A royal burial site found between a pub and a supermarket has been hailed as the UK’s equivalent to Egypt’s famous Tutankhamun tomb, said archaeologists. The archaeologists on Thursday will reveal…
By Vishal Gulati Paro (Bhutan), Jan 29 (IANS) The picturesque valley town of Paro, dotted with Bhutan’s historical and sacred monasteries like Tiger’s Nest that clings to a vertical rock cliff with a 200-foot majestic…
By Brajendra Nath Singh Macao (China), Oct 23 (IANS) Macao is not only about gambling, casinos and luxury entertainment. Its Portuguese past mingles with the present to create a unique architecture, history and culture that…
By Mudita Girotra Koktebel (Crimea), Sep 9 (IANS) Jazz — a genre with the ability to embrace varied cultures — has evolved exponentially in the past century-and-a-half and is today a major form of musical…
By Somrita Ghosh New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) A progressive writer, visionary, a social thinker, a philosopher, an educationist – Rabindranath Tagore was a polymath. And it is this vastness that fascinated author Radha Chakravarty…
For TR – 11 am International/Diplomacy/Terrorism/2016 in Retrospect By Arul Louis United Nations, Dec 30 (IANS) As Prime Minister Narendra Modi stayed away this year, India followed a strategy of quiet diplomacy while projecting its…