In this lockdown, no matter how many similarities the memory dredges up from past events and associations, there is one thing that has no precedent: The isolation that it has imposed on people, reports Arundhuti Dasgupta.
The good, bad and ugly looks from the celebrity circus.
Those who ditched the sun, a study has revealed, looked up to 20 years younger.
A surprisingly large number of young couples have some ill-conceived notions about sex. We talk to the experts to help dispel common sexual myths.
Emerging from the goings-on of Lok Sabha like a breath of fresh air was Priyanka Vadra in a simple yet elegant ensemble.
Reputed author and journalist M J Akbar says that one has to look at the Muslim world through a 'kaleidoscope and not through a telescope' in order to better understand it.
Murthy's life story is to be the content of a new comic to be brought out by Amar Chitra Katha, the popular comic book series, making him the first living person to be featured in the Amar Chitra Katha series, which mostly focuses on popular Indian myths and legends.ACK Media, the publisher, will follow this up with stories of famous personalities like cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and former Indian President and Bharat Ratna award winner, APJ Abdul Kalam.
'Electronic media splash sensational headlines of the bulb prices about to cross the three-figure mark and focus on customers looking longingly at baskets full of onions, bemoaning their misery without this essential staple of their diet,' notes Shreekant Sambrani.
The report was compiled by Australian cancer specialist Professor Brendan Stewart at the University of New South Wales and has been published in the academic journal Mutation Research Reviews.
More rural women are having babies in government hospitals. Facilities have improved, but Bihar has is a long way to go in public health.
A study has finally dispelled the myth that boys are born better at maths than girls -- in fact, it claims that differences in examination results are down to "nurture" and not nature.
Urvi Malvania reports on Disney India's year of ups and downs and the films that saved the studio.
With audits and greater emphasis on anti-evasion measures, more tax demands will lead to more litigation. So, it is a bit early to start celebrating. GST is still work in progress.
Some of Bollywood's amazing women shared some amazing words on Women's Day.
The Battle of Pratapgad can be termed the turning point in Indian history as it interrupted the continuous chain of Muslim successes on the battlefield.
'There is a group who want to internally damage the Congress and they may be hand in glove with the BJP.'
A Chinese government newspaper accuses the Modi government of manipulating economic data to project the 'myth' that India has caught up with the US and surpassed China.
Of India's sacred rivers, she is the holiest. It is believed that even the Ganga comes in the form of a cow for a purifying bath in the Narmada, says Geetanjali Krishna.
The skill base growth of Chinese IT professionals is also very limited and largely focussed on modern language skills such as J2EE.
Evans just became the first plus-sized brand to showcase at London Fashion Week ever. And it was great!
Harman Baweja's debut film Love Story 2050 is predictable, boring and a terrible waste of time. Avoid at all costs.
That day is not too far when artificial intellignce could be on a par with human intellect by the 2020s, said American computer guru Ray Kurzweil.
Experts say, auditors must not allow themselves to be intimidated by the client management into conducting audits by conversation. It is important for auditors to conduct proper interviews and ask probing and searching questions.
Unless the per barrel prices comes down to $67 level, the reduction in existing fuel prices, including petrol, diesel and LPG, should not be expected, Deora said while replying a volley of questions on whether the government would take a populist measure or reducing oil prices despite losses to oil marketing companies. Meanwhile, global crude oil prices today fell $10.52 at $96.37 per barrel in New York's main contract for November delivery.
The actress has bagged the central role in Unveiled, a noir thriller.
The defence minister said that the expenditure has been highest in 2017-18. In the same manner, it was second highest in 2016-17 and third highest in 2015-16. The fourth highest defence expenditure since 2004-05 was in 2014-15.
India-born British novelist Sir Salman Rushdie, voted the best of the Bookers in a public poll in Britain for his Midnight's Children, has even failed to make it to the shortlist for the '2008 Man Booker Prize'.
The findings revealed that teenage girls whom smoke do not loose weight and had similar height and body mass index (BMI).
Subroto Bagchi, author of the recently published book 'Go Kiss the World -- Life Lessons for the Young Professional' talks about India's youth, why they need to be self-confident and why hire and fire policies are not good for the growth of Indian companies.
The colour has been rendered to activities that would have astonished Swami Vivekananda, says Sunanda K Datta Ray.
Modi was accompanied by Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri and Delhi Metro Rail Corporation chief Mangu Singh during the ride.
As Kerala gets into the festive mood, police are maintaining tight vigil with the army receiving information that there may be a terror attack in southern parts of the country.
Researchers in Britain have carried out the study and found that the mid to late 40s is the age when a large number of people will have accumulated the most belongings they would not want to lose. "It's interesting that the magic Lifesworth age falls within the fifth decade, adding weight to the old saying life begins at 40," said Dowshan Humzah of insurance firm More Than, which conducted the study.
'Gods are deceitful too and villains can be upright upholders of the law.' 'Perhaps political leaders of all shades would benefit from these lessons instead of declaring themselves upholders of a dharma that means different things to different people,' points out Arundhuti Dasgupta.
Are diversified equity funds better than index funds? How do they compare over a ten year period? Who wins?
Overweight people are often advised to eat smaller meals more often to shed those extra pounds. Now however, a new study has found that this dieting method is nothing more than a myth. Read on to learn more.
There are many, many instances of this 'dark' approach. Sukanya Verma looks at a few.
Style tips from people on the street, fitness advice from experts and lots more. All here.
