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Rhodes scholar Krishnan studies vampires

Lakshmi Krishnan, a Wake Forest University student, has been concentrating on vampires and the imagery of blood in 19th century novels for her senior thesis. And she has been one of the most active......

Vicks may worsen condition of infants, says study

Vicks VapoRub, the popular menthol compound used to relieve symptoms of cough and congestion, may create respiratory distress in infants and small kids, according to a new study. The study, by......

Diabetes gene found

US scientists at the Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in North Carolina have found a gene involved in the type-2 diabetes. The gene called PTPN1 (Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase N1), is......

2-day holiday in Kozhikode following Nipah outbreak

In the wake of the Nipah outbreak in Kerala's Kozhikode district, a holiday has been declared for all educational institutions on Thursday and Friday. IMAGE: A central team of experts......

As govt eyes forest land, Mumbai's tribals faced with move to dingy flats

With the Maharashtra government doling out pieces of the lush green Aarey forest to various utilities, the tribals living in it for generations are feeling increasingly insecure. Hepzi Anthony......

Ajay Patel is dean of US B-school

Ajay Patel, a non-resident Indian, has been appointed as dean of the prestigious Babcock Graduate School of Management by the Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina."Ajay has......

Spotted! Murthy in New Delhi

Reader Abhishek Narang sent us this image from the Wake Forest University Babcock Graduate School of Management, North Carolina.I met Infosys Chief Mentor N R Narayana Murthy in August 2004 at the......

Thamma Review: More Laughs Than Scares

Thamma is mostly entertaining and not grotesquely horror-inducing, observes Deepa Gahlot. Now that Maddock has its own horror comedy universe, it was only a matter of time that critters shared......

19 Brilliant Movies You Need To Watch

Sukanya Verma gives us a lowdown on all those wonderful movies she saw and movies you need to see as and when they arrive to a screen or streaming space near you. A lot has changed since the 2019......

What I find compelling about masala movies...

'...that it takes fantasy seriously as a part of real life.'A fascinating excerpt from Jonathan Gil Harris's book, Masala Shakespeare: How A Firangi Writer Became Indian. IMAGE: Gracy Singh and......

S P Balasubrahmanyam's TOP 75 Songs

Siva Sankar looks at S P Balasubrahmanyam's fantastic repertoire. S P Balasubrahmanyam passed away in his 75th year, and so we celebrate the singer with 75 of his top songs, in a multi-part......

India stuns Switzerland, but where's the tennis plan?

IMAGE: The key to India's win was confident performances of the singles players. Dhakshineshwar Suresh and Sumit Nagal grabbed those three points. Photograph: Dhakshineshwar Suresh/Instagram......

Tennis round-up: Kvitova, Anderson get in form before US Open with title wins

Czech Republic's Petra Kvitova kisses her trophy after defeating compatriot Lucie Safarova in the final of the Connecticut Open at Connecticut Tennis Center at Yale in New Haven on Saturday.......

Golfing great Arnold Palmer dies at 87

IMAGE: Arnold Palmer gestures after hitting a drive to begin the 2007 Masters golf tournament on the first tee at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, US on April 5, 2007.......