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It wasn’t just heart-shaped chocolates and bright red roses that saw a spurt in sales this Valentine’s Day. A deadly drug prepared from cobra venom gave a new high at parties in the national capital and surrounding areas, anti-narcotics officials say. “The sale of drugs (like K-72 and K-76) which have cobra venom is increasing at rave parties and in [...]
The charm of handspun saris like the benarasi, kanjeevaram and chanderi has almost faded, but designers like Sabyasachi Mukherjee and Ritu Kumar feel that actresses – Vidya Balan in particular – can play a key role in reviving the traditional Indian six-yard wonder. While most B-town actresses step out in gowns, designer dresses and even saris made of net, georgette [...]
Did you shelve love after marriage? Experts suggest that this Valentine’s Day, with some planning, time management and surprises, couples can rekindle romance and brush away boredom from married life. TV actor Pawan Shankar, married to Yukti for more than eight years, feels that priorities change after having kids, but it’s the responsibility of the couples to keep the romance [...]
(IANS) Hypersensitivity and sticking to childhood rituals may be an early warning sign of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) later. Its symptoms include excessive washing or cleaning, repeated checking, preoccupation with sexual, violent or religious thoughts and nervous rituals such as opening and closing a door a certain number of times before entering or leaving a room. Reuven Dar, professor of psychology [...]
(IANS) Children who play football are four times more likely to have a large group of friends than those who play tennis or cricket, says a study in Britain. The study by telecommunications giant BT found that football was the “most sociable” sport among youngsters. Three out of four children who play the sport had at least 17 friends. Just 13 [...]
London, Dec 26 (IANS) A toddler in Britain ate his way through a three-tiered cake as it was about to be served at a wedding reception as he wandered off from his parents. Alfie Mazeika’s parents Norma and Kevin discovered him scoffing down the sponge while it was due to be served among about 100 guests as dessert at a [...]
Kolkata, Dec 26 (IANS) Kolkata’s hand-pulled rickshaws, considered by many as colonial relics and banned by the previous Left Front government for being inhuman, might get a new lease of life with the civic body mulling the issue of photo identity cards to the 6,000-odd pullers. ‘We are planning to issue the cards. Probably by January we may see the [...]
London, Dec 26 (IANS) Teenage girls in US are indulging in more sexual contact with each other than ever before, a study has found. Sexual activity between young girls is reported to have gone up in the last decade, while teenage pregnancy has gone down, the Daily Mail reported. New analysis of the US National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) [...]
Mumbai, Dec 24 (IANS) All hotels in Mumbai will remain open till 5 a.m. Dec 24 and 31 to celebrate Christmas and usher in the New Year, an official said here Saturday. ‘We had filed a petition in the Bombay High Court to allow us to remain open late on Christmas and New Year eve. The petition was heard Friday [...]
Cape Town, Dec 24 (IANS) The world’s oldest bed, which dates back to 77,000 years ago, has been discovered in a cave in South Africa, a media report said Friday. The bed, made of bundles of sedge and wild quince leaves, was found by Professor Lyn Wadley of Wits University, while excavating a site at Sibudu in KwaZulu-Natal Province, Cape [...]
London, Dec 24 (IANS) Ever thought the side of the bed one slept in could actually be determining happiness in your life? A new research has found that individuals sleeping on the left side of their bed led a happy and less stressful life. Those who snuggle up for the night on the left are generally more cheerful and positive, [...]
Beijing, Dec 23 (IANS) As many as 70 percent of Chinese felt happy this year, a survey showed. The survey of Chinese family happiness was carried out through a sample of over 10,000 people across China, online as well as through interviews in rural areas. Physical and mental health, relationship with parents, and the family’s economic condition were the main [...]
Kolkata, Dec 23 (IANS) In Bow Barracks, central Kolkata’s famous heritage address inhabited by Christians and Anglo-Indians, residents are brewing wine, baking cakes, decking up ceilings with silver bells and streamers. Many working abroad have returned to the row of red brick buildings there, with celebrations slated to begin well ahead of Christmas, when the old and young break into [...]
Beijing, Dec 22 (IANS) Inflation appears to have hit the lifestyle of people in China with a survey finding that about 70 percent of the Chinese had their standard of living adversely affected by rising prices. The latest figures are a 10 percent rise since 2008, the China Daily quoted the Beijing News citing a survey published by the Chinese [...]
Washington, Dec 22 (IANS) Noise from listening to MP3 players and stereos has eclipsed the noise from loud work environments, even though it still is a small fraction of each person’s total annual noise exposure. Rick Neitzel, assistant professor at University of Michigan School of Public Health and Robyn Gershon, professor at University of California, San Francisco, found that one [...]
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Perhaps the kids would like to build a gingerbread house? Or perhaps you would like to get clicked with your family at a special studio? Eateries in the capital have lined up activities galore along with slashed menu prices and gift hampers to make Christmas merry for everyone. Royal China restaurant has introduced an exclusive [...]
The sweeping corner I love so much on this road is coming up and the Hero Impulse is busy confusing the pants off me. Should I lean out, supermotard style, let the bike gain a huge lean angle with the leg out smartly to catch the front if it goes? Or should I slide my butt off the inside as [...]
New York, Dec 21 (IANS) New York’s ‘quality of life’ led around 50.2 million tourists to visit the city this year, Mayor Michael Bloomberg has said. ‘Five and half years ago, we set an ambitious goal to reach 50 million visitors by 2015, and in 2008, we accelerated that goal to be the end of 2012,’ Xinhua quoted Bloomberg as [...]
London, Dec 17 (IANS) A cat eats ripe coffee cherries but cannot digest the hard seeds. Later, a cup of coffee — famous for a rich, frothy flavour — is made from the same seeds taken from the cat’s droppings and costs an unbelievable 70 pounds (about Rs. 5,700)! Dubbed one of the most expensive cups of coffee in the [...]
The survey found a number of common faults that kept men from missing a perfect mark, including: Leaving the bathroom door open. Watching too many sports. Poor personal grooming. An inability to multitask. Criticising the girlfriend’s driving. Not getting along with the girlfriend’s family. Leaving clothing on the floor. Snoring. The survey, commissioned by the grooming product company Remington, also [...]
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