Artistes work overtime for Durga Puja
The five-day Durga Puja, the biggest festival of east India especially West Bengal is approaching. Pradip Mandal and his fellow artists are busy to meet the demand for goddess Durga idols on 'Mahalaya', that marks the formal beginning of Durga Puja on Monday.
Navaratri is a time for feasting
Who says feasting is the thing to do during Navaratri. The times have changed and it is now time for people to relish cookies, vegetarian 'mock duck', Parsi 'malai kulfi' and much more during these festive times
Women can flirt their way to the top
A healthy flirting can help businesswomen get ahead in their career.
Good parents more important than teachers
Good parenting is more important than good schooling for academic success, a study by a US university has found.
'Women worry about sagging breasts after 29'
Sagging breasts, a wrinkly face, thread veins and thinning hair are things that women fret about when they cross the age of 29, according to a study
China has a thriving sperm black market
China is witnessing a thriving black market of sperm since the 11 licensed sperm banks are unable to meet the demand.
Violent video games 'make teens aggressive'
Teenagers who play violent video games become more aggressive towards other people over a period of time, according to a study.
Yamaha launches two musical instruments
Yamaha unveiled two music products in Delhi on September 30. PSR-I455, a keyboard with a wide range of Indian tones and styles; and a digital drum DTX400 with kits and learning functions for beginners and professionals.
North East fest begins at Dilli Haat
The Ministry of Textiles and the director of welfare of plain tribes and backward classes, Government of Assam organise a festival named ‘Celebration the North East: exhibition, music, fashion’.
Bold new strokes
In a novel new venture, United Art Logistics Pvt Ltd in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture and the Swiss Art Council launched the United Art Fair 2012 at Pragati Maidan.
Are wrist watches going out of fashion?
More and more people - around one in four - are now turning to electronic devices like mobile phones or tablet computers to check the time, and wrist watches may soon fall out of fashion, a study has found.
One in three Britons fine taking call during sex
While most individuals may get offended on getting a phone call during private moments, when it comes to Britons it doesn't seem so. In a survey, one in three Britons said it was okay to attend a call while making love, The Sun reported
Think before using anti-aging products
They make lofty promises of taking the years off your face, of reversing the clock and making your partner fall in love with you "all over again". But be careful before reaching out to anti-aging products. Dermatologists say that such products could actually end up harming your skin
Bringing craftsmanship, calligraphy together
An amazing collection of Indian arts and craft works which has brought craftsmanship and calligraphy together mesmerized people gathered at India Habitat Centre here on Sunday on the opening of AKSHARA: Crafting Indian Scripts.
Smoking linked to ovarian cancer?
Scientists have for the first time linked smoking with ovarian cancer - the second most commonly diagnosed gynaecological cancer in Australia with a five-year survival rate of only 40 percent.
Issue Dated: Feb 5, 2017
