Are We Heading Toward Extinction?
The following has been excerpted from the long-form essay Facing Extinction.For much of my life, I thought our species would soon go extinct. I assumed we might last another hundred years if we were...
View ArticlePadma Lakshmi: 'Send Her Back' Chants 'Stabbed Me Right In The Heart'
Padma Lakshmi, an activist and host of Bravo’s “Top Chef,” said Friday that the “send her back” chants at President Donald Trump’s rally this week resurfaced painful memories of her childhood.The line,...
View ArticleWhy Do We Sleep Talk? Here's Everything You Should Know.
If you’ve ever shared a bed or slept near another person, there’s a pretty good chance you’ve heard someone talk in their sleep. Or, perhaps you’ve found out you’re the one sleep talking throughout the...
View ArticleSheila Dikshit Cremated With Full State Honours
Veteran Congress leader and three-times Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit was cremated with full state honours at Nigam Bodh Ghat today in New Delhi. Dikshit (81) died of a cardiac arrest at a Delhi...
View ArticleYeddy Confident Monday Will Be Last Day Of Kumaraswamy-led govt
Karnataka BJP chief B S Yeddyurappa has exuded confidence that Monday will be the last day of the Janata Dal (Secular)-Congress coalition government led by Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy in the...
View ArticleActor Ajaz Khan Sent to 14 Days Judicial Custody
A court here sent actor Ajaz Khan to judicial custody for 14 days on Saturday for allegedly uploading videos promoting communal hatred on a social media platform.Khan was arrested by the cyber wing of...
View ArticleYou've (Probably) Been Washing Your Underwear Wrong Your Entire Life
When hygiene experts gave us their views on how often you should wash your clothes, one particular comment shook us to the core. Dr Lisa Ackerley, aka The Hygiene Doctor, told us washing at 30ºC or...
View ArticleNarendra Dabholkar Murder: No Political Will To Investigate Conspiracy, Says...
NEW DELHI—Next month, it will be six years since Dr. Narendra Dabholkar, a well respected rationalist and campaigner against superstition from Maharashtra, was murdered while he was out on a morning...
View ArticleLIVE UPDATES: Chandrayaan-2 Launch Today, Less Than 8 Hours To Go
India’s second moon mission Chandrayaan-2 seeking to explore the unchartered Lunar south pole by landing a rover will be launched onboard its most powerful rocket GSLV-Mk0III-M1 on Monday, a week after...
View Article'Game Of Thrones' Stars Defend The Final Season At Comic-Con
SAN DIEGO ― Perhaps the least surprising twist of “Game of Thrones” Season 8 is that the showrunners dropped out of San Diego Comic-Con.Despite a deluge of Emmy nominations this week, the final season...
View ArticleHere's The List Of New Movies And Shows Coming From Marvel In Phase 4 Of The MCU
SAN DIEGO — The Marvel Cinematic Universe just got a whole lot bigger.With Phase 3 of the MCU wrapped up with “Avengers: Endgame” and “Spider-Man: Far From Home,” there wasn’t a lot known about the...
View Article7 Things People With ME (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) Want You To Know
Chronic fatigue syndrome, or myalgic encephalomyelitis (known as ME) is a long-term illness that affects more than 250,000 people in the UK, according to the ME Association. Despite the high numbers of...
View ArticleReturn And Expose The BJP, Kumaraswamy Tells Rebel MLAs Ahead Of Trust Vote
BENGALURU — With the fate of the fragile Congress-JDS government in Karnataka likely to be decided on Monday with a trust vote in the Assembly, Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy has appealed the rebel MLAs...
View ArticleAngelina Jolie Takes Starring Role In Marvel Movie 'The Eternals'
Angelina Jolie is set to star in the upcoming Marvel movie “The Eternals,” making her the latest A-list actor to venture into the superhero world, the studio confirmed Saturday at San Diego’s...
View ArticleTessa Thompson's Valkyrie Confirmed As First LGBTQ Hero For Marvel Cinematic...
SAN DIEGO — The origin story for LGBTQ superheroes in the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been a long one, and it’s finally coming to a close.During the Marvel panel at San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday,...
View ArticleNatalie Portman Coming Back To Marvel As Thor
Natalie Portman is returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the next “Thor” film and will grapple with being a superhero herself.On Saturday, Marvel announced to a packed room at the San Diego...
View ArticleSaid Militants Should 'Kill Those Who Looted Kashmir' In A Fit Of Anger,...
Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik on Monday told ANI that he should not have made asking militants to target “those who have looted the wealth of Kashmir for years”.Malik said he had made the...
View ArticlePragya Thakur Says 'Did Not Become Lawmaker To Clean Toilets'
BJP MP from Bhopal Pragya Thakur Sunday kicked up a controversy saying she has not become a lawmaker to clean drains or toilets, a statement the Congress said has “exposed” the “hollowness” of the...
View ArticleThis Pune Based Engineer Wants To Be The Next Congress President
NEW DELHI — While the Congress is yet to decide on its new president after Rahul Gandhi made his resignation public, a 28-year-old electronics engineer from Pune has expressed his desire to apply for...
View ArticleAlmost All Of Bulgaria Was Hacked By A 'Wizard' Cybersecurity Expert
SOFIA — A 20-year-old Bulgarian cybersecurity worker has been arrested and charged with hacking the personal and financial records of millions of taxpayers, officials said on Wednesday, as police...
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