Pak govt offers to supply Rooh Afza to India
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan government on Thursday offered to send Rooh Afza, the staple Iftar drink, to India, following reports of short supply of the...
Young writers, Urdu veterans dominate Hindi bestseller list
NEW DELHI: Urdu veterans in poetry and emerging writers in fiction category dominated a recently released list of Hindi bestsellers. The Dainik Jagran and Nielsen...
Ehan Bhat
In a film of many firsts, music legend A R Rahman pulls out yet another ace by debuting as producer and writer, with his...
A ‘period’ movie in India and the US Oscars
HARPREET SINGH Delighting the global fraternity of women’s health social workers and activists, this year’s Oscar award for a documentary went to Period. End of...
Decoded: Why people love to have coffee or beer
NEW YORK: Whether you choose a dark roast coffee or a happy beer in the summer, it may actually depend on how the drink...
Avoid passive smoking at home and workplace to cut BP
LONDON: Living with a smoker after age 20 is associated with a 15 per cent greater risk of developing high blood pressure, warn researchers,...
Exercise helps boost heart failure patients' memory
LONDON: Heart patients who exercise regularly and have better fitness are likely to have less cognitive impairment, says a study. Fitter patients have better...
Diet soda doesn't help kids cut calories Study
WASHINGTON: Children and teenagers who consume low-calorie sweetened beverages take in more calories on a given day compared with those who drink water, says...
People gossip for average 52 minutes a day
NEW YORK: While people gossip 52 minutes a day on average in 16 waking hours, women don't engage in "tear-down" gossip any more than...
Sexual attitude continues to evolve well into late 20s
NEW YORK: Indicating that development of sexual orientation continues long past adolescence into adulthood, new research has found attraction towards the same or opposite...