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On the desk in my husband’s office sits a black-and-white photo of his grandparents’ massive brood from sometime in the 1930s. One of their nine children is missing, dead of an infectious disease that medical science has long since vanquished. Today, the photo seems like a relic. Increased confidence that children... 

MUMBAI: The medical interns’ strike showed no signs of ending even on Saturday, as the state government did not wish to commit on several grounds, including not invoking the Essential Maintenance Services Act (ESMA) on the former. The strike, over increasing the stipend amount given to interns... 

A former employee at the London Free Press, Liza Sardi, spoke at a memorial for her mother and said it is so hard to lose the person who has loved you the longest and best. I’ve never forgotten Liza’s words. Our mothers give us unconditional love even during times of discipline. Moms make mistakes of course but they... 

How to make your girlfriend crazy about you, is one of the most commonly asked question by many lovers. Here are few steps to make her go crazy on you like anything. Tips to make UR girlfriend go Crazy : * When your girlfriend asks about her looks, just be cool and say “could be better.” This will keep her on... 

Ever wondered how a mother hears the sound of a baby crying at the other end of the room in a noisy party, even if it’s not hers? Neuroscientists have discovered the ability of the bat brains to know what sounds to focus on and which to ignore. Bridget Queenan, a doctoral candidate in neuroscience at Georgetown University... 

NEW DELHI: Six elephant calves, who were orphaned after their parents died in train mishaps and man- animal conflicts, are being hand raised at a rehabilitation centre for relocation to the wilds of nearby Manas sanctuary in Assam. The soft-release is scheduled for February next year, said Dr Bhaskar Choudhury from Wildlife... 

LONDON: Britain’s 16 to 24-year-olds, the so-called Facebook generation, are lonelier than any other age group, even pensioners. One in three said they were bored with their lives, compared to just 8 per cent of pensioners, and 28 per cent complained that loneliness was making them unhappy. More than a quarter revealed... 

Washington: Anger is usually considered a negative thing, but it also has some of the features of positive emotions. A new study has found that associating an object with anger actually makes people want the object—a kind of motivation that’s normally associated with positive emotions. People usually think of anger as... 

London: A new study has revealed that mothers, who return to work after giving birth, feel ‘dowdy’ and ‘undervalued’ in comparison to their single counterparts. Researchers found more than half of working mothers feel intimidated by fashionable younger colleagues and over a third of working mothers said they were really... 

LONDON: Alcohol is a more dangerous drug than both crack and heroin when the combined harms to the user and to others are assessed, British scientists said on Monday. Presenting a new scale of drug harm that rates the damage to users themselves and to wider society, the scientists rated alcohol the most harmful overall and...