The 1890 painting "Meules" from Monet's "Haystacks" series, is considered to be one of the iconic Impressionist paintings. It was priced by the Sotheby's auction house experts at some $55 million which was surpassed in a matter of seconds at its Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale on Tuesday, reports Efe news....
The row over the decision of St Stephen's College Principal John Varghese to include a member of the Supreme Council in the interview panel for selection of students for admission escalated on Tuesday with the college issuing a "formal warning" to a member of the Governing Body who had protested the decision....
No other country in the world has ever witnessed an election lasting one-and-a-half months. India is in standstill since the model code of conduct does not permit major policy decisions during this period....
Terrorism Worldwide has assumed horrific proportions. We have witnessed worsening acts of terror from 9/11 2001. After this terrible act; terrorism got to be linked a religion, and the term ‘Islamic terrorism’ was popularized by American media. The turmoil’s in West Asian countries due to intervention of American Imperialism for the c...
After advocating people to follow the spirit of "996" (9 am to 9 pm, six days a week at workplace), Alibaba founder Jack Ma now has given another advice for an improved life: Follow the spirit of "669" (sex for six days, six times, with duration being the key)....
All the chest thumping over a big leap forward in the ease of doing business index and the tag of the world's fastest growing economy in the world may not be of much worth, as a new report suggests that Indians who have the means to quit the country are doing so and in increasing numbers. ...
If you are tired of certain employees skipping work, look at the constitution of the team. According to an interesting study, women in purely male teams and older employees in very young teams are absent almost twice as much as their colleagues in teams where they have a good fit. ...
Men who delay starting a family have a ticking "biological clock" -- just like women -- that may affect the health of their partners and children, according to the researchers....
Paired with a biannual testing programme, a combination drug used to prevent HIV infection has the potential to improve average per-person survival by nearly one year and block more than 270,000 HIV transmissions in India over a period of 15 years, says a study. ...
Memory slips with age, but getting a fair amount of sleep every night and having a cheerful mood each day may help you stay sharp even when you grow old, suggests new research. ...
