The advisory committee has backed the approval of flibanserin, a drug that is counterpart to Viagra - the widely used drug for male erectile dysfunction, the New York Times reported. ...
Ever wondered why we often help others even without expecting anything in return? That could be thanks to simple biological mechanisms that have evolved to keep a group of individuals cohesive, says a new study....
Go back in time to the Kurukshetra war, learn how innovators innovate. Want to know how food can increase your brainpower or why flight attendants aren't tipped? It's assorted fare from the IANS bookshelf to keep you company this weekend. Take a look....
Many a social and political processes related to projection of some icons and undermining of the others have intensified during last few years. Even during the last regime of NDA led BJP rule from 1998, Savakar’s portrait was unveiled in the Parliament. At one level the game of undermining some icons and projecting icons is a part of va...
On March 12, 1930, Mahatma Gandhi delivered his legendary address on the sands of the Sabarmati in Ahmedabad to mark the beginning of the Salt March. These powerful words have taken sculptural form in the work of Mumbai-based artist Jitish Kallat and are being exhibited at the Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW) in Sydne...
Amitav Ghosh is back with his much-awaited ‘Flood of Fire’, the last in the Ibis trilogy, where history and fiction interweave and span the years leading to the first Opium War between Britain and China....
"We know that sports can enhance the development of children and adolescents, but the dynamic that comes with sport may be beneficial to the development and well-being of adults as they age," said David Walsh, assistant professor at University of Houston in the US....
A nationwide research undertaken by dating app TrulyMadly has revealed insights into dating habits of India....
The South Asian University (SAU), an educational initiative of the eight SAARC neighbours, has already inked a partnership agreement with Dhaka University, while it is in the process of linking up with the Royal University of Bhutan and Kabul University, giving it a wider footprint in the South Asian region....
The controversial changes at the helm of the National Museum and Lalit Kala Akademi are the government's attempt to bring in new talent and there is no attempt at "saffronisation", Minister of State for Culture Mahesh Sharma has assserted....