Fasting is not a miracle cure: Apollo neurologist busts popular myths, revealing what it really does for your healthDr Sudhir Kumar, senior neurologist at Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, has debunked common fasting myths. He clarified that fasting cannot cur...
18 Dec, 2025, 06.14 PM IST
When billionaires speak of AntichristVenture capitalist Peter Thiel provocatively compares those who fear technological advancements to the Antichrist, perceiving tech as a tra...
24 Oct, 2025, 11.38 PM IST
The gratitude trick: Gratitude is a clever trick marketed to avoid taking responsibility & being accountable for one’s actionsRich individuals expressing gratitude on social media often avoid taking accountability for their actions, presenting a facade of humility....
17 Jan, 2025, 11.52 PM IST
What NFHS-5 reveals about menstrual health and hygiene practicesWomen belonging to India’s minority communities follow and observe better menstrual health and hygiene compared to their counterparts in th...
06 Mar, 2024, 03.01 PM IST
All parties resolve to fight attempts to create mistrustAt an all party meeting called by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, also attended by BJP, unanimously urged people not to indulge in ...
30 Oct, 2023, 11.46 PM IST
Christmas presents: Why gift-giving is part of the festive tradition? Know hereThe reason why everyone waits for Christmas throughout the year is the feeling of satisfaction you get from ripping open the expertly wrapp...
23 Dec, 2022, 10.56 PM IST
Devdutt Pattanaik's new book to give a peek into iconic stories in Abrahamic religionsThe book, titled 'Eden: An Indian Retelling of Jewish, Christian and Islamic lore', will hit the stands in September.
05 Apr, 2021, 04.57 PM IST
1,000 delegates may attend Mohan Bhagwat’s talkAround 1,000 delegates are likely to be invited for RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's lecture three-day lecture series in the capital.
08 Sep, 2018, 10.07 AM IST
Cultural leadership: hierarchy in the east and individualism in the westBoth myth and history play a key role in shaping culture. North America is shaped by Protestant Christian myth that rejects papal authority...
20 Apr, 2018, 11.09 PM IST
Incidents of intolerance not new to Pakistan: Author Haroon KhalidOne of the biggest such incidents in Pakistan, according to Khalid, was the assassination of Punjab's governor Salman Taseer by his fanatic...
04 Jan, 2016, 03.12 PM IST
Despite election season, Kandhamal stays calmChristians who were driven out of their homes near Badabanga, and now live in a new separate colourful colony built for them, also refuse t...
09 Apr, 2014, 10.59 PM IST
Top myths about MuslimsAs the 2014 general elections draw close, all major political parties have been vociferously showing their concern for Muslims and competin...
21 Mar, 2014, 12.09 PM IST
The Prop that wasn’tIt’s an old World War II aphorism that is constantly overused by theists to argue that in times of severe stress or fear — such as that exp...
08 Oct, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
False that Muslims being targeted in fight against terror: BJPBJP today rejected as a "false perception" that Muslims are being targeted in the name of fighting terror.
13 Jul, 2013, 06.46 PM IST
- Let them flow free
The ancestors of the Kodava people, whom the Brits called Coorgis, are believed to have come into India with armies of Alexander the Great.
27 May, 2013, 05.00 AM IST
From here to eternityThe egg symbolises new life in every world culture. Christians adopted it to mark the resurrection of Christ. Hindus believed the universe ...
17 Apr, 2010, 09.02 AM IST
- Everyday myths
As the election fever intensifies, political parties will start banking on mythology to score brownie points for themselves.
25 Mar, 2009, 04.14 AM IST