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From flowers that smell rotten to trees with red 'blood': 7 strange plants you won’t believe exist on EarthNature presents astonishing plants that seem otherworldly. From the Rafflesia arnoldii, a giant flower smelling of decay, to the Welwitschi...
India’s antitrust play needs a rewriteIndia's competition policy lags behind its economic transformation, risking a marketplace dominated by incumbents. A few giants control key...
Corpse Flower: Why thousands are queuing to get a whiff of a mysterious flower that smells like rotten fleshThe rare bloom of a corpse flower at Sydney's Royal Botanic Garden drew hundreds of visitors. The plant, named Putricia, attracted fans wit...
Europe's new migrant hotspot races to cope with surging deathsThe small Canary Island of El Hierro is facing a surge in migrant arrivals, leading to a tragic increase in deaths. Overwhelmed pathologist...
Oppenheimer, Poor Things sweep BAFTAs, Barbie loses out"Oppenheimer", Christopher Nolan's epic movie about the creation of the atomic bomb, swept the board at Sunday's BAFTA film awards in Londo...
Will the 77th BAFTAS be 'Oppenheimer's playground?At Sunday's BAFTAs, the highlight of the British film year, the blockbuster is nominated for best film, for Nolan (director and adapted scr...
'Oppenheimer' gains a whopping 13 nominations at BAFTAs 2024Christopher Nolan's epic movie about the creation of the atomic bomb, which has grossed more than $1 billion, has already cleaned up at the...
Navratri Day 8: India invokes two forms of Goddess Durga - serene Ma Mahagauri & fearsome Ma ChamundaConsidered the eighth form of Navadurga (the nine forms of Goddess Durga), Maa Mahagauri is depicted with four hands. Seated atop a white b...
Top epidemiologist sounds alarm bells on Covid spike in ChinaAccording to Feigl-Ding, the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) goal is "let whoever needs to be infected, infected, let whoever needs to die,...
'Vegetarian' crocodile which guarded temple for 80 years mourned in KeralaBabia guarded the much-revered Sri Ananthapadmanabha Swamy temple in the southern state of Kerala, lurking in the surrounding lake for near...
Shutting up a vampireThe 'vetala' story collection is clearly from India's Tantrik Age around 1200 years ago, when there were Buddhist siddhas and Hindu nath-jo...
Madhya Pradesh BJP leader flags off vehicles for carrying corpses; Congress fumesThe incident occurred close on the heels of state minister Tulsiram Silawat and his supporters recently breaking coconuts and a priest chan...
Here's why Ruskin Bond is so particular about making his own bedThe author says that in order to escape 'French' beds, he learnt making his own bed in the boarding.
Eight practical ways to get rid of stressYou can't completely eliminate stress out of your life but you can help yourself to deal with it, and minimise its harmful effects.
Eight ways to say no to stressDrowning in tension due to your hectic lifestyle? We dish out some relaxation techniques to relieve your mind and body.
Little is known of Indian soldiers who fought World War I, in the war’s centenary it’s time to honour themExactly 100 years after the “guns of August” boomed across the European continent, the world has been extensively commemorating that semina...
India’s public planners couldn’t end poverty, but its private sector canOf course it will not be easy. Nothing is easy in governance, but more is possible than we imagine if only we learn to believe in ourselves.
Jammu and Kashmir floods: From flowery city, Srinagar turns 'stinking city'Localities like Raj Bagh and Jawahar Nagar, once counted among the posh localities of Srinagar, remind of the havoc which began on Septembe...
The King & the CorpseAsmall icon of Gaja-Lakshmi adorns the lintel of the samadhi of the first pontiff of Sringeri Peetham, Sri Suresvaracharya.
- Indian artist fetches $2.5 mn at Christie's sale
The leading highlight ‘La Terre’, a work done as far back as 1973 by Raza, one of India’s leading modern artists, sold for £12,73,250 (over...