One of the six men long identified in an iconic World War II photograph showing the raising of the American flag at Iwo Jima was actually not in the image, the Marine Corps announced on Thursday after conducting an investigation prompted by the claims of two amateur historians.
Even moderate dietary changes in the direction of a healthful plant-based diet can play a significant role in the prevention of type 2 diabetes.
In a first, a team of scientists using highly sensitive radio telescopes has discovered the first complex organic “chiral” molecule in interstellar space near the centre of our galaxy.
Islamic State's strong narratives allow these fighters to believe in a certain right and wrong and help them embark on a path to the Islamic State version of absolute truth.
The Taliban are using child sex slaves to mount crippling insider attacks on police in southern Afghanistan, exploiting the pervasive practice of bacha bazi.
Drinking very hot coffee and other drinks "probably" causes cancer of the oesophagus, a UN agency said on Wednesday, but lifted suspicion from a cup of joe at "normal serving temperatures".
Bullfights are a weekly event at a ring close to the beach on the east coast of the United Arab Emirates. Organisers admit the sport is rough, but insist it is animal-friendly, and they ensure the bull is never killed.
The weekly bazaars of Delhi are a part of India's unorganised sector, which forms a core strength of the country's work force and gives a pivot to its economy.
At least 18 albino people have been killed in Malawi in a "steep upsurge in killings" since November 2014, and five others have been abducted and remain missing
Months after her statement that the "concept of marital rape cannot be applied in the Indian context" created controversy, Union Minister Maneka Gandhi on Tuesday said even if there was a law against it, women are unlikely to complain about this kind of abuse.
Prices of 56 important drugs used in treatment of cancer, diabetes, bacterial infections and blood pressure have been capped by the government thereby reducing the cost by an average of around 25 percent.
Women should loiter because roaming around during the day or the night shouldn't be a luxury reserved for boys and men.
In the Mindy Lahiri world, it takes obvious oppression in order to realise the importance of feminism, lipstick or otherwise.
So which country allows the presence of potassium bromate in its bread?
Last month, the Supreme Court directed the states and local bodies to take steps to sterilise and vaccinate nuisance-causing stray dogs
Sexism straddles both ends of the spectrum. Women are either too dressed up or dressed down – seen through a man’s eyes – in a 70-mm Saint vs Slut 24/7 show.
Madhuri Dixit, the last of the queens of Hindi cinema, possesses just the right mix of elements to change the notion of timelessness
A report published by the Lancet Commission on adolescent health and well-being reveals that problems with the greatest significance are related to mental health, inclusive self-harm and suicide.
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) was ordered by a US jury on Monday to pay $55 million to a woman who said that using the company’s talc-powder products for feminine hygiene caused her to develop ovarian cancer.
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Everything that happened in between is definitively part of Namibian history.
There is a lot of opportunities to custom fit one’s career, says Sheroes founder Sairee Chahal.
A new research has revealed that Sugar addiction is much like addiction to any other drug, said a report in The Telegraph. According to the study from Queensland University of Technology(QUT), withdrawal symptoms of chronic sugar consumption is similar to going cold turkey from drugs.
Japanese revellers carried giant phalluses through the streets of Kawasaki on Sunday to worship the humble penis and fertility in one of the world's most unusual festivals.
The challenge was that there were no digital maps in the public domain like it is in developing countries, says MapmyIndia, co-founder, Rashmi Verma.
Flexible timings, a policy for extended maternity leave, crèches at the work place are some of the women-friendly policies that some companies in India Inc have put in place.
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Canada's first Sikh Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan now has a chicken burger named after him and it is called 'The Minister of National Deliciousness'.
PK Nair, who won the epithet 'celluloid man' as the founder and former director of the National Film Archive of India, breathed his last on Friday morning