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No weekly off, more than 8-hour shifts: What makes India's police force bitter and angry

Police atrocities and bad behaviour with citizens is something rampant in our country, cutting across states. And a new study reveals that their long working hours are to be blamed for this.

Not just Make in India, have Design in India to enable creators, says Ashwini Deshpande of Elephant Design

I feel Indian design needs to focus on staying relevant to its audience and not get side-tracked by trying to showcase an outsider’s version of ‘Indian’ design.

Rolls Royces, movies and more: Private Indian hospitals roll out the red carpet to lure the rich

Cinemas, Rolls-Royces and rooms so plush they could belong in a five-star hotel: private hospital operators in India are all but rolling out a red carpet to lure affluent locals and tourists to seek medical treatment at their luxe facilities.

Mother's ad seeking groom for Iyer boy evokes hate mails

A matrimonial advertisement placed by a woman in a newspaper looking for a groom for her son has generated keen response getting over 150 inquiries, including a few hate mails.

I like anything challenging, even if it is macaw breeding, says Sanjay Desai of Mother's Recipes

"The most surprising about RTE is that the Indian Consumer is not prepared for the product and hence most of the sales is in the export market."

Watch: Time-lapse video of a dog-lover chronicling his sick pet's healthy days

When Dave Meinert, a South African film-maker rescued Pegasus, the Great Dane bred by backyard breeders, he did not know how long she would live.

Wildlife activists cry foul after tiger is shifted from Ranthambore reserve to a biological park

The shifting of a a tiger called T-24 from the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve to Udaipur's Sajjangarh Biological Park over the alleged killing of a forest guard has lead wildlife experts to believe that there could be serious consequences for the tiger population in the reserve.

We are connected with 2000 local farmers and I love it, says Mapro's MD Mayur Vora

There is a lot of growth potential in the industry.

NR Narayana Murthy's faith in us is a reflection of our values, says Paper Boat's Neeraj Kakkar

Some drinks in our country are acquired tastes, and we have found that some of these tastes are harder to acquire.

Want to shed those extra kilos? Study says find a partner who eats light

Staying with a spouse who is a light eater, especially at night, will decide whether you will follow your partner's footsteps and shed some extra kilos

Want to shed those extra kilos? Study says find a partner who eats light

Staying with a spouse who is a light eater, especially at night, will decide whether you will follow your partner's footsteps and shed some extra kilos

US study throws up new vaccine to prevent cervical cancer

A new human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine can potentially prevent 80 percent of cervical cancers if given to all 11- or 12-year-old children

Puked just once: Regular dude tries to eat The Rock's incredibly fishy diet

Evans realised that it's easy to mimic The Rock's signature tune and line 'if you smell what the Rock is cooking' — but it's surely not as easy to actually eat what he does — daily.

Biz lessons from dance: How Smita Patil changed course for Odissi guru Jhelum Paranjape

When circumstances are not conducive, then don’t let go, says Paranjape.

Followed my heart, business simply followed: fashion designer Anita Dongre on her success

The Anita Dongre woman is a modern urban girl who, whilst challenging convention, loves all things traditional, speaks her mind, is free spirited and adventurous. The Anita Dongre Man is a seamless blend of modern outlook and traditional values.

Check out the books that held these corporate honchos in thrall

There are books that turn around lives (not dramatically so), and inspire its readers to borrow from its truths to re-calibrate the readers' lives and careers.

Law on marital rape: Why the Domestic Violence Act is a reasonable substitute

Feminists want the law to criminalise marital rape. But the provisions of the domestic Violence Act can also provide succour in the absence of one. After all, if a marital rape allegation succeeds in court, it can only mean divorce.

New research could transform different blood groups into one universal type

Researchers have created an enzyme that could transform all donated blood into a universal type and can be given to any patient.

Varun Gandhi rediscovers the poet in himself - second time in 15 years

One wouldn't have known it, but the BJP MP from Sultanpur has a poet inside him.

Defying Taliban, threats and dogma: Afghanistan's first female pilot is a true 'Top Gun'

"Many girls in Afghanistan have dreams... but a number of problems, threats stand in the way," Rahmani said.

'Shake it off like the earthquake' says Lenskart ad after Nepal tragedy kills over 3000

Lenskart thought that the Nepal earthquake was a good opportunity to push out an offer for sunglasses. No. Just no.

RSS reveals secret to reducing crime and reforming convicts, and yes, it's to do with cows

When a criminal is convicted, we can simply sentence them to practice cow husbandry and make them drink the optimum number of glasses of milk a day to bring harmony to mind and body.

Air India pilot who threw tantrums over 'dirty' oxygen mask suspended

Air India has initiated a probe into the incident, which took place yesterday when its Kochi-bound flight from Delhi Airport was readying for take-off.

Watch these under-15 girls rock a metal band with Metallica, AC/DC covers

Three sisters under 15 years from Mexico have formed a rock band called 'The Warning' and are creating waves online with their heavy metal covers.

A victory for US schoolchildren through a faulty understanding of yoga

Perhaps because of its inherent vastness, the term "yoga" is applied to the most random of activities these days and its purpose has been lost along the way.

Beta chahiye: The appalling reason why Indian children are among shortest in the world

Get this: Even though India's per capita GDP is higher than at least a 100 other countries, it has the fifth highest stunting rate in the world and children born in India are on average, shorter than those born in Sub-Saharan Africa too, even though the latter are poorer

Another inspiring chaiwallah story: How Raju Yadav beat the odds to become a web developer

How he went from being a chaiwallah to a web developer is a story that Raju Yadav has not tired of recounting to the media.

Taking back what's yours? Here's why Indians can't claim sole ownership over Yoga

Is yoga Hindu? Should it be allowed in American schools or not? Can the answer to both questions be yes?

Who killed the Bangladeshi bloggers? Don't just blame the fanatics

It is easy to point fingers at benighted madrasa students who do not know any better. It is much harder to look in the mirror and ask whether our own belief system and narrow-mindedness could in any way have contributed to the atmosphere of intolerance that allowed for such a crime to be committed.

I always travel in a Meru anonymously: CEO Pahwa reveals all on beating competition

To me, life is not about the short-term but about sustaining it for the long haul. It is always about long-term gains.