If you want to remember a poem or some other lesson, repeating it aloud while addressing another person may be the most effective way to recall, says a study. “We knew that repeating aloud was good for memory, but this is the first study to show that if it is done in a context of communication, the effect is greater …

If she is yet to respond to your email request for a date this weekend, don’t get hassled. This is because you may have to wait about four minutes longer for an email response from a woman than an email response from a man, an interesting study has revealed. While you may also be obsessing if an email never arrived …

Women college students spend an average of 10 hours a day on their cellphones and male college students spend nearly eight, reveals new research from a US university. “That is astounding,” said lead study author James Roberts, professor at Baylor University in Texas, US. The findings suggest that excessive cellphone use poses potential risks for academic performance. “As cellphone functions …

The Dara Shikoh Festival, Srinagar, encourages vibrant dialogue, energetic workshops and experiments in theatre, music, photography, poetry and environment to celebrate the heritage of the Valley A villa set in the middle of 40 acres of almond, apple and pear orchards, the front facing the Dal Lake and the back, the vast Himalayas, becomes the focus of literary and creative …

If the thought of walking home alone worries you anytime, here comes a public safety mobile phone app that offers you a virtual company by allowing your friends or family members to a keep watch over you. The application named “Companion”, originally developed by students of University of Michigan in the US with the aim of providing lone travellers in …

आरम्भ है प्रचंड बोले मस्तकों के झुंड आज जंग की घड़ी की तुम गुहार दो, आन बान शान या कि जान का हो दान आज इक धनुष के बाण पे उतार दो। आरम्भ है प्रचंड… मन करे सो प्राण दे जो मन करे सो प्राण ले वही तो एक सर्वशक्तिमान है, कृष्ण की पुकार है ये भागवत का सार है …

At the exhibition titled Assorted, the creations while treating the senses defy the popular belief that art is an expensive business While most may entertain the general thought about art being expensive, there are others who like to break the class barriers along with a few stereotypes. An exhibition titled Assorted, at IFM Art Portfolio, Sector 9, Chandigarh, tenders a …

Even an hour of night-time light exposure – like from a smartphone, a TV or a tablet – can hamper the release of the sleep hormone in young teenagers, a new study warns. Researchers from Rhode Island’s Brown University found that the sleep biology of boys and girls aged nine to 15 and in the earlier stages of puberty were …

Scientists, led by an Indian-origin engineer, have identified a novel way to keep a surface dry for months when submerged in water, an advance that may save billions of dollars in a variety of industries. The research team at Northwestern University in US is the first to identify the ideal “roughness” needed in the texture of a surface to keep …

Madan Lal Dhingra (1883–1909) was an Indian revolutionary freedom fighter. While studying in England, he assassinated Sir William Hutt Curzon Wyllie, a British official, hailed as one of the first acts of revolution in the Indian independence movement in the 20th century. Dhingra studied at Amritsar in MB Intermediate college until 1900 and then went to Lahore to study in …