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Recent community-based studies suggest that the prevalence of Tourette in school-aged children ranges from one to eight per 1,000.

Odd bod: Goodbye to those jerky, quirky traits

Tourette's syndrome makes you blink, wink, clear your throat or even blurt out.

29 Jan 2018 2:14 AM IST

On a typical day, the average person is said to check their phone 85 times while spending in all about 5 hours on phones each day.

Addiction: Smartphones How much is too much?

As smartphones get smarter, it is getting impossible for people to be without their devices.

29 Jan 2018 2:11 AM IST

There was significant contribution to this Nobel Prize-winning discovery from India.

Gravitational waves get an Indian push

LIGO-India brings forth a real possibility of Indian scientists stepping into the new window of gravitational-wave...

22 Jan 2018 2:08 AM IST

Efforts are on to make Thiruvananthapuram rock-cut Siva temple on the countrys tourism calendar.

Rock-cut temple beckons

The temple and its premises were a well-kept secret of the capital city.

22 Jan 2018 2:05 AM IST

Some ghosters convince themselves that ghosting is right because it is online and not real.

Love in the time of ghosting blues

Thought you met the ideal guy/girl online and then suddenly he/she drops you like a hot potato in virtual space. Well,...

22 Jan 2018 2:00 AM IST

The PSLV takes off on its 40th mission from the spaceport at Sriharikota on Friday. The rocket placed 31 satellites into space.

Space age: Eyes of science focus on final frontier

The space race was indeed one of the highlights of 2017 and the current year is set to see far more of it.

14 Jan 2018 3:15 AM IST

Naresh fell in love with trail running and ventured into unexplored locales.

Runversation: Push your limits, celebrate victory

Moving from marathons to ultra marathons led to multi-day adventures and soon Naresh from the Silicon Valley ventured...

14 Jan 2018 3:10 AM IST

IT experts believe that labour is cheaper in India than in many western countries, hence the technology will have to be a lot more advanced to become more cost-effective and successful in India.

Net effect: Manpower automatically' loses steam in IT sector

Nasscom report reveals that the net hiring in IT sector has gone down from 2.03 lakh in 2015-16 to 1.75 lakh in 2016-17.

14 Jan 2018 3:05 AM IST

Psychological stress is an important factor for the development of Irritable Bowel syndrome.

Health and you: Psychotherapy to beat stress and gastrointestinal...

Changes in emotional state or moods may have an impact on your digestive system too.

7 Jan 2018 1:50 AM IST

A file photo of Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand playing chess with a computer.

Top of the line: Chess machine using AI goes for opponent's throat

In the return match between Deep Blue versus Kasparov, the machine defeated the man 4.5-3.5.

7 Jan 2018 1:44 AM IST

A priestesses performing puja at one of the houses. (Photo: Ravi Joshi)

Gender bender: The Priestesses of Pune

A conservative society found this break in tradition shocking. The women were told that bad luck will befall their...

7 Jan 2018 1:39 AM IST

In essence, Blockchain is a type of distributed ledger in which transactions are sequentially grouped into blocks.

Prized platform: Blockchain moves beyond the roadblocks

This hot new technology powers businesses to make their finances more secure and it will see wide usage in 2018.

2 Jan 2018 7:21 AM IST