Life, More features, 12th Mar 2018, News & Stories from India

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Life More Features 12 Mar 2018

Life, More features, 12 Mar 2018

Instead of disposing of used teabags, Ruby Silvious, a Philippines-born, US-based artist is regenerating them into intricate pieces of art. (Photo: Twitter/Ruby Silvious)

Teabags make for an unusual canvas!

The paintings are inspired by various destinations across the world.

12 Mar 2018 8:06 PM

Being bilingual has reportedly helped autistic kids handle multiple tasks relatively better than monolingual kids. (Photo: Pixabay)

Here are some benefits of raising multilingual childre

Indians born and brought up in America often feel embarrassed to make their children learn the native language.

12 Mar 2018 7:54 PM

A new moon describes the lunar phase when our satellite is positioned between Earth and the Sun. (Photo: Pixabay)

Upcoming new moon is the perfect time for stargazing

It's also invisible, because the sun is illuminating the side of the moon that always faces away from Earth.

12 Mar 2018 7:03 PM

It was an accidental discovery made when he was only 18 (Photo: Google)

Google remembers the man who discovered the synthetic dye with a doodle

Despite unsuccessful efforts at making quinine from aniline, Perkin found a mysterious dark sludge.

12 Mar 2018 6:59 PM

Worldwide, women earn on average 23 percent less than men. (Photo: Pixabay)

Outrageous figures reveal women earn 23% lesser than men

The government is also investing in free childcare and introducing shared parental leave in a drive to promote gender equality.

12 Mar 2018 6:36 PM

The sexagenarian from Sichuan Province a week earlier had eaten two servings of boiled carp - bones and all. (Photo: Pixabay)

Chinese doctor removes 100 fish bones from man's rectum

It was a tricky procedure with a high risk of blood loss.

12 Mar 2018 1:40 PM

George Harrison in a selfie with the Taj Mahal

The Beatles: Revisited

Writer Ajoy Bose documents the chronicles of The Beatles in India in his upcoming book. He shares this and some more in an upcoming talk in the city.

12 Mar 2018 6:48 AM

The bamboo aficionado wants to develop more designs and promote the wonderful material that it is.

Crafting bamboo

Venturing into the crafts sector was not easy but Designer Sandeep Sangaru’s love for bamboo kept him going.

12 Mar 2018 6:36 AM

Six years later, on June 8, 1972, he took a picture that the world would call ‘Napalm Girl’, of a group of children including a nine-year-old naked girl running from an explosion, screaming towards Nick’s camera, somewhere in Trang Bang, South Vietnam.

The man behind an iconic photo

Nick Ut, the man who captured the ‘Napalm Girl’, talks about what kept him going over the years.

12 Mar 2018 5:31 AM

We need to choose peace

Conflict is inevitable, but, if we create a proclivity towards peace in people around us, we naturally choose peace and prioritise it.

12 Mar 2018 12:19 AM

The importance of a supportive spouse

Purba Kalita, CEO of Salebhai.com, an e-commerce platform, shares her views.

12 Mar 2018 12:18 AM

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