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Sharp founded the Albert Einstein Institution to advance the study and use of strategic nonviolent action as an alternative to violent conflict (Photo: AFP)

Gene Sharp, lifelong advocate for nonviolent struggle, dies at 90

Sharp devoted his life to studying nonviolent struggle, deeply researching and documenting its use in human history.

31 Jan 2018 10:43 AM IST

Ingvar Kamprad, founder of Swedish multinational furniture retailer IKEA. (Photo: AP)

Founder of IKEA, Ingvar Kamprad dies at 91

Kamprad died on Saturday at his home in Smaland, in southern Sweden, the chain's Swedish unit, IKEA Sverige, said on...

29 Jan 2018 11:31 AM IST

Swine flu is a disease which affects the respiratory tract of pigs and is caused by influenza viruses and is easily transferable to humans (Photo: Pixabay)

Global pandemic unstoppable, warn experts at Davos summit

Experts say pandemic will happen due to international travel as world marks 100 years of Spanish flu that killed 50...

27 Jan 2018 4:01 PM IST

Actress Supriya Devi passed away at 83, following a cardiac arrest in her Ballygunje home. (Photo: Youtube Screengrab)

Padma Shri awardee, actress Supriya Devi passes away at 83

Supriya devi acted in some 45 Bengali films till 2006 with her last film being The Namesake.

26 Jan 2018 9:59 AM IST

Earthsea series spoke about an apprentice sorcerer who fights against the powers of evil, decades before Harry Potter did the same. (Photo: AP)

Ursula K Le Guin, legendary sci fi and fantasy author dies

Le Guin is best remembered for global bestselling "Earthsea" series.

24 Jan 2018 2:13 PM IST

Lets bust some obesity myths! (Photo: Pixabay)

Obesity in children likely to cause death earlier than their healthy...

According to report by Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH), child health is suffering at hands of...

24 Jan 2018 9:49 AM IST

$Doctors call it the \weekend effect\. (Photo: PIxabay)$ Life

People die more on weekends

Around 300,000 patients from 470 hospitals were monitored for the research.

23 Jan 2018 4:18 PM IST

The death of a woman conservancy worker triggered a protest at the Brihanmumbai Muni-cipal Corporation (BMC) office in south Mumbai on Friday.

Death toll from yellow fever triples in Brazil, says WHO

Of 35 confirmed cases, 20 were in Sao Paulo state, which includes South America's largest city, Sao Paulo.

23 Jan 2018 12:32 PM IST

Synaptics even claims that the fingerprint technology is twice as fast as 3D facial recognition, clearly taking a dig at Apples FaceID. (Representational Image: Vivo)

New technology can predict time of death

Experts are hoping that the algorithm could come in handy to treat terminally ill patients.

23 Jan 2018 12:18 PM IST

Woman allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself in a dowry case. (Representational Image/PTI)

Woman hangs herself after hubby does not go shopping with her

The distressed wife is reported to have hanged herself after her husband postponed a planned shopping trip by a single...

19 Jan 2018 2:35 PM IST

Mystic Mantra: Art of conscious birth and death

Whenever there is an opportunity, a situation in which you can be reborn, you will be reborn.

19 Jan 2018 1:00 AM IST

Rabies kills more about 60,000 people every year worldwide, mostly children in Africa and Asia, according to the CDC.

Youngster from Florida dies of rabies after touching a sick bat

Six-year-old boy dies from rabies he contracted after being scratched by an infected bat.

16 Jan 2018 11:13 AM IST