The team analysed records of nearly 1,000 advanced cancer patients undergoing checkpoint inhibitor treatment at MD Anderson – comparing those who happened to get a Pfizer or Moderna shot with those who didn’t |Image used for representational purpose only | Photo Credit: AP The most widely used COVID-19 vaccines may offer a surprise benefit for... Read More

Indian movie buff and ardent Shahrukh Khan fan, Sejal Painter displays her ticket stubs – the earliest dating back to 1995 – for Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge in 2014 | Photo Credit: INDRANIL MUKHERJEE October, 1995. I was 18, starting out as a film writer, when I first watched and reviewed Aditya Chopra’s Dilwale Dulhaniya... Read More

Tipu’s summer residence at Nandi hills has been vandalized by miscreants, who wrote gangster Lawrence Bishnoi name despite tight security in place. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Visitors who flocked to Nandi Hills during the spate of festival holidays were in for a rude shock to see the summer palace of Tipu Sultan defaced. Miscreants... Read More

When Cameron Crowe first asked John Cusack to hold up the boom box in Say Anything, the actor was uncomfortable with the idea. He thought it would make him a wuss. It was only after much convincing that Cusack lifted the boom box on the last day of the shoot with an angry, defiant expression—and... Read More

Have you ever wondered how Indian deities came to have their signature physical features? The British Museum in London recently delved into this question, in an exhibition titled Ancient India: Living Traditions. The nearly five-month-long exhibition, supported by Reliance Industries and Reliance Foundation, concluded on October 19, and traced the evolution of idol crafting in... Read More

Pakistan hockey players in the FIH Junior Hockey World Cup 2021 at the Kalinga stadium in Bhubaneswar. | Photo Credit: Biswaranjan Rout Pakistan has pulled out of the Junior Hockey World Cup to be held in India in November-December, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) confirmed to PTI on Friday (October 24, 2025). The FIH said... Read More

Residents of Ketti Palada want landowners to be instructed not to pile spent mushroom compost bags by the roadside | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Spent mushroom compost mixed with rainwater is making parts of Ketti Palada in Adhigaratty near Coonoor impassable for many of its residents, especially pedestrians walking through the area. According to locals,... Read More

Improvements in happiness begin to translate into measurable health benefits, the team said |Image used for representational purpose only | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto A new study has proposed a threshold level of subjective well-being in a population that may be associated with lower mortality from chronic diseases such as heart disease, cancer, and diabetes.... Read More

People bursting firecrackers during the Deepavali celebrations in Bengaluru on October 21, 2025. | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN During the three days of Deepavali festivities between October 20 and 22, the air quality in Bengaluru, compared to the previous year, was better by 44%. According to Karnataka State Pollution Control Board’s (KSPCB) Continuous Ambient Air... Read More

The ancient Padalamandapam at Alipiri in Tirupati, the gateway to the temple of Lord Venkateswara on Tirumala. | Photo Credit: HANDOUT A major heritage restoration effort is set to unfold at the sacred foothills of Tirumala, as the Pune-based Lord Venkateswara Charitable and Religious Trust, prepares to undertake the scientific restoration works of the centuries-old... Read More