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Columbus not first in America: study

Columbus not first in America: study

7 May 2012 4:01 AM GMT

Christopher Columbus who has been credited with discovering America may not be the first to land on the continent, as a new study has revealed another...

Black hole devours unlucky star

Black hole devours unlucky star

3 May 2012 11:31 PM GMT

Scientists have witnessed the rare spectacle of a supermassive black hole devouring a star that had ventured too close - an event that occurs about...

Indian Railways goes green with bio-toilets

Indian Railways goes green with bio-toilets

3 May 2012 1:40 PM GMT

The Carriage and Wagon wing of Delhi Division, the largest maintenance organisation in Indian Railways with about 2,750 coaches based in the...

What makes a good business leader?

What makes a good business leader?

1 May 2012 5:16 PM GMT

Scientists claim to have finally found the clues to what makes a good business leader - the feeling of guilt.Researchers at Stanford University...

Obese women face job discrimination: study

Obese women face job discrimination: study

1 May 2012 2:32 PM GMT

A new Australian study has found that obese women face discrimination when applying for jobs.Researchers from Monash University undertook the study to...

Fast food ads prompt kids to pile on pounds

Fast food ads prompt kids to pile on pounds

29 April 2012 4:48 PM GMT

The researchers, who sought to determine whether recognition of fast-food ads on TV is linked with obesity in adolescents and young adults, surveyed a...

The underbelly of the impenetrable Indian Supreme Court

"Supreme Whispers: Conversations with Judges of the Supreme Court of India" | The underbelly of the impenetrable Indian Supreme Court

Author: Abhinav Chandrachud

Publisher: Penguin Viking

Price: 599

India's judicial set-up has remained largely secluded, particularly the one involving the Supreme...

Bourbons, Begums and Bhopal

"The Bourbons and Begums of Bhopal: The Forgotten History" | Bourbons, Begums and Bhopal

Author: Indira Iyengar

Publisher: Niyogi Books

Price: 850

The book is an attempt to relive the forgotten history of the Bourbons, who played a key role in the...

Metaphor for Madness: Trauma of Partition

"The Psychological Impact of the Partition of India" | Metaphor for Madness: Trauma of Partition

Author: Sanjeev Jain, Alok Sarin

Publisher: Sage

Price: 850

In a few weeks, India and Pakistan will commemorate the 71st anniversary of the Partition of the...

The transiting facets of indian history

"The Mortal God: Imagining the Sovereign in Colonial India" | The transiting facets of indian history

Author: Milinda Banerjee

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Price: 995

As India looks to complete its seventy-first year of Independence, questions regarding the legacy of...

The environmentally-conscious path

"The Climate Solution : India's Climate Change Crisis and What We Can Do About It" | The environmentally-conscious path

Author: Mridula Ramesh

Publisher: Allied Publishers Pvt Ltd

Price: 550

Mridula Ramesh's new book, The Climate Solution, presents a plethora of information, facts, figures...

The Blueprint of Love

"Awakening in Womb" | The Blueprint of Love

Author: Dr. Monika Singh

Publisher: Devtech

Price: 655

Our very existence is a manifestation of energy in a certain form. At the quantum level, all...

Challenges of doing science in India

"Doing Science in India – My Second Innings" | Challenges of doing science in India

Author: Govindarajan Padmanaban

Publisher: IISc Press

Price: 799

I may not have done earth-shaking science but I do have a sense of satisfaction that I have been...

The man who wanted to wage a 1,000-year war with India

"Born to be Hanged: Political Biography of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto" | The man who wanted to wage a 1,000-year war with India

Author: Syeda Hameed

Publisher: Rupa

Price: 500

The premise itself sounds interesting – a book by an Indian human rights activist about a Pakistani...

Exploring the Heart of Matter

"Atom" | Exploring the Heart of Matter

Author: Piers Bizony

Publisher: Icon Science

Price: 499

In science, like life, the journey is as important as the destination. While this is true for every...

Flashback: 20th century glitz

"Passionate Players" | Flashback: 20th century glitz

Author: Pran Nevile

Publisher: Har-Anand

Price: 695

A former diplomat, Pran Nevile has served in Japan, Poland, Yugoslavia, the former USSR and the US,...

Unravelling the depths of terror

"The Hollow Kingdom: ISIS and the Cult of Jihad" | Unravelling the depths of terror

Author: Edna Fernandes

Publisher: Speaking Tiger Publishing

Price: 499

What kind of mindset encourages a terrorist to murder the innocent? What kind of an ill psychology...

DIALOGUE WITH YOUR SOUL

"7 Karma Codes" | DIALOGUE WITH YOUR SOUL

Author: Suzy Singh

Publisher: Zen Publications

Price: 315

Suzy Singh uses pragmatic postulates of karmic healing as an instrument to create a self awareness...