How ISIS terrorists neutralise guilt to justify their atrocities
TerrorismViewing the acts from a criminological, rather than theological, perspective offers some insights into the fighters minds.ISIS_PTI.jpgFile photo: PTIBertrand Venard, Audencia Nantes Torture,...
View ArticleStories from Holocaust prisoners who worked in gas chambers should be heard,...
HistoryPost-war discussions of the Holocaust have had little to say about these writings by prisoners.Auschwitz_Concentration_Camp _Pixabay.jpgThe former concentration camp in AuschwitzDominic...
View ArticleBeyond Sherlockean dramas: What it's like being a private investigator in the...
Private investigatorsIndian private investigators on absurd requests, cases and the challenges they face. Geetika MantriSpy_Detective_750x500.JPGImage for representationThink ‘detective’ or ‘private...
View ArticleThese pics of a bike trip from TN to JK will make you want to hit the road
Travel He covered a staggering 11,124 km in his 77-day long solo trip. TNM Staffreddit user.jpgdopamine86/ImgurA Coimbatore man's amazing photographs capturing his bike journey from Tamil Nadu to Jammu...
View ArticleCan drinking eight glasses of water a day harm you?
HealthResearchers say too much water can intoxicate you.IANSwater-glass.jpgChallenging the popular notion that we should drink eight glasses of water a day for good health, researchers have found that...
View ArticleReview: In 'Idolle Ramayana', a 'respectable' man learns modest life lessons...
Film ReviewPrakash Raj's nervous energy and Priyamani's spirited performance make the film a good watch.Rakesh MeharIdolle_Ramayana_Youtube_Trailer_750x500.jpgScreenshot from trailer“Idolle Ramayana”...
View ArticleInvisible heroes: Food delivery boys and their hunger for a better life
Human InterestAs you tuck into your hot, home-delivered meal, ever wondered what it's like for the delivery boy who brought it to you?Geetika MantriDelivery boy_flickr_Emran Kassim_750x500.jpgImage for...
View ArticleThe gems of south India: This year's Sangeet Natak Akademi awardees
A look at some of the recipients of the prestigious award from the south of India for their lifelong services to performing arts. Veejay Saisna awards.jpgEvery year the world of Indian classical arts...
View Article50 million Pakistanis suffering from mental disorders
PsychologyWorld Mental Health Day will be observed on October 10.IANSWorld_Mental_health_day_fb_750x500.jpgIn Pakistan around 50 million people are suffering from common mental disorders. These afflict...
View ArticleHealth Check: is it bad to pop your pimples?
HealthSqueezing and trying to pop pimples is definitely not the best solution and can actually make your skin worse.pimple.jpgMichelle Rodrigues, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne To squeeze or not to...
View ArticleInvisible heroes: Bearing the stench to eke out a living, men who keep public...
Human Interest While people come out of the toilet with a sense of relief, many don’t leave before complaining about how badly maintained the toilet is.Megha...
View ArticleToo much testing? Why you don't need to undergo a whole body check to stay...
BooksMany diseases are self limiting and don’t need any specific treatment. Doctors wouldn’t tell patients this for fear of losing business. the ethical doctor cover.jpgBy Dr Kamal Kumar Mahawar If you...
View ArticleWould have liked 'Saanvri' to be a movie but turned it into a book: Filmmaker...
Books'Saanvri' is the story of a woman who learns to use the carnality of men.IANSsaanvri.jpgBy Vishnu Makhijani Shaken by the killing of Dalit midwife Bhanwari Devi in Rajasthan four years ago,...
View ArticleWhy do you vilify and sexualize our profession? Nurses ask filmmakers
CinemaThe character of the nurse in Indian films is loaded with sexual innuendo.Sowmya Rajendrannurses.jpgThe nurse in Indian movies usually appears in a comic role that is routinely loaded with sexual...
View ArticleInvisible heroes: What it's like to examine corpses and live with death each day
Human Interest‘However much I try to scrub the stench of decomposed bodies off me, it stays.’Sarayu Srinivasandead body 1.jpgImage for representation: Ralf Roletschek via Wikimedia CommonsThis story is...
View ArticlePlaces you’ll pray: This photo series captures the omnipresence of prayer
PhotographyThe series capture Muslims observing their daily prayers at various public places - beaches, libraries and restaurants to name a few.TNM StaffPlaces you'll pray 750x500.jpgIn a world where...
View ArticleChina and India's race to dam the Brahmaputra river puts the Himalayas at risk
BlogThe waters that flow from the Himalayas know no borders.River-Ferry-Brahmaputra_Water_Pixabay_3x2.jpgMany locals also earn a livelihood from the riverMirza Zulfiqur Rahman, Indian Institute of...
View ArticleIf it wasn't for you, I wouldn't be here: Deepika's emotional speech on...
Mental HealthDeepika was speaking on the occasion of World Mental Health Day.TNM Staffdeepika padukone facebook 2-compressed (1)_0.jpgFacOn World Mental Health Day, an emotional Deepika Padukone spoke...
View ArticleYoshinori Ohsumi: A deserving winner of the Nobel Prize for physiology or...
ScienceOhsumi’s experiments with yeast in the 1990s led to the discovery of biological processes that are needed for autophagy.Yoshinori Ohsumi Facebook 3x2.jpgImage: Facebook/Yoshinori OhsumiDavid...
View ArticleLone wanderer riding the dream:This biker is on a 1-lakh km drive across 46...
#JourneyofLife“I travel for a living,” says Rohith solemnly.Chintha Mary Anilmain pic 750x500.jpgWhen 22-year old Rohith Subramaniam is asked what he does, he replies solemnly, “I travel for a living.”...
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