Why females are more generous than men
Weekend Plus Desk :Ever wondered why women are more lenient in rewarding tokens than men? It is because the female brain responds more strongly to the prosocial behaviour than the male brain, which responds...
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Staying in shape may increase your lifespan
Weekend Plus Desk :Want to live a long life? Reducing excess weight and staying in shape may prolong life expectancy by two months, researchers suggested.The study showed that people who are overweight cut their...
Working it out: Real hacks to get rid of office politics
Weekend Plus Desk :We all experience politics in life but we are never really trained to handle it well. Sometimes it happens outside of our knowledge and thus we do not worry about it,...
Obesity increases irregular heartbeat risk in men
Weekend Plus Desk :Overweight men are more likely to develop irregular heartbeat at 50 years of age, nearly a decade earlier than women, according to a study. The findings showed that men were diagnosed...
Developing resilience may help kids combat bullying
Weekend Plus Desk :Ever wondered why bullying has a serious effect on some kids, while others recover easily from the trauma? Researchers, led by one of Indian origin, found that the capacity to recover...
Villa with a view: A tryst with nature at Chikmagalur
Kalyani PrasherThe worst thing one could do is shake me awake before the sun has even made up its mind about rising. Naturally, this is exactly what my friend proceeded to do on the...
Novelist Kazuo Ishiguro
Ishiguro has been married to Lorna MacDougall, a social worker, since 1986. They met at the West London Cyrenians homelessness charity in Notting Hill, where Ishiguro was working as a residential resettlement worker. The...
POEMS: If I call you
-Ali Idris :Being sunkin the unfathomable depth of darknessof hopelessnessif I call youwould you respond me? Time flies in the crowd of processionsafter processionswhile a few lovelorn obstinate moon-lit eyes fareabreast the devotees here...
POEMS: My Birth-Day
-M Mizanur Rahman : On 15th October 2017 my age’s eighty-four.Very happy I am though my back sore says, “Well, I shall accompany you till death.”I am sure as I’m destined to my Islamic...
Extra food supplements must to offset protein deficiency
Weekend Plus Desk :With diets of nearly 80 per cent of Indians lacking in proper proteins, food giant Danone India’s Managing Director Rodrigo Lima recently urged Indians to opt for food supplements that can...
Discover sweeter side of fasting with special desserts
Weekend Plus Desk :Craving for something sweet while you fast? Indulge yourself with special kheer, halwa, sabudana pearls gulab jamun tart with vanilla ice cream and fig and passion fruit shrikhand, suggest experts.Experts at...
Japanese architects design a breathtaking concert hall with intricate algorithms
Weekend Plus Desk :The Hamburg’s new concert hall that took over ten years and probably cost way more than its pre-decided budget, was surely worth the wait. According to the official website the foundation...