Lifestyle

Ganesh Chaturthi 2021: Dhol-tasha troupes, idol makers raise concern over stagnant business due to COVID restrictions

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 9 (ANI): Dhol tasha, large gatherings, dance performances, pandal visits -- these are a couple of things that automatically come to our mind when we talk about Ganesh Chaturthi, but celebrations have taken a 360-degree turn ever since the COVID-19 pandemic started.

2021-09-09T15:21:26.756805+00:00 IST

Study finds office air quality may affect employees' productivity

Washington [US], September 9 (ANI): According to a new research, the air quality within an office can have significant impacts on employees' cognitive function, including response times and ability to focus, and it may also affect their productivity.

2021-09-09T14:05:37.152940+00:00 IST

Study finds whether passion, intimacy in relationships were affected by COVID-19 lockdowns

New Delhi [India], September 9 (ANI): The findings of a new study on dating and married couples in India who were surveyed before and after India's COVID-19 lockdown, suggested that relationship satisfaction, love, intimacy, and passion have significantly lowered post lockdown.

2021-09-09T12:51:15.349515+00:00 IST

Ganesh Chaturthi 2021: Understanding Lord Ganesha's greatness while interpreting the hidden spiritual messages he embodies

New Delhi [India], September 9 (ANI): Ganesh Chaturthi, which will begin on September 10 this year, is celebrated with much pomp and zeal in several states across the country. While we celebrate the festival with scrumptious food and great music, let's not forget to understand the significance of the occasion.

2021-09-09T12:04:14.439909+00:00 IST

Workplace bias suppression can be difficult to sustain, study shows

Washington [US], September 9 (ANI): Decision-making that overrides one's personal views and self-interests, also known as bias suppression, is often touted as an essential institutional objective. Accountability is a common strategy for discouraging stubborn biases. However, even within the most well-intentioned organizations, efforts to counteract biases tend to wane over time.

2021-09-09T03:43:39.437421+00:00 IST

Jennifer Aniston unveils her hair care brand LolaVie

Washington [US], September 8 (ANI): Hollywood actor Jennifer Aniston, who made 'The Rachel' haircut one of the 1990s' most iconic hairstyles, is ready to share her hair care secrets with the world with the launch of her brand called LolaVie.

2021-09-08T17:17:58.770907+00:00 IST

Ganesh Chaturthi 2021: Bhog dishes one cannot miss out on!

New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): The festival of Ganesh Chaturthi is just around the corner, and surely amidst the enthusiasm and excitement to bring Lord Ganesha home, you haven't forgotten about the most important thing-- bhog prasad!

2021-09-08T13:56:19.512601+00:00 IST

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From Krishna on bike, to royal thrones; here's how nation is prepping for Janmashtami

Coimbatore/Varanasi/Moradabad (Tamil Nadu/UP) [India], Aug 23 (ANI): The auspicious day Janmashtami is yet to arrive but people in the country are already soaked in religious fervour.

2019-08-23T06:57:04.211425+00:00 IST

World Photography Day: Netizens storm social media with favourite snaps

New Delhi [India], Aug 19 (ANI): Photographs are the best way to capture memories and feelings! Some of the greatest experiences are actually from the pictures. They create us while making us nostalgic. Today on the occasion of World Photography Day, netizens are flooding social media with their most loved snapshots.

2019-08-19T08:11:20.824480+00:00 IST

Making Amravati's tribals understand health, hygiene in their dialect

Amravati (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 18 (ANI): Amravati's Melghat, lush green heaven in eastern Maharashtra, has been declared a tiger reserve. Unending hills and ravines dotted with jagged cliffs and steep climbs might sound heavenly to reside here but the reality is far from this!

2019-08-18T09:32:50.518798+00:00 IST

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Food

Healthier supermarket layout improves customers' food choices, study shows

London [UK], September 8 (ANI): New research from the University of Southampton shows that removing confectionery and other unhealthy products from checkouts and the end of nearby aisles and placing fruit and vegetables near store entrances prompts customers to make healthier food purchases.

2021-09-08T04:28:40.424235+00:00 IST

Quirky

Fact-checking significantly reduces belief in misinformation

Washington [US], September 7 (ANI): The findings of a new study suggest that fact-checking reduces belief in misinformation leaving a more enduring mental imprint than false claims.

2021-09-07T13:22:44.162401+00:00 IST

Food

Study finds high-fat diet disturbs body clock

London [UK], September 7 (ANI): A new study has found that when rats are fed a high-fat diet, this disturbs the body clock in their brain that normally controls satiety, leading to over-eating and obesity.

2021-09-07T11:24:36.777026+00:00 IST

Education

Research shows ethnic studies increases student engagement, high school graduation

Washington [US], September 7 (ANI): New research from the University of Massachusetts Amherst shows that enrolling 9th graders who are struggling academically in an ethnic studies course greatly improves the likelihood those students will graduate from high school and enroll in college.

2021-09-07T03:10:43.169541+00:00 IST

Quirky

Study finds women receive less credit for their work in academic publications

Atlanta [Georgia], September 6 (ANI): A new study has found that women -- as compared to their male counterparts -- receive less credit for the work they put into academic publications, more frequently experience disagreements over authorship, and often end up losing out on opportunities for future collaboration as a result.

2021-09-06T10:16:28.906024+00:00 IST

Parenting

Having a structured environment could benefit children's health: Study

Washington [US], September 6 (ANI): According to new research from the University of Central Florida, having a structured environment, whether during school days or when stuck in quarantine as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, could benefit children's health.

2021-09-06T08:56:30.199633+00:00 IST

Fitness

Risk of further illness can be reduced by telemedicine appointments

Washington [US], September 5 (ANI): Telemedicine appointments combined with in-person visits significantly reduce the risk of further illness for children with medically complex cases, according to the results of a new study.

2021-09-05T11:19:00.052041+00:00 IST

Lifestyle

Mental reattachment to work vital for success of leaders

Washington [US], September 5 (ANI): The findings of a new study suggest that on the days that leaders and managers were better able to reattach to work in the morning, they experienced higher positive moods and work focus, allowing them to be more successful throughout the day.

2021-09-05T11:18:54.432476+00:00 IST

Relationships

Study finds people often avoid feeling compassion for others

Washington [US], September 5 (ANI): Researchers during a series of studies found that given the option, people often chose to avoid feeling compassion for others. They also reported that doing so was mentally effortful and which were linked to their choices.

2021-09-05T11:05:29.657961+00:00 IST

Quirky

Study finds why adults struggle to learn a new language

Washington [US], September 5 (ANI): A new study by neuroscientists at UC San Francisco has shed light on the age-old question of why it's so difficult to learn a second language as an adult.

2021-09-05T07:04:30.004776+00:00 IST

Quirky

Our perception of supernatural beings influenced by perception of real world: Study

Waterloo [Canada], September 4 (ANI): According to a new study, people's beliefs about supernatural beings, such as good and evil characters, are influenced by their views of ordinary humans.

2021-09-04T12:34:57.762391+00:00 IST

Quirky

Study finds gut and heart signals affect how we feel about our appearance

London [UK], September 4 (ANI): A new study is the first to investigate and identify the association between body image and the brain's processing of internal signals that occur unconsciously.

2021-09-04T06:46:47.848057+00:00 IST

Parenting

Kids hospitalisation due to chronic illness can lead them to fall behind at school

Sydney [Australia], September 3 (ANI): Chronic health conditions which include heart disease, diabetes and asthma, among others affect one in 10 kids under the age of 14. These conditions affect several areas of a child's life and, in some cases, can also lead to hospitalizations that last days, weeks, or even months.

2021-09-03T09:49:21.122518+00:00 IST

Quirky

Quality of screen time rather than number of hours spent has greater impact on teenagers

California [US], September 3 (ANI): A new UC Berkeley research suggested that there is no need to agonize over the long number of hours tweens and teens spend scrolling through and posting to Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat and other social media sharing and messaging platforms.

2021-09-03T08:33:20.088016+00:00 IST