The emergency contraceptive pill is considered as a safe and effective way to prevent pregnancy after unprotected sex, contraceptive failure or an unwanted pregnancy. Though not widely reported but side effects of these pills can be long lasting and put at risk your chances of conceiving later. Much before the advent of the pill and other contraceptives, ancient medicine used herbs and other foods as potent contraceptives. Though not many […]

The Sunni jihadi organization Islamic State (IS) wants $1 million for releasing the remains of the slain U.S. journalist James Foley, media reported Thursday. Sources in contact with the IS said that the militant group was willing to provide a DNA sample from Foley’s remains to facilitate the deal, Buzzfeed News reported. If true, the attempted sale would highlight the ruthlessness behind IS’s hostage-taking enterprise that has provided the militant […]

Toronto man is suing Scotiabank, claiming that he was racially profiled and arrested at one of its branches after attempting to deposit a $9,000 check into his own bank account, the Toronto Star reports. Frantz St. Fleur, who has banked with the establishment for almost a decade and has several accounts there, was trying to deposit a refunded real estate deposit in April after a condo purchase fell through when […]

People do not give much thought to the functioning of the colon. The colon, however, is a vital part of a healthy, functioning body. The colon also known as the large intestine removes water, salt, and some nutrients forming stool. A colon that is not functioning correctly will hold onto waste longer than is good for your body. An unhealthy colon does not move along the waste efficiently at all. […]

The modern age is epitomised by our daily consumption and creation of digital content. If that includes photos, videos and software, then the question of storage arises – to keep the stuff you want to save. While the ever-burgeoning and wallet-breaking demands for more and more storage – to keep all the content we want for posterity or easy-access – are not to be ignored, here we concentrate on how […]

Kabul: From the ruins of a bombed-out palace above Kabul, a young Afghan man bearing a striking resemblance to kung fu legend Bruce Lee is high-kicking his way to Internet fame, aiming to show another side to his war-weary nation. Videos and photos of Abbas Alizada, 20, posted on the Facebook page “Bruce Hazara” show him performing back flips and striking Lee’s famous poses. They blazed through Afghanistan’s small Internet […]

Not long after I first met Warren Buffett back in 1991, I asked him to recommend his favorite book about business. He didn’t miss a beat: “It’s Business Adventures, by John Brooks,” he said. “I’ll send you my copy.” I was intrigued: I had never heard of Business Adventures or John Brooks. Today, more than two decades after Warren lent it to me—and more than four decades after it was […]

As Peter Jackson brings his Middle Earth saga to a close, Nicholas Barber asks whether The Battle of the Five Armies is worthwhile or unnecessary. Peter Jackson’s sixth and final Middle Earth film is also his shortest. The three instalments of The Lord of the Rings clocked in at about three hours apiece; the first two episodes of The Hobbit lasted 169 minutes and 161 respectively; but the finale, The […]

Central intelligence agencies are in Bengaluru after a British news channel tracked down the operator of one of ISIS’s most successful Twitter accounts, Shammi Witness, to Bengaluru. The man they identified as Medhi, works with an MNC ad firm, and lives with his family in the city. This particular Twitter handle went live last year, and since then has been posting photos and videos of ISIS aggression. He even posted […]

All the prospective brides and grooms, looking to get hitched in an arranged marriage, must have either gone through this (see the video) or might be the next one. The video story is of a young, independent woman who goes on an arranged marriage date with a man who is obnoxiously dominant and a typical male chauvinist. The video shows that despite being educated, men try to clip the freedom […]