B.C.’s wolverines are expanding their territory, according to a study published Monday in The Canadian Field-Naturalist. Department of Fisheries and Oceans biologist Tom Shardlow, who authored the report, says at least two wolverines have taken up residence on Princess Royal Island, 130 kilometres south of Kitimat, in B.C.’s Great Bear Rainforest. Shardlow says it’s the first proven sighting of a wolverine in the area. B.C. has 3,000 to 4,000 wolverines, […]

Forbes hosted its fourth annual Summit on Philanthropy. Bill Gates was included on a panel discussing what went wrong with the global response to the Ebola epidemic and how to better prepare for future threats. One of his main points? “There’s no need to panic about the next Ebola epidemic,” he said. Despite all our missteps the last time, now we’re better prepared, with more awareness, better tools, and a […]

  There is more twist to the Sushma Swaraj –Lalit Modi saga. Some unexpected and interesting developments took place just hours after one of Sushma Swaraj’s Union Cabinet colleagues, Arun Jaitley came out with a statement in defence of her. Talking of Sushma Swaraj’s help extended to former IPL Commissioner, Lalit Modi, Jaitley said that whatever she had done was in good faith and bonafide. However soon after some documents […]

The rainy season is coming, the perfect breeding ground for germs and bacteria which in turn lead to water borne diseases that affects a lot of people, that’s exactly the reason why you see very few people in office. They may not be enjoying a trek on some remote mountain. “Health problems such as cold, flu, malaria or gastroenteritis are on a rise as people indulge in a lot of […]

Nato has condemned Russia’s move to strengthen its nuclear arsenal, saying it amounted to “nuclear sabre-rattling” and was “unjustified” and “dangerous”. President Vladimir Putin said Russia would put more than 40 new intercontinental ballistic missiles into service this year. It is part of a wide-reaching programme to modernise the country’s military. The move comes after the US proposed increasing its military presence in Nato states in Eastern Europe. Tensions are […]

Picture this: It’s modern day Varanasi. Sunny Deol plays a pious Sanskrit teacher, Sakshi Tanwar his motor-mouth wife, and Ravi Kissen, a tour guide specifically for foreigners. Deol still considers Varanasi a holy city and is bitter about the people who flock to the city to smoke ganja, turn the ghats into a ‘picnic spot’ and Ganga into a ‘swimming pool’. Punctuate this with heaps of gaalis, a comedy of […]

  Adding to the benefits of avocados, scientists have found that the nutritious fruit may hold the key to beating deadly leukemia. University of Waterloo Professor Paul Spagnuolo has discovered a lipid in avocados that combats acute myeloid leukemia (AML) by targeting the root of the disease – leukemia stem cells. Worldwide, there are few drug treatments available to patients that target leukemia stem cells. AML is a devastating disease […]

Sushma Swaraj’s assistance accorded to Lalit Modi to get travel documents from the British authorities is not just a serious blow to BJP’s image as a scam free and a corruption free government but also highlights the kind of hypocrisy and double standards being practised by the BJP Government in power. Despite his passport being revoked by the Indian Government on alleged violation of Foreign Exchange Management Act and a […]

Move over `Dabangg` Salman Khan and even our B-Town’s fierce `Mardaani` Rani Mukerji. Bollywood has lately introduced such fearless on-screen characters. When we hear of the true heroes in India, comparisons between reel and real are bound to come up. It is time that all hail the real life hero – Assam’s most fearless lady IPS officer- Sanjukta Parashar. She is the face that Bodo militants fear in Assam. Her […]

“How you finish the workday is very important,” says Michael Kerr, an international business speaker and author of “You Can’t Be Serious! Putting Humor to Work.” Below are the 14 things successful people do in the last 10 minutes of workday. 1. They update their to-do lists. Successful professionals always keep an eye on their ever-changing to-do lists, explains Lynn Taylor, a national workplace expert and the author of “Tame […]