Mockingbirdis America’s best-loved novel To Kill a Mockingbird, a coming-of-age story about racism and injustice, overpowered wizards and time travellers to be voted America’s best-loved novel by readers nationwide. The 1960 book by Harper Lee emerged as No. 1 in PBS’ “The Great American Read” survey, whose results were announced …

Most Afghans prefer cheaper Chinese-made imports to handmade glassware; foreign tourists, who once used to frequent the trade hub, are no longer coming Hunched and shrivelled, Afghan glassblower Ghulam Sakhi deftly blows and twirls molten glass into delicate blue and green goblets and vases — a craft passed down for …

Most medical textbooks are based on European body type, and places others at risk The size and shape of women’s birth canals vary depending on what part of the world they live in but most medical textbooks are based on a European body type, scientists said on Wednesday, warning of …

MIT scientists make devices that float through the bloodstream MIT scientists have developed a method to mass produce robots no bigger than a cell that could be used to monitor conditions inside an oil or gas pipeline, or to search out disease while floating through the bloodstream. The key to …

Forest officials, along with an NGO, helped injured animal return Two days after being hit by a train, a female elephant was on Wednesday reunited with its herd in West Bengal’s Kalimpong district. The female elephant, part of a larger herd, was hit by a goods train, while crossing the …

Study covers clinics in 8 countries, including India, that offer various ‘dangerous treatments’ Online appeals to help sick people by raising money for unfounded and sometimes dangerous treatments and purported cures bring in millions of dollars each year, researchers have warned. The study in the Journal of the American Medical …

Airline sees first ever loss at Rs. 652.1 cr. The unrelenting increase in fuel prices, along with the tumbling rupee in a quarter that typically sees weak demand from air-travellers, has led to IndiGo recording its first-ever loss at Rs. 652.1 crore for the quarter ended September. The airline, with …

Indian carriers ferried 11.39 million passengers against 9.58 million last year Domestic aviation traffic witnessed a growth of 18.95% in September with Indian carriers ferrying 11.39 million passengers as compared with 9.58 million during the same month last year. IndiGo recorded its highest market share this calendar year at 43.2%. …

Amid stiff competition, carriers keep fares low despite rising losses, ATF costs Having landed in a Catch-22 situation with the inability to increase airfares despite rising fuel costs, airlines in India have flown into losses. The quarterly loss of Rs. 652.1 crore by IndiGo, despite having more than 42% market …

The Maldives Opposition moved closer on Wednesday to impeaching the Speaker of Parliament, a staunch loyalist of outgoing strongman President Abdulla Yameen. An alliance of Opposition parties has collected signatures from 55 MPs, or roughly two-thirds of sitting lawmakers, for a petition to oust Abdulla Maseeh Mohamed. The Speaker has …