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By AFP NEW YORK: Zhang Zhizhen sent fifth seed Casper Ruud crashing out of the US Open on Wednesday, creating tennis history by becoming the first man from China to beat a top-five player. The 26-year-old from…

A single title may end up being a part of multiple text sets around different topics or themes. For example, I sometimes read Let the Children March alongside books about Martin Luther King Jr. because he is featured in that book and the…

An occupational physician has urged OH professionals to ask employees about Covid-19 infections and immunisations when screening for hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS), particularly among people with symptoms of Raynaud’s phenomenon.…

A painting by Paramesh Paul | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Past to Present, an exhibition of paintings and sculptures by legendary names in the country, has come to Bengaluru courtesy Smita Art, a Kolkata-based art institution.Coming…

Ibram X. Kendi speaks during the Netflix film Stamped From the Beginning.…

Dr. B.N. Goswamy at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan in Chennai on December 19, 2014. | Photo Credit: R. Ragu He trod gently but had sharp eyes that could see things fading into darkness and oblivion. His sole purpose was to reclaim the tangible…

One of Napoleon Bonaparte's signature hats goes up for auction on Sunday alongside other personal items in Fontainebleau, outside Paris, and is expected to fetch more than half a million euros.   Issued…

Emerging in Egypt more than 3,000 years ago, eyeliner has endured. The practice of lining the eyes has reached far beyond beautifying to serve myriad…

At Aksh weaves and crafts’ small studio in Adyar, there is pin-drop silence except for the faint whirring of a fan. On a table in the centre of the room, an artist is bent over a piece of cloth, drawing with full concentration. When I move…

When there is a mention of Mumbai — whether in movies or books — the visual that comes to mind is usually that of Victorian Gothic buildings like Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus. But Mumbai also has one of the largest collection of Art…