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Star Wars passes Bechdel test - why can't our galaxy respect women as much?

The women characters are no longer just there to add sexiness. They are the story

'Drunk driving is stupid,' Ola tries to prove with hack prank

Cab aggregator sends out a series of funny tweets, making it look like its Twitter account is hacked

Pakistani distributors pin hopes on Nawaz Sharif for Dangal's release

Cinema owners suffered losses due to a three-month voluntarily ban on screening of Indian films

90 crorepatis to fight phase 3 of Maharashtra civic polls

The average assets per candidate analysed for this election is Rs 31.97 lakh

Food in the time of conflict

Afghan refugees in India are helping change the perception of their country through food

PIA plane with 47 aboard crashes near Abbottabad

The plane caught fire and crashed near Pipplian, a suburban village of Havelian near Abbottabad

Kochi calender

December 12 onwards, 97 artists from 36 countries will descend on Kochi

Should a fitness test be a part of your check-up?

Fitness can be a better indicator of someone's risk for heart disease and early death than standard risk factors such as smoking and obesity

Warming the spirit

Two wine and whisky recipes to add a zing to those cold evenings

Waffles from dosa batter

Chef Floyd Cardoz speaks to Avantika Bhuyan about what inspires his quirky recipes

Colombia air crash: Death toll rises to 76, five rescued

According to the police, six survivors were rescued from the accident site, but one died while being taken to the hospital

Plane with Brazilian soccer team crashes in Colombia

Medellin's Mayor Federico Gutierrez said that it is possible there are survivors

Shilpa Shetty thinks kids can learn about animals from Animal Farm, Twitter agrees

Twitterati used her statement to tell us which other books could be good for young students

Lambani and Co

Using traditional needlework, women of the once nomadic tribe of Karnataka have become cultural ambassadors for their craft, writes Nikita Puri

Coldplay steals the show, sings 'Vande Mataram' with A R Rahman

The singer is in the country as part of the Global Citizen India initiative 2016

Your ATM machine may be full of germs

ATM keypads represent a specific and unexplored microhabitat for microbial communities

Mushroom Cocoa, Anyone?

Coders and venture capitalists in Silicon Valley who are too busy to whip up a meal or even step out for one are increasingly getting their energy fix from snacks that border on the bizarre

J Jagannath: Strange & insecure

The just-released 'Doctor Strange' is quite possibly my most favourite movie made out of the Marvel source material

The benefits of controlled breathing

Consciously changing the way you breathe sends a signal to the brain to adjust the parasympathetic branch of the nervous system, which can slow heart rate and digestion and promote feelings of calm

Jharkhand emerges hotbed of low-tech cyber crimes

State's Jamtara district is one of India's biggest organised cyber crime hubs, with one police station alone accounting for over 50% of ATM, and debit/credit card frauds