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Indophile, writer, collector Lance Dane passes away

New Delhi, May 16 Aesthete, collector, writer and numismatics scholar Lance Dane, a close collaborator of Mulk Raj Anand, passed away at the Hinduja Hospital in Mumbai Wednesday. He was 89 years old.

German students seek online nod to kill sheep

Brussels, May 16 Two arts students in Germany have triggered online outrage by seeking, in a poll, from people whether or not a sheep should be beheaded as part of their project work.

US varsity honours Narayana Murthy

Tampa (Florida) May 16 (IANS) The University of South Florida has honoured Infosys founder N.R. Narayana Murthy with the Global leadership and Free Enterprise Awards for his leadership and contributions to the international business world.

Most people brush their teeth the wrong way

Stockholm, May 16 Almost all Swedes regularly brush with fluoride toothpaste, yet only one in 10 knows how to wield the brush to prevent tooth decay.

Dinosaur-like sea reptile suffered from arthritis too

Brussels, May 16 Scientists found signs of a degenerative condition similar to human arthritis in the jaw of a pliosaur, a dinosaur-like ancient sea reptile that lived 150 million years ago.

Construction at Musharraf's ancestral house stirs row

New Delhi, May 16 The demolition of a portion of former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf's ancestral home, Neharwali Haveli in Old Delhi's Daryaganj, has stirred a row with the legality of the construction coming under question.

Bingeing on soda, sweets makes you a dim wit

Washington, May 16 Don't be surprised if you lose your mental acuity after bingeing on soda and sweets for as little as six weeks while cramming for your midterms and finals at the college.

BJP raises concern over depreciating rupee

New Delhi, May 16 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Murli Manohar Joshi Wednesday raised concerns over the depreciating value of the rupee against the dollar and questioned if the government was intentionally working to make the dollar stronger.

Biosensor shows promise for cancer diagnosis

Washington, May 16 Researchers have created an ultra-sensitive biosensor that could open up new opportunities for early detection of cancer and help doctors tailor personalised medicine specific to biochemistry of individual patients.

'People see bold pictures of women as objects'

Brussels, May 16 Perfume ads, beer billboards, movie posters: everywhere you look, women's sexualised bodies are on display, which men and women see as objects, says a new study.