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Spare the rod & train the dog

It is the pet-owner who needs the trainer, and not the dog, says Shirin Merchant, who has specialised in canine behaviour counselling.
Section: Lifestyle  | Sunday, December 5, 2010 2:53 IST

Where the dead help experts solve crimes

Forensic science has caught the fancy of the public. DNA reports after a visit to the one-of-its-kind forensic museum at Nair Hospital.
Section: Mumbai  | Sunday, November 28, 2010 1:36 IST

Woman delivers after rare disorder is treated

According to infertility specialists, this is the first successful pregnancy in a woman diagnosed with this condition, in India.
Section: Mumbai  | Sunday, November 21, 2010 1:14 IST

When I caught the avial flu

'I'm going to make avial today,' I announced to my horrified parents. Having burnt not just my fingers but my entire left hand at the age of 13, bribes and threats have since failed to induce me to enter the kitchen.
Section: Lifestyle  | Sunday, October 31, 2010 3:58 IST

A call centre that sells life

Started in August 2009, the Vandrevala Foundation’s 24-hour suicide prevention helpline (022-25706000) offers telephonic counselling for a range of mental health issues.
Section: Lifestyle  | Sunday, October 31, 2010 2:03 IST

Coming home to the country of their origin

When white couples take their adopted Indian children on an expensive vacation to the country of their origin to acquaint them with their roots, the experience is both magical and unnerving for the kids.
Section: Lifestyle  | Sunday, October 24, 2010 2:17 IST

Monsoon leaves Mumbai with a breathtaking show

While the spells of rain and thundershower have brought down temperature in the city over the past two days, the current weather condition is temporary and is a sign of the end of the monsoon, said weather bureau officials.
Section: Mumbai  | Wednesday, October 20, 2010 1:05 IST

Nobody’s body in Mumbai

Police stations across Mumbai register five to seven cases of unclaimed bodies every week. What happens to a body that has no identification and no claimants?
Section: Health  | Sunday, October 10, 2010 2:00 IST

For a chin up, remove that extra one

Keeping your chin up isn’t all that easy, especially when you have two of them. Perhaps that’s why after a long battle to get rid of his stubborn double chin, Mazgaon-resident Syed Ahmed decided to go under the knife.
Section: Lifestyle  | Sunday, October 3, 2010 8:59 IST

Off with that ‘ugly’ 2nd chin

Even youngsters barely into their 20s are going in for liposuction to get rid of their double chins.
Section: Health  | Sunday, October 3, 2010 0:08 IST
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