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WT24 Desk The New Zealand police, New Zealand Defence Force and numerous major sponsors have pulled out of the country’s largest pride parade after organisers banned police and corrections staff from marching in uniform, The Guardian reports. Auckland pride parade organiser Cissy ...

WT24 Desk International Men’s Day is here, but while International Women’s Day is well-known, not many are aware about the former, The Hindustan Times reports. International Men’s Day was inaugurated by Thomas Oaster in 1992 and conceived a year earlier. ...

WT24 Desk Men nowadays have become equally conscious and cognisant of their skin. However, it is important to take steps wisely. Karan Gupta, Director and Men’s Grooming Expert of Qraa Men, and Dilip Kundlia, Director and Skin Care Expert at ...

WT24 Desk Indulging in weightlifting for less than an hour a week may reduce your risk for a heart attack or stroke by 40 to 70 per cent, suggests a new study, IANS reports. Less than an hour of weekly ...

WT24 Desk The number of calories people burn changes with the time of day, according to a study which could explain why irregularities in eating and sleeping may make people gain weight, PTI reports. Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital ...

WT24 Desk Posting too many selfies on social media may make you more narcissistic, a study has found, PTI reports. Published in The Open Psychology Journal, the study looked at personality changes of 74 individuals aged 18 to 34 over ...

WT24 Desk Excessive use of social media including Facebook, Snapchat, and Instagram is associated with poor well-being which could lead to depression and loneliness, researchers have warned, IANS reports. The study, published in the Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, ...

WT24 Desk Japan’s male-dominated businesses are starting to ditch long-held views about what kinds of products women want as female consumers flex their growing spending muscle, Bloomberg reports. While the result–more goods that emphasize the practical rather than the pretty–is ...

WT24 Desk There is no benefit for children’s bone mass if women gain weight during pregnancy, says a new study. And this applies to both normal and overweight women prior to pregnancy, says Teresa Monjardino, lead author from the Universidade do ...

WT24 Desk Festive times can seem to be especially tough to stick to a fitness routine. Yet, if you don’t pay attention, you may end up piling on weight, The Hindustan Times reports. Here are a few things to do ...