Only 200 coupons were available but more than 1,000 people showed up at an indoor market in Pudu district here on Monday, reports BBC. The victims were identified as Law Ion Nang, 78, and Ah Poh, 85. A management official of Pudu Integrated Commercial Complex, where the event took place,[Read More…]
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Child trapped in Spain well found dead after 13 days
Julen Rosello had been in the countryside with his family near the village of Totalan in Malaga on January 13 when he stumbled into the 110-metre well. Specialist teams worked day and night in a tunnel that had been dug parallel to the borehole which is only 25 centimetre in[Read More…]
Maine, USA: Two males charged after video thrashing dog goes viral
Lewiston: A video went viral on the internet in which a man can be seen beating a dog mercilessly. In the story of an Instagram account ”Spacebabii”, a question “Who want us to teach your dog”, can be seen in the next slide. On Sunday, after the video was posted[Read More…]
UK: Superbaby survives 25 heart attacks in one day
Theo Fry, a 19 months toddler suffered more than two dozen heart attacks, all in just one day but little Theo defeated them all and survived. Fry has been facing cardiac problem since he was barely a week old soon. Before he could turn one, he had already seen through[Read More…]
Bezos’ divorce could be most expensive; Here are top 3 costliest settlements
With Mackenzie Bezos splitting with Amazon founder and world’s richest man Jeff Bezos the divorce settlement could be the most expensive one, with Mackenzie becoming the richest woman on the planet. Currently, Jeff Bezos is the richest person with a net-worth of $137 billions while Bill Gates at number 2[Read More…]
5.8-magnitude quake hits Tibet
Lhasa: A 5.8-magnitude quake hit Xigaze city in Tibet autonomous region early on Monday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Centre (CENC). No casualties have been reported. The epicentre was Xaitongmoin county as the quake struck at a depth of 8 km, Xinhua quoted CENC as saying. Some cracks were[Read More…]
Vietnam’s newest trend is setting people’s faces on fire!
We have come a long way from Victoria Beckham using bird poop in her facial. There have been a lot of bat-shit crazy trends that have come up in 2018, but this by far sounds like the craziest – almost insane. Well, bird poop sounds pretty pedestrian when you compare[Read More…]
‘Asleep’ pilot missed destination in Australia
Canberra: A small plane overshot its destination in Australia by almost 50 km after its pilot fell asleep in the cockpit, air safety officials said on Tuesday. The pilot was the only person on board the Piper PA-31 aircraft from Devonport to King Island in Tasmania on November 8, the[Read More…]
Pakistan: Quarrel over cricket results in death of seven
Seven people died in a shootout between two groups after a dispute erupted over a cricket match in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The exchange of fire took place after the two parties reached to a police post in Abbottabad for registering a case against each other. A quarrel had[Read More…]
Happy Thanksgiving Day? No thanks – “The genocidal history” of the holiday
While the nation of the United States will be drowned in celebrating Thanksgiving Day on the 22nd November(the fourth Thursday of November), in another parallel United States, Native Americans will be holding mourn, a protest organized since 1970. In 1637, which is regarded as the first instance of a Thanksgiving[Read More…]
Do not quit Iran deal: UN urges Trump
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged Donald Trump not to walk away from an international deal designed to prevent Iran acquiring nuclear weapons. Speaking to the BBC, Guterres said there was a real risk of war if the 2015 agreement was not preserved. Trump has been a strong[Read More…]
‘2017 saw more self-drive women travellers than men’
Women have been travelling more than ever in the self-drive mode, overcoming the long-drawn history of systemic prejudice and gender bias, with both inbound and outbound tourism witnessing accelerated growth in this segment, a report released on Monday says. According to the infographic released by Travkart, a company which offers[Read More…]
Top searched cars of 2017: Get ready for surprises!
As yet another action-packed year nears its end, internet search engine giant, Google, has released a list of the most trending cars on its pages. Throughout 2017, internet traffic about automobiles were at an all-time high. Now surprising, considering the fact that our country is the second fastest growing auto[Read More…]
Indian project aims to regenerate heart, liver, pancreas, skin, eye in lab
India’s Department of Biotechnology has decided to give a big push for research in “tissue engineering” aimed at eventually creating human organs in a dish apparently for overcoming the problems of donor organ shortages. The Department has invited “concept proposals” from Indian scientists for regeneration of heart, liver, pancreas, skin,[Read More…]
About 75 per cent vehicle occupants don’t wear seat belts: Survey
Indian roads have a reputation for being unpredictable, unsafe and count as one of the most dangerous in the world, with countless fatalities every year. A logical response to such a scenario will be careful driving with a lot of emphasis on safety but a survey from Maruti Suzuki in association with[Read More…]
Canada soon to have gender neutral passports
The Canadian Ministry of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship announced the addition of a new gender designation, ‘X’, in the passport for those who don’t identify as male or female. Canadian citizens who do not identify as male or female will be able to mark “X” on their passports and other[Read More…]
Obama’s anti-racism tweet after Charlottesville becomes the most liked ever!
As former president of America, Barack Obama took to Twitter condemning racism, in the aftermath of a far-right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, it became the most liked tweet ever, with more than 3 million social media users so far resonating similar sentiment. “No one is born hating another person because[Read More…]
Perseid Meteor Shower to delight Indian star gazers tonight
Indian star gazers are in for a treat as the annual Perseid Meteor Shower peaks on the night of August 12 through the morning of August 13. The shower will be visible to the naked eye, and there is no need for binoculars and telescopes as it appears for a[Read More…]
A ‘Friends’ book is set to delight fans on it’s 25th anniversary
Even decades later, F.R.I.E.N.D.S, the series, continue to remain everyone’s favourite sitcom. And while the bone-tickling jokes from the series are making generations of fans laugh, Rachel, Monica, Phoebe, Chandler, Joey and Ross are back into our lives through a book! The book, ‘I’ll Be There for You’, a look[Read More…]
Ivanka Trump to lead US delegation for entrepreneur summit in India
Daughter of American President Donald Trump, Ivanka Trump is set to lead the American delegation at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in India, starting from November 28. “Ivanka Trump will lead the US delegation to India this fall, supporting women’s entrepreneurship globally,” Trump said in a tweet on Thursday, hours after[Read More…]
Action video games may cause Alzheimer
Did you know that playing action video games may cause a loss of episodic memory and spatial navigation which in turn will increase the risk of developing brain disorders such as depression, schizophrenia, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease? The findings showed that habitual players of action video games had a reduction[Read More…]
Israel attempt to shut down Al Jazeera, bans journalists
Israel plans to cancel media credentials of Al Jazeera journalists and close the network’s office in Jerusalem, the country’s communication minister has announced. Israel’s communications minister has said he wants to shut down pan-Arab broadcaster Al-Jazeera in the country. Ayoob Kara, of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party, said on[Read More…]
Pakistani school textbooks blame Hindus for partition bloodshed
Pakistani textbooks are blaming Hindus for the bloodshed that took place at the time of partition. History books in Pakistan are claiming that “traitorous” Hindus are to blame for the bloodshed that took place after British India was divided into two nations 70 years ago. This biased narrative of such[Read More…]
NASA is offering job to protect Earth from aliens
If you too have fancied Star Wars and the extraterrestrial, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has the perfect job for you. NASA is offering jobs to protect the Earth from aliens and will pay a six-figure salary to the person. The planetary protection officer would be responsible for implementing[Read More…]
You can control devices just by blinking with these eyeglasses
Taking invention to a whole new level, scientists have designed a pair of eyeglasses integrated with a sensor that converts eye muscle movement into an electric signal and could be used to control external devices such as computers or lamps. According to reports, this sensor was developed at Chongqing University[Read More…]