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Photo capturing innocence goes viral, no one knows who shot it or if it is real

New Delhi [India], Feb 4 (ANI): A photo has gone viral online, and no one knows who clicked it. Is it a real photo? Has it been photo-shopped?

2019-02-04T14:16:42.347610+00:00 IST

Lucknow youngster turns his cancer treatment into story about surgical strikes

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Feb 2 (ANI): Taiyyab has spent the last six months of his life at the chemotherapy ward of Lucknow's Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI) fighting a rare form of blood cancer. However, that has not deterred the youngster from looking stoically at his condition and turning it into a story of surgical strikes against dreaded monsters that is the disease.

2019-02-02T07:40:07.848538+00:00 IST

Love from outer space: Heart-shaped meteorite up for auction on Valentine's Day

Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 1 (ANI): Wondering what to get for your special one this Valentine’s Day? It turns out that something that came all the way from outer space is soon going to go under the hammer.

2019-02-01T05:14:59.502437+00:00 IST

Here's how you can train your brain into forming good habits

Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 29 (ANI): According to a recent study, you can train your brain into developing good habits simply by repeating actions until they stick.

2019-01-29T16:01:24.031655+00:00 IST

Why keep proposing Google Assistant for marriage? Google India asks users

New Delhi (India), Jan 29 (ANI): Looking for an eligible companion to marry? Get in the queue because it seems Google assistance is currently the most sought after life partner.

2019-01-29T15:02:44.971354+00:00 IST

Here’s how your personality could put you at risk for developing diabetes

Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 29 (ANI): It’s a well known fact that a good personality can help one succeed in life but can it also protect one against disease risk? A new study shows that positive personality traits like optimism may help reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

2019-01-29T13:21:08.836525+00:00 IST

Play video games with co-workers to increase office productivity: Study

Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 29 (ANI): Looking for enhancing your output at the office? It turns out playing video games with co-workers can ensure better performance at the workplace.

2019-01-29T12:38:00.695633+00:00 IST

'World's cutest dog' Boo is dead

Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 20 (ANI): The world's cutest dog Boo has died of a broken heart.

2019-01-20T08:53:27.016299+00:00 IST

Australian ascetic becomes centre of attraction at Kumbh Mela

Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 17 (ANI): He sits in sharp contrast to the dark-skinned sadhus around him at Kumbh, smoking from a chillum, his white hair tied atop his hair. And yet, he too is an ascetic.

2019-01-17T14:06:31.035893+00:00 IST

World's loneliest frog is finally getting a date

Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 17 (ANI): Romeo, a Sehuencas water frog has been alone and single for the last 10 years. Not anymore! Housed in a museum in Bolivia, scientists may have potentially found a mate for Romeo, considered possibly the last living water frog of his kind.

2019-01-17T09:38:48.615543+00:00 IST

Multiple ways of conveying happiness

Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 16 (ANI): While our faces can convey a multitude of emotions--from anger to sadness to riotous joy, only 35 expressions can actually convey these emotions across cultures.

2019-01-16T18:07:52.082424+00:00 IST

Australia wants travellers to respect wombat privacy and stop taking selfies

Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 16 (ANI): Maria Island, just off the eastern coast of Tasmania, Australia, is home to a large number of wombats -- marsupials known for their resemblance to teddy bears.

2019-01-16T11:08:55.578264+00:00 IST

New ad for Gilette questions 'toxic masculinity'; Twitter divided

New Delhi [India], Jan 15 (ANI): Gillete's new advertisement is a far cry from what it has been promising its customers for the last three decades -- 'The Best a Man Can Get.'

2019-01-15T14:46:02.142293+00:00 IST

Here's how you should store and consume your craft beer

Washington D.C. [India], Jan 15 (ANI): Only a true beer lover can understand the value of freshly brewed craft beer. And if you are one of them, here's a tip for you. According to a recent study, craft beer should be kept cool and consumed as fresh as possible.

2019-01-15T12:14:16.241397+00:00 IST

Twitter erupts over Trump's fast food feast for college football champs

New Delhi [India], Jan 15 (ANI): With White House staff absent because of the partial government shutdown, Donald Trump threw a reception for the college football national champions Clemson Tigers with multitudes of Big Macs, whoppers, pizzas and fries -- by candlelight.

2019-01-15T10:27:53.866055+00:00 IST

Google doodle honours first man to launch Indian food in UK

New Delhi [India], Jan 14 (ANI): Google's honourary doodle today was a nod to Anglo-Indian traveller and businessman Sake Dean Mahomed who not only became the first Indian author to publish a book in English, but would go on later, to open an Indian restaurant in England.

2019-01-15T06:26:23.164434+00:00 IST

BSF Jawan sings 'Border' song, goes viral on Twitter

New Delhi [India], Jan 14, (ANI): A video of a BSF Jawan singing 'Sandese Aate hai' from the film Border has gone viral on social media.

2019-01-14T14:43:48.659977+00:00 IST

Kylie Jenner's baby dethroned: Egg becomes most-liked Instagram photo ever

New Delhi [USA], Jan 14 (ANI): It turns out that Baby Stormi, even with her thousands of followers, is facing some tough competition in the Instagram world.

2019-01-14T09:16:08.733269+00:00 IST

Latest home decor trends for vibrant and comfortable spaces

New Delhi [India] Jan 14 (ANI): The New Year is the perfect time to start afresh. While you are at it, why not start from your home itself?

2019-01-14T03:22:21.201724+00:00 IST

Here's why Easter Island statues stand where they do

Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 13 (ANI): There are a number of mysteries surrounding the Easter Island. While researchers have long puzzled over why the huge statues were placed where they are, a new study says that the people of Rapa Nui, positioned them near sources of fresh water.

2019-01-13T11:02:41.736282+00:00 IST