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How does burning 50,000 kg of mango wood reduce pollution?

Around 350 priests will burn large quantities of wood in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut district as part of 'mahayagya' to improve the quality of air.

Mar 19, 2018

International Day of Happiness 2018: Top 30 songs that give instant joy

On this International Day of Happiness, let's take a look at this 'happy playlist', that is sure to spread instant cheer and positivity.

Mar 19, 2018

Students appear in ICSE class 10 exams in Kolkata on Feb 26, 2018 [Representational picture]

Cheating in board exams: Students get creative with mobile phones, Bluetooth

A boy was found cheating in his board exams with the help of a mobile phone tucked into his exam cardboard, while another hid a Bluetooth device in his turban

Mar 19, 2018

Customer cooks meth in burger shop: Things to know about the drug

The one-pot method of cooking meth, a highly addictive drug, can lead to explosions and other serious damages.

Mar 19, 2018

India's internet habits put Aadhaar and porn side-by-side, social media on top

Web analytics firm Alexa calculated percentage of referrals that came from search engines over the trailing month to derive the online traffic data.

Mar 19, 2018

Leopard strays into residential area, spreads fear among locals

The leopard was captured by a 20-member team from Thane Forest Range along with officials from Sanjay Gandhi National Park.

Mar 19, 2018

Ruveda Salam: First woman IPS officer from Kashmir

Dr Ruveda Salam cleared the UPSC examination twice. She is the first woman IPS officer from Kashmir.

Mar 19, 2018

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Muslim women protest bill to ban triple talaq, march in Lucknow

Muslim women in several states of India have been participating in rallies to scrap the Triple Talaq Bill, which was passed by the Lok Sabha in December 2017.

Mar 19, 2018

Ivanka Trump (L) hugs her daughter Arabella Rose Kushner.

Watch: Ivanka Trump's daughter Arabella slays Taylor Swift's iconic single

Arabella Kushner performs her rendition of Taylor Swift's Look What You Made Me Do and it is all kinds of adorable!

Mar 19, 2018

Yogi govt celebrates first anniversary in UP despite shocking bypoll defeats

Despite the surprise loss in Gorakhpur and Phulpur Lok Sabha bypolls, CM Yogi Adityanath will be present to celebrate the first anniversary of the BJP government in UP.

Mar 19, 2018

Man, who stopped neighbors from visiting, found living with mother's dead body

The decomposed body of his 70-year-old mother was recovered by the Kolkata police after neighbors complained of foul smell emanating from the flat.

Mar 19, 2018

5-year-old raped by neighbor who lured her with ice-cream

The 5-year-old child was raped and then dumped in an isolated area in Maharashtra's Thane city.

Mar 19, 2018

Driver shows Simpson's license and Twitter cannot get over the 'D'oh!' moment

Thames Valley Police had stopped the driver for violating a traffic rule and the officer was shocked when he produced a license with Homer Simpson's name and picture.

Mar 19, 2018