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Sikkim's Pawan Chamling surpasses Jyoti Basu, becomes India's longest-serving chief minister

Many initiatives like organic farming, cleanliness drives, and other environment-friendly initiatives were part of Pawan Chamling's governance. When prime minister Narendra Modi visited the state on a two-day trip, he had declared Sikkim as the first and the only "organic state" in the country.

Apr 30, 2018

Shape of brain, not its size helped early humans replace the Neanderthals

Neanderthals had smaller cerebellums when compared to modern humans and that meant they could not adapt to the changing environment as well as modern human invasion.

Apr 30, 2018

Rahul Gandhi's Kailash Mansarovar Yatra: Why do people go on pilgrimage?

Kailash Mansarovar Yatra is one of the most difficult treks and is organized every year between June and September. It's a 11-day trip and can be accomplished on a helicopter.

Apr 30, 2018

Farmer creates insect army, has 300 million cockroaches devouring garbage heaps

The farm's owner Li Yanrong said that he already has 300 tonnes of cockroaches and he is planning to expand the total to about 4,000 tonnes so that they can clean 200 tonnes of food waste every day.

Apr 30, 2018

Congress president Rahul Gandhi meets Lalu Prasad in AIIMS

Lalu Prasad was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences on March 29 is being overseen by doctors from the departments of surgery, cardiology, nephrology, and neurology.

Apr 30, 2018

At least eight dead in suicide attack on Nato convoy in Kabul

25 killed in twin Kabul bombing, IS claims responsibility

Just a few days ago on in April, an Islamic State suicide bomber had attacked a voter registration center in Afghanistan's capital Kabul. The attack led to the death of 60 people people.

Apr 30, 2018

From Adityanath to Richard Gere, here're the people attending World Hindu Congress

The World Hindu Congress 2018 event will be held in Illinois, Chicago, from September 7 to 9 to commemorate the eve of the 125th anniversary of Swami Vivekananda's historic address to the Parliament of World Religions in Chicago. Here is the list of Hindu delegates that would attend the mega event.

Apr 30, 2018

8 men grope and rip off minor's clothes as passerby shoot video

The video of the sexual assault, which took place in Bihar's Jehanabad area has gone viral on social media. In the video, it is seen that most of the accused men are teenagers.

Apr 30, 2018

Muslims who buy from Starbucks will be thrown into hell, say preachers

Abdul Somad, a popular Indonesian preacher, had said that Muslims who buy from Starbucks will go to hell as the coffee shop openly supports the LGBT community. He received flak on social media for this ridiculous comment.

Apr 30, 2018

Happy Buddha Purnima 2018: Significance, wishes, quotes and messages to share

Buddha Purnima, which is celebrated to commemorate the birthday of Lord Gautam Buddha, falls on first full moon day in the month of Vaisakha. According to the Gregorian calendar, it falls in the month of April or May.

Apr 30, 2018

Google is like modern-day Narada, knows everything: Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani

While addressing an event organized by Vishwa Samvad Kendra, the media wing of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani stated that search engine Google is similar to Narada as they "both know everything that is happening in the world."

Apr 30, 2018