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Srinivas Kuchibhotla's widow Sunayana Dumala reacts to killer Adam Purinton's life term

Indian techie Srinivas Kuchibhotla's widow Sunayana Dumala welcomed the life sentence handed to Adam Purinton and said that even though this is not going to bring her husband back, it proves that "hate is never acceptable."

May 5, 2018

Why is internet obsessed with cats? Reddit co-founder has an answer

Intenet is full of funny cat videos and no one could explain why are they so popular. But now it seems Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian has a perfect answer for it and we cannot help but wonder how right he is.

May 5, 2018

Pigeon menace: Thai city hosts 'pigeon menu' cooking competition

Lop Buri, a Thailand province, planned to host a "pigeon menu" cooking competition to get rid of the rising number of birds. Also, residents were asked to trap the birds.

May 4, 2018

Modi and Xi Jinping may meet three more times this year: Chinese envoy

The Chinese ambassador to India said that Modi and Jinping may meet this year – once at Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit held in Qingdao, China, followed by the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa and then finally, at the next G20 Summit taking place in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

May 4, 2018

Fake news is par for course in Karnataka elections, but expect more

Earlier, fake news had to be planted and propagated through conventional media outlets while rumours had to travel through word of mouth. Both were abundantly in use but were laborious in execution.

May 4, 2018

'Deceased' robot dogs get funeral, priests pray for their souls

Aibo first went on sale in 1999 and was soon known as the world's first entertainment robot for home use. The firm even stopped repairing the malfunctioning Aibo in 2014, leaving the owners disappointed.

May 4, 2018

Cockroach gets stuck in woman's ear, doctors take 9 days to remove

Last month, Katie woke up feeling something was not right with her left ear and felt something was moving. When she inserted a cotton swab and pulled it out, she saw two dark brown, skinny legs stuck to the tip.

May 4, 2018

A surgeon and his assistant perform cosmetic surgery inside a hospital operation theater in Mumbai May 9, 2008. [Representational Image]

Comatose man, whose eyelid was allegedly bitten by rat in hospital, dies

Parvinder Gupta had suffered a paralytic attack March 6 and was referred to the Highland Hospital. He then underwent an MRI scan, which showed that he had a vein blockage that obstructed the blood flow to his brain. He slipped into a coma and later died. The last rites are likely Friday evening.

May 4, 2018

Frustrated passengers deplane as Indigo flight delayed for 5 hours

Indigo Airlines issued a statement regarding the incident and said that it "regretted the inconvenience caused to the passengers" and added that the delay was due to the bad weather conditions in Delhi.

May 4, 2018

Indian man uses toy gun to scare speeding bus drivers in Dubai

The Indian man, who is a technician by profession, reportedly said that he tried to threaten the bus drivers because he saw them driving recklessly which could put his and other passengers' lives at risk.

May 4, 2018

87-year-old woman becomes role model after constructing toilet with her own hands

The woman laid each brick by herself, as she did not have any money to pay to masons. She was inspired to built a toilet owing to the Swachh Bharat campaigns in her village.

May 4, 2018

Man jumps off bridge after mother says he can't keep pet cat

The police officials confirmed the incident and claimed that the mother disagreed with him owning a pet cat. "There was a heated argument between the youth and the mother. He went straight to the Meghdoot bridge, parked his motorcycle and jumped off."

May 4, 2018

OYO partner hotel manager rapes woman when husband was away

In a shocking incident, a woman was allegedly raped in Gurgaon by the manager of Hotel Emaar Residency, an OYO partner property. The perpetrator has been arrested.

May 4, 2018

Jyothi KG from Kerala pitches a matrimonial business idea for Facebook

Kerala woman pitches business idea for Facebook, is Mark Zuckerberg listening?

Jyothi KG from the south Indian state of Kerala has a new business idea for the California-based company. She believes that Facebook should have a matrimony feature where people looking for a life partner can put up ads without the hassles of dealing with marriage brokers and matrimony sites.

May 4, 2018

Deepa Ambekar: Indian-American woman appointed interim judge in New York City

Judge Ambekar had earlier served as the senior legislative attorney and counsel to the committee on public safety with the New York City council for three years. She was also a staff attorney at the Legal Aid Society and worked as a litigation associate at a private firm.

May 4, 2018