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North Korean leaders sister sends off art troupe on ferry to South Korea

A North Korean ferry arrived in South Korea on February 6, carrying a 140-member arts troupe to perform during the Winter Olympics this week, taking advantage of a rare sanctions exemption from Seoul.

Feb 6, 2018

As stock markets plumb new depths pick up your Karl Marx reader

Let sweatshops thrive in the third world and let the workers earn just enough to stay alive. Let the capitalist binge consumption be a closed door celebration.

Feb 6, 2018

Why hangovers get worse with age? Science finally explains what goes down

With age, the body's ability to process alcohol and sleep degrades, and experts believe this has something to do with terrible hangovers.

Feb 6, 2018

'Severed heads not donated to Yale for study,' claim authorities after grotesque selfie goes viral

An orthodontics professor and graduate dental students posed for a selfie with two severed heads that were used for medical research at a training programme at Yale University.

Feb 6, 2018

Are you an Indian living in the UK? Get ready to pay a much higher health surcharge

The health surcharge, introduced in April 2015, will be doubled to £400 from the previous £200. Even students who could pay a discounted amount of £150 will have to shell out £300.

Feb 6, 2018

7th Pay Commission: 50 lakh central government employees may soon enjoy a pay hike

The salary of the central government employees may be revised in the month of April.

Feb 6, 2018

Opinion: Karni Sena and its Padmaavat politics have given the fringe a new template, and Manikarnika is an example

The day may not be far when fringe groups look to gain a political foothold by emulating the Shri Rajput Karni Sena and its protests against the Deepika Padukone-starrer.

Feb 6, 2018

Russia to show off its bird-shaped UAV developed to spy on enemy camps

Russia's Defense Ministry will show off its bird-shaped UAV at the Zhukovsky-Gagarin Air Force Academy on Innovations Day.

Feb 6, 2018

Here's why this Indian school headmaster kneels down before his students

This 56-year-old G Balu is the headmaster of a government school in Villupuram, Tamil Nadu, that has a student strength of 1,000.

Feb 6, 2018

Fighting crime in style: Apple replaces Lumia as 36,000 NYPD cops being armed with iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus

Around 36,000 NYPD cops are giving up the old Nokia Lumia Windows handsets in exchange for iPhone 7 and 7 Plus.

Feb 6, 2018

Maldives declares State of Emergency

A political crisis in the Maldives deepened after a former president and two justices of the Supreme Court were arrested.

Feb 6, 2018

Pakistani terrorist escapes after militants attack police team in Srinagar, one cop killed

The Pakistani terrorist, identified as Naved, reportedly snatched an AK-47 from one of the policemen and opened fire.

Feb 6, 2018

One in five people wear the same underwear more than once without washing: Are you guilty of it too?

Banana Moon Clothing's survey revealed that around 31 percent of men and 10 percent of women confessed to wearing their underwear more than once without washing.

Feb 6, 2018

Trump to the rescue: Here's how US President pacified a 7-year-old girl worried about gun laws

Seven-year-old Ava Olsen wrote a letter to the US President to "keep kids safe from guns" after she lost her best friend in a school shootout.

Feb 6, 2018

Perks of being a plumber: London man earns more than the prime minister and even gets weekend off

The plumber said: "I am one of Pimlico's best-paid plumbers, but also one of the most tired."

Feb 6, 2018