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Something similar happened in India last year when a man was filmed cooking an egg on a road in Odisha. (Photo: Pixabay)

Bizarre: Woman cooks crispy fish on car hood in 40 degrees weather

Boiling heat in China has allowed a woman to cook fish on her car hood.

07 Jun 2018 3:17 PM

After the monsoon ends Chal Rang De will start planning ways to transform its next slum. (Facebook Screengrab/ Chal Rang De)

Mumbai slums get colourful makeover

Volunteers have transformed some 12,000 homes across four different areas in the city of 20 million people into a bright visual spectacle.

07 Jun 2018 11:20 AM

The animal appears to have paused from time to time, since the trackways appear to be connected to burrows that may have been dug into the sediment. (Photo: AFP)

Earliest animal footprints found in China, says study

The trackways were found in the Yangtze Gorges area of South China, and date to the Ediacaran Period 541 million to 635 million years ago.

07 Jun 2018 11:01 AM

ASI official Dr. SK Manjul said it is the first case where an entire chariot has been found.

ASI unearths first-ever evidence of Bronze Age chariots in Uttar Pradesh

The discovery puts India at par with other ancient civilizations, like Mesopotamia, Greece, etc. where chariots were extensively used.

07 Jun 2018 8:31 AM

Apparently, Ramsay’s wife took charge of getting the ‘notoriously bossy chef’ into shape.

Gordon Ramsay reveals how he lost 23 kgs

TV host and owner of 34 restaurants worldwide, his new, lean figure on the sets of a television show mesmerised everyone.

06 Jun 2018 4:17 PM

Glen Wood, a Canadian who has lived in Japan for 30 years, plays with his son at a Tokyo park. Wood is fighting a courtroom battle in Japan over what he alleges is paternity harassment. He says major brokerage Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley demoted him and then dismissed him after he took time off to be with his prematurely born newborn son. (Photo: AP)

New father takes company to court for paternity harassment in Japan

Wood returned to work five months after birth and recovery of his son and that's when the harassment started, he says.

06 Jun 2018 10:51 AM

Some retailers are betting on fans’ superstition to help them sell televisions, especially after Brazil was unceremoniously axed from the 2014 contest in a 7-1 blowout loss to Germany.

As World Cup approaches, soccer-mad Brazilians rush to buy TVs

Stores are also coming up with novel methods to get Brazilians to pull the trigger on new TV sets, with many offering major discounts.

06 Jun 2018 8:44 AM

According to EU Commission guidelines, ‘a certification must accompany animals en route to the EU, when they are presented for entry into the EU at an approved EU Border Inspection Post’. (Representational Image/ Pixabay)

Penka the cow sentenced to death by Brussels for straying from Bulgaria into Serbia

Penka was sentenced to death because she lacked the correct paperwork for entering the European Union.

05 Jun 2018 1:32 PM

Hassen has since been teased on Twitter, including by fellow footballer Chaker Alhadhur, who joked: 'It's all right now, we know you were pretending.' (Facebook Screengrab/ Mouez Hassen)

Tunisia goalie 'fakes' injury during match so teammates can break Ramzan fast

Reports say Mouez Hassen went down in second half of Tunisia’s World Cup warm-up games against both Portugal, Turkey coinciding with sunset.

05 Jun 2018 11:19 AM

First held in 1974, it has been a flagship campaign for raising awareness on emerging environmental issues from marine pollution, human overpopulation, and global warming, to sustainable consumption and wildlife crime. (Photo: PTI)

World Environment Day 2018: Here's how India is spreading message on Twitter

This year's host is India and the official theme is ‘Beating plastic pollution.’

05 Jun 2018 10:13 AM

Proceeds from the U.S. Postal Service's breast cancer stamp put researchers over the top when they were trying to get enough money to do the landmark study. (Photo: Pixabay)

Licking cancer: US postal stamp helps fund key breast study

The National Cancer Institute gave $36 million for the study, and $4.5 million of it came from the stamp.

05 Jun 2018 8:25 AM

Despite his thoughtful entries, little is known about the man apart from the fact that he was born in 1842 and died in 1897. (Photo: Pixabay)

Secret diary written on castle floorboards reveals murders committed 140 years ago

The author of the diary was one Joachim Martin, a 38-year-old carpenter who installed the paraquet for the chateau’s then owner.

04 Jun 2018 8:13 PM

This is not the first time Larson has run for office.

US politician wants to legalise paedophilia, says sex with 10-year-olds okay if they are married

According to Nathan Larson, he is an open supporter of paedophilia and thinks it is okay for men to have sex with children.

04 Jun 2018 6:18 PM

Weighing a little under a stone, the sex toy is fitted with royal-blue sapphires and “very rare” pink diamonds.

Dildo made from diamonds and sapphires goes on sale for £1 million

04 Jun 2018 4:25 PM

This title system was first introduced by Harry's great-great-grandfather King George V who issued a Letters Patent in 1917. (Photo: AP)

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s daughters will not inherit their title

A son born to the newlyweds will inherit their dukedom, even if she and Harry have daughters before a male heir.

04 Jun 2018 3:34 PM

However, despite being asked who the future President of the US is going to be, he denied giving an answer. (Representational Image/ Pixabay)

Man from future who passed lie detector test says he has alien friends

James Oliver’s story was doubted but paranormal experts say they were blown away when results showed he was not lying.

04 Jun 2018 2:04 PM

The oldest cat in the record books is Creme Puff, of Austin Texas, who died in 2005 aged 38. (Photo: Pexels)

British cat named UK’s oldest at grand old age of 30

Shaun Moore, from City Vets who looks after Rubble, said he is the oldest cat on their books.

02 Jun 2018 3:01 PM

Dendrobrium Narendra Modi, an orchid named after PM Narendra Modi (Twitter Screengrab/ Raveesh Kumar)

Orchid gets named after PM Narendra Modi in Singapore

The distinguished and well twisted petals of the orchid are mahogany, while sepals are reddish brown and lined with a fine margin.

02 Jun 2018 10:54 AM

Over the last 28 years, the Prize has been awarded to 109 leading figures in their respective fields. (Facebook screengrab/ Teejan Bai)

Teejan Bai to receive Fukuoka Prize 2018

Fukuoka Prize is conferred on outstanding individuals or groups that preserve and create unique and diverse cultures of Asia.

02 Jun 2018 8:31 AM

Using a maths model, the team from University of Rochester in New York calculated what would happen to the planet as population grows. (Photo: Pixabay)

Here are 3 ways human civilisation could go extinct

According to researchers, humanity could go through a soft landing, a gradual die off or full blown collapse.

01 Jun 2018 3:06 PM

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