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It was an accidental discovery made when he was only 18 (Photo: Google)

Google remembers the man who discovered the synthetic dye with a...

Despite unsuccessful efforts at making quinine from aniline, Perkin found a mysterious dark sludge.

12 March 2018 6:59 PM IST

It also takes true stories about six times as long to reach 1,500 people as it does for false stories to reach the same number of people (Photo: Pixabay)

Research suggests fake news travels faster than truth on the internet

Falsehoods were 70 percent more likely to be retweeted than the truth.

9 March 2018 7:24 PM IST

Authorities pointed clear instructions on the spray to keep it away from a flame (Photo: AFP)

Man trying to burn cockroaches sets off explosion in his own house

While the explosion damaged the kitchen and walls of the house, the shrapnel caused lacerations on the man's head and...

9 March 2018 5:05 PM IST

This is just one of many bizarre trends on the internet (Photo: YouTube)

Painful trend involves people getting fingers pierced instead of...

The trend seems to be a way to show commitment in a relationship but many found it disturbing.

8 March 2018 7:48 PM IST

This not the first that a zoo orangutan has been caught sneaking a smoke in Indonesia (Photo: Facebook)

Viral footage shows orangutan smoking cigarette in zoo

The images of 22-year-old Bornean orangutan Ozon at the zoo in Bandung, about 150 kilometres (93 miles) southeast of...

8 March 2018 7:03 PM IST

The bomb didnt explode while the couple were having sex (Photo: YouTube)

Drunk husband using mortar bomb as sex toy ends up killing wife

Meanwhile the man says that he only remembers his wife telling him to use household objects as sex toys.

8 March 2018 2:39 PM IST

A womens rights activist decried what she described as a limitation on the freedom of women to wear what they want (Photo: AFP)

Female students at Islamic university in Indonesia banned from wearing...

The university said it had 41 students using the full veil, or burqa, who would be offered counselling sessions.

7 March 2018 8:33 PM IST

The singer pushed 33 cloves down the womans throat (Photo: Facebook)

Pop star kills woman by shoving garlic cloves in her throat as part of...

Both the singer and the woman were convinced they were possessed and started feeding garlic cloves to each other.

7 March 2018 2:49 PM IST

The hairdressers after a detailed discussion with the Islamic scholars decided to ban stylish beards (Photo: AFP)

Hairdressers in Pakistan say no to French and English beards calling...

Last month, the Dera Ghazi Khan District Council passed a resolution for imposing a ban on growing beard of various...

6 March 2018 8:44 PM IST

Some people attending Paris Fashion Week worried the move could infringe on artistic freedom (Photo: AFP)

France takes steps to end sexist stereotypes in advertisements

Broadcasters and advertisers will submit a report on their efforts to fight sexism and will face sanctions for any ads...

6 March 2018 8:34 PM IST

The entire incident was caught on camera by a person at the slopes (Photo: Pixabay)

Girl falling from 25-foot-high ski lift saved by quick thinking staff

While the woman was screaming for help, the staff members waiting below with a tarp convinced her to let the girl go.

6 March 2018 3:03 PM IST

Meanwhile NASA has described the shapes in images as rock crystals which are being analysed (Photo: Pixabay)

Researcher claims he can expose NASA's cover up about aliens on Mars

Barry DiGregorio says that the discovery may have been ignored because of the agency's plans for a manned mission to...

6 March 2018 2:26 PM IST