October 20, 2022

On Bihar’s island of opportunity, mining, mafia, murder

Bihta (Bihar), Oct. 19 — Some 40km away from bustling Patna, in the middle of a meandering Sone river, is the isolated riverine island of Amnabad-Katesar. A boat is the easiest way to reach the island that has a smattering of homes – some people travel to the island for agriculture, and return by nightfall. […]

October 19, 2022

Unidentified man assaults cab driver, rob him off cash, gold chain at Pune airport

The Vimantal police are searching for an unidentified man for assaulting a cab driver and robbing cash of Rs.2,200 and gold chain, collectively worth Rs.24,200. The incident took place on October 15 (Saturday) at around 11:30 pm at Pune airport. The victim, Pratik Dadasaheb Ranvare (22), a resident of Yewalewadi Kondhawa, was admitted to a […]

October 18, 2022

Guinness World Record officially names Monday ‘worst day of the week’

Guinness World Records has designated Monday as the ‘worst day of the week’ on the premise that it – as the first day of the week – is found by many to be slow and extremely boring because one has to work after the weekend. Several Twitter users commented on GWR’s tweet. Some believe Monday […]

October 17, 2022

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Students, staff participate in PGI’s walk-a-thon

To mark the ongoing Breast Cancer Awareness Month (October 1-31), Lucknow’s Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS) conducted a walk-a-thon under the theme of “Pink Walk” on Sunday. “October has been designated as the Pink Month to raise awareness about breast cancer. During this month, efforts are made to educate those concerned […]

October 16, 2022

Pet cat’s reaction to wearing Chucky costume will make you chuckle. Watch

If you are a fan of horror films, then you might be familiar with the doll named Chucky from Child’s Play. It is an American horror slasher media franchise created by Don Mancini. The films mainly focus on Chucky, a notorious serial killer who frequently escapes death by performing a voodoo ritual to transfer his […]

October 16, 2022

‘Globally, 5.2 million people die every year due to diseases caused by med waste’

To highlight the importance of treating medical waste, Lucknow-based King George’s Medical University (KGMU) organised a workshop on “Sustainable Cutting-Edge Technology for Bio-Medical Waste & Infection Control” on Saturday. Speaking at the workshop, held by KGMU’s Department of Microbiology and Hospital Infection Control Committee, Dr Sheetal Verma said, “Hospitals in developing countries produce an average […]

October 16, 2022

Digital de-addiction to be a part of school curriculum

Addiction to mobile phones among teenagers has been a concern for parents. To spread awareness about the issue, Maharashtra will soon have these topics as a part of the syllabus in school education. As per National Education Policy (NEP), contemporary topics such as the use of mobile phones and cyber security will be included in […]

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