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Donald Trump impeached for second time

US President Donald Trump has been impeached again. This time for inciting violence that led to rioting at the Capitol building and the death of five people including a policeman.  Before considering impeachment, the House had asked Vice President Mike Pence to use the 25th Amendment to remove Trump. When Pence refused, Democrats  began the […]
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Celebrate these unusual holidays from around the world

We all know and celebrate religious and cultural festivals in a year but there are a few wacky holidays you can celebrate and have some fun. Read more about them… January 22 — Answer Your Cat’s Questions Day Do you have a special connection with your cat or is she around only for sustenance in […]
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Movie Review: The food for the soul…

Pixar’s Soul is about a jazz pianist who has a near-death experience and gets stuck in the afterlife, contemplating his choices and regretting the existence that he mostly took for granted. It all starts when the protagonist Joe (Jamie Foxx) meets with an accident and ends up comatose. Joe was finally offered a staff job […]
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Who’s Martin Luther King Jr 

On Monday, January 20, the USA would celebrate Martin Luther King Day. And though his actual birthday is on January 15, the US celebrates third Monday of every January in his honour.  But do you know who’s Martin Luther King Jr? Today we live in a free world. A world without boundaries and discriminations. Today […]
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Where do the stolen paintings go?

We hear stories of museum paintings being stolen. They all seem mysterious and curious, but where do they really go after they’re stolen. Because if you see someone selling them, of course they will be questioned! That’s a dangerous path to tread. However, this is a multi billion dollar a year illicit industry. Everything from […]
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This little lizard is a chef, and even has a cookbook!

It seems humans were not the only ones who took to cooking during the pandemic, locked in homes. A lizard took to pots and pans, it loved it so much that now he has a cookbook under his name! Yes, an actual lizard. A one-year-old central bearded dragon, Lenny, has brought out his very own […]
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Like eating a pineapple? What about flying it?

Researchers in Malaysia have developed a method to transform the fibre found in normally discarded pineapple leaves to make a strong material that can be used to build the frames for unmanned aircraft, e.g. drones. The drones made out of the bio-composite material had a higher strength-to-weight ratio than those made from synthetic fibres and […]
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Movie review

We Can Be Heroes Say hello to junior Avengers slash X-Men While we common men and women scratch our heads about how to keep our children busy, there’s Robert Rodriguez who uses their creativity to make a movie. And that too a good one.  We Can Be Heroes can be called a mix of Avengers […]
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5 ways to get creative with kids

It’s difficult to make time pass when there’s so much of it. And especially with kids, it’s a tussle how to make them learn while they play. Here are a few ideas on how to creatively engage your children…Make a favourite rock Children love collecting rocks — of all sizes. Let your child choose his […]
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In depth: The pride that is Indian Antarctic Programme

As more than 45 members of 40th Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica (ISEA) departed for the South Pole from Mormugao Port, Goa this week, Indian scientists and researchers cheered for this extraordinary programme of the country. Antarctica is a tough continent, covered in snow with extremely difficult weather conditions. Surviving these conditions and doing research […]