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World’s loneliest elephant isn’t lonely anymore!

The world’s loneliest elephant, Kaavan, would finally find some friends now that he has been saved and shifted to a sanctuary in Cambodia. The pachyderm had been living in a dilapidated zoo in Islamabad, Pakistan for more than eight years, all alone. The grim conditions of the zoo and his mental status gave him the […]
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Books: Top picks this month

Books: Top picks this month Title: It’s Not Little Red Riding Hood Author: Josh Funk Illustrator: Edwardian Taylor Publisher: Two Lions Once again, the beleaguered storyteller tries to tell a traditional fairy tale, with little success. Red has some questions about her delivery to Grandma’s house, the wolf calls in sick, and more chaos ensues. […]
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These 3 teens are the ‘Lighthouses’ of future

Three children from Hyderabad — Aaria Chandwani, Adarsh Chittimoori and Saachi Gonzalez Chennur — have become a beacon of hope for the future, at least in these improbable times. The three teens from Chirec International School started The Lighthouse Project which aims to build global bonds against religious, cultural and racial discrimination. And this has […]
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The stolen statue, and how it came back to India

While Installing her show at a Canadian Museum, an artist discovered a looted statue in the collection. Now it’s headed back to India. During her research for an exhibition at the MacKenzie Art Gallery, Divya Mehra developed suspicions about a Hindu sculpture. This story started in India in 1913 to Saskatchewan in 2020—and it all […]
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1,300 YO Hindu temple found in Pakistan

Archaeologists have come across a major discovery in the Swat region of Pakistan. A Hindu temple, considered at least 1,300-year-old, was discovered by Pakistani and Italian archaeological experts at a mountain in northwest Pakistan’s Swat district. The discovery was made during an excavation at Barikot Ghundai. The temple discovered is of Lord Vishnu. It was […]
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In depth: What’s a desalination plant planned in Mumbai

Recently, Maharashtra announced the setting up of a desalination plant in Mumbai. Chennai already has two such plants while Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh too are planning. So what is a desalination plant and how does it work? The plan The proposed project will be set up on 25-30 acres of land at Manori, Mumbai. It […]
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Mushrooms that glow and are tasty too!

We all know the healthy properties of mushrooms, we like to eat them, and it can be counted as one of the favourite dishes for many. But would it be downright creepy if you are about to switch on the lights of your kitchen and see something glowing in the dark? Worry not, they may […]
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RIP Maradona, the genius of football

There are a few names which can be used synonymously with the profession they are in. Diego Maradona is one such name. Any football fan would readily accept that the place Maradona holds in the universe of the game is unparalleled. And as if this year couldn’t have been worse, the genius of football is […]
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On World Television Day, say thank you to your Idiot Box

In this age of information when you can access anything on your palm, there’s one ubiquitous device in our homes without which life seems incomplete. Television has become a part of our day-to-day life. We may watch TV or may ignore it, but we can’t live without it. No doubt, that there’s a day to […]
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Under that mask is a genius!

Plastic artist Jorge Silva Roriz paints customised protective masks while wearing his own, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease at his home in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Jorge Roriz, 65, used to create the magical world of Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival with its colourful costumes and extravagant floats. The dancers would flaunt their costumes […]