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Listings: Have a fun-filled week

What: I Love MumbaiWhen: Sunday, 6th October 2019 | 7:30 PMWhere:TATA Theatre, NCPA, Nariman Point, MumbaiBy: Ace ProductionsFor: 6+ age groupCost: Rs 500 onwards (Filling fast)Detailed Info What: Fool’s ParadiseWhen: Sunday, 6th October 2019 | 7:30 PMWhere: Experimental Theatre, NCPA, Nariman Point, MumbaiBy:  NCPA in collaboration with Stagecraft Theatre (Nagpur)For: 6+ age groupCost: Rs 400 […]
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Lord Venky goes to Mars!

Some may say that science has nothing to do with god, but Indians wouldn’t agree to that. We still put vermillion on our new computer and offer coconuts before driving a new car. No surprise that an Indian god’s name going to land on Mars with the help of NASA. The name of Lord Venkateswara […]
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Egypt gets its looted coffin back!

Egypt exhibited the golden coffin of an ancient Egyptian priest that was returned by New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. Apparently, it was discovered that it had been looted and illegally sold. The finely decorated coffin is inscribed with the name Nedjemankh, a priest of the ram-headed god Heryshef of Herakleopolis, and dates to the […]
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Huge iceberg breaks off, but…

A more than 600-square-mile iceberg broke off Antarctica in recent days, but relax, the event is part of a normal cycle and is not related to climate change. The iceberg, dubbed D28, broke away from the Amery ice shelf between September 24 and 25, according to observations from European and American satellites. It measures 1,582 […]
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Have cough? Try this juice

Cold and cough are the worst kind of infections. You can’t sleep and neither can you work. Medicines don’t work either. But according to a study, one fruit juice can help you fight cough.  A study found that pineapple juice was part of an effective treatment for tuberculosis, thanks to its ability to soothe the […]
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Lights, Camera… Winners!

The 71st Emmy Primetime Awards took place in the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles this week. There were several wins and special moments that made for a magical night. Here’s taking a closer look at what went down. Hello Homer Simpson! The night started out with all smiles as Homer Simpson opened the show for […]
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Giant gummy bear-like creature found under ice

Do you like gummy bears? Of course, you do. Now what about a giant gummy bear? Yeah, much better no? Okay, now what about a living giant gummy bear? Not so hungry, are we? A team of scientists found a strange creature under 3400 metres of ice in Antarctica. Expedition Antarctica took to the waters […]
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Jupiter has a black hole!

New images shared by NASA’s Juno spacecraft show a massive black hole on the surface of Jupiter. Astrophysicists have been studying Black Holes for quite some time now. The pictures were taken after Juno’s orbit took it close to the gas giant planet. Juno was around 8,000 kilometres from the surface when its JunoCam took […]
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Dr Drone’s on the way, folks

We all have been fascinated by those small autonomous planes buzzing over heads. Drones are mostly used for spying and surveillance but they sure are of much more help. If all goes as planned, drones would deliver medicines in cases of emergency in Maharashtra soon. The Devendra Fadnavis government has partnered with the US firm […]
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Watch: Beautiful octopus awes researchers

Deep-sea scientists are going gaga over a beautiful octopus seen in a new video from research vessel E/V Nautilus. The video released by the team on YouTube shows an octopus which seems like dancing. The team believes the octopus is part of the scientific family Cirroteuthidae, though they’re unsure of the exact species. Cirroteuthidae are […]