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Other New Years: Jan 1 is not a New Year for these culture

Not all countries and cultures celebrate New Year on January 1. Mostly, cultures follow the Gregorian calendar with 365 days, or 12 months in a year, and leap years. But there are several cultures that also celebrate New Year’s Day later in the year.  These cultures follow lunar, solar, and other hybrid calendars to tell […]
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Are you a Frozen fan? Then don’t miss a visit to this village

Any fan of the film Frozen would vouch for its beautiful town and picturesque locales. The snow-capped mountains, the shimmering lakes and the white layer of ice was as much alluring as the characters and stories. And to be able to visit a place like that would be a dream come true for a Frozen […]
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10 AMAZING FACTS YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT CHRISTMAS

Prince Albert of Germany introduced the Christmas tree to his new wife, Queen Victoria of England, and the tradition really took off. A drawing of the couple in front of a Christmas tree appeared in the Illustrated London News way back in 1848 and as we say today, the idea went viral. Santa has its […]
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Movie Review

The Croods: A New Age  A kid’s movie for all ages When it first released almost seven years ago, The Croods became an instant hit. Not because it was extraordinary but because it was witty and sensible, and of course it touched the very human existence. In its sequel, The Crood: A New Age, the […]
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What’s Legion of Merit? The honour given by the US to PM Narendra Modi

The Donald Trump government of the United States honoured Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the Legion of Merit for his leadership in elevating the strategic partnership of India and the US. The Legion Of Merit (LOM) is a military award of the United States Armed Forces that is given for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the […]
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In depth: Why are farmers protesting?

It’s been more than a month now that farmers are protesting at the Delhi border against the farm laws passed by the Narendra Modi government.  The laws The laws against which the farmers are protesting are – the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020; Farmers Produce Trade and […]
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World in stress due to new mutant Covid strain

Even as the world was ready to take a sigh of relief, a new variant of Covid virus has left countries in a tizzy. The new SARS-CoV-2 variant was revealed to be the reason behind the rapid surge in Covid-19 cases in South and East England. It is being referred to as VUI (Variant Under […]
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Ever heard of nine-armed octopus?

Till now we all have known that an octopus has eight arms (two arms and six logs to be precise!), that’s why it’s that name! But one unique octopus was discovered with an extra limb, and he was about to become dinner! A nine-armed octopus caught off Japan’s coast nearly ended up being dinner, until […]
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Can you find beauty in these ugly pictures?

An artist pretended to be a billionaire to infiltrate New York’s most elite apartments and take ‘ugly pictures of very fancy buildings’. Budapest-based Hungarian artist Andi Schmied, while in New York as part of a Triangle Arts Association residency,  made up a very clever story and some acting skills. Schmied gained access to some of […]
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Good samaritans leave cash for the needy

What would you do if you found a bundle of cash just lying around on the road? Well, something like that happened at least 13 times in the small town of England.  Since 2014 there have been at least 13 instances of money being found in Blackhall Colliery, County Durham, usually amounting to £2,000 (almost […]