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Astronauts perform ‘surgery’ on ISS

Remember the movie Gravity? How George Clooney and Sandra Bullock try to repair the damages done to their spacecraft? Well, that’s a film, but in real life astronauts too did a ‘surgery’ of sorts any International Space Station (ISS). Two astronauts have completed ‘surgery’ outside of the ISS, slicing small metal tubes as part of […]
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Pasta straw anyone?

Everyone loves a good pasta. Be it made in Pesto, Alfredo or Marinara sauce, those cheesy twisted or straight flour sticks just make our moods go yum! But what about sipping soda or milkshake from pasta? Confused? Don’t be. Bucatini is a kind of pasta which actually works like a straw. You can easily sip […]
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Antarctica’s first green research centre

We all know that Antarctica is the most inhospitable place to be. The researchers and scientists working there fight cold weather all round the year. It is also true that so much research needs a lot use of fossil fuel and leaves carbon footprints.  Now the Princess Elisabeth Research Station in Antarctica has become the […]
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Uddhav Thackeray is the Maharashtra CM

After an eventful week, Uddhav Thackeray became the new chief minister of Maharashtra with the help of Congress and NCP. Devendra Fadnavis who took oath as the CM had to resign because he couldn’t prove majority in the state assembly.  BJP and Shiv Sena broke their alliance after the elections on the issue of chief […]
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First Pink Ball Test: India creates history

India beat Bangladesh by an innings and 46-run in first Day-Night Test Match played with a pink ball. Audiences in Eden Garden rejoiced as India created history and a world record as they are now the first team to win 4 consecutive tests by an innings. India dismissed Bangladesh for 195 runs in the second […]
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Philippines kids turn dog poop into bricks

A group of school children in the Philippines are turning dog poop into ‘bio bricks’. As a class project, the Eight graders from Manila secondary school picked stray dogs’ poop from street and converted it into bricks. They gather and mix sun-dried feces with cement powder to form eco-friendly bricks for construction purposes. The students […]
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Dutee Chand named in Time 100 Next list

Dutee Chand has made India proud on many occasions, and once again she has made our hearts swell with pride.  The young sprinter has been named in Times 100 Next list. It’s an important mention because the Time magazine claims this list as new expansion of the TIME 100 list of the most influential people […]
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Don’t let it go

Elsa and Anna are back in our lives with a new story, and a journey. It has become a norm to make sequels to any and every hit movie. So when six years ago, Frozen danced its way into our, and our kids’ hearts, it kind of became obvious that this movie too would have […]
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Cricket: First Day-Night test starts

India is all set to host its maiden Day-Night cricket test match in Eden Garden from November 22. The Indian team will play the match against Bangladesh whom they defeated in T20I series recently. As the name suggests, certain part of the match would be played under artificial lights. Pink ball would be used instead […]
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Sir David Attenborough gets Indian Peace Prize

Sir David Attenborough will be honoured with the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2019. He’s a renowned naturalist and broadcaster who started his career with the BBC. The prize, installed in 1986, is awarded by Indira Gandhi Trust to individuals or organisations for promoting peace and well-being in the world. His […]