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How McDonalds is promoting reading through Happy Meals in UK

McDonalds has teamed up with the estate of Roald Dahl to give millions of books along with Happy Meals

Amish Tripathi on why his new series is on Lord Ram and why he writes about gods

Tripathi spoke with Firstpost on the new series, his career as an author and what he sees himself doing in next 25 years.

Billie Holiday to perform once again... by hologram

Legendary singer Billie Holiday will return to the New York stage posthumously this year as the Apollo Theater launches hologram performances.

Monkeys wear clothes, women don't: Shocking Assamese report that has women up in arms

Acting as the 'custodian of Indian culture', a prominent and one of the leading Assamese news channel, has recently ran a video report which explicitly showed women, as young as schoolgirls, wearing shorts and short skirts and compared them to monkeys who cannot keep clothes on themselves.

Sportswoman-cum-style icon: Serena Williams stuns in her magazine photo shoot

Serena Williams looks stunning in her photo shoot for the New York magazine establishing herself both as a exceptional sportswoman and style icon.

Chechen women cheat Islamic State out of $3,300, but get arrested for fraud

Three Chechen women approached via social media by Islamic State operatives, turned the tables on their potential recruiters and scammed them out of $3,300 in total. The trio was subsequently arrested on charges of fraud.

IAS couple create app to locate public toilets near you

An IAS couple from Punjab have pioneered a Swachh Bharat Toilet Locator app that provides information on the nearest public toilets where users can upload feedback as well.

Jupiter's twin planet spotted in the quest to find Earth 2.0

A team of scientists has discovered a planet with a mass very similar to Jupiter, orbiting a Sun-like star at almost the same distance as Jupiter.

The Great Indian Novel book excerpt: Renunciation— the Bed of Arrows

The Great Indian Novel (1989) is Shashi Tharoo’s debut work of fiction in which he deftly combines his adulation for the great Indian epics – Mahabharata and Ramayana – along with the freedom movement, to come up with a work that is high on satire and rich in history

He who shall not be named: Sanjay Gandhi is Lord Voldemort of the Emergency anniversary

There is not even a whisper among the BJP and Congress ranks when it comes to discussing the scandal ridden favourite son of then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi-- Sanjay Gandhi.

Woman lands in hospital with swollen legs; skinny jeans pose health risk, say doctors

Squatting in super-tight "skinny" jeans may pose a health risk, Australian doctors warned Tuesday, reporting the case of a woman who temporarily lost feeling in her legs from an hours-long squeeze.

Meet the canine calculator: A dog who solves simple math sums by ringing a bell

Watch a mathematically-inclined dog solve basic math sums by ringing a bell in China.

Forget religion: There's no flat for you if you're single/woman/journalist/dog owner

Two girls who were sharing an apartment supposedly took Qadri on as a flatmate, but the broker upon finding out that Qadri was Muslim told her she had to vacate the flat as Muslims were not welcome in the building.

The 'Blame One Not All' Campaign slammed online for its 'misleading' message

A campaign called 'Blame One Not All' is being slammed all over the internet for its misleading message about women's safety.

Rolls Royces, movies and more: Private Indian hospitals roll out the red carpet to lure the rich

Cinemas, Rolls-Royces and rooms so plush they could belong in a five-star hotel: private hospital operators in India are all but rolling out a red carpet to lure affluent locals and tourists to seek medical treatment at their luxe facilities.

Tinder in India: These stand-up comedians show you what it's like

Comedian Anuvab Pal has made a video about what it's like to use Tinder in India showing one woman's encounters with weird men.

Happy Mother's Day: Today's heartwarming Google Doodle is a tribute to Moms around the world

The search engine has attempted to pay a tribute to mothers all over the world with a cute animated doodle that depicts the bond of a mother and her child in different species to mark the Mother's Day.

Antarctica's ice sheets are melting twice as faster, with over 92 billion tonnes per year

Using gravitational satellite data, researchers have found that during the past decade, Antarctica's massive ice sheet lost twice its mass in its western portion compared to what it accumulated in the east.

When 'uncle' and 'beti' work together: India Inc grapples with generation gap at the workplace

Corporate India has not been able to address generation gap at the workplace as well as western countries have

Move over selfie stick: American aritists create 'Selfie Arm' to make you feel less lonely

If you have ever felt like a metal rod in the foreground of your picture makes it seem like you have no friends, the Selfie Arm, designed by two American artists is your solution.

Move over Batman, dinosaur with bat-like wings found in China

Close on the heels of the discovery of T Rex's "bizarre" cousin, scientists have now found a dinosaur with bat-like wings.

Long skirt too religious for France? Muslim girl banned from class for wearing one

The case of a 15-year-old Muslim girl who was banned from class twice for wearing a long black skirt seen as too openly religious for secular France has sparked an outcry.

Paintings of 'gopis' in bikinis to banners protesting diktats: Bechara freedom of expression in India

The fact that Akram Hussain's painting is mediocre is besides the point. Freedom of expression extends to mediocre paintings and stupid speech as well.

Foreign adoptions by Americans reach lowest mark since 1982

The number of foreign children adopted by U.S. parents dropped by 9 percent last year to the lowest level since 1982, according to new State Department figures.

After Nepal tragedy, trekkers safety in hands of television weatherman

Armed with a four-year-old laptop and an unreliable Internet connection, a retired weather forecaster working from his living room is the best local source of climate data for trekkers in Nepal.

Art, health and recycling: What the Dharavi Biennale was all about

The Dharavi Biennale: A Festival of art, health and recycling

Newly married? Have sex 11 times a month for a happy life

According to a new study, unhappy newly married women have sex for three to four times a month while the happy women have it 11 times a month, International Business Times reported.

Power in your hands: 'Wankband' to let you charge your gadgets by pleasuring yourself

Porhhub have conceptualized a gadget to be placed on your hand, which can generate energy

US drugmaker Merck grants free license for pediatric HIV drug

Drugmaker Merck & Co. has granted a free license allowing one of its HIV medicines to be made and sold inexpensively for use in young children in poor countries hard hit by the AIDS virus.

Caribbean blues: Mosquito virus is sickening more travelers

Thousands of travelers to the Caribbean and nearby regions are coming home with an unwanted souvenir: a mosquito-borne virus that recently settled there.