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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.

E-cigarettes may damage the immune system in the lungs

E-cigarettes may damage the immune system in the lungs and generate some of the same potentially dangerous chemicals found in traditional nicotine cigarettes

UK becomes first country to allow IVF babies conceived with DNA from 3 parents

British lawmakers voted in favour of making the UK the first country in the world to allow IVF children conceived with DNA from three parents.

I love everything I do, says Sulajja Firodia Motwani of Kinetic Motors

She is Dame Luck’s favourite child. Sulajja Firodia Motwani, Joint Managing Director of Kinetic Motor Company Ltd., Pune, excelled at academics, was good at sports and then went on to join the family firm after a brief spell of working as an employee at another firm.

Astronomers discover 8 new planets in habitable 'Goldilocks zone'

The "Does human life exist beyond Earth" debate just scored another talking point with the discovery of eight new planets within the so-called "Goldilocks" -- or habitable -- zone of their stars.

Small screens prevent kids from sleeping: study

Overall, those with access to smartphones and tablets got nearly 21 fewer minutes of sleep per night than children whose rooms were free of such technology, and they were more likely to say they felt sleep deprived.

How being a shareholder transformed Shakespeare's writing

Dr Bart van Es Faculty of Oxford University's Faculty of English Language and Literature argued that Shakespeare's decision in 1594 to buy a one-eighth share in the Lord Chamberlain's Men not only made him wealthy but meant that he got to know the actors he was writing for.

The brain chemical that separates risk-takers from the risk-averse

The experiment showed that a neurotransmitter, or chemical messenger, called norepinephrine, or noradrenaline, is central to the response to losing money.

This Delhi street vendors' market is a global business model

In a matter of 15 minutes a deserted road facing the capital's Indira Gandhi Stadium complex comes alive with a colourful ensemble of clothing and other utilities. Street vendors gather here every Sunday to set up a bazaar which its promoters say could serve as a global model.

Indian food is now officially vegan in the US

A frozen Indian cuisine producer has been awarded the vegetarian and vegan food certification by the US' prestigious American Vegetarian Association. The award represents an acknowledgment of the growing demand for vegetarian Indian food.

Pay more for your vanilla Ice cream!

Trade journal The Grocer said Mexico and India have suffered poor crops this year. That has paved the way for traders to stock up early on the unaffected crop from Madagascar which produces around 2,000 tonnes of black vanilla a year.

Six percent people worldwide suffer from internet addiction, says Hong Kong study

A study has revealed that six percent of people are suffering from internet addiction worldwide, hampering their health and interpersonal relationships.

From Modi to Mayo International school: We are all snobs in new India

! Can the cycle of snobbery—Mayo International’s elitism at one end, and Modi’s view of “rural’’ people—get any more vicious?

Ban on sale of loose cigarettes is an enormous victory for India

The poor and working class may complain of discrimination, but the health ministry’s recommendation to ban the sale of loose cigarettes is a crucial step in fighting the harmful habit of tobacco smoking in the country.

Frenchman with Down's syndrome receives 30,000 birthday cards

A man with down syndrome in France, received the best 30th birthday gift ever: 30,000 birthday cards in his mail.