Life, More features, 1st Oct 2017, News & Stories from India

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Life More Features 01 Oct 2017

Life, More features, 01 Oct 2017

She said she could understand the mother's anxiety as she was a new mother herself (Photo: AFP)

Chinese policewoman wins hearts after breastfeeding suspect's baby in court

As the child went on crying the officer asked the mother's permission and fed the baby in a silent corner.

01 Oct 2017 7:21 PM

Cartoon Network at 25: sketching out a cutting-edge future

With many entertainment networks losing primetime viewership, CN has been making gains.

01 Oct 2017 6:20 PM

The librarian said that many people are unaware of is that Dr. Seuss’ illustrations are steeped in racist propaganda. (Photo: AFP)

School librarian rejects Melania Trump's book donation

The White House responded by saying that the first lady wanted to use her platform “to help as many children as she can.”

01 Oct 2017 5:11 PM

Woman wants to dig up her own grave to prove she is alive

A case of mistaken identity has caused one woman a lot of grief.

01 Oct 2017 5:10 PM

'You look so beautiful!': Indonesians celebrate the dead in ancient ritual

The scene is part of an ancient Torajan ritual known as “Ma‘nene”, in which clans visit the tombs of deceased family members.

01 Oct 2017 4:57 PM

UK: Primary school has only 1 pupil

Here's why

01 Oct 2017 4:37 PM

A tale posted on Facebook. (Photo: Facebook/ TerriblyTinyTales)

Book on stories told within 140 characters

The book will be launched on October 3 by Tanmay Bhat of the comedy sketch group All India Bakchod.

01 Oct 2017 4:34 PM

'Not appropriate,' envoy tells Britain's Boris over Kipling poem in Myanmar

Johnson replied “good stuff” and then started to take photographs of the scene with his telephone camera.

01 Oct 2017 4:17 PM

Hormones that make dogs aggressive identified

Find out what "leash aggression" is.

01 Oct 2017 3:53 PM

Oceanographer's ashes going to sea aboard rescued sea turtle

The rescued green sea turtle will carry the ashes of Tory Amos, a self-taught Texas oceanographer.

01 Oct 2017 2:28 PM

In this Feb. 17, 1970 file photo, Playboy empire magnate Hugh Hefner, center, poses with two of the Playboy Jet Bunnies on large six foot by eight foot elliptical bed after his new $5.5 million aircraft arrived at Burbank Airport in Burbank, Calif. (Photo: AP)

Hugh Hefner's company lives on, though as a shadow of itself

Playboy, born in 1953, is still putting out print issues.

01 Oct 2017 1:52 PM

California schools warn flutes could be tainted with semen

A state and federal investigation is under way to find if schools around Southern California may have received tainted flutes.

01 Oct 2017 11:51 AM

Professor Thors Hans Hansson gives a demonstration using a bagel to explain the work of the winners of the Nobel Prize in physics, at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, in Stockholm, Sweden. (Photo: AFP)

Bagels, pretzels, Boo! How to explain science Nobel winners’ complex work

Nobel physics committee has a large staff of social media and web experts making sure the information they provide is comprehensible.

01 Oct 2017 9:46 AM

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