Life, More features, 25th Dec 2017, News & Stories from India

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Life More Features 25 Dec 2017

Life, More features, 25 Dec 2017

Conspiracy theories and rumours about major events in history continue to be dispelled almost as quickly as they start doing the rounds (Photo: AFP)

Year ender 2017: Mysterious events that stunned people across the globe

Every passing year brings its own share of events and stories which add to the list of elusive cases that have left people wondering.

25 Dec 2017 7:34 PM

The researchers were surprised that it was so hard to get entitled individuals to follow instructions.

Why entitled people are less likely to follow rules

Researchers conducted a series of studies, first to see who was more likely to avoid following instructions in a word search.

25 Dec 2017 5:47 PM

The tools used to make the card are being used to develop cutting-edge techniques for understanding materials on a tiny scale. (Photo: Youtube/National Physical Laboratory)

Behold! the smallest Christmas card

Scientists have created the world’s smallest Christmas card that could fit over 200 million cards in a single postage stamp.

25 Dec 2017 3:42 PM

Every year, many of us pledge to work harder at being healthy, losing weight or eating more veggies. (Photo: Pixabay)

'This New Year, shed negative perceptions about your body'

That's a powerful reason to rethink the kind of New Year's resolutions we make for 2018.

25 Dec 2017 3:14 PM

The woman began tweeting by saying the couple were arguing about money. (Photo: Pixabay)

Twitter user live tweets couple fighting, it goes viral

The argument ended when the brave woman threw her boarding pass at the man.

25 Dec 2017 3:07 PM

An amused traveler took the video which shows the bizarre stunt. (Photo: Youtube/WaseemKhizer)

Man hitches a ride on another bike along with his vehicle

Video footage shows the man getting a lift home while sitting atop his bike on another motorcycle.

25 Dec 2017 2:44 PM

The statement as published on Policy Horizons Canada website says that rising global temperatures, rapidly melting Arctic ice and increase in destructive drilling activity has prompted Santa to permanently move his operations. (Representational image)

Canada govt website says Santa Claus is moving to South Pole

Statement on virtual page says Santa Claus has signed agreement to move to South Pole because of global warming in the Arctic.

25 Dec 2017 1:46 PM

The water isn't very deep and as the dog goes on walking into it suddenly out of nowhere an alligator attacks him. (Photo: Youtube/waseem khizer)

Video shows dog getting brutalized by alligator

We don't know what happened to the dog, but by the sounds of the video, it seems like his curiosity got the better of him.

25 Dec 2017 1:23 PM

They claim they had broken the record set in 2014 by a private society in Mumbai, which created a 56-feet tall Christmas tree. (Photo: Pixabay)

63 ft tall Christmas tree put up by Coimbatore-based hotel

A team of 30 persons worked for a week to create the 1.2 tonne tree in partnership with Dream Flowers events.

25 Dec 2017 11:57 AM

It was hosted by Indian diamond trader Mahesh Savani in Gujarat. Savani, who believes that giving away brides is a blessing from God. (Photo: Pixabay)

Diamond tycoon funds wedding for 251 young couples in India

Mass wedding in Surat featured included five Muslim couples, a Christian couple and two women who are HIV positive.

25 Dec 2017 10:50 AM

Jingle Bells was written by American composer James Pierpoint in 1857. (Photo: Pixabay)

Find out why Jingle Bells is not a Christmas song

It turns out there is another whole verse which we all ignore in order to make the song more Christmassy.

25 Dec 2017 9:56 AM

The network, called a reservoir computing system, could predict words before they are said during conversation, and help predict future outcomes based on the present. (Photo: Pixabay)

Now, new system can help machines think like humans

New reservoir computing system uses memristors, requires less space, can be integrated more easily into existing silicon-based electronics.

25 Dec 2017 8:10 AM

Binge eating and overeating increase gastric acidity levels and reflux symptoms in all age groups.

Eat smart this festive season

Dr Sreekanth Appasani tells us how to stay healthy while partying smart.

25 Dec 2017 5:43 AM

Abhilash, or Abhi for his friends, said goodbye to a well-earning career with an MNC in Singapore and has been touring across the world since 2009. Already, he has covered 80 countries by now.

Around the world on a shoestring budget

Abhilash Surendran, who quit a well paying job at an MNC, talks about touring across the world with a budget, having covered 80 countries so far.

25 Dec 2017 12:04 AM

Santa arrives on a wooden sleigh (Photo: Shripad Naik)

Christmas from a forgotten village

Tucked away in the narrow bylanes of Mazgaon, the inhabitants of a historical East Indian village celebrate the spirit of Christmas together.

25 Dec 2017 12:00 AM

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