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Instagram receives flak for account selling knives disguised as combs, lipsticks

Under UK's knife crime laws, importing of such knives in the UK is illegal.

21 Jan 2018 7:59 PM

The minister said the perception of India was one of the foundational divergences between Pakistan and the US. (Photo: Twitter/ @PakMnstrDefence)

US trying to convince us to change strategy towards India: Pak defence min

He also said that it is time for a courteous yet 'ruthlessly candid dialogue' with the US 'with everything on the table.'

16 Jan 2018 6:50 PM

The most common skiing and snowboarding injuries are to the spine, pelvis, shoulder, wrist, hands, knees, foot and ankle. (Photo: Pixabay)

Don't let skiing, snowboarding injuries take you downhill

According to researchers, snowboarders were three times more likely than skiers to sustain injury.

14 Jan 2018 5:36 PM

The impact will be felt most by Telugu speaking people as a large number of visas and green card applications are issued to people from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.(Photo: File/Representational)

Change in H-1B visa rules may affect 7.5 lakh Indians

While tightening immigration policies will hurt Indians, there will be a loss of income to the USA as well.

05 Jan 2018 2:08 PM

Trump has been at loggerheads with several US mainstream media outlets. (Photo: Pixabay)

Twitter goes wild at Trump's most 'dishonest and corrupt' media awards

In November, he tweeted about a competition among news networks for the "Fake News Trophy", excluding Fox News.

03 Jan 2018 4:52 PM

The estimate by consulting firm Arcview includes direct purchases by consumers of $20.8 billion. (Photo: Pixabay)

Legal cannabis to generate $40bln, 400,000 jobs: study

Customers and operators in California have complained however about the punitive sales taxes to be applied to cannabis.

03 Jan 2018 2:11 PM

The North says its weapons programme is designed to be able to target the US mainland and tested increasingly longer-range intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) throughout 2017. (Photo: AP)

We must mass-produce nuclear warheads: Kim Jong-Un

Kim says he always had nuclear launch button on his desk, has presided over multiple missile tests in recent months.

01 Jan 2018 9:04 AM

The North's official Korean Central News Agency took the oft-repeated stance as it reviewed the country's major nuclear weapons and missile tests in 2017. (Photo: AFP)

Won’t give up nukes till US continue their ’blackmail’: N Korea

The North Korea lashes out at the annual military drills between the US and South Korea, which the allies describe as defensive in nature.

30 Dec 2017 8:27 PM

The data could also indicate industry bias resulting in fewer opportunities for female physicians.

Male doctors make a lot more in industry payments than female peers

Male physicians were still more likely than female physicians to receive general payments and hold ownership interests.

28 Dec 2017 6:00 PM

2017: When artificial intelligence outsmarted humans

One thing is for certain: AI systems are here to stay, and with time they will only get smarter.

28 Dec 2017 1:43 PM

The business magnate has the world divided, some worship him (or his ideas) and the others (the normals) despise him. (Photo: Pixabay)

Top Donald Trump memes of 2017

As 2016 ended, memes of Barack Obama and Joe Biden's bromance were taking the Internet by storm as their term in office came to a close.

23 Dec 2017 3:46 PM

A total of 1984 people were injured, they found, of whom 53 (three percent) died. (Photo: Pixabay)

Rubber bullets are not safe: study

This discussion does not in any way suggest that other weapons are safer.

19 Dec 2017 12:06 PM

North Korea has boasted – and western experts agree – that the missile tested on Wednesday is capable of reaching the United States. (Photo: AP/File)

Preemptive war with North Korea likely, says US lawmaker

N Korea's test launch this week of an intercontinental ballistic missile has sent tensions soaring once again on the Korean peninsula.

04 Dec 2017 1:12 PM

The study also indicates how African countries are 'leapfrogging' technology by skipping the landlines, moving straight to mobile devices. (Photo: Pixabay)

Text-message ‘blast’ can expand access to surgical services

Some 5 billion people in the world lack access to safe surgery and anesthesia.

28 Nov 2017 7:27 PM

His wife Tine, who was originally uncomfortable with the relationship, eventually came around to understanding her husband's new partner. (Photo: Pixabay)

Man has sex with robot four times weekly and wife doesn't mind

He further claimed that the sexual part of his relationship with the robot is not unlike the real thing.

25 Nov 2017 1:36 PM

The kiss was part of a scheme devised by Powell and two fellow inmates to get the drugs into the prison. (Photo: Pixabay)

Inmate dies from meth-laden kiss, girlfriend gets 2 years

The man died of methamphetamine toxicity after two of the seven balloons burst in his stomach.

22 Nov 2017 10:47 AM

Mexican toddler weighing 28 kilos baffles doctors

His life might be in danger, but is awaiting the results of tissue sample analyses in the United States.

12 Nov 2017 1:58 PM

Men are more likely to receive bystander CPR in public locations compared to women, and they are more likely to survive. (Photo: Pixabay)

Many women lose out on lifesaving bystander CPR

Bystanders administered CPR in 37 percent of cardiac events in varied locations.

12 Nov 2017 1:41 PM

Sheep trained to recognise Emma Watson, Barrack Obama!

Due to their relatively large size of their brains and their longevity, sheep are a good for studying neurodegenerative disorders.

08 Nov 2017 2:30 PM

The video showed Trump at ease with South Korean teenagers in school uniforms at an event where the first lady gave a speech. (Photo: AP)

Video of US First Lady, Teens and K-Pop Star Goes Viral

South Korean Twitter users praised the first lady’s interaction with the girls and the K-pop star, especially her long-lasting smile.

07 Nov 2017 6:27 PM

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