Life, More features, 1st Feb 2018, News & Stories from India

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Life More Features 01 Feb 2018

Life, More features, 01 Feb 2018

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Another whale population suddenly dying in Atlantic

Most of the necropsies so far on the humpback whales show blunt force trauma, suggesting ship strikes as the cause of death.

01 Feb 2018 7:30 PM

Actress and fitness enthusiast, Sonali Bendre Behl says that she has resolved to eat right, no matter what.

Sonali Bendre Behl and others share how they keep their New Year health resolutions

Since sticking to resolutions is difficult, celebrities share how they have been getting along with theirs.

01 Feb 2018 5:22 PM

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presents the Union Budget 2018-19 in the Lok Sabha, in New Delhi on Thursday. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Twitter reacts to Union Budget 2018

Jaitley said the focus of Budget is agriculture and rural economy, health, infrastructure and senior citizens.

01 Feb 2018 4:29 PM

A whale with words: Orca mimics human speech

New experiment shows how smart orcas really are.

01 Feb 2018 4:20 PM

According to one of his friends, he had lost sensation completely, and couldn't move at all. (Photo: Pixabay)

Man gets paralysed from waist down after 20-hour internet café binge

Man in China loses body sensation after playing video games for 20 hours, begs friends to keep on playing his unfinished game.

01 Feb 2018 2:24 PM

Previous research shows that a majority of people find ASMR videos helpful when they aren’t able to sleep (Photo: YouTube)

Viral footage with sound of bacon cooking is helping people sleep

Listening to bacon sizzle causes tingling sensations in some people and leads to a feeling of relaxation.

01 Feb 2018 1:17 PM

The rare predator - one of only 500 or so Siberian tigers living in their snowy natural habitat in eastern Russia - found a remote house and quietly lay down on the porch. (Representational Image/ Pixabay)

Tiger seeks human help after suffering painful gum problems

An endangered feline defied all instincts and walked into village to seek human help over severe teeth problem.

01 Feb 2018 1:14 PM

Many people believe the text was a hoax created by the Central News Agency. (Representational Image/ Pixabay)

Has Jack the Ripper letter mystery finally been solved?

Expert finds two key texts linked to gruesome case were written by same person.

01 Feb 2018 12:37 PM

Medical staff say the victim will now be given intensive therapy to help her come to terms with the ordeal and in the hope she will not reject her daughter.

Nine-year-old in Peru gives birth after being raped by father

The child had been abused since the age of eight by her 43-year-old father

01 Feb 2018 12:36 PM

Paris Ritz to auction old furnishings, Hemingway-era bar stools

The hotel has been owned by Egyptian billionaire Mohammed al-Fayed.

01 Feb 2018 12:07 PM

Users will have to create a username and password for all Mindgeek owned sites including Pornhub, RedTube, YouPorn and Brazzers. (Photo: AFP)

Adult websites to make users register phone number, address

Move will also see adult website asking users to give their date of birth before signing up under new porn laws.

01 Feb 2018 10:30 AM

Experts warn change is extremely likely with magnetic field weakening by 15 per cent over two centuries.

Earth’s magnetic poles could flip, cause chaos and mass blackouts

Historically, the North and South magnetic poles have flipped every 200,000 to 300,000 years.

01 Feb 2018 10:09 AM

Tough road to success

Actors go to extreme limits in order to prepare for a role, as was evident in the case of Ranveer Singh.

01 Feb 2018 6:56 AM

She only settles for the best

This dynamic CEO was recently felicitated by an NGO for empowering women.

01 Feb 2018 6:53 AM

Paragliders enjoy a view from the hill top in Kamshet

Glide into adventure

Kamshet has gone From being an insignificant dot on the map to a major paragliding destination, thanks to a couple’s dream and 20 years of effort.

01 Feb 2018 6:40 AM

If you are in a position wherein you can lift someone up, or help them heal or teach them to fish, consider yourself privileged.

Do good, feel good

If we would like others to do us good, we can set the ball rolling by doing the same to others.

01 Feb 2018 6:37 AM

Footballer Andre Gray was banned for four games and fined after he shared homophobic tweets.

Posts that rebound

Youngsters in the city have also been subjected to social media background checks.

01 Feb 2018 6:37 AM

Pranab Mukherjee (Photo: Biplab Banerjee)

The Eyes say it all at IGNCA

Present on the show will be 60 portraits of famous personalities, in charcoal, acrylic as well as water colour.

01 Feb 2018 5:04 AM

Artist Asit Patnaik has been working on the ‘relations’ series for quite some time now.

Artistic tightrope and the creative conundrum

The canvases are an interesting juxtaposition between abstraction and realism.

01 Feb 2018 4:55 AM

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