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Glocally speaking: Vietnam views

Ho Chi Minh City reminds me of the colours yellow and green.

18 Sept 2017 12:29 AM IST

Misogyny is not funny

Aunty ki Ghanti has been taken down from YouTube and a Mumbai event around it cancelled.

18 Sept 2017 12:22 AM IST

The graphic nature of such images often lead media commentators to suggest that they are an effective medium for shaping political perceptions (Photo: Pixabay)

Words can change views more effectively than images

Whether it is through traditional or social media, print or television, most of us are exposed to powerful news images...

17 Sept 2017 7:53 PM IST

Violet Mosse Brown died aged 117. (Photo: AP)

Oldest person in the world dies at 117 in Jamaica

Violet Mosse Brown was the last person to have lived under the reign of Queen Victoria when Jamaica was part of the...

17 Sept 2017 6:17 PM IST

It isnt known how the man landed in such a situation (Photo: Pixabay)

German man ends up with penis stuck in weight plate, rescue attemps...

Doctors at a local hospital failed to remove the plate and the fire brigade had to be called.

17 Sept 2017 6:06 PM IST

Several snakes can swallow objects bigger than them (Photo: YouTube)

Animal workers film footage of a snake swallowing another serpent

The snake was identified as a black and yellow branded krait and it swallowed an entire checkered keelback.

17 Sept 2017 4:50 PM IST

Florida hot cops selfie results in avalanche of thirsty comments by women all around

Florida 'hot cops' selfie results in avalanche of thirsty comments by...

Women flood 911 with requests for 'Hot Florida cops' to respond to 'their incident'

17 Sept 2017 4:10 PM IST

Photopgrapher discovers ancient Native American canoe in Florida. (Photo: Facebook / Randy Shot)

Florida: Ancient Native American canoe uncovered by Hurricane Irma

A photograph happened upon it along the Indian River.

17 Sept 2017 2:20 PM IST

Archaeologist Dieter Noli sits in the sand with gold coins from the wreck of a 16th century Portuguese ship that was discovered in a diamond-mining area on Namibias Atlantic coast, in Oranjemund. (Photo: AP)

In Namibia, 1533 Portuguese shipwreck's relics hidden away

More than 2,000 gold coins from the wreck, most of them Spanish and Portuguese, are in a central bank vault in Windhoek,...

17 Sept 2017 1:03 PM IST

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Colombia: Newborn discovered in rubbish bin

The child was discovered by a homeless man.

17 Sept 2017 11:34 AM IST

Photographs of Rabindranath Tagore standing tall and proud with his wife Mrinalini Devi sitting in front of him, an ornate flower vase in the background, still hold tremendous value.

Frames frozen in time

A city-based photographer is recreating vintage family photographs using elaborate costumes, backdrops and...

17 Sept 2017 12:31 AM IST

British Museum (Photo: AFP)

British Museum apologises for tweeting 'Asian names can be confusing'

The statement provoked racist allegations by enraged Twitterati.

16 Sept 2017 6:55 PM IST