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UP Cop's Stolen Parrot Flies to Freedom after Being Asked to 'Choose' its Owner

The parrot belonged to an inspector in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, and went missing on Tuesday.




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Harbhajan Singh Lights Up Lockdown With Heartfelt 'Rab De Rang' Recitation

The clip opens to the cricketer reciting verses, speaking to the almighty in first person.




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This Bizarre Studio Apartment in Australia Comes with a Toilet within Kitchen Space

The washroom, which comes with a toilet and shower, is within the kitchen, with just a glass partition between the two areas.




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How to Prepare Delicious Gulab Jamun With Two Simple Ingredients at Home

While most gulab jamun recipes require a list of raw materials, this particular procedure needs just bread and milk




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Women are Turning to VR to Prepare for Real Life Situations of Sexual Harassment

While Singapore is regarded as one of the world's safest cities with little violent crime, cases of molestation increased more than 15 percent to 1,632 between 2010 and 2019.




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Dead Bat Carcasses Create Panic in Meerut, Veterinary Institute Rules Out Link to Coronavirus

The bats were found dead on two consecutive days near a pond in Mehroli village, situated on the outskirts of Meerut city.




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This 'Covid-19 Safe' Restaurant Will Only Serve Solo Diners by Delivering Food With Rope

Acting upon this in real life, the wife, Linda said that such a 'Covid-19 safe restaurant' should be made available to everyone.




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Life on Mars? Scientists Find Traces of Ancient River System on the Planet

The scientists link this sediment formation to river deposition, which is only possible through a flowing water system.




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'Your home is the Oasis': Mumbai Police is Now Spreading Corona Awareness With Music

Netizens have given the commendable effort thumbs up and the post has received over 7,000 likes in only an hour since it was shared.




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This TikTok Video Showing DIY Hack to Fix Receding Hairline is One we Just Can't Brush Away

The clip has been shared on video-sharing portal TikTok in which one can see a woman fix her hairline step by step with makeup items.




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Nagpur Police Fill in for Family to 'Bless Bride' at Wedding During Lockdown

There was no one from her family to attend her marriage due to movement restrictions and the Nagpur Police tried to fulfill this absence.




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Watch: 'Lady Arnab' is Winning Fans Online For Her Imitation of TV Anchor

Since then, the video has gone viral drawing hilarious reactions, while netizens claimed that 'Lady Arnab' in question must be also awarded a 'Dadasaheb Phalke award'.




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How Kohli, de Villiers and Steyn are Redefining the Royal Challengers Bangalore’s Dictionary

One of the IPL franchises Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) has devised an innovative way to introduce their key players to new fans.




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WATCH: Praying Mantis Demolishing the Brain of a Murder Hornet Has Got Twitter Cheering

The video, shared on the microblogging site, shows a praying mantis catching and feeding on a murder hornet. It hunts down its food, holding the deadly stinger at bay and chew it starting from the massive brain.




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Milkman's Desi Jugaad to Deliver Milk While Maintaining Social Distancing is Winning Twitter

A photo of the milkman was posted on Twitter by IAS officer Nitin Sangwan who took the opportunity to praise the milkman's ingenious 'jugaad'.




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A 38-Year-Old Brazilian Man Has Just Discovered He Has Three Kidneys

This person too did not need any special care for his extra kidney and was only given painkiller medicine for his backache.




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Axl Rose Has US Treasury Secretary So Rattled That He Used Liberia's Flag in Twitter Feud

Rose’s vulgar comment rattled the Mnuchin, causing an altercation of sorts.




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After Mumbai Police, UP Police Draw Message of 'HOPE' with Vehicles amid Lockdown

For a long time, Mumbai City police has been sharing memes to make people aware of the pandemic and urge them to stay indoors.




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Black Mirror Creator Won't Come up With Another Season Because the World is Living in One

2020 is too hard even for Charlie Brooker.




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'Shut Up, Kevin Spacey': Actor Compares Covid-19 Job Loss to His Life Post #MeToo

Spacey said that he could relate to the impact coronavirus had on people's lives thanks to his own experience of sudden unemployment after sexual harassment allegations.




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What Makes Eleven Cry? Mumbai Police Has Answer to Netflix's 'Stranger Things' Meme

Mumbai Police does not believe in letting a good meme go.




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Govt Requests Twitter to Block Tejasvi Surya's Communal 2015 Tweet Linking Terrorism to Islam

Surya's tweet is one of 121 tweets that have been asked to be removed from Twitter.




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Believe It or Not: Loud Fart Helps Police Find Suspect’s Hiding Place

This may sound unbelievable but something similar happened close to Nottinghamshire in the UK. A suspect, who was on the run and was trying to hide himself in the bushes, was caught by cops all because of his loud fart.




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Æ b 8 Home: 'Mumbai Police Puts Covid-19 Spin on Elon Musk's Son's Name X Æ A-12

The cryptic tweet has since gone viral with many commenting on Mumbai Police's determination to turn every single popular meme into a public safety advisory.




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Mumbai Police's Lockdown Meme on Chemistry Will Take You Back to Your School Days

Adopting a rather creative way to urge people to stay home, Mumbai’s Commissioner of Police took to Twitter to share the periodic table and asked netizens to solve it.




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This Video of a Cheetah, a Vulture and a Lion will Teach you an Important Life Lesson

The video has left a lot of Twitter users amazed, while some others expressed their perceptions about attitude in this situation.




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England Cricket Board Teasing Kohli's Unique Dismissal by Rashid Has Riled up Desi Fans

In the video with Kohli, from the 2018 ODI series, the ECB has asked the Indian skipper if that was the best ball he ever faced.




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Watch: Hundreds of Baby Olive Ridley Turtles Make Their Way to Sea in Odisha amid Lockdown

Videos of a huge number of baby Olive Ridley turtles moving towards the sea after a few days of hatching has taken the internet by a storm.




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BP Announces $4.4 Billion Quarterly Loss as Oil Prices Crash Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

BP said it planned to reduce cash costs by $2.5 billion by the end of 2021 relative to 2019. "Some of these cost savings may have associated restructuring charges," the company added.




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WTO Members Eliminate Duties on Over 84% of Medical Products for 2020 under Various Agreements

India is a member of the WTO since 1995. There are a total of 164 members of this organisation, which deals with global trade-related issues.




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Oil Prices Climb as Storage Fills Less Rapidly than Feared

While storage is rapidly filling up, production cuts by US shale producers, estimated by consultants Rystad Energy at 300,000 barrels per day for May and June, should help slow flows into tanks.




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India's Serum Institute to Make Millions of Potential Coronavirus Vaccine Doses

Serum, the world’s largest maker of vaccines by volume, is mass-producing the vaccine candidate developed by the University of Oxford.




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Sensex Rallies 606 Points, Nifty Reclaims 9,500 as Banks, Financials Surge

Indian markets opened on positive note taking positive cues from its Asian peers and ahead of U S Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates amid ongoing coronavirus pandemic.




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Partial Relief for Vodafone Idea as SC Asks Income Tax Department to Refund Rs 733 Crore

Vodafone Idea, formerly known as Vodafone Mobile Services Ltd, had however sought Rs 4,759.07 crore in tax refund from for AYs - 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18.




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ILO Estimates 305 Million Full-time Jobs Could be Lost Due to Coronavirus Pandemic

The ILO also projects that 1.6 billion workers in the 'informal economy,' stand in immediate danger of having their livelihoods destroyed.




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Government Looking into Possibility of Building Smart Cities along Delhi-Mumbai Expressway: Nitin Gadkari

The Rs 1 lakh crore flagship Delhi-Mumbai Expressway project is scheduled to be completed within three years and and expected to cut down the travel time between Delhi and Mumbai to just 12 hours.




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Asian Stocks Set to Track US Gains as Virus Treatment Hopes Lift Confidence

A top US health official said Gilead Sciences Inc's antiviral drug remdesivir is likely to become the standard of care for Covid-19 after early results from a clinical trial showed it helped certain patients recover more quickly.




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India's Scrap Gold Supplies Seen at Record High on Price Rally, Coronavirus, Says WGC

Rising scrap supplies amid a fall in demand could dent the world's second-biggest bullion consumer's imports and cap a rally in global prices, which hit a more than seven-year high earlier this month.




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Infrastructure Development Critical for Achieving $5 Trillion Economy by 2025: Report

The report further said that the supply additions through infrastructure development boost short-term as well as the potential rate of GDP growth.




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RIL Q4 Results: Reliance Announces India's Biggest Rights Issue of Rs 53,125 Crore, Jio Profit Zooms 177%

Revenue from operations for the March quarter stood at Rs 136,000 crore, against Rs 152,939 crore in December quarter and Rs 138,659 crore in the year-ago period.




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Reliance to Hive off $75 Billion O2C Business into Separate Unit for Sale to Aramco

O2C undertaking of the company comprises entire oil-to-chemicals business of the company consisting of refining, petrochemicals, fuel retail and aviation fuel (majority interest only) and bulk wholesale marketing businesses together with its assets and liabilities.




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After Facebook, Reliance Jio Platforms in Talks with Other Global Investors for Similar Stake Sale

Without revealing the identity of the companies, RIL in its fourth-quarter earnings statement said the investment would be announced in the coming months.




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Covid-19: Fitch Downgrades Viability Ratings of SBI, BoB, ICICI and Axis Bank

The agency affirmed the long-term issuer default ratings (IDR) of SBI and BOB at 'BBB-' and those of ICICI Bank and Axis Bank at 'BB+'.




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Amazon Sees Possible Second-quarter Loss as it Forecasts $4 Billion in Covid-19-Related Costs

The coronavirus has infected workers at dozens of locations, igniting small protests and prompting labour organisers to demand site closures




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Bank Holidays in May 2020: Check Full List Here

With the lockdown in place, many banks have limited their working hours. Every second and fourth Saturday is also a bank holiday.




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Sebi Exempts Four Family Trusts Linked to Lux Industries' Promoters From Open Offer Obligation

The proposed acquisition involves settlement or contribution of equity shares of the company to the four trusts by Ashok Todi, Bimla Todi, Pradip Todi and Shobha Todi.




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Non-subsidised Cooking Gas Price Cut by a Record Rs 162.50 per Cylinder

The outbreak of coronavirus and the lockdowns imposed by nations to curb its spread has evaporated demand for oil, sending international oil prices crashing.




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India Set to Cap Stimulus Package at $60 Billion to Protect Credit Rating: Report

On Tuesday, Fitch warned India's sovereign rating could come under pressure if its fiscal outlook deteriorates further as the government tries to steer the country through the coronavirus crisis.




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Elon Musk Wipes Nearly $15 Billion Off Tesla’s Valuation With His 'Price Too High' Tweet

The tweets recall Musk's controversial tweets in August 2018 when he said he had "funding secured" for a quickly-aborted campaign to take the electric car maker private.




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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Posts Nearly $50 Billion Loss as Coronavirus Hits Hard

A year earlier, the conglomerate reported profits of $15.5 billion.