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Daniel Radcliffe is Reading 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone' to Entertain Fans in Lockdown

Daniel Radcliffe, who portrayed the bespectacled wizard in all eight movies, is one of several celebrities who are reading "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" to keep us entertained.




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How to Deal with a Micromanaging Boss While Working from Home?

You can't change your boss's personality. But you can change the way you communicate with them.




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'A Mask He Can't Refuse': Mumbai Police Turn to The Godfather to Spread Covid-19 Awareness

In the latest meme posted from the official Instagram handle of Mumbai police, a scene from the movie The Godfather is seen.




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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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1.5 Lakh Punjab School Kids Send Their Creative Coronavirus Videos to Govt, Break World Record

The maximum number of entries came from Ludhiana district with 16,084 students sending in their videos, followed by Amritsar, Sangrur and Patiala districts.




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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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'The Simpsons' Had 'Predicted' the 2020 Coronavirus Outbreak and Murder Hornets in 1993

An episode of the Simpsons from 1993 seems to have accurately predicted 2020!




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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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Toilet Flush Heard During Supreme Court Hearing in US Has Left a Bad Smell on the Internet

The incident occurred when a case pertaining to robocalls was being heard. A sound of flush followed when a lawyer was presenting his side of the case.




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Elon Musk and Grimes Cannot Legally Name Their Son 'X Æ A-12' and There's a Good Reason

While Musk and Grimes mightwant to use X Æ A-12 as the kid's nickname, they'll officially have to name the child something else.




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Banksy's New Artwork 'Game Changer' Shows Health Workers as the New Heroes

The artwork is currently on view to staff and patients on Level C of Southampton General Hospital in Britain.




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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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The Creator of Instagram's Popular 'Guess the Gibberish' Filter Shares Story Behind It

While there are many filters available online, not all of them are as popular as Guess the Gibberish.




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Hello? Adele is Not Speaking About Her Weight Loss, Here's Why You Shouldn't Either

The fact that Adele hasn't yet done a public interview on her weight loss or videos about the diet she follows or put up working out videos to show how she lost weight speaks volumes. It is proof that she doesn't want to talk about her weight loss.




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We Finally Know Why the North Magnetic Pole Has Been Drifting All These Years

The North Magnetic pole is located where the field lines go perpendicular to the surface.




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Did You Know? Selfie Obsession on Social Media May Increase Risk of Eating Disorder

The researchers from Florida State University revealed a consistent and direct link between posting edited photos on Instagram and risk factors for eating disorders.




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Photographer Spots Extremely Rare Two-headed 'Wolf Snake' in Odisha Forest

Two-headed animals are considered in many cultures to be a portent of disaster, and they have frequently appeared in mythology.




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German 'Zombie Hunters' Held with Weapons while Trying to Enter Sweden during Lockdown

The report added that the vehicle had ‘Zombie Response Team’ written on the passenger door and even a threatening phrase at the back, which read: 'Infected People Will Be Shot'.




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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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Punjab CM Teams Up with 5-year-old Tiktok Star to Talk About Social Distancing

Noor, who is seen in the avatar of a young Sikh boy in the video, had earlier teamed up with the Moga police to spread the message of social distancing.




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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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This 73-Year-Old Grandma is Using TikTok to Spread Awareness About Domestic Abuse

Young hopes that videos like this would help other women stuck in abusive relationships speak up.




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Google Reveals What Recipes Indians Searched the Most on Internet during Lockdown

The most searched recipes on Google were cake, samosa, jalebi, momos, dhokla, panipuri, dosa, paneer and chocolate cake.




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Oreo Ice Cream with Samosa? Bizarre Food Combination Leaves Twitter in Two Minds

As soon as the post went viral, people couldn't keep their calm and Twitter wanted the person to be 'banned from the kitchen'.




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Elderly Couple Separated by Covid-19 Reunites after 56 Days in a Heartwarming Tale

Lois, whose illness has taken away her ability to speak, smiled several times and made faint noises. It is her way of communicating joy, Howard said.




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Gollum is Going to Read You 'The Hobbit' To Raise Money For Charity

Serkis says he won't go hungry throughout the event.




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Dutch Restaurant Installs 'Quarantine Greenhouses' for Diners to Eat Out While Social Distancing

A restaurant in Amsterdam has trialling glass booths for diners as Netherlands looks to lift lockdown restrictions in the coming week.




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How to Find if a WhatsApp Forward is True? This Team is Fighting Fake News in India

That's the thing about fake news - it appears believable. But how can you verify 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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While We Showered Flowers, Canada Increased Salaries of Health Workers Fighting Covid-19

Canada has decided to increase wages of health workers and has set aside a $3 billion budget for the same.




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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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RBI Writes off Nearly Rs 69,000 Cr Loans, Including Those of Top Defaulters Mehul Choksi & Vijay Mallya

Absconding dimantaire Choksi's company Gitanjali Gems tops the list of these defaulters with a whopping amount of Rs 5,492 crore, according to the list.




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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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Sensex Jumps over 300 Points in Early Trade; Nifty Reclaims 9,400

HDFC was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rallying nearly 5 per cent, followed by Bajaj Finance, HDFC Bank, Tech Mahindra, M&M, Reliance Industries and NTPC.




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Rupee Rises 34 Paise to 75.84 Against US Dollar in Early Trade

Forex traders said positive start of domestic stocks supported the local unit. Besides, market sentiments improved as more countries are announcing gradual lifting of lockdowns that have been imposed to contain coronavirus infection.




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Realty Check: Work-from-home Might Not Result in Shrinking of Office Spaces, Say Experts

The need for more space due to potential social distancing norms in the near and distant future, expert say, is likely to offset the space gained by people working from home.




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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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Axis Bank Shares Drop Nearly 4% after Q4 Net Loss

The scrip closed the day at Rs 438.85, 3.67 per cent lower at the BSE. During the day, it declined 6.15 per cent to Rs 427.50.




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Don't Need Budget 2.0, Post-Covid Reforms Can Be Through Stimulus: CEA K Subramanian

Chief Economic Adviser K Subramanian said policy making in India happens throughout the year, coming up with a separate budget may only be a legal way to go about it.




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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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Oil Prices Extend Rally as Coronavirus Worries Ease

Oil prices have plunged to historic lows in recent weeks as collapsing demand due to worldwide lockdowns prompted a massive glut and led to storage capacity filling up.




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Rupee Surges 63 Paise to 75.03 Against US Dollar in Early Trade

The surge came after market sentiments improved as more countries are announcing the gradual lifting of lockdowns that have been imposed to contain coronavirus infection.




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Tamil Nadu Sets Up Crack Team to Net Companies Fleeing China, Other Covid-Hit Nations

A committee headed by the state’s chief secretary that also includes representatives from South Korea and Japan will submit a report within one month.




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Nitin Gadkari Launches Portal for Innovative MSME Ideas

The 'MSME Bank of Ideas, Innovation and Research' portal was launched via video-conference. Registered users on the portal can share ideas, innovation and research, which will be reviewed by the officer concerned.




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Glenmark Pharma Shares Trim Most of Early Gains, Close Over 2 % Higher

The company said it is the first firm in India to receive such an approval from the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI).




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Investor Wealth Jumps Rs 7.68 Lakh Crore in Four Days of Market Rally

Rising for the fourth straight session, the 30-share BSE Sensex settled 997.46 points, or 3.05 per cent, higher at 33,717.62.




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Lockdown Impact: India's March Infrastructure Output Contracts 6.5% Compared to Last Year

The infrastructure output growth for February was upwardly revised to 7.1% from an earlier estimate of 5.5%, the data showed.




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March GST Collection Sinks to Rs 28,309 Crore, Down From Rs 1.13 Lakh Crore Last Year

Government officials said that collection numbers present a worrying trend, given that normal business activities were underway till March 24 when a nationwide lockdown was announced.