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Mostly Common in Asia, These Giant Hornets Are Fast Becoming a Part of the American Palate

Mostly found in Asia and parts of Russia, the hornets are common in Japan. But in the country’s central Chubu region, the dangerous beings are eaten as a delicacy.




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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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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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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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Tiger Sightings in Sunderbans Go Up as Tourists Stay Home Due to Lockdown

Officials counted as many as 43 female tigers and 11 cubs using over 700 pairs of all-weather night-vision camera traps.




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'Nothing but Gold': CSK Takes a Trip Down the Memory Lane, Shares Rare Pic of Long-Haired Dhoni

'Men in blue, in various shades of grey before all the #yellove started and this is nothing but GOLD! Circa 2005, Sri Lanka,' CSK said in the tweet with the photo on their official handle.




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Steve Smith is Giving Batting Tutorials from Home and Cricket Fans Couldn't Have Asked for More

In the video, the former Australian skipper spoke about the importance of pointing the front foot in the direction where a batsman wants to hit the ball.




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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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Woman in Burqa Hailed as Corona Warrior for Disinfecting Temples and Gurudwaras in Delhi

Imrana Saifi, a resident of North Delhi, has been visiting religious places of worship in the area every day along with a sanitiser tank to disinfect the buildings.




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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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Over Sized Clothing and a Fan Moment: Brian Lara Trolls Suresh Raina With Throwback Picture

Raina also went on to have a successful international career. He played an integral role in India's win at the 2011 World Cup.




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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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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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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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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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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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This TikTok Puzzle About a Missing Pound Has Baffled the Internet. Can You Solve it?

The viral TikTok video has left many scratching their heads to get the answer.




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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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Indian Gaur Showing off its Jumping Skills in Lockdown Has Stunned the Internet

While some users were awestruck by the Gaur’s jump, some believe that this is no mean feat for the animal.




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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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The Secret to Becoming a Desi TikTok Star During Coronavirus Lockdown

On average, a TikTok star spends 5 hours on a video, and thinks of new concepts for the videos, while doing everyday activities.




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WATCH: Dog Turns Hide and Seek Partner for Young Girl in this Adorable Video

The doggo who is named Monkey can be seen putting his paws up on the wall and hiding his head between the legs.




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Airbus Sensor Cameras Used to Detect Explosives Can Prove Vital in 'Sniffing' Coronavirus

These camera sensors use microprocessors, which are made of biological cells. These processors help in identifying different chemicals and microbes floating in the air but invisible to human eyes.




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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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Dutch School Installs Plastic Shields Around Students' Desks to Maintain Social Distancing

At the Springplank school in Netherlands, younger students will use one entrance and older students a different one. Parents will have to drop their children at the gate.




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Industry Dialogue: It is Not True That Employees Working From Home Are Lazying Around

If you’re still unsure whether remote work can work for your business, you may not have had a choice, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now is the time to assure employees that you not only care about but also trust them—that you have their best interests at heart.




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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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PNB Housing Appoints Neeraj Vyas as Interim MD and CEO

Vyas will be in the new role for a period of eight months, effective from April 28, according to a BSE filing by the company.




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Citing Economic Cost of Covid-19 Shutdown, Moody's Slashes India Growth Forecast to 0.2% for 2020

In its report titled Global Macro Outlook 2020-21 (April 2020 update), Moody's lowered G-20 advanced economies as a group to contract by 5.8 per cent in 2020.




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With an Oil Barrel Costing Less Than a New York Pizza, Will the Industry Ever Recover?

Oil prices were declining even before the pandemic hit as producers flooded the market with more oil than the world could use.




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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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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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SoftBank-backed Oyo to Offload More Loss-making Hotels Amid Pandemic: Report

The hospitality sector has been one of the worst affected by the coronavirus outbreak, with global and domestic travel coming to a near-halt.




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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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Sensex Soars 997 Points Led by Gains in Energy, IT and Banking Stocks; Nifty Tops 9,850 Mark

After surging 1,167 points during the day, the 30-share index settled 997.46 points or 3.05 per cent higher at 33,717.62. It hit an intra-day high of 33,887.25.




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Infra Funding Requirement Pegged at Rs 111 Lakh Crore During 2020-25: Finance Ministry

The final report of the task force on NIP for 2019-2025 suggested steps like deepening bond markets, setting up of development financial institutions and land monetisation to meet the funding needs,




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Hotel Industry Mulls Pay Cuts, Reducing Manpower to Tide over Lockdown Woes

Industry representatives said while some hotels have chosen not to entertain new guests, some have stepped up hygiene and sanitisation measures.




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Don't Let Telcos Charge Offices, Businesses for Unused Internet during Lockdown: PIL in Delhi HC

The petitioner contended that telephone operators and ISPs ought not to charge citizens for services not used by them while following the government's directions.




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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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NIP Task Force Calls for Boosting Private Investment in Highways at Rs 20.33 Lakh Crore by 2025

The ministry constructed 10,855 km of national highways against the targeted 16,420 km in fiscal 2019, with an average daily construction rate of about 30 km.




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Agriculture Infrastructure Funding Pegged at Rs 1.68 Lakh Crore for 2020-25: Govt Task Force

The final report of the task force on National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP) for 2020-2025 presented to the government suggested agricultural reforms broadly in three areas e-market infrastructure, storage and processing, and research and development (R&D).




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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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Lockdown Period, Global Recession & Changes in Consumer Behaviour to Shape Economic Activity: Report

According to Dun & Bradstreet's latest report, changes in consumer behaviour will determine the segments that are likely to flourish after the pandemic comes under control.