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Ashmita Gupta

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‘German’ cockroaches most likely came from India around 2,000 years ago, say researchers

Scientists sampled DNA from 281 German cockroaches from 17 countries across all six human-inhabited…

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Forecast of ‘above-normal’ monsoon sparks hope for economy, but there’s a catch!

Amid ongoing impacts of climate change, scientists have been warning us that not all ‘above-normal’…

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Korean scientists develop a revolutionary method for growing diamonds from scratch in just 15 minutes!

Researchers in South Korea have unveiled a way to whip up diamonds in a mere 15 minutes, yes, MINUT…

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Lady Liberty lands in Punjab: 18-foot-tall replica of Statue of Liberty joins list of unique rooftop monuments!

The mighty Statue of Liberty, a beacon of freedom welcoming countless immigrants to the shores of t…

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How much damage has Cyclone Remal caused in Kolkata?

Kolkata accumulated 146 mm of rainfall between 8:30 AM on Sunday and 5:30 AM on Monday. As per repo…

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Case of the missing stars: At least 800 stars have quietly disappeared in the last 70 years, say scientists

Based off of the little sense we’ve made of the hot mess that is the cosmos, there are two ways sta…

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Netflix released its list of most viewed Indian content and Kareena Kapoor’s Jaane Jaan was the most-watched film

The second edition of "What We Watched: A Netflix Engagement Report", unveils a significant surge i…

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Is it time we stopped taking over-the-counter fish oil supplements?

Fish oil supplements do seem to be helpful to a certain extent and their role in protecting against…

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Chinese researchers sent a bunch of zebrafish to space and now they’re swimming weirdly!

Aboard China’s Tiangong space station, four zebrafish 'aquanauts' are thriving in their out-of-this…

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Netflix watchlist May 2024: Here are our top 5 picks to help you keep up with all the memes and trends

With new movies and shows coming in droves every week and some beloved oldies resurfacing on OTT pl…

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Days before projected monsoon onset, Cyclone Remal starts to brew over BoB

The Bay of Bengal is brewing trouble and after a prolonged lull, India might soon witness a cyclone…

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Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant set sail to Europe for space-themed, second pre-wedding bash!

Following their lavish three-day affair in Jamnagar, which reportedly cost a staggering Rs 1259 cro…

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Roasted shark? Ashneer Grover faces backlash over legal tussle with comedian Aashish Solanki

Grover recently featured on "Pretty Good Roast," a show hosted by comedian Aashish Solanki. During …

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Scientists think they’ve spotted 60 potential alien power plants in the Milky Way!

Dyson Spheres, a shell or swarm of objects built by an advanced civilisation to capture the immense…

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Can you name these new space trash constellations? 10 new signs highlight consequences of space garbage

Each of these ten "trash constellations" represent a different consequence of space pollution. "The…

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ISRO announces plans to make India the third country to reach Mars, draws inspiration from NASA’s probes

ISRO is all set for the historic Mangalyaan-2 mission where the space agency will land a rover and …

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Bridgerton season 3 will be out on Netflix India today! Here’s everything you need to know about the popular period drama

Based on Julia Quinn’s bestselling novel series that follows the lives of the eight, very tight-kni…

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Did infection from human viruses contribute to the demise of Neanderthals 40,000 years ago?

Researchers sifted through DNA extracted from Neanderthal remains in Chagyrskaya Cave, Russia, to l…

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ISRO’s Aditya L1 and Chandrayaan-2 get front-row seats to the strongest solar storm in over 20 years

The Sun has been throwing some major temper tantrums lately, its active sunspot AR13664 directing m…

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Promising new brain-reading tech can decode internal speech, but can it give Musk’s Neuralink a run for its money?

Researchers implanted tiny electrodes in the brains of two participants to capture their brain acti…

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Don't try this at home! Chandigarh man cooks up ‘diesel paratha’, goes viral for all the wrong reasons

The clip features a man named Bablu dousing a paratha on a hot pan with what appears to be a can of…

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Thailand is now welcoming Indians with open arms, but are its drought-hit islands really prepared for a tourism influx?

Thailand's tourism sector has been strategically easing visa regulations to attract visitors from k…

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Scooch over magic mushrooms, toad venom could be the next big psychedelic for depression and anxiety!

Toad-licking gives people the same kind of high that smelling permanent markers does, but these pra…

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Toxic chemicals in your car seats could be increasing risks of cancer, study warns

Have you been harbouring the misimpression that the worst thing that could happen to you while comm…

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Major solar storm alert: Third CME this week to hit Earth on May 10-11, possibly affecting satellite communications, GPS and power grids

The Sun has spewed out six X-class flares in the past week, the last three whoppers clocking in at …