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This professor’s thoughtful gesture for his graduate student is winning hearts online
Taking to Twitter, MIT Professor Troy Littleton posted a picture of his “favourite lab purchase”, a mobile crib that he set up in his office so that his graduate student can bring her 9-month-old baby to work.
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‘Stuff of nightmares’: Tourist in China left dangling from 330-ft-high glass bridge as wind blows away its panels
The man was walking along the glass-bottomed bridge, a popular tourist attraction, at a resort in Piyan Mountain in Jilin Province, when the incident took place.
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The Jumbo League: Video of elephant playing cricket goes viral
The video, reportedly from Kerala, features the elephant, accompanied by a group of men, enthusiastically playing a game of cricket.
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Watch: Drone video captures mesmerising fireworks display in Russia
Dragunov attached a model of a Soviet-era military plane to a drone that flew into the heart of the action, capturing it up close and personal.
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Halo, the watermelon smile dog behind ‘Thoughts of Dog’ Twitter page pass away
The picture, featured Halo with a beaming smile on her face and holding a watermelon piece in her mouth.
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Women marines in US make history, become first to graduate from San Diego boot camp
Women being recruited by the US Marine Corps on the west coast has broken the last gender barriers in the US armed forces.
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Watch: 1.48 crore Olive Ridley turtles hatch in Odisha’s Gahirmatha beach
The uninhabited island was witness to a rare natural occurrence — the birth of Olive Ridley turtles without their mothers.
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Mother’s Day: NASA’s Instagram post shows site that ‘raised millions of young stars’
According to Hubble, the region lies around 170,000 light-years away from earth, in the heart of Tarantula Nebula and is reportedly the largest visible star-forming site in a neighbouring galaxy.
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‘Made my day’: Watch park rangers help elephant calf reunite with herd in Kenya
The video, which was shared on Twitter by journalist Yashar Ali shows how park rangers use a vehicle to reunite the elephant calf with its herd.
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Video of tiger roaming freely in Houston neighbourhood leaves netizens terrified
The neighbours informed the police that an unidentified person in a white vehicle got the tiger under control and took it away. It is also unclear who the animal belonged to and where it may have come from.
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Watch: Chennai Railway Police groove to ‘Enjoy Enjaami’ to raise awareness on COVID-19
Dressed in their uniform, donning face masks and gloves, several females police officers of the railway department were seen dancing to a number of popular songs, including Enjoy Enjaami’ to raise awareness on COVID-19.
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How JRD Tata helped former President KR Narayanan achieve his dream
After receiving financial assistance, the boy proceeded to study at the London School of Economics, and in 1949, he joined the Indian Foreign Service. The man was none other than President K R Narayanan.
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‘Om Namah Shivay’: Israelis show solidarity with India amid raging Covid wave
The video was shared by Pawan K Pal, an Indian diplomat in Israel, on his Instagram page, along with a caption that read, “When whole Israel unites to give you a ray of hope.”
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‘Caronaa’ and Covviyd-19′: Man suggests changing spelling will make COVID vanish
Once shared online, it did not take long for the picture to be widely circulated on social media, leaving many amused by the bizarreness of the advertisement.
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Night duty cop in Varanasi helps thirsty dog, viral picture wins praise online
Many were touched by the cop’s gesture for extending help to the thirsty dog. “Goodness and humanity in action. God bless the policeman and his family,” read one of the many comments on the viral picture.
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Woman’s jewellery ‘jugaad’ over her face mask has netizens impressed
Since being shared online, the picture has gone viral on several social media platforms and prompted many reactions among netizens. While some are evidently impressed with the woman, others were amused by the “desi jugaad”.
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Mother’s Day 2021: Google Doodle celebrates occasion with pop-up card
Mother’s Day 2021 Google Doodle: Illustrated by Olivia When today’s Google doodle is a heartfelt dedication to all the mothers who love unconditionally.
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Mother-son distribute 22,000 free meals to the needy during Covid-19, say they are paying forward a kindness once received
Together they have “been able to distribute over 22,000 meals, 55,000 rotis and 6000 home made sweets” during Covid-19, Harsh Mandavia told Humans of Bombay recently.
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‘Open Twitter, Close Twitter’: Tweet by the platform sparks hilarious memes and jokes
Many on Twitter said they were guilty of doing the same and joked that they “feel attacked” that the app has exposed them publicly.
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‘Don’t be afraid, take the vaccine: 97-year-old woman’s appeal wins hearts online
People loved her thoughtful message for all, and hoped that it inspires others to get their Covid-19 vaccine shots when time comes.
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Dogecoin price spikes after Elon Musk’s SNL appearance tweet, memes take over Twitter
After Elon Musk teased followers with a tweet about his SNL appearance featuring Dogecoin’s mascot in Shibu Inu in it, the prices surged starting a meme-fest online.
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‘Amazing’: Video of monkeys taking over resort swimming pool in Mahabaleshwar goes viral
The video was reportedly shot in a resort in Mahabaleshwar in Maharashtra, one of the several states in India under lockdown.
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‘Can we make this compulsory?’: Men use a period cramp simulator and the results are hilarious
The video comes at a time when debate surrounding period leaves has dominated the conversation.
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Elephants destroy over 300 banana tress, leave one with a bird’s nest untouched. Watch viral video
While the elephants destroyed the garden of the man, a banana tree that had the sparrow’s nest with hatchlings inside it was still standing tall.
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Japanese town builds giant squid statue with Covid-19 relief money
Noto, a fishing town where the squid is a delicacy, erected the statue in March in a bid to promote tourism after the pandemic subsides. The five-and-a-half-ton pink sea creature sits outside a squid-themed restaurant and tourist center.