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This photographer is challenging the idea of fairness with his viral artworks
India's obsession with fair skin has grown with time. Men want fair skinned wives, fans want fair-skinned actors and devotees want fair skinned gods and goddesses. Obsession is such that India is home to a billion-dollar industry of…
Woman dies in a ‘menstruation hut’ in Nepal
Menstrual health is still a raging debate in third world countries. A 23-year-old woman in Nepal was found dead in an isolated hut on Tuesday. The woman was left alone in the hut due to ancient Hindu practice which disallows women to…
Times Now just announced the death of Shashi Tharoor instead of Shashi Kapoor
Shashi Kapoor passed away today in Mumbai. He was 79 and was suffering from prolonged illness. Social Media and news channels are flooded with the reports of Shashi Kapoor's demise. Amidst all the condolences, Times Now has made an…
ISRO is preparing to land on Moon for the first time and we are excited AF
ISRO has an incredible reputation for achieving impossible within the limited resources and timelines. From launching executing Mars Orbiter Mission to launching record 104 satellites in one go, our very own space agency has made us…
Nestle fined for Rs 62 lakh for ‘sub-standard’ Maggi
We all remember the pain and agony we went through over 2 years ago when the Maggi was banned by the central government all over the India for having harmful substances in it and not following the FSSAI compliance. Once again Maggi is…
Donkeys ‘arrested’ in Uttar Pradesh for ‘damaging’ the Jail property
In a bizarre incident, cops in Jalaun arrested a herd donkeys for allegedly destroying and damaging the jail's property. Donkeys were arrested on November 24 for eating and damaging valuable plants of the Urai district's jail compound.…
BBC viewers served with ‘porn noises’ during the live reporting of a bulletin
Live reporting comes with its own set of occupational hazards. From photo bombers to unwanted noises, the reporters are expected to keep reporting under any circumstances. This is what happened with a BBC reporter when things went…
Railway engine starts rolling on its own, stopped after 13 km
In an incident which looks straight out of a Bollywood movie, an electric engine of a Chennai-Mumbai train started rolling on its own. The incident happened at Wadi Junction when the railways' staff was switching the train's engine from…
After charging wrong cancellation fees, Ola feeds its customer with Samosas
If you use Ola or Uber on regular basis then once in a while, you must have faced unfair cancellation charges out of no fault of yours. Normally, users are forced to shell out Rs 25 to 50 even when the driver denies duty or fails to…
KFC did this unbelievable thing on Twitter and it was brilliant!
KFC’s Twitter account did an unbelievable stunt recently. It followed a total of 11 accounts. The 11 names under the Following tab included five women who made up the popular Spice Girls band and six men who are known as Herb. This was…
