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My name is Vaibhav. I am 12 years old. I live in Mumbai. My best friends are Rajiv, Sai and Zubin. We all live in the same building and have so much fun playing tennis ball cricket. It has been such a hot summer. Ma keeps making lemonade and aam panna for us. I love the summer holidays. Usually, I spend time at my grandparents’ house too. But this year, everything has been so different. My friends are talking only about how badly Mumbai Indians played in the IPL and how next year they might even support KKR. They are…
Delhi residents, who have been battling a severe heatwave for the last 2 weeks, received a major shock when the weather department’s reading reported temperatures as high as 52.9 degrees Celsius in parts of the national capital. But the weather department and Union Minister Kiren Rijiju have said that the readings will need to be examined as it could have been caused due to an error or local factors. “The maximum temperature over Delhi NCR varied from 45.2° to 49.1°C in different parts of the city, Mungeshpur reported 52.9°C as an outlier compared to other stations. It could be…
Southwest monsoon has hit the coast of Kerala and advanced into parts of northeast from Thursday, a day ahead of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast. Earlier, the weather office had announced the onset of monsoon over Kerala by May 31. Kerala has been receiving heavy rains for the past few days resulting in a surplus May rainfall. The normal monsoon onset date for Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Manipur, and Assam is June 5. However, scientists said that Cyclone Remal, which ripped through West Bengal and Bangladesh on Sunday, had pulled the monsoonal flow to the Bay of…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will undertake a 48-hour meditation at the Vivekananda Rock Memorial in Tamil Nadu’s Kanniyakumari on Thursday. The PM will begin his meditation at Dhyan Mandapam, the same spot where Swami Vivekananda meditated in 1892. The Rock Memorial monument was built to pay tribute to the Hindu philosopher-saint. Ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha election results, PM Modi had embarked on a similar spiritual journey in Uttarakhand. Back then, he was also photographed meditating in a holy cave near Kedarnath. Why the Vivekananda Rock Memorial? During the 125th anniversary of Sri Ramakrishna Math in Mylapore, Chennai, PM Modi…
Former Pakistan cricket team skipper Shahid Afridi revealed that he had a conversation with Suresh Raina over his social media post that resulted in the former Indian cricket team player deleting it. Following the announcement of Afridi becoming an ambassador for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024, an X (formerly Twitter) user took a dig at Raina – “ICC has named Shahid Afridi as ambassador for ICC T20 World Cup 2024. Hello Suresh Raina.” Raina was quick to respond as he wrote – “I’m not an ICC ambassador, but I have the 2011 World Cup at my house. Remember the game at…
Shaadi.com’s ‘Dowry Calculator’, which has a hidden and powerful message, recently went viral on social media. The calculator is a satirical feature that offers to calculate how much dowry a man can demand from a woman’s family. It is intended to inquire users about their educational background, financial situation and other information. When users click to see what their worth is, the feature displays unexpected yet significant information. It presents statistics on dowry deaths in India. Shaadi.com founder Anupam Mittal recently took to social media to sarcastically promote this tool. However, the users who already knew about the tool, praised…
Superstar Rajinikanth, who in the past made spiritual trips to the Himalayas, is now planning to visit more sacred caves. The superstar left Chennai and arrived in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, to begin his journey. At Dehradun Airport, Rajinikanth spoke to ANI about his spiritual trips. “Every year I used to get new experience that made me continue my spiritual journey again and again. I believe even this time, (I) will get new experiences,” he said, sharing how these trips help him grow.Rajinikanth also spoke about why spirituality is important. “The whole world needs spirituality, as it’s important for every human being.…
As India is gearing up toward the last phase of its 2024 Lok Sabha elections, political leaders’ public meetings have also peaked. Amidst this, a video of a man hanging onto a helicopter has recently gone viral on social media. It is being claimed to show a supporter of PM Modi holding on to the landing skid of Modi’s helicopter. We fact-check this claim through this article. An archived version of this can be found here. Claim: Video of a Modi fan hanging onto the landing skid of Modi’s helicopter. Fact: This is a video from 2016. This incident happened…
Aamir Khan’s daughter Ira and celeb fitness trainer Nupur Shikhare got married in Udaipur, Rajasthan earlier this year. On Wednesday night, Ira posted throwback pictures with her cousin Zayn Marie from her wedding venue Taj Aravali Resort, Udaipur. Ira captioned the post, “What I mean when I say I’ve got your back.” Zayn Marie commented on the post, “Hahahhahahhahahhahaha.” In the pictures, Ira can be seen happily posing as a bride as Zayn Marie stands in the foreground. The pictures are simply adorableCheck out Ira Khan’s post here:View this post on InstagramA post shared by Ira Khan (@khan.ira)Posting a video…
Scientists have been studying how what we eat affects our brain health as we age. They’ve found that following a Mediterranean-style diet, which includes lots of fish, olive oil, fruits, veggies, and whole grains, might help keep our brains sharp for longer. A recent study, published in npj Aging, looked at the diets of people aged 65-75 to see if there was a link between what they ate and how their brains aged. Instead of just asking people what they ate, researchers actually tested their blood to get a more accurate picture. They found that certain nutrients, like fatty acids,…