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Get Ready To Laugh Out Loud!

The Nikon Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards has crowned its funniest photographer of the year. Milko Marchetti's side-splitting shot of a 'Stuck Squirrel' took the top prize at the Oxo Gallery in......

The odd, odd world we live in!

These images prove we live in a weird world! Samantha Bailey takes a selfie with a staff member dressed like a raptor at the Jurassic Quest drive-thru Experience outside The Rose Bowl Stadium......

Mesmerising winners of the Epson panoramic awards

Truly, a sight for lockdown-weary eyes. These mesmerising panoramic shots have been revealed as the winners and shortlisted entries in the 2020 Epson International Pano Awards. Organisers reported......

Hours after typhoon, powerful 6.6-quake hits Japan

A powerful earthquake has rocked the city of Sapporo in northern Japan just hours after large parts of the south of the country was battered by the biggest typhoon to hit in 25 years. ......

Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2020 -- first pictures released

Naturally the best! Possums, primates and disappearing habitats all feature among the first images to be released from the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2020 awards. The......

Ness Wadia's arrest: Did Britannia violate listing norms?

According to Sebi's listing obligations and disclosure requirements, a company has to report any fraud, default by promoter or arrest of key managerial persons or promoters as it is a material......

World's longest railway tunnel is finally getting ready

The Gotthard Base Tunnel is a CHF 9.83 billion railway tunnel under construction in Switzerland. With a length of 57 km (35.4 mi) and a total of 151.84 km (94.3 mi) of tunnels, shafts and......

A solar powered bra that can charge a phone!

Lingerie maker Triumph International, Japan, on Wednesday unveiled a 'solar powered bra' that can generate enough power to charge a cell phone or an iPod. The environmentally friendly,......

Japan fights global warming in 'aam aadmi' way

Bicycles, car pools and fans are making a comeback into the lives of Japanese people battling soaring oil prices and global warming. Ties and jackets are also gradually being shed during the summer......

Manmohan Singh's recipe to tackle global warming

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh categorically stated on Wednesday that India would not consider any 'quantitative restrictions on carbon emissions,' and said that the first and overriding priority......

Tokyo Olympics cost almost twice due to COVID

IMAGE: Neeraj Chopra celebrates with gold medal after winning the Javelin Throw Final at the Tokyo Olympics. Photograph: Matthias Hangst/Getty Images The Tokyo 2020 Olympics, held in 2021......

Tokyo Olympic marathon to be moved to Hokkaido: IOC

IMAGE: Image used for representational purposes. Photograph: Pierre Albouy/Reuters The Olympic marathon and race walking events during Tokyo 2020 will be moved to Japan's northernmost island of......

Olympics over the years: All the numbers

IMAGE: The Olympic rings at Odori Park ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Sapporo Hokkaido, July 20, 2021. Photograph: Masashi Hara/Getty Images The 2020 Summer Olympics, officially......

Tokyo Olympics: All the interesting numbers

The Tokyo Games came to a close on Sunday, ending 16 days of high drama on and off the playing field.Here is a summary of major figures and facts at the Games:17 WORLD RECORDS IMAGE: Georgian......

'100 per cent impossible to have an Olympics with zero risk'

IMAGE: Already postponed from last year because of the pandemic, a scaled-down version of the Tokyo Olympic Games with no foreign spectators is set to start on July 23 despite public fears the......

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