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Chart: Check out the 10 cities that suffer the worst air pollution in India
According to a WHO study released on Wednesday, Delhi is the most polluted city in the world when it comes to air quality. <br />
Watch: Point, click and 3D print your own make-up!
Choi intends on selling Mink for $300 a piece initially, with inks and substrates being priced moderately. The target audience will be girls between the ages of 13 to 21 years. Though the print can only print eye shadow now, it will soon print lipsticks, creams and other beauty products.<br />
Anything can be 'Made in China'. Now, it's the turn of breast milk
According to reports, China is planning to spend US$1.6 million researching a formula that would resemble Chinese women's own breast milk.
LinkedUp: Now find romance, not just job, using LinkedIn
Just like Tinder, LinkedIn has started a new app called LinkedUp which is "smart new way to date" and find potential mates by using filters like job industry, age, proximity and gender.
Did you know that Modi has a '5F' formula for integrating agriculture with industry?
With Bharatiya Janta Party leader Narendra Modi catapulting into the national -- and global -- spotlight as a potential prime ministerial candidate, there's heightening interest in the economic policies of Modi, the chief minister of Gujarat.<br />
Check out the Ooho, a water 'bottle' that you can eat
A design student in UK has developed an edible 'bottle' of water that could rid the world of excess plastic waste.<br />
Win! Delhi, Mumbai top list of best value 5-star hotels globally
Delhi ranked number one for best deals in five-star hotels in 2013 with average prices of Rs 9,652 per night, followed by Mumbai at the second place with Rs 9,809, according to a report by Hotels.com.
Ex-boyfriend of Vinod Khosla's daughter arrested over nude pics extortion racket
A former boyfriend of Indian-American billionaire investor Vinod Khosla's daughter has been charged with threatening to publish her naked photos as part of an extortion plot
Nobel laureates to visit Indian universities as part of global initiative
The Nobel foundation, which seeks to celebrate humanity's greatest achievements in various fields, is seeking to climb down from its ivory tower and become more accessible. And India is a major part of this plan.<br />
What are Indians doing when they're online? The data might astonish you
According to a Goldman Sachs study, in 2013, the largest segment of Indians online - a little under 30 percent - spend their time on sites that come under the vague tag of 'Others', followed by a quarter of netizens who are busy browsing social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. Entertainment sites come in third, taking up 8 percent of online users' time. 'Portals' and email rank between 8 and 9 percent, rounding off the top 5 segments.<br />
Did you know: On Facebook, high school friends most likely to be unfriended
The most likely person to be unfriended on Facebook is a high school acquaintance, a new study has found.
Job-wise: Spending time on FB, Twitter may not be all that bad
The social media has moved rapidly from being 'purely social' to a 'business tool' as more and more companies are now using the platform to recruit the right people for specific jobs and this trend is expected to grow by about 50 percent this year from 2013, according to experts.
Nobel winner Garcia Marquez, master of magical realism, dies at 87
Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the Colombian author whose beguiling stories of love and longing brought Latin America to life for millions of readers and put magical realism on the literary map, died on Thursday. He was 87.
Big leap forward: SC asks govt to give transgenders equal rights to education, healthcare
Senior lawyer and head of Lawyers Collective, Anand Grover argued before the court that everyone has a right to be recognised in their chosen gender
Mad Men premiere just draws 2.3 mn viewers, lowest season debut since 2008
It was the fewest people to watch a season premiere episode of the 1960s advertising world drama starring Jon Hamm as the unstable ad man Don Draper since season two in 2008.<br />
Obsessed with selfies? It's not an addiction but a mental illness!
Selfie fans with BDD can spend hours trying to take pictures that do not show any defects or flaws in their appearance, which they are very aware of but which might be unnoticeable to others.<br />
It's all about the moolah: Marvel's Captain America beats Rio 2 to win box office
Walt Disney Co's "Captain America," which set an April ticket sales record when it opened a week ago, pulled in another $41.4 million from Friday to Sunday at US and Canadian theaters.<br />
Online frauds: India 6th most frequently attacked country
According to Kaspersky Lab, about 39.6 million users faced phishing attacks in 2013, an increase of 2.32 percent from the previous year.<br />
Deepak Parekh appointed as special advisor to Sunil Gavaskar for IPL
Parekh will be a special invitee during the IPL governing council meeting as his vast expertise in financial affairs will enable Gavaskar to ensure smooth functioning of IPL affairs for the next two months.<br />
How Apollo Hospitals' Prathap Reddy became the Ambani of healthcare
From a single hospital with 150 beds, Prathap Chandra Reddy, founder of Apollo Hospitals Ltd, became India's largest healthcare entrepreneur with over 50 hospitals in the country and abroad. Journalist Pranay Gupte brings you the full story of Reddy's rise from humble origins in his book, Healer: Dr Prathap Chandra Reddy and the Transformation of India, published by Portfolio Penguin, New Delhi.
This statement about the Titanic tragedy could fetch Rs 12 lakh in auction
Second officer Charles Lightoller's statement was taken in New York days after Titanic sank in the Atlantic waters in 1912.<br />
Move over Bollywood: US festival shows independent, small-budget Indian films
Bollywood films often capture the colour and beauty of Indian culture through high-profile stars and big-budget blockbusters, but a group of filmmakers is attempting to show a different side of India's people through smaller, independent fare.
Pay Rs 500 to restore phones disconnected for pesky calls:Trai
In a bid to check pesky calls, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) had last year approved disconnection of their phones if rules of unwanted calls and messages were flouted by them, or on their behalf.<br />
Don Draper at odds with changing world of 1968 as 'Mad Men' enters its final season
In Sunday's seventh season premiere entitled "The Beginning," the show's leading man Don, played by Jon Hamm, finds himself in unfamiliar territory as the vibrant, funky atmosphere and social upheaval of 1968 surrounds him.<br />