North Kolkata Calling !!

Seniors are no longer willing to spend their retiring days as their fathers and forefathers have spent.They are seeking for adventure and does not lack in doing daring deeds. Among many , they are not unwilling to risk their lives for the sake of risky pleasure. Many of them have taken up skydiving in their golden years. They are taking leaps from 12,500 ft. According to John Miller aged 77 years old-after leaving airplane at great height they simply forget their arthritis, pains and aches.

A 500 years old boot was recently discovered in the Alkmaar city. As always believed that farmers used wooden shoes during work, Silke Lange, an archaeologist said ' Actually this boot was from an urban contex'. The boot was found while constructing an underground waste container in Alkmaar, situated around 30 km nortwest of Amsterdam. From 1450 to 1558 these cesspits were used as toilet and waste disposal- said the archaeologist.

In it's routine image pick up, Google Street View, this time, showed an important clue. It was the picture of a man with a white bag. He was loading the bag into the trunk of a car. In Spain the authorities claimed that the picture helped them a lot.It gave them clue to track two people whom they recently arrested in the case of a man who disappeared a year ago. The police finally caught the couple on the suspicion of kidnapping the missing man. In 2022 another picture, captured by Google Street View, helped Italian police to arrest a mafia runaway fugitive after 20 years! .

In an alimony case in family court in Coimbatore, a peculiar circumstance arose.The judge ordered a 37 year old man to pay alimony of Rs80,000/-.The man executed the order by bringing 20 packed sacks. After opening the sacks the judge was shocked to find the Rs80,000/-in one and two rupee coins. He finally ordered the man to pay in currency notes! He further ordered him to pay Rs2 lakh as interim maintenance amount.

This can probably happen in India, where a section of people still believes in fake godman, sadhus etc.Recently an incident happened in Chhindkalo, a village 330km from Raipur. A villager, after waiting for quite sometime,was quite desperate to have  a child.In his desperation he visited an occultist, who convinced him that his wish will be fulfilled. The fake man adviced him to eat a live chicken. The unfortunate man, believing that at last he will be blessed with a child, followed him blindly. He chocked and died on the spot.

Living on the edge of a cliff? Yes we have heard of such circumstances where risky living is a kind of game. People living in houses known as'Suicide homes' are found in Bolivia's highland city of El Alto.These houses are built on the edge of a cliff. The residents of these houses are strong believers of Mother Earth known to them as Pachamama.Though experts are of the opinion that the cliff is eroding yet they (residents) are holding their ground and refusing to leave ! Such is their belief.

Science fictions strangely predicts future. Another S fiction seems to be moving towards reality. Google's chip 'Willow' will be able to compute under 5 minutes what supercomputer will do  in 10 septillion years. This period exceeds the age that we know about the universe.

Shabana Azmi and Javed Akhtar are married and living happily.On this monday they celebrated their 40th marriage anniversary by treating fans with sweet pictures. In her Instragram account she franky confessed that her husband still makes her laugh. Happy couple indeed!

Future Liren and Gukesh , famous international chess players, seems to be breeding in the foothills of Trissur district, Kerala, India, Out of 4,000 of the villages at least 6,000 people play the game very seriously. Though their passion for chess is undeniable yet they are unable to produce a grandmaster yet. This passion was not there before a man named Unnikrishnan, who was an expert in the game. He showed how even a pawn could overpower a queen- just by clever manoeuvring!

Donald Trump, the present President of US, is against citizenship by birth.He has taken up the issue on his first day in office.He is quite firm on undocumanted immigrants which he pledged on his campaign before election. For the above purpose he,through executive action,  would like to proceed further to ammend the Constitution, if possible. In an interview with NBC's Meet the Press , Trump confirmed this when asked about deporting immigrants.

He is a politician-he is a writer -he is a former diplomat etc etc. His name is Sashi Tharoor and he is aged around 68 years old.He has never been known as a lover of animals. Yet he suddenly finds a monkey on his lap. He hurriedly ate few bananas offered to him.Not only that but he also hugged and carresed him before finally resting his head on his chest and dozing off. This happened when he was sitting on a chair in his garden.

She was driving along a highway and was quite at ease , with a leg resting on the accelerator.Suddenly she felt something creeping up her leg that  was all the while on the accelerator.On looking down, to her horror, she saw a snake creeping on her foot. This happened to an Australian lady . The creeping thing was a very poisonous tiger snake. She somehow fended the snake off.The lady was, finally, found by the police on the side of a freeway near Melbourne.She was barefooted and shocked!

Santa has always been coming to us on a sledge with lots of gifts for children. Since 1943 Santa decided to come by train.Hence people of Appalachian Kentucky and Tennessee in the US always waited eagerly  for their Santa Train. The said train makes a journey of 177 km along small towns and remote coal country , showering gifts and presents to the little ones.

Tik tok, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and X are Social sites that are meant for matured persons. It is a concern for parents to find children creating accounts in the said sites. Australia have now decided to deal  with this situation. Recently it has passed a law to keep children under 16 out of these social sites. Australia claims that it is a world leading move to protect young people who often use these sites.It has no intention of isolating or punishing them.

Keisuke Oka was 39 when he began to construct a distinctive four storey Arimaston Building.He completed it when he was 59 ,thus giving away 20 years of his life.Strangely -he did the entire job single-handedly, using his own hands. His building is compared to the animated, Studio Ghibli film "Howl's Moving Castle." While growing up he felt Japan's buildings, in cities and towns, looked sad and devoid of life. Hence, after discussing with few friends, he started the building in 2005. He believes that we should start making things at a slower pace.

 'A Christmas Carol' is a famous novel written by Charles Dickens.There is a character in the said novel named Ebenezer Scrooge who turned from a bad into a good man overnight.He dreamt of ghosts who finally influenced his later life. A property used in the 1984 movie,based on that novel, was kept at Shrewsbury as a fictional grave of Scrooge.It became a tourist attraction.  However the popular stone is somehow destroyed. The town clerk Helen Ball said that they are discussing steps to be taken either to fix or replace it.  

Have we ever thought of picking up garbages from dumpsite and turning them into fashion items ? Ghana leads in importing huge quantity of used clothings from China,UK, Canada etc. Most of it (around 40%) goes to dumpsite due to it's bad shape. Local designers have now taken the opportunity to create new outfits out of these wastages.In a fast growing festival known as 'Obroni Wawu October ' these are exhibited as 'Upcycled fashion.'

DiCaprio and Kate Winslet were quite famous after the release of Titanic. These two actor and actress were found reunited at Harmony Gold Theatre in Los Angeles on November 19th this year.The occasion was the special screening of Lee.Actress Kate Winslet will be playing an important role in the movie.Leonardo said that she is one of the greatest talents in his generation. The actress became extremely emotional and said that she can't even look at Leo .If she does she will simply break down crying !

A banana has been steering controversy for years.It is a conceptual artwork by Maurizio Cattelcan who had duct-taped it onto the wall. On Wednesday night after five minutes bidding Justin Sun, a Chinese born crypto entrepreneur,got the prize. Sun has been heard saying that in the coming days he will eat the banana. He will do this just to become a part of that unique artistic experience.

Waiting for somebody for a long time could be a pleasure. However if the wait turns futile, one cannot help being frustrated. Beside the Bandstand voting centre some people, in the hope of seeing Salman Khan, were depressed.  Pranita Dhavale, a diehard fan of the actor, continues for a decade to meet her idol.To attend the 'hit-and-run trial case of Salman, she had been saving Rs1500/- from her salary for a long time.Just to reach Mumbai and attend the case. She is heart broken as heavy security always surrounded  him due to recent threats.

Suppose you are repairing your house. Maybe you take permission from proper authority to extend your building.When your work is progressing suddenly you come to know from the workers of the existence of an old underground tunnel.What would your reaction be ? In West Midnapore's Pingla, such a situation has been faced by Anima Ghosh, the owner. Excavation work was in progress for further construction when the workers stumbled upon a tunnel.It led to a 15 foot wide chamber. The chamber was found with a wall below it. Later the BDO Lakpa Wangchu Sherpa of Pingla visited the site.According to him photos will be taken for the experts.They will decide whether it's an important historical find or not !

During those days, when Ray( Indian Oscar winning film director)decided to film "Pother Panchali", acting in 'Cinema' was not considered a prestigious profession.Hence Durga-sorry Uma Dasgupta's father wasn't willing.After persueing for quite sometime the father accepted but with a condition. She will do it  without any remuneration. According to her son Sourav Sen finally Ray presented her 'Rabindra Rachanabali' which was accepted. She left us on Monday at the age 83 .RIP.

Have you ever heard that a buffalo is frustrated since it was not being served it's daily beer ? This happened in Bihar since the State has become dry due to prohibition of liquor. Raja, the name of the buffalo bull ,was brought from Varanasi from Asia's largest cattle fair. Owner Ram Jatan Yadav laments that Raja was served beer twice daily .This kept it in good mood.It used to impregnate buffaloes which gave birth to high- breed calves. Without daily beer it has become emotionally upset and is unable to do it's duty!

Mike Tyson, the well known boxer of yesteryear, decided to enter the ring once again.At present he is 58  years old but still young at heart. Hence fans came pouring in and filled the home of the NFL's Dallas Cowboys this friday.YouTuber Jake Paul, who is only 27 year old and a boxer, will fight it out with the former heavyweight champion. "I was trying to hurt him a little bit"he later said.He concluded that he was scared, too, that Tyson might hurt him. The crowd wanted more action and they shouted for it. Jake, however, dropped his gloves before the final bell and bowed towards Tyson.

Villagers in Dantewada (Raipur) were overwhelmed to find oil in their wells.At last God has given them plenty to become rich.They found liquid oil in their wells.We are all aware of the riches of Arab countries. Now it is their turn they thought. Buckets of oil were drawn by them. Their dreams soon ended when they found cops at door, ordering them to return the oil. Finally Officials of petroleum arrived . After enquiry it was found that a nearby fuel pump lost 14, 000 litres of petrol due to leakage in their underground resrver !

Water melon pizza? No we have never heard such a name. The pizza chef Naples based Gino Sorbillo could be said the pioneer in the subject.He had already produced pineapple pizza. He is also probably the first chef to involve bananas too. The vice president of The True Neapolitan Pizza Accociation is quite adamant about using fruits in pizza. Gino, however, believes that it is tasty, healthy as well as fresh. Gino is further thinking of using Haldi for the same purpose.He thinks that today's pizzas are quite different from those thirty years ago. Will it be named Desi Pijjah?'

The Rolls-Royce car of 1951 vintage was ordered by Jawaharlal Nehru on behalf of the Maharani of Baroda.It has now become a curse for the family.The daughter of the family suffers a divorce with her husband.The reason for the divorce? The 1951 vintage Rolls-Royce built by H J Mulliner & Co. The husband was eager to get the family's prized car as a dowry. Finally this led to a suite in the court. The case is now with the Supreme Court's meditation centre.

"Since I love you ,I love your dog too."We have been hearing this for a long time. It actually means , that when a person wants to influence  someone he tries to find out his interest.People with same interest usually develop a kind of friendship..and it is expected that a good friend is also a good well-wisher.  With this in mind, South Korean President Yun Suk Yeol, who left golfing for eight years... once again decided to go for it. He is well aware of Trump's love for the game. Motive ? To please Trump so that US defence commitment shouldn't hurt South Korea's trade interest!

On this Sunday S.Jaishankar, India's external minister, emphasised that our Prime Minister Narendra Modi is quite confident about the new president of US. In the Silver Jubilee Celebrations of Aditya Birla Scholarship Programme in Mumbai Jaishankar said that though many nations might feel uneasy yet India need not worry. Our PM's rapport with the Presidents of US, be it Obama or Biden, was always excellent . Hence ,like many other nations, India is not at all anxious.

Ramdulal De (Deb) started  this puja along with other pujas in the year 1770. The pujas are held in Ramdulal Niwas 67E Beadon Street.Kolkata 700006.                                        

Within a month at least 600 migratory birds died in Sambhar Lake, Rajasthan.According to forest officials neuro muscular illness is responsible for the bird's death.Teams have been sent to find the carcasses since these could spread the disease further.A kind of toxin known as clostridium botulinum causes avian botulism-according to Dau Lal PhD in zoology. At present there are more than 300,000 birds believes Gaurav Dadhich, a wildlife enthusiast.He further said that among the deaths  were six species and immediate steps should be taken to save the birds !

Those aware of the  History of England & France,could easily catch up with the most beautiful Queen Antoinette's tragedy.There was a scandal that surrounded a necklace which was studded with diamonds.In fact this led to the downfall of the unhappy last queen Marie Antoinette who was finally beheaded.This diamond will be put up for sale in Geneva next week.According to Sotheby the 300 carats jewel is valued around 2.3 million dollars.The scandal where a  hard-up noblewomen pretended to be the queen and thereby acquired the necklace.She did this without making any payments.

He was conjugally  a very unhappy man.His wife , according to him, was a very demanding lady.They often argued and sometime even fought with each other. Finally they divorced when it was known that she had an affair with someone else and was still carrying on with it. He worked for the railways as a stationmaster and was finding it hard to concentrate on his regular duties. Recently due to this the railways suffered a lot. The man from Visakhapatnam was having a call from her.A few moments later he angrily said OK and put down the phone.However the microphone was on and his OK was mistakenly taken as  a go-ahead signal for a train into a Maoist territory .Luckily there was no accident but it caused a 3 crore loss for the railways!

Bengalis, in America, are not unhappy in Donald Trump's win to the top job. Partha Sarathi Chatterjee, the technology chairman and leader of Trustees of Houston Durgabari, thinks that many had doubts about Trump's truthfulness, integrity and character. But he was simply chosen   for  real issues such as illegal immigration,loss of manufacturing, inflation and problem created by China and terrorism. It is also true that it was a Bengali, named Ramdulal De, who was mainly responsible for pioneering Indo-American trade relation after America became independent from British rule.

Men like Anupam Kher likes to stay young and always prefer to help his co-actors. Anil Kapoor thinks that Kher is one of the biggest risk takers of the industry. He takes his hat off for the hindi medium boy. He thinks  himself quite fortunate to act with him in several movies . He believes that at 69 Anupam Kher is still just a young boy at heart and believes that he could do well in gym at this age too.The whole industry has nothing but praise for his 40 years in cinema. He found it very strange to see the septuagenarian actor's ease at playing any role that he is offered.

Australian umpire  Leigh Haussen was wearing an Osama costume. Osama bin Laden' s name, involved in that costume ,was not taken as a good gesture.We are all aware that Laden was killed in 2011 by a special operation conducted by US.He was the founder of al Qaeda militant group.The Australian Football League said that the costume was "inappropriate, offensive and in poor taste."Finally Haussen confessed that he made a mistake and was sorry.He added that it was not meant to offend anyone.

Till now we have seen 65 inches TV which are considered quite big. US manufacturers are now bringing Big TV known as XXL screens which measures over 8 feet across. There is a question whether this large TV could replace the timing spend on cell phones and tablets. Stream movies and TV shows are quite  popular medias for time spending. TV makers and retailers believe that buyers trading up range from millennials and members of Gen X to tech-native Gen Z crowd.

We all know about the birth of Krishna under severe circumstances. In the same way a new born was found clinging in the branches of a tree.He was thrown away from a bridge by someone but luckily got stuck there. Finally rescued but with several wounds.Probably the crows pecked at him and thus the wounds. He was sent to the LLR hospital in Kanpur where all the staffs were very impressed.The day he was found coincided with Janmashtami and hence he was named Krishna .The staffs did their best and cured him.They were very fond of him . They missed him when he was taken away by the police and handed over to child welfare committee.

His name is Mark Longo aged 34 years old. He rescued a squirrel which soon became his pet.He named it Peanut and trained it to do interesting tricks. It wears a cowboy hat, eat waffles and plays with his cat. Soon Mark decided to put it up in social media by the name Peanut also spelled P'nut or PNUT. It wasn't long for the squirrel to become a star performer .Finally it came to the authoritie's knowledge and they raided his house and seized it. Several persons reported to them about keeping it in house which has the potential to spread rabies. Besides it is against the law to keep wildlife captive in one's house.

A Himachal Pradesh women committed Sati on a Diwali day. Till now the people of  Sammoo village in Hamirpur district, prefer not to celebrate Diwali. The elders of the village warned the youngsters that if they celebrate  this particular day, there will be misfortune, disaster and deaths. The legend has it that a woman left her parents's home to celebrate Diwali. On her way she came to known of her soldier husband's death.She immediately decided to burn herself in her husband"s pyre, though she was pregnant! The villagers follow this so strictly that they prefer to stay out of any Diwali celebrations even when they are not in the village!

The Indian village's name was Daulatpur Nasirabad. In 1978 the president of America visited the village with the then chief minister Devi Lal. The American president was none other than Jimmy Carter. After the President left the village in Gurugram it's name became known as Carterpuri.This shows how popular Jimmy Carter was.

A newspapers is offering several tips to keep our pet dogs in mood during Diwali. It is not unknown that dogs, during this festive season ,are the most unhappy lots. They cannot tolerate the sound of loud crackers. Today while reading the newspapers, I found a new method offered to calm and sooth our pet dogs. We must thank the publisher for understanding our feelings towards the troubles of our dear ones. The solution given by them is to play Classical Music to sooth their nerves. We are all aware of dogs loving music.Probably that was the reason why the HMV's (His Master's Voice) symbol was a dog listening intently to music coming out through it's amplifier! Thanks to TOI for offering us such a wonderful solution. What says the Classical Music fraternity?

Where have all the students gone ? This is the question that is creating headache for the Chinese Government. More than 1000 kindergarten schools of China are closed due to lack of students. This is happening due to a decline in birth rate. China, which once had a great population growth, is now worried about this decline in birth rate. This decline has been noted for the third consecutive year. It dropped by 11.55% which comes to 5.35 million.The primary schools too dropped by at least 3.8 per cent. Government, through various schemes , is leaving no stone unturned to fill the void.  

Kamala Harris seems to be breaking new grounds. Became the first African American and first person of South Asian heritage to become US vice president. It is an expectation that she has a fair chance to become the fifth sitting veep. Further ,she also has the chance to win and get the top job-The President of America!

In  fashion world hairstyle is always  considered as very important . Some young Londoners  have decided now to break the stereotype system. These young groups of students and professionals believe that they have designed the first ever emojis of black and mixed race hairstyles. The project wants to break the belief that African hairstyle is not only  unprofessional but  unattracting and unclean. Among the present 4000 emojis, none showcases black or mixed race hairstyles . This will break the society standards believes, Jayzik Duckoo, a project worker aged 17 years old.

Satyajit Ray, the world famous Oscar winning Indian film director, is being given a Blue Plaque. It is a honour given to famous person, event or a former building in a public place. There are at least 75 blue plaques in Hampstead. These are presented by English Heritage or its forebears , Society of Arts, London County Council and Greater London Council. Hampstead is known for the rich and famous like Agatha Christie,T S Eliot, Elizabeth Taylor, Sigmund Freud etc. Ray's son Sandip Ray provided a letter which showed that the Director lived in the Hampstead house during the 50s.

In Madhya Pradesh the Barwani district hospital experienced a strange controversy. A 30 year old man named Rakesh was brought there as a snake bite case. While the nurses were preparing to attend the patient, suddenly a Tantrik or an Ojha appeared from nowhere. From a video recording it was found that the Ojha was throwing Neem leaves towards the patient while uttering mantras .The sisters were simply staring at the ongoing event. Strangely, after sometime passed,Rakesh was found seeping a cup of tea. Anita Singare,, the district hospitals civil surgeon, claimed that the patient survived because he was administered anti venom and that was the reason for his recovery- not for any black magic of Ojha. On the other hand, the patients family  believed that the Ojha was responsible for the cure.

He was found by  Russian authorities after 27 days in the wide lonely sea. They were three of them in a small boat. Among them two  - his brother and nephew-perished.They found  a man wearing a hooded jacket - lean and thin with vacant eyes. His uncut beards covered his face that added to his wretchedness.A red flag was tied on his sailboat.They found the boat near the water of the Sea of Okhotsk .It was however first spotted by a fishermen vessel off the Coast of the Kamchatka peninsula.

        

Usually peacocks are not seen at  great heights. Probably due to climate change they seem to be roaming at  unexpected places . Though they have been seen roaming at a height of 2000 meters but that is very rare. In this year a peacock was seen at a height of 6,500ft in the Kumaon Himalayas. Experts still believe that this has been happening mainly due to climate change. Ranger with Bageshwar named Shyam Singh Karayt mentions that this is probably due to shift in weather patterns and habitat changes. Animals are beginning to venture into new territories in search of food or water.

It was rather surprising for the archaeologist to find an old substance tied around a mummy's neck. She was a young lady and she died around 3600 years ago. On further investigation it was found to be a cheese that has dried up through ages and become hard and powdery. It was a bronze age coffin that was found on 2003. The Tarim Basin desert was exceptionally in favour of the climate which preserved the young ladie's coffin. In fact her boots ,hat and the cheese that adorned her neck were well preserved.

Ramdulal De is well known for his pioneering jobs with America.When America gained independence from British rule few Indians were eager to do business with this newly independent country.An important merchant from Bengal ,to create Trade & Commerce relation with America, was Ramdulal.In fact he is known as the Pioneer in Indo-American Trade Relation. Among his two sons, named Chatu Babu and Latu Babu-Chatu Babu (Ashutosh Deb) is also known as first Bengali Sitarist. Saibal Kumar Deb, a descendant of the renowned family is also a musician. He organises programs in Classical Music. His elder brother Ptd. Sandip Deb is well known in Classical Music World for Tabla (Benaras Gharana). Pt Ravishankar

Finally it is up to a Russian astronaut to bring back Sunita Williams and her company back to earth. His name is Aleksandre Vladimirovich and he takes up the responsibility to bring them black from ISS.

What is the world's oldest printed book? The question came from one of my friends casually. To be very honest I failed to answer.While reading today's Newspaper I suddenly came across that same question and fortunately got the answer. It says that the oldest printed book's date is May 11th 868.It was a Chinese translation of Vajracchedik Prajnaparamita Sutra from Diamond Sutra.It is consider as the world's oldest printed book. A monk who got it from the 'caves of thousand Buddhs' sold it to a British archaeologist in the year 1907.

Being born in Calcutta we are still nostalgic about trams. From our childhood days we have been using trams very comfortably for dropping us to our destinations. Whenever our driver was absent my sister preferred tram sevice to go to school. She studied at Calcutta Girls High School which was very near to Dr.Bidhan Chandra Roy's house. Dr.Roy was then the Chief Minister of Bengal.We brothers too liked this service whenever we faced a similar situation. Hence whenever we read about the non existence of tram in Kolkata we miss a heartbeat. However ñow we are happy to learn 'Trams being brought back in many cities.'

A UKG student was taken by a man to an abundant house on this Saturday. She was threatened to follow him through a narrow lane.This was later found from the CCTV footage.On reaching the desired place the culprit ordered the little girl to take off her clothe.In fact he warned her that she will be killed if she disobeyed his words.When he was about to sexually assault her, a troop of monkeys came rushing in. The man left the girl and ran as fast as he could for safety. Later she related everything to her father. The police is yet to locate the man. This happened in Baghpat, Meerut, India.

In the previous Octoberfest revellers consumed 6.5 million litres of beer. Visitors crossed more than seven million. This year there was a rush when the festival began in Munich, Germany this Saturday, It is known as the world's biggest beer festival.Since there was a series of attack in Germany by the jihadists, strict security was arranged this time.

A Thai lady was busy preparing evening meal for the family. Suddenly she experienced a sharp pain in her thigh. On looking down she found a huge python around her leg. The 16 foot python coiled itself around her thigh and was trying to pull her down to the ground. She screamed aloud which attracted a neighbour who came to the rescue. Finding the situation beyond his control he ran and called the authorities. Finally the police along with the animal control officers arrived. They immediately went into action by hitting at the snake's head with a crowbar. Unable to bear the pain the snake released it's grip on the lady. The 64 year Bangkok lady named Arom, spent about 2 hours to get herself freed from its painful grip.

- . Norway becomes the world's first to take fossil fuel vehicles off the road.Among 2.8 million registered private cars 753,905 runs on petrol.Other 754,303 have already started using all-electric vehicles. Few could imagine 10 years ago of such a historic milestone.Although the country is a major oil and gas producer, yet a target has been set to sell only zero-emisson vehicles by 2025.

A doctor and his aid showed extraordinary dedication towards their sense of duty.The river in Odisha (India) was flooded dangerously and there was no other ways to cross it. Undaunted by the challenge before them ,the govt doctor Darli and his assistant Pujari took the risk by swimming across the river to attend patients.They not only attended around a dozen patients but distributed medicines among them.

"We want justice..We want justice..We want justice." The entire world is crying for justice in the ghastly RG Kar Rape And Murder case. Canada, America, Mexico, Poland, Denmark, Switzerland, Finland, Sweden, Netherlands, Ireland, Britain, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, South Africa, Nigeria, Jambia, Tanzania, Singapore, Australia, Newzealand, Japan, Taiwan and other countries are involved in the angry protest. More than 130 cities too are crying for Justice! Hopefully Supreme Court of India will do that Justice in its verdict!!

From my childhood I have been watching the Big Clock.Later it was shifted near the 2nd landing of our staircase.I was probably a young man of 24 when the Grandfather Clock was replaced in its present freestanding spot. Well to come back to what I was saying, the GFC had always created a strange feeling within me.Its low and deep sound of chiming always seemed to wisper something strange into my ears!Both hands of the GFC sometimes resembled as two big eyes, following me in my every steps. Later in life it somehow scared as well as helped me in several ways. Whether it really happened or it was a kind of hallucination I still couldn't believe - but it did happen. I had an important business appointment at 10.30 am on a Monday morning.There is no denying that I was a bit tensed.I had my whole heart on this, since a lot of things were involved in that meeting. As mentioned, that I was a bit tensed, I repeatedly watched the GFC's hands to be punctual in my timing. Finally when I r...

He is at present 123 years old and is considered as the oldest crocodile in the world. He has been named Henry by the famous hunter Sir Henry Neumann.Worried by the blood thirsty crocodile,the tribe invited Sir Henry to kill it.In the meanwhile the croc targetted children and has become a ferocious killer. The hunter was, however, impressed by the size and its terrifying teeth and massive frame.He finally captured and decided to send him to Crockworld Conservation Centre in Scotburg,South Africa.

Food crisis in Nambia has led the country to butcher 723 wild animals.Around 83 elephants too are included in the execution.Even zebras,hippos,impalas are in the list.The main aim is to provide food as well as to avoid encounters. The country is facing its worst drought in a century,Around 1.4 millions people are in danger of going without food. Namibia's Ministery of Environment, Forestry and Tourism was compelled to take such a cruel decision!

A jar aged 3,500 years old was accidentally broken by a 4 year old boy.It was displayed at the Hecht Museum in Israel.The curiosity of a four year old boy was the cause of this mishap.This happened when the boy wanted to peep inside the jar.The jar belongs to the era of King David and his son King Solomon. The museum authority, however,said that it would be repaired by experts.After final inspection it would be put up for visitors, once again. The boy's family was invited back to, once again, view the pitcher.

Not for modesty's sake but to avoid getting splinters-the visitors of a Museum are requested to walk naked.They can, however, have their shoes on. The Museum in Marseille, a southern French city, while inviting visitors to discover Europe's relationship to naturist lifestyle, decided to lay such rule. It is only once in a month that visitors can explore the history of naturism in Museum of Civilizations of Europe and Mediterranean (Mucem). France could be the world's leading destination for tourists who enjoy going naked -describes Mucem.

Authorities in Hong Kong are advising teenagers to spend more time in playing badminton.Accordening to them this might help them to avoid premarital sex. The education bureau published a 70 page document to guid the adolescents.It was not for encouraging students to start dating or having sexual life in early life.Instead it advises them to limit their intimacy and avoid wearing clothes that might act as 'visual stimulation.'

Undaunted by age, she drove a Ferrari around the Silverstone motor racing circuit at 210kmph to mark her 100th birthday.This happened just 2years ago. And now at her 102nd birthday the daredevil British lady, once again, proved her mettle by skydiving out of a plane.Manette Bailllie, the woman,is the oldest Britain's skydiver.She believes her daring antics might inspire other elderly persons. Unbelievably, she jumped from a height over 6,900 feet, though closing her eyes tightly.She admitted that although she dived with an assistant yet the entire journey was a bit scary!

In France bees are unable to produce honey.In fact the bees are starving to death.A beekeeper in Saint-Ours-les-Roches in Central France, named Michael Isambert, lost 70% of honey.Each beehive usually produce 15 kilos a year but this year, according to Isambert, it came down between 5 to 7 kilos. Low temperature and heavy rainfall is the cause of low production.Due to this flowers too are failing to produce nectar, which the bees collect to produce honey.

Wonder how we should react if we suddenly see a man tossing bundles of cash in a crowded street.What will be our first instinct? To grab as many as we could manage? Just look on unbelievingly? Or possibly think that someone fortunatly got rich accidentally. It happened on this Friday in Kukatpally, Hyderabad.A 23 year old man, named Korapathi(not Krorepati) Vamshi, who has business in readymade garments, was responsible for this magnanimity. Previously he has posted in Instagram showing ' showering cash.' Finally he bought large number of liquor bottles and distri uted those in the street. These viral posts has been viewed by a large number of viewers! Unfortunately this Friday's act attracted the police.He was arrested and remanded to 14 days judicial custody.

From a mine in Botswana the biggest diamond, of more than a century, is found.At a viewing ceremony,Prez Mokgweetsi Masisi showed to the world the fist sized diamond.The Botswana Government claimed that this huge 2,492 carat stone is the second biggest find since 1905. Naseem Lahri, the Botswana MD for Lucara Diamond Corp said that the Canadian mining company has made a history.The unnamed diamond approximately weighs half a kilogram!

Once again it proves that age is just a number.Ex Naval Commander Vallabhajosyula Sriramulu, after winning three gold medals at the World Masters Athletics Championship in Sweden's Gothenburg,proved this again.He is now 101 yrs old and was a sailor of INS Vikrant, the aircraft carrier. He bagged these gold in shotput, javelin and discus.

Who have not heard of Mike Tyson. He is the undisputed heavyweight boxing champion 1987 to 1990.At present he is 58 and, unbelievably, wants to put on his gloves, once again, against Jake Paul.Considering his age as well as his health,he could probably be in danger. He, however, proudly claims,"Who else can do it but me." He said this at the packed press conference where the crowd cheered.Paul said,"Hey New York, you are just like Mike Tyson- you were good 20 years ago." .

A warship, hit by German torpedo in October 1914, was found this week.UK divers believe that they have discovered the Royal Navy warship which sank off Scotland during World War1.Unbelievely it was virtually intact.Paul Downs, one of the divers, filmed footage of the long lost wreck.He mentioned it as"a once in a lifetime discovery" especially finding it almost in a perfect condition.

We often come up with news of rape & murder.Almost every day either in newspapers,TV, social media etc. We are almost forced to watch inhuman activities by some abnormal and perverted... animals. We have probably reached an extremely unavoidable stage where protest from international level too is showing up. From UK to Germany-Time Square from New York to Canada.Indians in Los Angeles too have decided to gather at Lake Hollywood Parks at 11am on Sunday to protest for the RG Kar rape murder crime. Indian Doctors in UK will begin a protest from Manchester along with others participating in candlelight march. Bengali community with their non- Bengali friends in Cologne, Germany met on Colongne Cathedral staircase on 15th August to protest.They were in black dress. Is this the Great Awakening that we have been waiting for so long?

Honey is not only tasty but it is used medically for various health issues.It is being used for a long time.Our grandmothers and their grandmothers too have been using it for various purposes. But could we believe that it has been used by the Egyptians more than 3,000 years ago ? In 2015 archaeologists found pots of honey from ancient Egyptian tombs.Surprisingly they were found in perfectly edible state.Honey with its low moisture content can be preserved indefinitely.

A drunk woman was trying to stop a public bus near Vidhya Nagar in Hyderabad. According to Nallakunta police the woman waved when the bus already crossed the Vidya Nagar bus stop.As there was a turning the bus driver slowed down after crossing it.The infuriated woman(50yr) threw a liquor bottle and damaged the windshield.The woman conductor along with passangers, caught the inhebrated lady.Suddenly and without warning, she took out a snake from her handbag and threw at the conductor.She however escaped unhurt while the snake crawled away and disappeared. A case was registered against the woman.

A pet Labrador falls on a 4 year old girl from a 5th floor terrace. The nearby CCTV recorded the event.It happened on Dargah Road in Mumbra,Thane. The little girl was walking with her mother on this Tuesday.They were out to exchange a packet of diapers from a nearby shop.Suddenly a big Labrador fell on the little girl Sana.She was immediately taken to CSM Hospital where after an ECG she was declared dead. The owner of the dog was accused of occupying the entire terrace for keeping dogs of various breeds.The incident happened due to the owner's negligence- complained the local persons to the police. ;

Victor Hugo the author of the famous book "Les Miserables"probably never thought that his story would repeat in real life. A bank fraudster, who disappeared with Rs50 lakh, a long long time ago, was finally arrested.In the meanwhile he was declared dead by a local court.Not only that but the culprit had disguised himself as a sadhu (hermit) when he was caught from a village in Tamil Nadu. He was a computer operator in State Bank of India in branch at Hyderabad.He fled after taking a fictitious loan on May1 2002.Though he was married, yet in 2007 he married again after changing his name to M Vineet Kumar.

Mummification began around 2600 BCE by the Egyptian.After its discovery many things, including valuable items, were revealed. A mummy discovered on an archaeological expedition, carried out during 1935,showed a strange dissimilarity from others, so far.She was found with her mouth wide open which gave the belief that she may have died in agony.Also might have a rare form of muscular stiffening known as cadaveric spasm.It might have occurred at the moment of death. Scientist, after using CT scans performed a 'virtual dissection ' to find out the mystery behind it.The examination brought forward the followings :- The mummified woman was 48Yrs old,had a mild arthritis of the spine.She also lost some teeth -accordind to Prof. Sahar Saleem.Her body was embalmed 3,500 years ago. When asked whether she was embalmed while alive Saleem replied that he doesn't believe that it was possible. However no explanation came for the "Screaming Woman."

It was a very unexpected landslide where Sujatha Aninanchira and her family found their home completely flattened.Though by sheer luck they were saved yet danger never left them throughout the night. After extricating themselves from their home, which had turned into rubble, they climbed a nearby hillock.Since it was quite dark, their vision escaped another danger that lay just ahead.However when their visions were clear fear gripped them.They were face to face with three elephants, just half a meter from them. Somehow the elephants too were aware of the situation and decided to stay quite. Around 6am they were rescued by the local people ! This happened near a village in Kerala, India,

We have been visiting Nahoum & Sons practically from our school days.Often our father came to school with our Ford Prefect American car.After getting us all into the car he instructed Murari,our driver,to take us towards Hogg Market (New Market). After getting down he took us straight to Nahoum.We were very impressed with two young Nahum brothers. They were oozing with life and asked us what we would like to have - always smiling and playful. Our favourite was,of course, chicken patties & brightly coloured chocolate pastries.Their kosher chicken meat, not available anymore, had a different taste.They had a special way to butcher the chickens hygienically and with minimum pain. Came to know that present owner Adam Nahoum has opted to cease sale of chicken products.Unavailability of koser butcher which the Jewish community always preferred?

Most of us have probably heard the song by John Denver "Country roads take me home/To the place I belong." An Andhra Pradesh truck driver, who have been in his duty for a long time, missed his wife.He missed very dearly and was desperate to meet her by any means.He finally reached his village home but came to know that his wife went to Muchumarri,her father's home. He found an APSRTC bus parked at a bus stand.Finding the bus with the key attached,he was unable to control his temptation.Durgaiah (name of the driver) without a second thought, drove the bus towards his wife's village. Unfortunately he was intercepted by police before he reached her.His romantic adventure, to his dismay, only landed him to police custody!

The Maheshwaram eatery, Hyderabad, had a comical experience.A thief entered when it was closed for the night.The close circuit camera recorded the entire happenings from the thief's entering till his leaving with a lot of frustration. He was disgusted to find nothing worth stealing.There was nothing in the cashbox and there was no food to eat! Finally, before leaving, he opened the fridge and found few water bottles.He took one, opend his wallet and left ₹20/- on the table for the bottle. This entire episode got recorded and went viral.

It was Bernard Shaw who mentioned two things that define us.Your patience when you have nothing And your attitude when you have everything. Alexander the Great's intention was to conquer East India.One of his friends adviced him to wait for the proper moment.In fact he along with his army were tired.But reckless and young Alexander, without heeding the friend's advice, ordered his army to move towards India.Finally he failed in his intention and had to return to Greece.In the way he died! Thus only by dint of inexhaustible patience one get what one wishes.

It is quite surprising to find cacain in shark's body.It is a recently found fact by the Brazilian researchers.Last week,in a study that was published, researchers tested at least 13 sharkes and found cocaine in their muscle tissues and liver. This test proved that sharks have 100 times more cocaine than any other marine life previously observed. Oswaldo Cruze Foundation's Rachel Ann Hauser Davis,a co-author of the study and a biologist said,'It's the first time this data has ever been found for any top predater'.

Toilet papers, which the entire developed world uses,are made from ' virgin wood.' It is probably time for advanced countries to learn from poor and developing nations of Asia. Their way of washing is more nature friendly and maintains basic hygine. The Economic Survey is against execcive use of toilet paper and believe that there should be a behavioral change. A single roll toilet paper uses 1.5 pounds of wood, 1.3kwh of electricity and around 37 gallons of water.In this respect Ashian countries provide valuable lessons yet they remain excluded from mainstream discussions.

We are used to giving our children various crispy chips.Beautifully designed and packed,these crunchy chips attracts them too.In fact they love it. In Japan, however,such a product have been introduced but with a change. It is meant for adults over 18 years The brand name of the company is 'R18+Curry Chips.' These chips are banned for children because they are very spicy that cause pain. After eating these 14 Japanese high school students were admitted to hospital.More than 30 students at a Tokyo school ate it.Some started complaining of nausea and acute pain around their mouth.One of them felt so weak that he was compelled to take the help of a wheelchair. ;

There seems to be a security failure in matter of Trump's shooting.Though cops were aware of the shooting 86 seconds before it was taken, they could not or did not take the required action.The shooter was detected lying on the roof while preparing himself to fire.It went off after the first audible attempt to alert the police.

[17/07, 4:25 PM] Saibal Deb: What are the names of Ragas with following Sargams Sa re Ga Ma Pa da Ni Sa [17/07, 4:25 PM] Meta AI: The Sargam "Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Da Ni Sa" corresponds to the following Ragas: - Kafi - Bageshri - Jhinjhoti - Kaushik Kanada - Kafi Kanada Please note that the same Sargam can be used in various Ragas, and the specific Raga being referred to may depend on the context and the specific composition being played. [17/07, 4:27 PM] Saibal Deb: With Re and Da as komal? [17/07, 4:27 PM] Meta AI: With Re and Da as komal (flat), the Sargam "Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Da Ni Sa" corresponds to the following Ragas: - Kafi (with a komal Re and Da, it's a variant of Kafi) - Bageshri (some versions use a komal Re and Da) - Jhinjhoti (some versions use a komal Re and Da) - Mand (a rare Raga that uses komal Re and Da) - Sughrai (a rare Raga that uses komal Re and Da) Keep in mind that the use of komal or tivra (sharp) versions of Re and Da can vary depending on the...

We have heard of dreams in sleep which gives some Godly direction to the dreamer. Recently Baba Yogi Chaitanya Akash claimmed to have received such a divine direction.As directed he built a temple high(5000 meters) up at the eco-sensetive Uttarakhand mountain. A villager named Mahendra Singh Dhami informed that the Baba convinced the villagers by saying that he has been directed by Devi Bhagwati,in his dream, to build the temple. Another local resident said that the Baba has misled them.For centuries every 12 years, during the Nanda Raj Yatra,their deities have visited the kund. The local administration is looking after the matter as no permission was sort to build the temple.

Yes Mirza Ghalib, the famous Urdhu poet, lived in North Calcutta's Ramdulal Sarkar Street near Girish Chandra Dey & Nakur Chandra Nandy. His love for the city is mentioned in one of his creation Safar-e-Kolkattah. Finally he left for Lucknow or rather was compelled to leave. He would have stayed in Calcutta since he thought it was a'Kamal ki jagah.'He further said 'Bangali 100 saal peachhe bhi jetein hai aur 100 saal aage bhi.'

It is not unusual to find tremendous fan response when an artist performs.Tickets are sold and big halls and stadiums are overcrowded.A lot of commercialism is involved in such shows. Since organisers are aware of their monetary gains they take every precautions to see to it.To create perception, school and college students are involved as genuine audience.In fact these fake fans are paid around Rs200 to Rs500 + free meals to act as cheerleaders. Agents and agencies too are involved.Hence everybody seems happy and 'the show goes on.'

She was swept out to the wide sea while swimming at a Japanese beach.She was more than 80km away from the shore in her swiming ring.The chinese woman ,in her 20s, was spotted by a cargo ship off the southern tip of Boso Peninsula.Immediately two of it's crew jumped into the sea and rescued her. She was sent to a hospital where the doctor found her in good health though slightly dehydrated.

He was caught while trying to smuggle around 100 live snakes, forcefully concealed inside his trouser. This came to light when the unnamed traveller was on the point of slipping out of a semi-autonomous Hong Kong into border city of Shenzhen.This was verified by Customs officer. They found that the pockets of the trousers were packed with six canvas drawstring bags which were sealed with tape.When finally opened they found living snakes in all shapes,size and colours !

After 22 years, body of William Stampfl was found buried under snow.He was reported missing from the year 2002 while scaling a snowy peak in Peru.He was aged 59 years when found missing.The snow has helped to keep his body along with clothes, harness and boots in perfect shape.He was identified as an American by his passport which was in good form too. An avalanche was the reason. It buried the entire group when they were 22,000 feet. high on the mountain Huascaran.

Nutal Ravindar joins primary school at Anandpur in Jainad mandal in Allahabad district last week.While he was teaching class 7 students a tree fell outside which scared the boys. 9 students in his class first said about the ghost in class They were sure that there was something evil happening in class 5 room. They heard mysterious sound coming from that particular classroom. Ravindar decided to sleep in that classroom for a night. He wanted to prove to the students that there were no ghosts or anything to be afraid of. The student requested him to do that on the 5 July which was a moonless night(Amavasya). The teacher with a bed sheet and a torch entered class 5 at 8:00 pm. Next day around 6:00 am the students, all excited, awaited outside the room. Finally the door opened and their teacher came out alive with a smile !

Mount Everest,the highest peak in the world , is littered with garbages. Nepal government has now decided to clean up the mess. Government funded team of soldiers and Sherpas, till now, have removed 11 tonnes of garbage. Along with this 4 dead bodies and a skeleton was removed during this year's climbing. According to Ang Babu Sherpa, the team leader of Sherpas, there could be around 40 to 50 tonnes of garbage near the last camp, from where the climbers make their final attempt to the summit.The list consists of gas cartridges, oxygen bottles,tent packs, food packets, ropes for climbing etc. Since 1953 when the peak was first conquered, thousands tried to scale the mountain and left their rejected belongings behind. Now the Government strictly made rule.Climbers have to bring back their garbage. ;

South Korea is investigating a Robot Suicide after it jumped to its own death from a staircase. It is probably the first such case coming into notice. California based startup Bear Robotics designed its own unique robot which was appointed City Council Officer .It works from 9am to 6pm like any other employee.Never did it misbehaved. Hence the question of a 'Robot Suicide ' is indeed very surprising! ;

The artist's name is Tailor Swift, who is going to perform in three Eras Tour concerts in a German city.For this famous show the city Gelsenkirchen has(at least temporarily) changed it's name to 'Swiftkirchen.'Her shows will be on 17, 18 and 19th July. Her fan, named Aleshanee Westhoff, who suggested the name to the city's mayor and started a petition a few weeks. The concert will be held at the stadium which could accommodate 70,000 fans. This will generate huge revenue! ;

Finally Japan Government eliminated the use of floppy discs. To modernise the bureaucracy,the country has been trying for more than two decades to do away with this old system.They successeded their war against floppy discs on June 28 ! Digital minister Taro Kono had been very serious about elemaneting fax machines including other analogue technology in government.During Covid-19 pandemic they realised that they relied too much upon outdated technology and paper fillings.

"North Kolkata Calling" is a blog that explores the culture, history, and daily life of North Kolkata, a region in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The blog likely features stories, experiences, and perspectives on: - Local traditions and customs - Historical landmarks and architecture - Food, music, and art - People and their stories - Neighborhoods and local markets - Cultural events and festivals. The blog might be a great resource for those interested in learning more about the rich cultural heritage and daily life of North Kolkata. (An AI generated report) ;

Probably this is the first restaurant for elephants.It serves strictly vegetarian menus. The staffs are well aware of their customers and are always alert to serve them in their best ways. This restaurant has been opened in Odisha's Chandaka wildlife sanctuary.Customers ? The young and baby elephants who have been separated from their mothers.They are finally trained as kumki elephants.They will be used for locating tiger presence in certain areas.They will also be used for taming other wild elephants. ;

A Swedish town, with around 5000 people, launched a campaign in mid April. The town's name is Gotene who has a mayor named Johan Manson.Around 30 plots of abundant land were lying idle for decades. The mayor himself admitted that to sell those plots was a crazy idea...in fact a kind of joke. The land price was fixed at one Swedish krona($0.095) per square meter. The actual idea was to build more houses in that specific area. After few weeks Gotene managed to sell 3 plots. Something unimaginable now happened.Many Swedish media picked up the story and a video was posted on TikTok.The story of the cheap price of land attracted large number of people. Emails and calls came pouring in from a large number of buyers ! Enquiry came from Europe, Asia (India and Pakistan),US, Australia, South America etc, 'Now Gotene is in the world map.'said Mansson.

Human looking Robots are quite common nowadays. Now the Japanese engineers want to take it a little further. They have decided to put human face to get that natural smile of a human being. To do this they have created a mask of a face that resembles a real human being. They have used human skin cells and attached it with the robots. The applied technology is yet unknown to the world. Scientist predict that this will lead to more sophisticated robots. The researchers believe that in future the skin will be equivalent to a living cell.It can scare and burn and also self heal. ;

Dialing UP112 for police assistant has now become quite popular.It seems that common people are aware of this number and are ready to use it at the drop of a hat. A farmer named Jasveer of Khushhalpur village under the Rahara police station area of Amroha has done the same thing when his buffalo gave birth to a new baby.On receiving the call, the Police Response Vehicle(PRV)immediately rushed towards the spot within few minutes. They were sure that there was some emergency to be handled. Finding that the farmer had simply called them to show his newborn buffalo baby the police were shocked and irritated. They gave a strong warning and said that case will be filed against them if they ever try to harass the keeper of law for such trivial things! ;

Suno and Udio, both artificial intelligence companies, have been sued on Monday by major record labels Sony Music, Universal Music Group and Warner.They were both accused of mass copyright infringement.With the application of AI they copied music without proper permission. They both recreated elements of songs. Artist's like Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen and ABBA's musics were manipulated to serve such purpose,they alleged.

From records we could find that only a single person have been able to cross 120 years.To be precise a lady named Jeanne Calment lived for 122 years and 164 days. This brings us to Bryan Johnson who is desperate to live much much longer.He travelled to an isolated island called Roatan in Honduras.In this island there is a zone called Prospera where gene therapy company Minicircle operates.(To be continued) ;

Climate activist are desperate to stop fossil fuels by 2030.On this thursday they painted Taylor Swift's luxury private plane with orange. This happened after a day when Stonehenge was attacked. Essex police stated that two women were arrested with charge of damaging and interfering with national infrastructure.Jennifer Kwolski 28 and Cole Macdonald 22 were using fire extinguisher filled with orange paint to spray two private jets. Taylor Swift's uses of private jets faced a lot of criticism.She was mentioned in 2022 list published by British sustainability marketing firm Yard. She was noted as the worst private jet carbon dioxide emission offenders.Only in the year 2022 her jet flew 170 times.Her emission record was 8,293.54 tonnes.This is 1,184.8 times more,which heavily crosses the average limit per person-according to Yard. ;

We are yet to be sure about aliens visiting our Earth.Though unexplained signs are still visible to baffle our thoughts.Mysterious monoliths seems to appear repeatedly out of nowhere.Rectangular structure began appearing around the globe in 2020.The mystery monolith seems to have appeared again on the Northern side of Las Vegas.Nothing is known about its coming -how did it arrive or what will be its next move. Some thought that it was a portal to travel various places.Anothe in Facebook mentioned that it's always the aliens. ;

Vishwak Sen (29)an Indian actor, director and scriptwriter who works in Telugu films, is eager to donate his organs to the needy.According to him more than 5 lakh people in our country needs organ every day.As an actor he would like to inspire others to come forward with such noble work. The Director Sailesh Kolanu was also present at the event.He collaborated with the actor on the film HIT. Vishwak believes that such initiative could change lives of many families.

Hyderabad, once known for its food culture, has somehow faild to keep up with it's reputation. Poor food quality, ordered by the customers,has more or less become a daily issue.Recently we have seen in the newspapers that someone has ordered ice cream online. They were shocked to find a human finger in their ordered ice cream.In fact my daughter in law ordered some groceries which proved to be stale too. Wonder how long these rotten food will play with Hyderabad's reputation!

Kate, Britain's Princess of Whales, is all out to fight cancer. After a long time she made her appearance in public. She was in the balcony of the Buckingham Palace along with the other royal families.King Charles was seen with William and children. They were there after celebrating the official birthday of the monarch and watching military parade. Kate released a photo of Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis hugging their father William. The photo was taken from the back while they were watching the sea. Kate put a caption "We love you Papa, Happy Father's Day."                 

In the early 20th century he was a star cricketer in Los Angeles.His  name was Maneckji Jamsetji Bhumgara. He was a Parsi cricketer who came from Surat.Though a rich businessman yet his love for cricket made him a star for the Los Angeles Cricket Club.He was a spin bowler and his name was well known in Southern California. The Los Angeles Times, a premier newspaper, praised his skill in the game in its September 22, 1907 edition. The article further mentioned that he played in St Louis, New York, San Francisco, Portland etc. He captured 20 wickets by giving away only 5.2 runs in the 1st series of interleague matches against Santa Monica eleven. He died in Paris ( age 66 ) in the year 1944.

A military history buff who bought a pile of old paper for $1 was surprised to find a collection of country's military history.When he came to know that it was a very sensitive matter he reported to the security. The purchaser, known by only his surname Zhang, is a fan of military history. He immediately recognised that the papers were highly confidential. Which is a State secret and which is not depends upon China's State Security bodies and the Communist Party legal system.  Two people who were in magazine and second hand books business were being questioned . No one was arrested.  

Japanese lady named Mayumi Kitakata aged 57 has a new idea to look after her pet cats. She has turned to CatsMe! an AI driven smartphone app that can tell when a cat is in pain.Not only that but it can do other works too that are helpful to pets.Due to plummeting birth rate and aging population these pets have become an integral part of many families. According to Japan Pet Food Association there are almost 16 million pet cats and dogs in the country. This is more than under 15 years old children of Japan. This particular app is being used by more than 230,000 customers in the country since it's inauguration.

The famous film actor Salman Khan is frustrated for a crime that he has already paid in several ways. While shooting for a film near Jodhpur in the year 1998 ,he has been accused of hunting chinkaras. Henceforth a gang has been targeting Salman repeatedly. On 13th April two shooters fired at Bandra residence of the actor. Several arrests has been made by the Navi Mumbai police recently. A faction of Bishnoi gang allegedly planned to ambush the actor near his Panvel farmhouse. The crime branch however said that police are filing chargesheet to build up a stronger case. They have recorded Salman's statement.

Although it sounds very strange,yet present day researchers have found an unobserved fact. According to their research they have found that elephants call each other by names. However impossible it might sound yet they have put up an example to prove their point.  They have used a machine learning model to find out. They say that when a single elephant makes a call towards a group of elephants ,the entire group answers. They further noticed the reverse too. When an elephant call out in a different note, only a single came forward. This is just an example and more research works are being done.                  

It was a terrible sight and I cannot forget it throughout my life. It sometime haunts me in my sleep too. It was near Dalhousie in Kolkata where the event happened. A tanker loaded with gas was the cause of this tragedy. It happened during the busy hour when everybody in that area was shocked to hear  a bombasting sound. It so happened that I too was present on the spot on that very day. I was coming out from an office when suddenly I heard a loud 'Boom' sound. It was such a loud sound that every one in that area simply stood still or rather shuddered. When I came to my sense I saw a big tanker on fire. Fireballs were coming out from it and sometime hitting pedestrians. While I was watching all this suddenly a ball came rushing towards me. I moved aside and somehow saved myself. Before my eyes I saw a man shaking shaking  and finally collapsing. Just before my eyes the man turned into a  ball of  fire.  A peculiar sound was coming out from his mouth which immedi...