It’s 5:30 in the morning, your alarm rings. Do you feel like waking up? Heck no! The pillow is your best friend and at this moment, you wouldn’t mind breaking your phone to shut it up. Nonetheless, responsibilities are calling you. You roll out of bed, making it all the way to the bathroom. It takes you one shower and a giant cup of coffee to wake up. You hit […]
The very mention of Annabelle sends shivers down my spine, thanks to The Conjuring series. Nobody would be able to see a rag doll with the same amount of love and affection like they used to. In fact, I wouldn’t even want any sort of doll at my place, after watching Annabelle Creation. That is, if I remember half the scary moments from the movie. While the doll is creepy […]
At least 60 children have died at a public hospital in northern India, officials say, amid allegations that the oxygen supply was cut over unpaid bills. Officials in Uttar Pradesh state admitted the supply had been disrupted but said this did not cause the deaths. There was panic at the hospital with relatives trying to support staff using manual breathing bags, local media say. Most victims were at the neonatal […]
Thor: Ragnarok is looking like the roadtrip movie of the fall, and Marvel definitely delivered at Comic-Con today. In the movie’s latest trailer, Thor starts out saying he’s been on a “journey of self-discover.” He’s been reunited with Bruce Banner, who vanished after the events of Avengers: Age of Ultron, and the two are out to defeat Hela (Cate Blanchett), who’s bent on destroying Asgard. Directed by What We Do […]
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attended the 10th anniversary of the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Toronto, and hailed the temple as an architectural masterpiece and a place for communal harmony. Looking dapper in a traditional blue Indian kurta and pajama, complete with a flower garland around his neck, the Prime Minister immersed himself in the rituals and celebrations. The celebrations were also attended by former ministry of external affairs […]
When Dorothy Eady arrived to Egypt for the first time, it was obvious to her that she had been there before. But her last visit near the Nile may have taken place thousands of years earlier. Dorothy was born on January 16, 1904 in the London suburb of Blackhearth. Doctors believed that she would not survive a terrible fall when she was three years old. However, it seems that the […]
Swedish scientist Eva Ekeblad, best-remembered for discovering that alcohol and flour can be made from potatoes, is suddenly on everyone’s minds — all thanks to a Google Doodle. ‘[She] brought potatoes, then a greenhouse curiosity, to the people,’ Google noted July 10. ‘Eva discovered the starch was humble but mighty — potatoes could be ground into flour or distilled into spirits.’ Her discovery paved the way for alcohols like vodka […]
Do you know how hormones can affect people in different ways and how they have the power to change your mood and to keep your body healthy? They are a part of the endocrine system and have an effect on different processes like metabolism, reproduction and sexual function. Endocrine glands (pancreas, thymus, thyroid and adrenal glands) are the groups of cells that produce hormones. However, if you are under stress […]
Beijing has called the presence of a US warship near a disputed island in the South China Sea “a serious political and military provocation”. The USS Stethem sailed close to Triton Island, part of the Paracel Islands archipelago, claimed by China and others. China responded by sending military vessels and fighter jets to the area. It happened hours before US President Donald Trump and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping spoke on […]
Much has been talked about the Goods and Services tax (GST) implementation starting next month, its impact on industries and how it will benefit the consumer. Just to reiterate, Goods and Services Tax is one indirect tax reform, which will make the country one unified common market for industries to pay taxes. It is a single tax on the supply of goods and services, right from the manufacturer to the […]
