Bengaluru has topped the list for being the world's most 'Traffic Congested City', according to the 9th edition of the annual TomTom Traffic Index. On an average, drivers in Bengaluru&nbsp;spend&nbsp;71% extra travel time stuck in traffic.&nbsp;416 cities across 57 countries were ranked in the index. Mumbai&nbsp;was at the 4th spot followed by Pune at number 5.&nbsp;
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Bengaluru has topped the list for being the world's most 'Traffic Congested City', according to the 9th edition of the annual TomTom Traffic Index. On an average, drivers in Bengaluru spend 71% extra travel time stuck in traffic. 416 cities across 57 countries were ranked in the index. Mumbai was at the 4th spot followed by Pune at number 5.

At 38.1 degrees Celsius, Mumbai recorded its hottest day of the year so far on Monday, 17th of February. The temperature recorded by the&nbsp;IMD Santacruz observatory was 7 degrees above normal. Sultry weather is expected to continue in Mumbai&nbsp;for for the next few days. According to&nbsp;reports,&nbsp;it was also the highest temperature for the month of February&nbsp;since 2018.&nbsp;
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Dozens of unseen drawings on male eroticism by&nbsp;Andy Warhol, one of the world's leading pop artists, will be showcased for the first time. The Andy Warhol Foundation for Visual Arts will be releasing a study on how the American artist depicted young men in genres of love, desire and sex. The drawings, which will be released in a book, date back to the 1950s and were banned&nbsp;after facing homophobic rejection. Some of the drawings will be showcased at a Warhol exhibition in March in London's Tate Modern.

Mumbai's&nbsp;humble vada&nbsp;pav has been featured in&nbsp;Bloombergs's&nbsp;newest list for the best burgers in world. Compiled by Michelin-star chefs and culinary experts, the list ranks the vada&nbsp;pav from Swati&nbsp;Snacks alongside other burger delicacies from Australia, New York, London and more.&nbsp;The famous street food was chosen by chef&nbsp;Ravinder Bhogal&nbsp;from&nbsp;London and chef&nbsp;Prateek Sadhu&nbsp;of Masque in Mumbai,&nbsp;sharing that 'burgers don&rsquo;t always&nbsp;have to be about a chunk of meat'.
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According to reports, the&nbsp;Tianjin University of China has developed a rapid diagnosis&nbsp;kit that can identify coronavirus infections&nbsp;in just 15 minutes.&nbsp;The kit has been developed in collaboration with Beijing Biotech company, reportedly.&nbsp;A 'fast test card' detects the virus and could accelerate&nbsp;on-site screening.&nbsp;The kit is undergoing clinical trials and will be sent to the health regulator for approval.

The world&nbsp;may be wasting more than twice as much food than previously thought, according to a new study.&nbsp;The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations estimated in 2005 that one-third of all the food available for human consumption was wasted. Experts from the Wageningen University and Research indicate that the methodology used by the Food and Agricultural Organisation did not consider consumer behavior related to food waste and was only based on food supply and, therefore, their estimates of consumer food waste may be too low.&nbsp;

A kimono owned by late Freddie Mercury, lead vocalist of the rock band Queen, is going on display for the first time at an exhibition hosted by the Victoria and Albert museum in London. The exhibition is titled 'Kimono: Kyoto to Catwalk' and will look at the role of the kimono as an evolving icon of fashion, the museum stated. Freddie's kimono will be displayed to showcase the role it played in blurring the cultural, sexual and gender identities in his life. The exhibition, which will open from the 29th of February, will feature over 315 iconic garments.

Amid fears of the coronavirus&nbsp;outbreak, the FSSAI has stepped up efforts to ensure better safety and standards at meat shops and slaughterhouses. Authorities have already been auditing meat and fish shops, and slaughterhouses, and are now, reportedly, in the process of introducing hygiene ratings for them. According to reports, the&nbsp;FSSAI has a standard operating procedure for certifying meat shops through hygiene ratings and it has already roped in state governments for the same.&nbsp;

In a bid to encourage blood donations, a restaurant in Mangaluru&nbsp;offers 'free biryani' to those who donate blood. Utada Mane works in collaboration with the KMC blood bank and has been conducting this drive for the last&nbsp;six years. This year too, they organised a blood donation camp from the 8th to the 14th of February and encouraged visitors to participate.&nbsp;

A snow leopard was caught on camera in Himachal Pradesh's Spiti district and the rare sighting has left Netizens stunned. The video was shared on Twitter by IFS officer Susanta Nanda and shows one member of the endangered species prancing across a snow-laden road, reportedly close to a tourist vehicle. Snow leopards are often called the 'ghosts of the mountains'&nbsp;because of their ability to mysteriously appear and disappear.&nbsp;

Seems like your dream of flying like Iron Man is about to come true. In a major milestone,&nbsp;jetpack company Jetman&nbsp;Dubai successfully conducted the first autonomous human flight in the city via a vertical takeoff.&nbsp;Jetman pilot Vince Reffett took off from a standing start on the runway at Skydive Dubai and then flew up to almost 6,000 feet. He wore a carbon fiber wingsuit powered by four mini jet engines created by a team of engineers.&nbsp;Reffett&nbsp;practiced more than 100 takeoffs and landings before achieving the feat!

Punk designers VIN + OMI&nbsp;showcased the largest eco-sustainable collection at London Fashion Week.&nbsp;The show, called "Resist", featured a series of garments with political slogans. The outfits were created with help from an 'unlikely collaborator' - Prince Charles. The Prince has long been a campaigner for sustainability and when the eco-brand pioneers shared that they were producing fabric from nettles, he offered them some of the plants that grow at Highgrove. The designers used hydrangeas, willow and ash and waste garden sacks.

Yakub&nbsp;Qureshi, a stone artist from Rajasthan has made a chess board worth approximately 1.25 lakh rupees! What makes it so pricey?&nbsp;Qureshi&nbsp;and his family used a special&nbsp;Oynx marble stone, imported from abroad. Interestingly, no artificial colours have been used to make the chess board. The unique&nbsp;board is on display&nbsp;at an exhibition in Chandigarh.&nbsp;

Amid the climate crisis, the&nbsp;Luchon-Superbagn&egrave;res resort in the Pyrenees is using helicopters to import snow to avoid closure during the peak skiing season. Almost 50 tonnes of&nbsp; snow was brought from higher regions and dropped on the dry slopes, for children and beginners. This week, temperatures in the region have risen above 10C.&nbsp;

A jaw-dropping dance performance by four boys is now going viral on social media and we bet you would want to watch it over and over again. The performance, on the song Muqabla from Street Dancer 3D had an unexpected twist at the end and the Internet is wondering how the boys managed to perfect the moves! Take a look.

Two elephants&nbsp;travelling in a truck in Northern Thailand were in for a treat when the truck beside them at a red light was filled with sugarcane. The elephants left no stone unturned to grab the opportunity and use their trunks to steal a few! The video has now gone viral.&nbsp;

The Director-General of the World Health Organization shared in a recent conference in Geneva that the organisation&nbsp;is working day and night to combat the deadly coronavirus. From training health workers to sending testing kits to labs across the globe and ensuring regular supply from manufacturers, the organisation stated that they have a window of opportunity but need the resources now.&nbsp;He also said that as more data comes in from China, officials are beginning to understand the outbreak, how it's developing and where it could be headed.

Scottish designer Christopher Kane showcased his collection at London Fashion Week. His collection was inspired by nature, featuring earthy tones of brown and black. Textures ranged from wool to meshed shirts and heavy sequin.&nbsp;Harnesses were worn over dresses or as belts.

Burberry's Chief Creative Officer drew inspiration from his formative years for his Autumn/Winter 2020 collection called Memories. The places he visited, from London to India and the music he heard were all sources of inspiration for him. The line-up was a mix of the old and the new, with Burberry's signature beige colour palette and trench coats to classic tailoring combined with modern silhouettes. The range went big on equestrian-inspired jackets, collarless coats and jodhpurs in new prints. The runway show has been certified as carbon neutral. Kendall Jenner, Gigi and Bella Hadid were among the models for Riccardo Tisci's latest collection.

Viral challenges come and viral challenges go, but some are not fun and outright dangerous. The bizarre&nbsp;'skull-breaker' challenge doing the rounds on social media has become a cause of concern for parents.&nbsp;The challenge involves making the person in the middle fall on his or her back. The fall can cause serious injuries, and as the name suggests, can even lead to severe head damage.&nbsp;Concerned people on social media have been sharing videos of the challenge urging everyone not to promote the trend. A word of caution: you must not try it at home.&nbsp;

Fast food companies in China like&nbsp;McDonald&rsquo;s and Starbucks have set up &ldquo;contactless&rdquo; pickup and delivery services to keep their workers and customers safe amid the deadly coronavirus&nbsp;outbreak.&nbsp;Customers can order remotely and employees seal the meals in bags and put them in a special spot for pickup without human contact. For delivery orders, drivers drop packages at building entrances, disinfect their delivery bags and wash their hands more frequently. All delivery people have their temperature taken daily as fever is one of the main symptoms of infection.&nbsp;Starbucks suggests customers order coffee via its app and then wait outside its caf&eacute;s until they get a pick-up notice.&nbsp;If they do enter Starbucks locations, customers have their temperature taken at the door.&nbsp;

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