Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday lit the first customary diya at the Raj Ghat in Varanasi to kick off the Dev Deepawali Mahotsav. Nearly 15 l

PM Modi lights 1st diya at Varanasi's Dev Deepawali Mahotsav along Ganga ghats

Prime Minister Narendra&nbsp;Modi on Monday lit the first customary diya&nbsp;at the Raj&nbsp;Ghat in Varanasi to kick off the Dev Deepawali&nbsp;Mahotsav.
Nearly 15 lakh&nbsp;diyas&nbsp;were illuminated along the ghats of river Ganga&nbsp;on the occasion of Kartik&nbsp;Purnima.
To commemorate the auspicious evening, cultural programmes with classical dancers, laser light shows were also organised at 15 ghats&nbsp;of the holy Ganga river.
The PM also visited the site of the Kashi&nbsp;Vishwanath&nbsp;Temple Corridor project before reaching the ghat.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday lit the first customary diya at the Raj Ghat in Varanasi to kick off the Dev Deepawali Mahotsav. Nearly 15 lakh diyas were illuminated along the ghats of river Ganga on the occasion of Kartik Purnima. To commemorate the auspicious evening, cultural programmes with classical dancers, laser light shows were also organised at 15 ghats of the holy Ganga river. The PM also visited the site of the Kashi Vishwanath Temple Corridor project before reaching the ghat.

A Massachusetts-based teacher, who recently lost her partner, was left teary-eyed after she received a handwritten note from one of her students. The note for Mrs Milne

A Massachusetts-based teacher, who recently lost her partner, was left teary-eyed after she received a handwritten note from one of her students. The note for Mrs Milner read ' Even though you can&rsquo;t see Mr Milner, you should still know that there will always be a line connecting your hearts.' It even had a drawing that showed Mrs Milner looking at the sky, with a string that seemed to connect her heart with her husband's. The heartwarming gesture has made many on the Internet emotional.

Gurdeep Pandher, a Canadian dancer received his Covid-19 jab on the 2nd of March and decided to celebrate with a dance on a frozen lake in Yukon. On Twitter Pandher inf

Gurdeep Pandher, a Canadian dancer received his Covid-19 jab on the 2nd of March and decided to celebrate with a dance on a frozen lake in Yukon. Pandher informed his fans that he performed&nbsp;bhangra&nbsp;after he received the vaccine shot&nbsp;to spread hope, positivity and joy in Canada and beyond. The video took no time to go viral and has garnered over 1.5 million views.

As Australia extends its international travel ban owing to the Covid-19 pandemic, its flag carrier Qantas has launched 'mystery flights' to promote domestic travel. Pa

As Australia extends its international travel ban owing to the Covid-19 pandemic, its flag carrier Qantas has launched 'mystery flights' to promote domestic travel.
Passengers who book any of these three journeys put their fate in the hands of the airline.
The airline will not reveal which destination the flight is headed to. Each flight will reach its destination within 2 hours. Fliers will however get hints thanks to the map on the screens behind the seats.&nbsp;
The flight will also fly low over some iconic destinations to allow passengers to capture the view.&nbsp;

Yusaku Maezawa, a Japanese billionaire is looking for 8 crew members to join him for a voyage to the moon on SpaceX's Starship. On Tuesday, Maezawa announced that his

Yusaku Maezawa, a Japanese billionaire, is looking for 8 crew members to join him for a voyage to the moon on SpaceX's Starship.
On Tuesday, Maezawa announced that his dearMoon project hopes to give people from around the world a chance to join the moon mission slated for 2023 and called for applicants for the week-long trip. It will have 10-12 people in all, but he opened the mission to 8 others.
Those interested for the first civilian lunar mission, which will be completely paid for, can pre-register for the contest until the 14th of March after which a selection process email will be sent to the applicants.

With an aim to become environment-friendly and go green, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar flagged off a fleet of electric buses on March 2 at the chief minister&r

With an aim to become environment-friendly and go green,&nbsp;Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar flagged off a fleet of electric buses on March 2 at the chief minister&rsquo;s secretariat.
In the initial phase, 25 electric buses are being launched, out of which 12 have already arrived.&nbsp;
The buses come in AC and non-AC variants and will ply in cities including Patna and Muzaffarpur.
They come with facilities like GPS, CCTV cameras and e-ticketing.&nbsp;

Internally acclaimed sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has made a stunning sand art sculpture to celebrate World Wildlife Day, at Puri beach in Odisha. The

Internationally acclaimed sand artist Sudarsan&nbsp;Pattnaik&nbsp;has made a stunning sand art sculpture to celebrate the World Wildlife Day, at Puri&nbsp;beach in Odisha.
The sculpture comes with a message that reads 'We love our wildlife'.
Sudarsan&nbsp;Pattnaik&nbsp;is urging everyone to come forward and save our wildlife to protect the planet for future generations.
World Wildlife Day is celebrated every year on the 3rd of March.

E-commerce giant Amazon altered the logo of its mobile shopping app after some said it resembled Adolf Hitler's moustache, reports suggest. The tech giant had unveiled

E-commerce giant Amazon altered the logo of its mobile shopping app after some said it resembled Adolf Hitler's moustache, reports suggest.
The tech giant had unveiled a new logo in January that had a brown cardboard box with a blue strip of tape on top and the company's signature arrow below.
However, some people on social media drew unfavourable comparisons and felt that the tape looked like Hitler's toothbrush moustache.
The icon has now been tweaked- it shows the blue tape folded over in the corner and instead of the jagged edge it now has a straight edge. The changed app design went live for iPhone users on the 22nd of February and for Android users on Monday, reports confirmed.

Approximately 300 years ago, people wrote letters to each other but often found it difficult to keep their thoughts private as there were no envelopes, passwords or sec

Approximately 300 years ago, people wrote letters to each other but often found it difficult to keep their thoughts private as there were no envelopes, passwords or security codes.
They would often fold the flat sheet of paper to become its own envelope, a technique called 'locking'.
Now, researchers from Queen Mary University in London have found a way of reading the letter without damaging it and opening its seal. They have used&nbsp; a&nbsp;highly sensitive X-ray scanner and computer algorithms to open it virtually.
The letter examined dates back to July 31, 1697.

Six books by American author Dr. Seuss, including 'If I Ran the Zoo' will not be published anymore due to insensitive and racist imagery, Dr. Seuss Enterprises told the

Six books by American author Dr. Seuss, including 'If I Ran the Zoo' will not be published anymore due to insensitive and racist imagery, Dr. Seuss Enterprises told the Associated Press.
The books portray people in hurtful and wrong ways, the statement read. Among the other affected books are 'And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street', 'McElligot&rsquo;s Pool,' 'On Beyond Zebra!,' 'Scrambled Eggs Super!,' and 'The Cat&rsquo;s Quizzer.'
The decision to cease sale and publication of the books was made last year after discussion and feedback from their audience. Books by the author are sold in over a 100 countries and translated to dozens of languages, as well as Braille.

World Wildlife Day is commemorated every year on the 3rd of March by the United Nations. It was first celebrated in 2013 when the United Nations General Assembly decid

World Wildlife Day is commemorated every year on the 3rd of March by the United Nations.
It was first celebrated in 2013 when the United Nations General Assembly decided to mark the 3rd of March, which is the day of the adoption of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), as World Wildlife Day.
The day aims to raise awareness about the importance of wildlife in balancing the ecosystem, highlighting the threats they face and finding ways of mitigating these threats. 
The theme this year is&nbsp;"Forests and Livelihoods: Sustaining People and Planet.&rdquo;

There are as many corals growing in the Pacific as there are trees in the Amazon, according to a new analysis published in the journal Nature Ecology and Evo

There are as many corals growing in the Pacific as there are trees in the Amazon, according to a new analysis published in the journal&nbsp;&nbsp;Nature Ecology and Evolution.
The analysis however does not undermine the risks associated with global heating. The risk of extinction of certain coral species may not be as high as previously believed but local depletion could have a devastating impact.&nbsp;
The Pacific ocean is home to approximately half a trillion reef-building animals, as per the first-ever analysis number of corals across the ocean.
The study suggests that all efforts must be aimed at maintaining the surviving corals and helping them to regrow.&nbsp;

The first ever space hotel could soon be a reality! Orbital Assembly Corporation, the company behind the hotel called Voyager Station, has confirmed that construction w

The first ever space hotel could soon be a reality! Orbital Assembly Corporation, the company behind the hotel called Voyager Station, has confirmed that construction will begin in 2025 and it may be ready to host people by 2027. Themed restaurants, libraries, a cinema, spa, lounges and bars with an Earth-view and rooms to accomodate 400 guests are some of the amenities at this 'out-of-this-world' hotel. According to reports, 'humanity's first space hotel' will circle the globe every 90 minutes. The space station, according to Daily Mail, will be a circle which will rotate to create artificial gravity. It will have a series of rings, with modules attached to the rings, to be used for things like power, air, water. The cost of construction or of accomadation has not been revealed yet.

With 2021, there seems to be no dearth of bizarre food combinations to irk Twitter. The latest combination on the block is cookie rolls filled with Chyawanprash. With

With 2021, there seems to be no dearth of bizarre food combinations to irk Twitter.
The latest combination on the block is cookie rolls filled with Chyawanprash. With Covid-19, brands seem to be riding the immunity wave.
A picture of the biscuits, by a brand called UNIBIC, were shared by a user on Twitter, and that's when netizens took note. While the oddity made some wonder if the world was coming to an end, others stated it was the Indian answer to fig rolls.

Space agency NASA's Perseverance rover has successfully settled in its 'new home' on Mars. The European Space Agency released a photograph of the rover stati

Space agency NASA's&nbsp;Perseverance rover has successfully settled in its 'new home' on Mars.
The&nbsp;European Space Agency released a photograph of the rover stationed one the surface of the red planet.
The image clearly portrays what the rover looks like on Mars.
It was captured by the&nbsp;Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO), which is part of the ESA-Roscosmos ExoMars program.

A mural that seems to be the work of anonymous street artist Banksy, appeared on the wall of HM Prison Reading, south-west of London, over the weekend. While it hasn't

A mural that seems to be the work of street artist Banksy, appeared on the wall of HM Prison Reading, south-west of London, over the weekend.
While it hasn't been claimed by the Briton-based artist as yet, reports suggest it is typical of the work done by the artist.
It features a jail inmate using knotted-sheets to escape prison.
The prison is the same one where famous write Oscar Wilde was held from 1895 to 1897.
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Love was in the air, quite literally for this pilot who proposed to his girlfriend while skydiving. Ray shared the proposal video on Instagram, which starts off with h

Love was in the air, quite literally, for this pilot who proposed to his girlfriend while skydiving.
Ray shared the proposal video on Instagram, which starts off with him skydiving with Katie. As the two descended, Ray showed the ring that he was holding between his teeth to pop the big question to his girlfriend.
Katie's adorable reaction won many hearts!

One in four of the world's population will suffer from hearing problems by 2050, the World Health Organization warned after the first-ever global report on hearing. Acc

One in four people in the world&nbsp;will suffer from hearing problems by 2050, the World Health Organization warned after the first-ever global report on hearing. According to the report, problems such as infections, diseases, birth defects, noise exposure and lifestyle choices can be prevented by extra investment in prevention and treatment. One in five people worldwide has hearing problems currently, it said. However, the report said the number of people with hearing loss may increase more than 1.5-fold during the next three decades to 2.5 billion people, up from 1.6 billion in 2019. Further, the report said that the expected rise will be due to demographic and population trends and in order to contain it, the report proposed a package of measures, which it calculated would cost $1.33 per person per year.&nbsp;

Eating 5 servings of fruits and vegetables a day is associated with a reduced risk of early death, according to a new study released by the American Heart Association.&

Eating 5 servings of fruits and vegetables a day is associated with a reduced risk of early death, according to a new study released by the American Heart Association.&nbsp;
While two of these servings should be fruits, the other three should be vegetables. This amount offers the maximum benefits in terms of prevention of chronic diseases.
But, not all fruits and vegetables count!&nbsp;
The study suggests that starchy vegetables, peas, potatoes and corns do not offer the same benefits.
Green leafy vegetables, however, that are rich in vitamin C and beta carotene like spinach and kale, did show results.
Fruits including berries and citrus fruits were found to be beneficial. Fruit juice, however, did not fall in the category.

A rare painting by former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, which was a gift from him to US President Franklin D. Roosevelt, has become the most expensive paint

A rare painting by former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, which was a gift from him to US President Franklin D. Roosevelt, has become the most expensive painting by Churchill to sell at auction.
The 'Tower of the Koutoubia Mosque' a Moroccan landscape was sold by Angelina Jolie&nbsp;fetching approximately &pound;8.3 million on the 1st of March.
The image of the 12th century mosque in Marrakech at sunset is reportedly the only painting Churchill completed during WWII.
The painting reportedly had many owners before Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt bought it in 2011, and now sold by the Jolie&nbsp;family&nbsp;for a Christie's sale in London.

A pet guard dog named Lucky continued to sleep through a mock robbery drill when an armed robber entered a jewellery shop in Thailand. The mock drill was conducted by

A pet guard dog named Lucky continued to sleep through a mock robbery drill when an armed robber entered a jewellery shop in Thailand.
The mock drill was conducted by the police and aimed to train the jewellery store staff on how to react in case of armed robberies as per reports.
Worawut Lonwanawong, the owner of the Husky and the jewellery shop, kept waiting for Lucky to wake up and deal with the fake robber, but it was all in vain as the dog continued to snooze despite the chaos that was created.
The video which has now left many amused was shared on a Facebook page dedicated to Lucky. The owner called Lucky an active and smart dog, who he adopted 7 years ago.

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