Woman ‘kills’ mother-in-law

    DOT Desk A woman was killed by her daughter-in-law in Subarnachar upazila of Noakhali on Thursday night, reports The Daily Observer. Deceased Laxmi Rani Nath, 61, was the wife of Santosh Nath, a resident of Charmajid village in the upazila. Mita Rani Nath, 21, stabbed her mother-in-law Laxmi with a machete around 10.00pm. in the…

    Read More

      Cauliflowers fetch good prices in Bogura

      DOT Desk Abundant production of cauliflower has brought smile on the faces of farmers in the district this season, reports The Financial Express. Twelve pieces of small cauliflowers are being sold at Tk 120 to Tk 150, 12 middle size cauliflowers at Tk 160 to Tk 200 and 12 large cauliflowers at Tk 230 to…

      Read More

        Google moves to curb gender bias in translation

        AFP Google said Thursday it was tweaking its translation application with the goal of reducing gender bias. The move comes amid criticism that Google Translate often defaulted to masculine names when it converted text to another language. “Over the course of this year, there’s been an effort across Google to promote fairness and reduce bias…

        Read More

          Christmas sleigh restaurant rides into tropical Malaysia

          NDTV Jingling amid a Kuala Lumpur skyline, nearly a dozen people sit in a hanging sleigh-like restaurant as it is raised by a crane some 45 metres (147 feet) above the street below. Strapped into rollercoaster-like seats, the Santa in the Sky patrons dine next to prancing reindeer models and a mannequin of jolly St…

          Read More

            Air pollution killing more people than tobacco: study

            Tech Explorist One in every eight deaths in India is attributable to air pollution in India, making it a leading risk factor for death in the country. This makes air pollution a bigger contributor to the disease burden than tobacco, according to a new study released on Thursday. In 2017, over 12 lakh deaths occurred…

            Read More

              Tiger Shroff holds rumoured GF Disha Patani’s dress

              NTV After much wait, the Mumbai reception of the newlyweds Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh was finally took place. After their private wedding ceremonies at Lake Como in Italy and their receptions for family and close friends in Bangalore and Mumbai, the power couple is hosting the who’s who of Bollywood tonight. While the likes…

              Read More

                High-temperature electronics? That’s hot

                Tech Explorist Most electronics only function within a certain temperature range. Now, scientists at Purdue University have blended two organic materials together and created electronics that can withstand extreme heat up to 220 degrees Celsius (428 F). Jianguo Mei, an assistant professor of organic chemistry at Purdue University said, “Commercial electronics operate between minus 40…

                Read More

                  Egypt’s fertile Nile Delta threatened by climate change

                  AFP Lush green fields blanket northern Egypt’s Nile Delta, but the country’s agricultural heartland and its vital freshwater resources are under threat from a warming climate. The fertile arc-shaped basin is home to nearly half the country’s population, and the river that feeds it provides Egypt with 90 percent of its water needs. But climbing…

                  Read More