Twitter users reveal their age without revealing their age, make Orkut trend – The Indian Express

Can you reveal your age without revealing your age? That is what corporate honchos, actors and social influencers were busy doing on Thursday as a new trend rook over Twitter. The trend was triggered by a post asking, “Without saying you age, say something a young person today wouldn’t understand.” A Twitter handle named Keh […]

Upside-down house in Colombia has left visitors baffled | Trending News,The Indian Express

A topsy-turvy house in Colombia has grabbed the attention of tourists weary of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. “Everyone looked at me like I was mad, they didn’t believe what I was saying,” Schall was quoted as saying by Reuters. Schall was inspired by a similar house he saw in Austria in 2015 while on a […]

‘You win some, you lose some’: As people struggle with ‘Wordle 219’, players share memes …

Exhausted with dealing with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, people around the world have been finding some joy in playing Wordle. Avid gamers are sharing memes and jokes online, with many even marking themselves “safe” for surviving the five-letter word game, which has become the internet’s current obsession. While some shed happy tears having cracked the […]

World’s oldest man passes away days before his 113th birthday | Trending News,The Indian Express

Saturnino de la Fuente García, the world’s oldest man, passed away just days before his 113th birthday, according to the Guinness World Records. He is survived by seven daughters, 14 grandchildren, and 22 great-grandchildren.During his long life, García survived two pandemics—the Spanish flu that broke out in 1918 and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Instead of […]

Video of ‘piano BBQ grill’ goes viral, surprising netizens | Trending News,The Indian Express

Nobody would have ever imagined that a barbecue grill can be attached to a piano to cook meat and make music at the same time. In the video, the man can be seen attaching the final barbecue skewer to the grill unit. According to the Hackaday website, Handy installed a microswitch under each individual key […]

Man falls to knees seeing eatery closed after walking in blizzard, video goes viral | Trending …

While the thought of stepping outside during a blizzard may scare most people off, a man in Canada braved it to go to his favourite restaurant, only to be heartbroken to find it closed. As Toronto experienced severe snowstorm earlier this week, blocking roads and causing chaos, the man has gone viral for wading through […]

Pakistani pilot refuses to take off after emergency landing as his shift ended – The Indian Express

Protest erupted at Dammam airport after a Pakistani pilot refused to fly further after an emergency landing, saying that his shift had ended. They refused to get off the plane, and airport security had to intervene to bring the situation under control. In November 2021, Pakistan’s national carrier had announced that it was expanding its […]

Delhi: Sarojini Nagar packed, administration mulls curbs | Cities News,The Indian Express

SDM Meshram said around 70 staffers from the DM and SDM offices have been posted at the market to keep an eye on crowds. Kuldeep Singh Sawhney, president of the Sarojini Market Shopkeepers Association, said crowds are expected to reduce after Christmas: “During the day, the crowd grows, but eases up in the evening. Shop […]

FPI trend: Buy IPOs to gain from listings, sell stocks to cut losses | Business News,The Indian Express

In December alone, while FPIs withdrew Rs 25,252 crore from stock markets, they invested Rs 11,782 crore in IPOs. In calendar year 2021 so far, FPIs have withdrawn Rs 47,126 crore from stock markets, but invested Rs 78,433 crore in the primary market. Merchant bankers say that foreign investors have been looking at listing gains […]

Girls Who Code partners with Doja Cat to release codeable ‘Woman’ music video

Girls Who Code has partnered with Doja Cat, transforming the artist’s new music video ‘Woman’, into an interactive experience. As part of the next page, users will be able to view three different coloured stars, each of which will represent a different programming language; yellow for CSS; blue for Javascript; and pink for Python. Users […]

Explained: A Friday crash follows the Monday fall at markets, what’s in store and what should you do?

The benchmark indices at BSE and NSE fell sharply by over 2.9 per cent on Friday as concerns mounted over new Covid variant, there was anxiety around US central bank likely to wrap up its stimulus programme and raise interest rates earlier than expected in the wake of rise in inflation. This week itself Sensex […]

FPIs adopt contrarian game plan: Invest in IPOs, sell in stock market – The Indian Express

Foreign portfolio investors market. So, the actual stock market transaction is selling of Rs 11,719 crore for November up to 19,” said V K Vijayakumar, chief investment strategist at Geojit Financial Services. The total FPI investment in IPOs is expected to cross Rs 50,000 crore in calendar year 2021. “The trend indicates that FPIs are […]