Miscellaneous

London, Sep 14: A 33-year-old man in the UK has put his wife up for sale on eBay after he claimed she was "unsympathetic" when he was unwell following which the bids hit a whopping 65,880 pounds. Simon O'Kane from Wakefield, Yorkshire posted a picture of his wife Leandra, 27, on the auction site eBay last week alongside an advertisement entitled "used wife" detailing his reasons for selling her

London, Sep 14: Indian-origin engineer Naveen Rabelli drove for 10,000-km on a solar-powered auto-rickshaw from India to London to create awareness of alternative mobility solutions for passenger vehicles in Asian and European countries using renewable energy. The auto, also known as 'tuk-tuk' in some parts of the world, had set off from Bengaluru in February. Rabelli, 35, arrived at Dover ferry

New Delhi, Sep 9: Akbar Padamsee's 'Greek Landscape' fetched a record Rs 19.19 crores at Saffronart's evening sale here, making it the most expensive painting by the artist ever to sell at an auction. "Padamsee's 'Greek Landscape' trumped all expectations. The 4.3 x 12 foot canvas, estimated at Rs 7–9 crores, doubled its upper estimate. The winning bid surpassed the previous world record of Rs 9.3

New Delhi, Sep 7: With the Centre focusing more on developing alternative fuel economy, India will soon stop importing petroleum products, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Tuesday. "We are going to develop this country where our import of petroleum will be zero. We are promoting alternative fuel like ethanol, methanol, bio-CNG...this will boost the rural and agriculture centre and create huge

New Delhi, Sep 6: Going by the current trend, India will be half a century late in achieving its global education commitments and the country needs fundamental changes in the education system if it wants to meet the 2030 sustainable development goals, a UNESCO report has said. UNESCO's new Global Education Monitoring (GEM) report says that based on current trends universal primary education in

Vatican City, Aug 31: When Pope Francis canonizes Mother Teresa on Sunday, he'll be honoring a nun who won admirers around the world and a Nobel Peace Prize for her joy-filled dedication to the "poorest of the poor." He'll also be recognising holiness in a woman who felt so abandoned by God that she was unable to pray and was convinced, despite her ever-present smile, that she was experiencing the

New Delhi, Aug 29: An Indonesian man who claims to be an incredible 145 years old may be the oldest person in the world ever. According to the documents recognised by Indonesian officials, Mbah Gotho from Sragen in central Java was born on December 31, 1870. If the documents are true, that would make him much older than the verified oldest person in the world ever - a title that currently belongs

London, Aug 25: The world's largest aircraft suffered cockpit damage on Wednesday after nosediving while landing on its second test flight, but there were no injuries, according to the craft's manufacturer. The 92-metre-long Airlander 10, part helicopter and part airship, came down at Cardington Airfield in Bedfordshire, south east England. “Airlander sustained damage on landing during today's

New Delhi, Aug 24: This giant pearl could be the world's largest natural pearl weighing over 34 kg. The treasure's worth is pegged at around USD 100 million. The identity of the man who found the pearl has not yet been disclosed, but according to the Daily Mail, the man discovered the priceless gem around a decade back in the sea off the coast of Palawan Island in Philippines. He decided to keep

Jaipur, Aug 19: India's most famous tiger, photographed by thousands of tourists over the years at a popular northern wildlife park, died on Thursday, days after the ageing animal stopped eating. Machli had been the star attraction of Ranthambore National Park for years because of her seemingly calm nature and penchant for posing for cameras, and she even had her own Facebook page. She had amazed