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Largest dance fitness class: Philippines breaks Guinness World Records record

Largest dance fitness class: Philippines breaks Guinness World Records record

Balanga City, Philippines – March 20, 2016 – A total of 16,218 participants joined a dance fitness class in a bid to attain a smoking-free city and, at the same time, surpass the latest record of the Guinness World Records. Photo: A total of 16,218 participants joined the fitness dance class surpassing Mexico’s record set on Mar. 25, 2012 with …

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‘Queen’ Kangana Ranaut was unwanted child in her family

'Queen' Kangana Ranaut was unwanted child in her family

After National Award winning actress Kangana Ranaut made a bold confession that she was the “unwanted child” in her family, her father has opened up about the “backward” thinking about girls in their village. He says the “Queen” star’s birth was not a “celebration” in their house. Amardeep Ranaut, who stays in Himachal Pradesh, opened up about his daughter Kangana’s …

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Take 2 – 50 Films That Deserve a New Audience – Deepa Gahlot

Take 2 - 50 Films That Deserve a New Audience - Deepa Gahlot

Publisher: Hays House Publishers India Pages: 312 Price: Rs.399 Can you recall the first Bollywood film stressing communal harmony and tolerance by showing diverse people staying together despite vested interests trying to divide them? (It was Dev Anand‘s debut). Two where everything happens in one eventful, adventurous night? (They starred Waheeda Rehman and Madhubala). The first (and possibly only) mainstream …

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Your toddler is already a tech pro: Study

Your toddler is already a tech pro: Study

Babies as young as two-year-olds are adept at using touch screens, and can swipe, unlock and actively search for features on smartphones and tablets, a new study has found. This level of interactivity is akin to play, the researchers said, suggesting that the technology might have a potential role in childhood developmental assessment. They base their findings on 82 questionnaires …

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95% teens aged between 13 and 17 years and 76% minors below age of 13 use YouTube daily

95% teens aged between 13 and 17 years and 76% minors below age of 13 use YouTube daily

A whopping 95 percent of the teens, aged between 13 and 17 years, access the Internet while 76 percent of minors, below the age of 13, use YouTube daily, a new survey released here on Monday revealed. One is required to be of above 18 years of age to open an account on YouTube, the video-sharing website. Social media networking …

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Smartphones, tablets to have ‘bedtime’ mode

Smartphones, tablets to have 'bedtime' mode

Smartphones, tablets and e-readers should have an automatic “bedtime mode” that stops them disrupting people’s sleep, a study revealed. Researchers from Evelina London Children’s Hospital sleep medicine department, King’s College London and the University of Surrey, measured short-wavelength blue light devices like tablets (iPad Air), e-readers (Kindle Paperwhite first generation) and smartphones (iPhone 5s) emit when displaying text or a …

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Invest in relationships – stay out of virtual world as much as possible

Invest in relationships - stay out of virtual world as much as possible

If you think that no other age group is more vulnerable to loneliness than the elderly, go check your backyard. The mammoth rise of the internet and emergence of various social media platforms have left many young Indians – some as young as 14 – socially isolated, lonely and, eventually, in the grip of chronic depression that can take their …

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Oh! My God

Oh! My God

Oh My God — Amazing Facts: The Universe is an amazing place and there’s a lot of things that we will never know. Here is a collection such facts to improve children’s knowledge base. 182-member Family 123 -year old Malan Devi died in her village, Wazidiwal, six kilometers from Phagwara in Rajasthan (North-western India). She is survived by a 182-member family, which comprises …

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