Stunning photos and timelapse video capture a journey on India’s longest train

In the vast network of India’s railways, the Dibrugarh-Kanyakumari Vivek Express holds a special place as the longest train in the country in terms of both time and distance. It covers a distance of 4,273 km in 85 hours, as it traverses the diverse landscapes between Dibrugarh in north-east India and Kanyakumari, the southern-most tip […]

Singapore’s National Gallery unveils first international show with Paris’ Centre Pompidou

SINGAPORE — After two years of preparation, an ambitious cross-cultural modern art exhibition between Singapore and Paris’ Centre Pompidou will open to the public later this week. The curators of the National Gallery here and Centre Pompidou, which houses the largest modern art museum in Europe, will unveil the exhibition of works from European masters […]

This baby panda will do anything to get out of taking a bath

If you thought you’ve got a serious case of the Monday blues, wait till you watch this video of an adult panda trying to give its cub a bath. From the squeals the little one lets out and the fight it’s putting up, it’s obvious that bath time is not exactly a welcomed affair in […]

Malaysia’s Banksy makes a clown of Prime Minister, netizens follow suit

When Malaysian artist and activist Fahmi Reza, first started making clown parodies of Malaysia’s prime minister Najib Razak, little did he know people will start comparing him to renowned graffiti artist, Banksy. According to AFP, Fahmi started posting clown caricatures of Razak back in January following the latter’s repeated attempts at thwarting investigations into his […]

Storm Katie forces flights to divert and bridges to close in Britain

LONDON — Some flights at London’s Gatwick Airport have been diverted due to high winds battering much of Britain. Four flights were unable to land early Monday morning because of winds associated with Storm Katie. Britain’s Met Office said winds of 87 mph (140 kph) had been reported on the Isle of Wight and winds […]

Microsoft ‘deeply sorry’ for offensive tweets by its Tay chatbot

Microsoft AI chatbot Tay, launched last week as an experiment to learn how millennials talk, quickly became an embarrassment for the company as it posted racist and offensive tweets and was subsequently pulled offline.  On Friday, Corporate Vice President of Microsoft Research Peter Lee published an apology and an explanation for Tay’s misbehavior, saying the company is […]

16 times Britain was the best country in the world at swearing

LONDON — We’re really, really good at swearing in Britain. We pride ourselves on it. Whether it’s screaming foul-mouthedly at fellow road users, blasting four-letter words at cold-callers or simply tweeting a creative mish-mash of insults at our best-loved politicians, we’ve got this whole bad language thing down to a T. See also: 23 times […]

Facebook apologizes for sending Lahore explosion Safety Checks to users in other areas

 Facebook has apologized for accidentally sending Safety Check notifications for the Lahore, Pakistan suicide bombing to people in other areas, including the United States and United Kingdom. Users who got notified by SMS were especially alarmed and confused because the text asked “Have you been affected by the explosion?” but did not say where it […]