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Zomato CEO Left Stunned as Food Delivery App Clocks in 4100 Orders Per Minute on New Year's Eve

'Our order velocity right now is the highest we have seen in our life so far (approximately 2500 orders per minute (opm)). Surpassed India vs Pakistan day wala opm. And it's only 6pm! I hope our tech lives through this,' Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal said in a tweet. from Top Buzz News- News18.com https://ift.tt/34ZDkZg via

It Wasn’t an Easy 2020 But Hope in Humanity is How We Will Survive This Year

It is perhaps difficult to imagine that we’d place our faith in humanity to show up and see us through the day, the next and a few more, but that was all we had.​ That was 2020 and that is what we need to survive 2021. from Top Buzz News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3mY1nxK via

Gritty Tales: Amid a Year of Setbacks, These are The Winners of 2020 Who Gave Us Hope

Some struck up the courage to follow their dreams with whatever little they had and some changed professions but all of them, in the face of misfortune and adversity of the worst kind, emerged as winners. from Top Buzz News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2X0uuGe via

Supermassive Black Hole in Centre of Milky Way May Have Caused Changes in Other Stars, Study Finds

Scientists believe that the creation of Fermi bubbles could have been the result of a period when many stars formed and exploded in our galaxy’s heart. from Top Buzz News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3mYjmUR via

Watch: Australian Man Gets Punched by Kangaroo While Trying to Shoo it Away

Mitchell already had a broken arm when the kangaroo attacked him. Although he fell on the ground, the father does not have any severe injuries from the encounter. from Top Buzz News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3n1zVzb via

One-Third of All US Rivers Have Turned Yellow or Green in Less Than 40 Years

Researchers explained that rivers are among the most endangered ecosystems in the world and still we do not have a large scale understanding of their changing ecology because most are rarely sampled. from Top Buzz News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3o2yG43 via

NASA Approves Two New Missions to Explore the Sun in 2021

NASA approves two new additions to growing fleet of satellites, these two will Study the Sun-Earth System. NASA's contribution to the missions will help us understand the Sun and Earth as an interconnected system. from Top Buzz News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2WYZvKI via

Upset With Son, Madhya Pradesh Farmer Leaves 2-acre Land for Pet Dog in His Will

Om Narayan Verma(50), a farmer by profession has named his pet dog Jackie as the one who will inherit two-acre land from his property in Madhya Pradesh. from Top Buzz News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3pBEq55 via

Grand Finale to 2020? A Monolith Has Now Turned up in a Park in Ahmedabad

After monoliths were spotted in multiple locations around the world, a similar structure has been spotted in a park in Gujarat's Ahmedabad. from Top Buzz News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2L6cZBt via

Watch: Baby Elephant Dancing His Way Over Dirt Track Has a Life Lesson for All

In the 14-second-long clip, the baby elephant can be seen taking a stroll in a jungle in a jolly mood. from Top Buzz News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3n1kYgx via

Chinese Astronomers Stumble Upon 591 High-velocity Stars in Stunning Discovery

Chinese Astronomers Discover 591 High-Velocity Stars and Found they are Inner-Halo Stars. Chinese Research team Discovered these Stars based on Data from (LAMOST) and European Space Agency's Gaia satellite. from Top Buzz News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3o350no via

'Is This for Real?': Siberian Man's Photo of Frozen Egg and Noodles in the Air Goes Viral

The Siberian region of Russia is known for its bone-chilling winters as the region is almost a permafrost. Staying in a region like that definitely requires dedication and will to go through all the extreme cold conditions. from Top Buzz News- News18.com https://ift.tt/38PySwZ via

US Man Sues Twitter for $500 Million

Computer shop owner from US, sues Twitter for $500 Million in defamation after his name appeared in a controversial New York Post involving Joe Biden's son Hunter. from Top Buzz News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3hsS87E via

Internet is Convinced The Simpsons Had 'Predicted' UK's Tier 4 Lockdown Situation

Many people in the United Kingdom are associating a scene from The Simsons with their country’s current situation in Tier 4 lockdown. from Top Buzz News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3hxPb5u via

'Patriarchy Will Fall Flat': Video of Massive Rally in Argentina Goes Viral as Senate Legalises Abortion

Pro-choice campaigners, who long-urged the authorities to put an end to dangerous backstreet terminations by legalizing the process, celebrated the bill. from Top Buzz News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3aXAgAC via

YouTuber Puts Brand New PlayStation 5 Through Industrial Shredder for 'Experiment'

A YouTube account by the name of Captain Crunch Experiments, who makes and shares videos of crushing everything from an iPhone to PlayStation, has now gone a step further by posting a new shred-video of a brand-new PlayStation 5 (PS5). from Top Buzz News- News18.com https://ift.tt/34VeGsu via

What are 'Swatting' Attacks and Why FBI is Warning People Who Use Smart Home Devices?

Hackers in US are hijacking victim's smart devices, including video and audio capable home surveillance devices, to carry out "swatting" attacks. FBI Warns, people using smart home devices to use complex, unique passwords and enable two-factor authentication. from Top Buzz News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3o2PA2w via

WATCH: Husky Stuck in Frozen Beijing Lake Miraculously Rescued by Firefighters

The footage recording the rescue operation of the husky is now going viral on Chinese social media. The husky had accidentally fallen into the frozen water of Beijing while it was being walked by its owner, last weekend. from Top Buzz News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2X09vTH via

Netflix, IPL, Chinese Food: All The Things Indians Wanted to Boycott in The Year 2020

Here are some of the things Indians wanted to boycott-- it started as a tweet, became a trend, blew up social media, and had a real-life impact. Will the end of 2020 also mean an end to the cancel culture? from Top Buzz News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3n4c4ih via

People are Sharing Their Hilarious New Year 'Plans' That Will Make You Go 'Same'

Thought you were alone with no plans for New Year's Eve of 2021? Well, think again! from Top Buzz News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3aTDQvl via

Work From Home in 1880? US Jailer's Residence Has an Inbuilt Prison

The house which is 2,190 sq ft in area has four bedrooms, two bathrooms and was last sold in 2018 at the cost of $75,000. from Top Buzz News- News18.com https://ift.tt/34TBPvq via

No More Menstrual Cramps, Medicinal Cannabis to Rescue

Medicinal cannabis to offer a more sustainable, herbal and ayurvedic solution for medical cramps. Hempstreet, is working in conjunction with top notch scientists to conduct R&D around safe medication by leveraging the immense potential and natural power of Cannabis. from Top Buzz News- News18.com https://ift.tt/34TzYXu via

'It's Been a Cuckoo Year': Google Doodle Has a Clock Counting Down to New Year's 2021

There's also a hidden mini-game to play: A small confetti cone, which once you click explodes onto the page, showing the page with confetti, much like you'd see at a real party this year if you happened to go to one. from Top Buzz News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2JxSbT9 via

Binod to Rasode Mein Kaun Tha? 20 Memes That Made World a Better Place in (Cursed) 2020

Despite the several downs and a handful of ups this year has seen, good folks on the Internet latched onto humour and got creative with memes to get through the difficult days they hadn't anticipated for when they entered into 2020. from Top Buzz News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2X0UWza via

Greek Nurse Turns Home Into ICU For Covid-19 Infected Family Members

Tachtatzoglou, who had to quarantine and could not go to work once his relatives tested positive for the virus, decided to put his ICU experience to use by looking after them himself. from Top Buzz News- News18.com https://ift.tt/393vMG7 via

Study Finds Brain Scans Can Predict Music-induced Emotions, Deduce Type of Melody

Scientists at the University of Turku in Finland used machine learning and functional magnetic resonance imaging and came to the conclusion that the auditory and motor cortex are activated when happy or sad music plays. from Top Buzz News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2X1zb2d via

Straight from Dystopia: Anti-Maskers Walk Like Zombies in PPE Suits and Tell Scientists They're Stupid

The voiceover with the march is replicated from 'V for Vendetta' and says, 'Questioning masks is murder'. from Top Buzz News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3mZ9KsL via

Madame Tussauds Shuts Wax Museum in Delhi, May Return With a ‘Cleaner’ Site

Madame Tussauds Museum closed from Regal building in CP, Delhi. The museum is still searching for a new cleaner, and less congested site for its reopening. The museum was shut since March due to Covid-19. from Top Buzz News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2WX7BDi via

Pilbhit Reserve Lays Trap to Capture Tigress Who Ventured Out Creating Panic in Villages

Reportedly, the adult tigress moved out of the core area of the reserve in mid-November and has been spotted around the nearby farms. from Top Buzz News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3hqGlqt via

'Ground Bounced': Viral Video Shows Terrifying Moment as 6.4 Magnitude Earthquake Hit Croatia

Tremors were also felt in Croatia's capital Zagreb and as far away as Austria's capital Vienna. Slovenia shut its only nuclear power plant as a precaution. from Top Buzz News- News18.com https://ift.tt/38GKrGS via

Is This End of Humanity Dance? Watching Robots Shake Their Legs is How We Are Ending 2020

Matroid CEO Reza Zadeh shared a video clip of dancing robots asking the Twitterati if that makes the machines 'less intimidating'. Elon Musk didn't quite agreee. And the Internet had manu opinions. from Top Buzz News- News18.com https://ift.tt/34U6DvU via

Man Nearly Dies After Drinking 5 Litres of Water Daily Thinking it Would 'Cure' His Covid Symptoms

According to various international bodies, the way to stay safe in such times is by wearing a face mask, washing hands at regular intervals and staying home as much as possible. from Top Buzz News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3mWSd4n via

No Vybe-ing: Apple Shelves App That Promoted Partying in Pandemic

Apple shelves the Vybe together app that promoted private parties amidst the time of global pandemic, Covid-19. Tag lines of the app says Get your rebel on, Get your party on. The app's creators told The Verge that Apple was the one to take it off the App Store. from Top Buzz News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3mWinUZ via

Not Just Shehnaz Gill, Samosas at This Chennai Eatery Also Don't Want Their 'Fillings' Hurt

The receipt of a meal at an eatery in Chennai posted on Reddit is what brings it to light. The restaurant, 'Shree Chaats Mithai and Namkeen' has a unique bottom line that quickly caught everyone's attention. from Top Buzz News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3aTpAmk via

Hunting for Sport Continued Unabated, One Animal Killed Every 3 Minutes in Last Decade: Report

The figures have emerged in Eduardo Goncalves’s book, ‘Trophy Leaks: Top Hunters And Industry Secrets’. The book further focused on the connections between the elite class and the industry. from Top Buzz News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2WUTK0q via

What Teachers and Students Learned in The Pandemic Year: Education Needs Emotional Connect

The teachers from government schools in states like Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Karnataka revealed that in a 45-minute class, half the time goes in saying 'hello-hello' because the network is bad and students cannot hear them properly. The year of pandemic revealed the Great Education divide in the country but it also paved way for new. from Top Buzz News- News18.com https://ift.tt/37YIPsN via

Caught on Camera: Zoo Shares Endearing Footage of Animal Antics from 2020, Video Goes Viral

A recent clip shared by a zoo’s social media page takes you through some of the most heartwarming moments of animals and their shenanigans captured by the lenses. from Top Buzz News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3nZrlSB via

Bhopal Photographer Clicked 4000 Shots of Orion Nebula With Camera, Results are Stunning

Vedant Pratap Singh Jadon, an astrophotographer, clicked 4000 shots of the Orion Nebula and using a technique called Stacking, reproduced a stunning image. from Top Buzz News- News18.com https://ift.tt/38Iwd8x via

WATCH: Superbike Racer's Premature Celebration Ahead of Finish Line Costs Him Number 1 Spot

André Verissimo was way ahead of his opponents during the race and he took his hands off the handle and stood up proudly to celebrate as he approached towards the finishing line. from Top Buzz News- News18.com https://ift.tt/34WqIC5 via

Drainage Works Unearth Roman Baths in Heart of Jordan's Capital, Panel to Decide on Further Digging

Remnants of furnaces are a sign of an elaborate heating system which archaeologists believe is the first such discovery among the remains of the ancient city of Philadelphia on which Amman was built. from Top Buzz News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2L83dyB via

New Yorkers Meet in Times Square to Say 'Good Riddance' to Coronavirus, Zoom Calls

Among the submissions were COVID-19 and some of the grimmer aspects of new social distancing norms and work-from-home customs compelled by the spread of the coronavirus, not least Zoom video conferencing calls. from Top Buzz News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2L2weMq via

US Couple Who Moved Wedding Thrice Due to Hurricanes, Pandemic, Finally Get Married

The couple had to keep moving their wedding three times because of the pandemic and two hurricanes that hit almost the exact same spot within weeks of one another. from Top Buzz News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3nYfJQ4 via

Seville Cancels Acclaimed Easter Parades Over Coronavirus Threat, Again

With some 1.9 million registered infections and just over 50,000 deaths, Spain's pandemic has been one of Europe's worst. The country began vaccinating against the virus on Sunday and hopes to inoculate up to 20 million people by June. from Top Buzz News- News18.com https://ift.tt/38K20pv via

Korea's Artificial Sun Sets New Record for Shining at 100 Million Degrees for 20 Seconds

The project to replicate Sun’s nuclear fusion reaction on Earth was started in Korea in order to work on cleaner energy options as the fossil fuel industry becomes the villain that gave rise to global warming and the climate crisis that we face today. from Top Buzz News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3aT6yN6 via

Baba ka Dhaba and More: How Social Media Came Together to Help Small Eateries in the Pandemic Year

With the coronavirus pandemic turning most livelihoods topsy turvy and small businesses facing a shutdown, the eating-out culture was almost wiped out following months of lockdown. At a time of such sheer turmoil, the Internet proved its power of bringing strangers together for a cause. from Top Buzz News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3ryiLg5 via

'The Biggest Crown Ever': First Trans Beauty Pageant Finalist Makes History in Nepal

Majority-Hindu Nepal has become more accepting of LGBT+ people since a decade-long Maoist insurgency ended in 2006 and the feudal monarchy was abolished two years later. In 2008, an openly gay legislator was elected. from Top Buzz News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3n5uz68 via

'I Trust Scientists': Kamala Harris Gets Vaccinated Live on TV, Says 'That Was Easy'

Harris received the Moderna Inc COVID-19 vaccine from a nurse wearing a mask and a face visor at a medical center in predominately black southeast Washington. from Top Buzz News- News18.com https://ift.tt/34VFBo1 via

Iranian Women Turn to Making Masks as Pandemic Dries Demand for Handicrafts

In Iran, where the capital of Tehran has been hard-hit by the virus, authorities have mandated mask wearing. While fines for not wearing a mask remain low and poorly enforced, the public increasingly has been seen wearing them. from Top Buzz News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3pzYDbG via

Cigarettes after Sex? Lockdown Brings Spike in Orders for Condoms and Rolling Paper in India

The demand for condoms increased manifold during the day amid the lockdown with customers ordering an average of three times more condoms during the day than at night. from Top Buzz News- News18.com https://ift.tt/38Muvmi via

'Health is Important': Rajinikanth Fans React as Thalaiva Bids Adieu to Electoral Politics

In a three page letter, Rajinikanth said despite 'strict precautions taken at the shooting of 'Annatthe' movie, four people tested positive for coronavirus. from Top Buzz News- News18.com https://ift.tt/38FkQ1a via