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5 effective ways, backed by science, to lose weight before Christmas 2017

Here are five effective ways backed by science to lose weight before the upcoming Christmas 2017.

Nov 9, 2017

By Nirmal Narayanan

Nibiru Shocker: Monster planet with dust tail filmed in the sky?

Adding panic among the public, a YouTube user has posted a chilling video which reportedly featured the so-called dust tail of Nibiru alias Planet X.

Nov 9, 2017

By Nirmal Narayanan

The 280 controversy: Twitter doubles character count, sparking mixed reactions

Twitter rolls out 280 character limitation: News aggregators up for a challenge?

Twitter officially doubled its 140 character limit providing a sigh of relief to its users who now can be explicit enough in their tweets. But news aggregators are wary over their future

Nov 9, 2017

By Sanchalita Mullick

Singapore: Drugs worth S$69,000 seized at Woodlands Checkpoint

The preliminary investigations have revealed that the two suspected recipients of the drugs were both Singaporean.

Nov 9, 2017

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

Uber and NASA team up to offer flying taxis by 2020

It's Official! Uber is collaborating with NASA to launch 'flying taxis' by 2023

The intra-city vehicles have been given a tentative launch date of 2023 and Uber is joining hands with aviation regulators in the US and Europe to make the dream a reality by the expected date.

Nov 9, 2017

By Adrita Biswas

Nasa

CONFIRMED: Song Joong Ki to host 2017 MAMA In Hong Kong

This is the first time when the 'MAMA's will be held in three different countries, including Vietnam (Nov 25), Japan (Nov 29) and Hong Kong (Dec 1).

Nov 9, 2017

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

Song Joong ki Song Hye kyo

2017 Nitto ATP Finals London: First 2 days' schedule is out after draw ceremony

Rafael Nadal is expected to be fit for the ATP Finals in London.

Nov 9, 2017

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Terrifying visual of frog fish preying in disguise goes viral [VIDEO]

Frog fishes, who belong to anglerfish family Antennariidae, are masters of deception.

Nov 9, 2017

By Bihu Ray

Nibiru New Prediction: Will Planet X hit Jupiter instead?

As Nibiru is allegedly on its deadly course, and according to conspiracy theorists, it may hit Jupiter

Nov 9, 2017

By Nirmal Narayanan

Nasa

Israeli firm knocking at Apple door over 4 patents in dual camera technology; What to expect from Apple?

The firm Corephotonics is already in collaboration with Samsung and backed by Foxconn, MediaTek and others.

Nov 9, 2017

By Soorya Kiran NN

Keppel-KBS U.S. REIT gains 2% in trading debut on SGX

Shares in Keppel-KBS U.S. commercial real estate investment trust (REIT) rose as much as 1.7 percent to US$0.895 in trading debut on Thursday.

Nov 9, 2017

By Aastha Agnihotri

Indian shares snap 2-day fall; Tata Motors earnings in focus

India shares edged higher on Thursday after a two-day selloff, tracking gains in other regional markets.

Nov 9, 2017

By Aastha Agnihotri

Singapore: OCBC alerts public on rising phone scams impersonating the bank

Ex-OCBC banker charged with forging loans worth S$8 mln

Paul Liew Ziguang, a former mortgage specialist at OCBC Bank, was charged with forging loans amounting to S$8 million on Thursday.

Nov 9, 2017

By Aastha Agnihotri

SGX retreats from over 2-year high; Singtel falls despite Q2 profit surge

Singapore stocks fell on Thursday as investors paused after the index jumped to more than a two-year high in the previous session.

Nov 9, 2017

By Aastha Agnihotri

Keppel-KBS U.S. REIT raises S$753 mln in oversubscribed IPO

The initial public offering (IPO) of Keppel-KBS U.S. commercial real estate investment trust (REIT) received strong demand from both institutional and retail investors.

Nov 9, 2017

By Aastha Agnihotri