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When Uma Poddar, a warden at Visva Bharti hostel in Shantiniketan made a class five student drink urine as a cure for bed-wetting 10 days ago, she invited national outrage. Her ‘solution’ was no different from that employed by a mother in New Jersey in 1940. Peggy O’Neill, popular American actor and director Michael Landon’s mum, would put out her son’s wet sheets on display at the window for all to...

Armchair expeditions to Antarctica, courtesy of Google Street View

courtesy of Google Street View. It may not work as well as air conditioning, but a virtual exploration of the icy white vistas dotted with black rocks and penguins may induce a cooler state of mind.Google first included imagery from the South Pole in its Street View collection in 2010, but on Tuesday the company added more 360-degree panoramic images of the icy continent.As you look around the wooden...

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already in a state where you see yourself rushing to file your income tax returns? If yes, then here are some tips that may come handy when you actually sit down and to go through this mandatory process. We give you 5 quick and useful tips which will help you sail through filing IT returns this year.If you are short of time, file your IT returns electronically this year. The government website www...