Alakananda Bandyopadhyay

Articles by Alakananda Bandyopadhyay

Alakananda Bandyopadhyay writes entertainment related updates for the International Business times. She likes long conversations about movies and TV series and all things related to the indie-grunge genre.

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Family of 5 killed after car plunges off Pacific Coast Highway cliff

The highway patrol revealed that the truck pulled into a dirt turnout along the road and, for unknown reasons, continued directly off the cliff

Mar 28, 2018

Pakistan PM Shahid Khaqan Abassi frisked at US airport, leaves media outraged

Shahid Khaqan Abbasi's 'private trip' to the US was to visit his ailing sister but turns out he also met US vice-president Mike Pence in what was an unscheduled meeting.

Mar 28, 2018

Post-exercise food: What not to eat after a workout

Post-workout food is essential to not only restore energy but also to help build the muscles and boost metabolism.

Mar 27, 2018

Woman has 'tap' attached to body to support her 7344CC sized breasts

Lilly has undergone countless breast enlargement surgeries and now has 'ports' on each side of her body, that fill up her breasts whenever she wants.

Mar 27, 2018

Bitcoin 'scammer' pranked into dressing up as a raccoon, scavenging through bins

Bitcoin scammer Yousef asked the prankster, Neil, for Bitcoin worth about $100. In return, Neil demanded photos of him dressed as a raccoon, scavenging through bins.

Mar 27, 2018

Man tricks woman into having sex to help him 'sweat out poison'

The man admitted in court he not only tricked her but also threatened and blackmailed her about hurting her loved ones and circulating semi-naked photos online.

Mar 26, 2018

Woman marries 100-year-old tree, says if it's cut down she'll be widowed

The giant ficus managed to become the pivot of a controversy in the Snell Family Park neighborhood when people started discussing the need for cutting it down last year.

Mar 26, 2018

What causes orange snow? 'We're skiing on Mars today,' say skiers [Photos]

Skiers and snowboarders could be seen skiing down orange tinted slopes at the Sochi Ski Resort in Russia, and some of them commented that an apocalypse is near!

Mar 26, 2018

New weed-infused soda sparks outrage: What are its risks?

The release of the drink comes shortly after California legalized marijuana earlier this year. Critics say that the pot-infused drink could easily be mistaken for soda.

Mar 26, 2018

Vanishing bone disease ate up half of toddler's rib cage

Gorham-Stout disease is a rare condition affecting only 300 people in the world and causes bones to dissolve. It can result in disfigurement and functional disability too.

Mar 25, 2018

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Most effective plant-based fats that could extend your lifespan by 25 percent

A research conducted by Harvard University found that plant-based fats can lower the risk of premature death by 16 percent.

Mar 25, 2018

Is freezing your hunger nerve the new replacement for Keto diet?

The procedure involves freezing a part of the vagus nerve, which is responsible for sending hunger signals to the brain.

Mar 23, 2018

Top 10 protein-rich food items that boost weight loss

From pork tenderloin to shrimp - there are several protein-rich food items that can help in losing weight.

Mar 23, 2018

Watch: Deep-sea anglerfish caught mating in first ever video

Anglerfish mate via sexual parasitism, where the male latches on to the female, deriving nutrition from the female's body and the female gains a steady supply of sperm.

Mar 23, 2018

Indonesian volcano spews toxic gas: Hundreds evacuated, 30 hospitalized

The sulphuric gases from Mount Ijen's crater caused vomiting and breathing troubles among the residents of the nearby Kalianyar village.

Mar 22, 2018

SoFi, created by MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory to explore marine environments, swims at Rainbow Reef off Taveuni, Fiji.

MIT creates SoFi: Robo-fish can dive 50ft deep, swim unnoticed

SoFi can handle oncoming currents and also take high-resolution photos using a fisheye lens while swimming, thus proving beneficial for marine researchers.

Mar 22, 2018

A view of a hot spring at the Upper Geyser Basin at Yellowstone National Park.

Underwater 'fountain' of magma discovered beneath Yellowstone heightens fears of massive eruption

In theory, magma plumes are geological features that exist in the boundary between Earth's core and the mantle and can rise through the mantle into the crust.

Mar 22, 2018

Apitherapy is the most popular in China and Korea. [Representational image.]

Woman dies from apitherapy acupuncture that uses bee stings instead of needles

The unnamed woman was taken to a hospital and given adrenaline and antihistamines to stall the reaction she had from the stings, but she died several weeks later.

Mar 21, 2018

The mapping of the near-Earth asteroid Bennu is one of the science goals of NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission, and an integral part of spacecraft operations. The spacecraft will spend a year surveying Bennu before collecting a sample that will be returned to Ear

Why is asteroid Bennu 'potentially hazardous'? Need for NASA HAMMER explained

In theory, asteroid Bennu could smack right into Earth around September 21 in the year 2135, but it is a remote possibility.

Mar 21, 2018

Chinese baby born with three legs has third limb removed in a 10 hour long surgery.

Three-legged Chinese baby undergoes 10-hour surgery to get extra limb removed

The baby's third limb was actually of its parasitic twin. The condition occurs one in every million live births.

Mar 21, 2018

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Articles by Alakananda Bandyopadhyay

Family of 5 killed after car plunges off Pacific Coast Highway cliff

Pakistan PM Shahid Khaqan Abassi frisked at US airport, leaves media outraged

Post-exercise food: What not to eat after a workout

Woman has 'tap' attached to body to support her 7344CC sized breasts

Bitcoin 'scammer' pranked into dressing up as a raccoon, scavenging through bins

Man tricks woman into having sex to help him 'sweat out poison'

Woman marries 100-year-old tree, says if it's cut down she'll be widowed

What causes orange snow? 'We're skiing on Mars today,' say skiers [Photos]

New weed-infused soda sparks outrage: What are its risks?

Vanishing bone disease ate up half of toddler's rib cage

Most effective plant-based fats that could extend your lifespan by 25 percent

Is freezing your hunger nerve the new replacement for Keto diet?

Top 10 protein-rich food items that boost weight loss

Watch: Deep-sea anglerfish caught mating in first ever video

Indonesian volcano spews toxic gas: Hundreds evacuated, 30 hospitalized

MIT creates SoFi: Robo-fish can dive 50ft deep, swim unnoticed

Underwater 'fountain' of magma discovered beneath Yellowstone heightens fears of massive eruption

Woman dies from apitherapy acupuncture that uses bee stings instead of needles

Why is asteroid Bennu 'potentially hazardous'? Need for NASA HAMMER explained

Three-legged Chinese baby undergoes 10-hour surgery to get extra limb removed

Ranveer Singh touches Sanjay Leela Bhansali's feet; Sara Ali Khan, Aditi Rao Hydari radiate in ethnic outfits at reception

Omar lambasts "arrogant" Congress after BJP's historic victory; Mehbooba reacts [details]

BJP leads in 53 seats, crosses majority mark in Chhattisgarh

Ranbir Kapoor's fans burst crackers inside theatres during Animal screening; fans say 'low budget Salman Khan' fans'