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Indian-American Businesswoman, 32, Killed In New York House Fire
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Indian-American Businesswoman, 32, Killed In New York House Fire

[ad_1] Tanya Bathija had recently opened a Dunkin' Donuts outlet in Bellport, Long IslandIn a shocking incident, a 32-year-old Indian-American entrepreneur and her dog died after a fire broke out inside her Dix Hills cottage in Long Island, New York. The incident took place on December 14.According to the news agency PTI, Tanya Bathija died on the spot. The flames were too strong for the police officers to enter the house. The patrol officers responded to a call at 2:53 am. Meanwhile, the Suffolk County Police Department has ruled out any act of criminal conspiracy in this case. “Tanya Bathija lived in the cottage behind her parents' house on Carlls Straight Path,” Suffolk Police Department Lt Kevin Beyrer, head of the department's homicide squad, was quoted as saying. Ms Bathija had rec...
First Usage Of Fire To Cook Food Happened 7,80,000 Years Ago In Israel: Study
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First Usage Of Fire To Cook Food Happened 7,80,000 Years Ago In Israel: Study

[ad_1] Today, we find multiple modes for cooking our everyday food. We use a gas stove, induction cooktop, microwave oven, OTG etc to prepare different types of dishes. But ages back, only fire was the mode of cooking. In fact, it was considered to be one of the first steps taken towards human civilization. Until now, we knew that the earliest evidence of cooking dates back to approximately 170,000 years ago. But recent research in this regard claims, it was around 7,80,000 years ago that human beings first used fire to cook food; that too in Israel.According to a report in ANI, this scientific discovery was conducted by researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU), Tel Aviv University (TAU), and Bar-Ilan University (BIU), in collaboration with the Steinhardt Museum of Natura...
Man Sets School On Fire After Learning His Bride-To-Be Would Fail In Exam: Report
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Man Sets School On Fire After Learning His Bride-To-Be Would Fail In Exam: Report

[ad_1] There were no casualties and no one got injured in the incident. (Representational Image)A young man has been arrested in Egypt for setting his fiancee's school on fire, according to National News. The 21-year-old set the school's control room ablaze after he got to know that his bride-to-be would not pass her examination this year, the outlet further said quoting the police.The man has been sent to jail for four days but investigation is still pending, according to the Gharbia Governorate Police.The prosecutor general of Egypt said that the man was arrested in Menoufia province, north of Egypt's capital Cairo, the outlet further said.There were no casualties and no one got injured in the incident, according to the police.After being arrested, the man admitted to the fact that his...