Toilet

Clogged Toilet At Hair Salon Reveals Grisly Murder Of Man By Friend

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday January 17, 2019

A Frenchman who murdered his friend and dumped body parts into a drain said Wednesday he was driven to kill after being refused money for drugs, a prosecutor said.

Britons Prepare For No-Deal Brexit With A Million Bottles Of Wine

World News | Jennifer Hassan, Siobhan O'Grady, The Washington Post | Wednesday January 9, 2019

Whether there's a Brexit deal or not, Brits will still have their tinned goods, toilet paper and wine. At least, those panicking over the prospects of no-deal Brexit certainly will.

Man Caught Smoking In IndiGo Flight Toilet, Detained After Landing In Goa

India News | ANI | Thursday December 27, 2018

A passenger of an IndiGo flight was caught smoking in the aircraft toilet by the cabin crew on Christmas day. A strong odour of cigarette smoke came from the toilet on board IndiGo flight 6E-947, going from Ahmedabad to Goa on December 25, following which the cabin crew questioned the man.

Newborn Boy Strangled, Flushed Down Train Toilet Dies In Amritsar

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday December 24, 2018

A newborn, who had miraculously survived after he was allegedly strangled and thrown into a toilet of a train, has died, the police said on Monday.

Doormats, Rugs With Image of Golden Temple on Amazon.com Cause Outrage

Press Trust of India | Wednesday December 19, 2018

Door mats, rugs and toilet seat covers with the image of one the most historically significant Sikh sites, the Golden Temple, were being sold by some sellers on Amazon.com.

''Around 9 Crore Toilets Built In Rural Areas Since 2014," Lok Sabha Told

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday December 14, 2018

Around nine crore toilets have been built across the country since October 2014 under the Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) and a total of 546 districts were declared Open Defecation Free (ODF), the Lok Sabha was informed today.

Tamil Nadu Girl Seeks Father's Arrest Over Broken Promise To Build Toilet

Chennai News | Reuters | Wednesday December 12, 2018

A seven-year-old girl in Tamil Nadu has lodged a police complaint to have her father arrested after he failed to build a toilet in their home as promised, police said today.

Kolkata Mall's Apology After Stinker For Breastfeeding Mom Provokes Anger

Kolkata News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited By Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Thursday November 29, 2018

A mall in Kolkata was forced to issue what it called an unconditional apology after its social media team rudely asked a woman to do her "home chores at home" as she complained about the lack of a place to breastfeed her baby, provoking a huge backlash online.

NASA Scientists Concerned About Toilet Microbes on ISS

Indo-Asian News Service | Friday November 23, 2018

NASA is concerned over the strains of the bacterium Enterobacter, identified on the toilets of the International Space Station's (ISS).

Microbes In ISS Toilets Raise Health Implications For Future Missions

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday November 23, 2018

NASA is concerned over the strains of the bacterium Enterobacter, identified on the toilets of the International Space Station's (ISS), which can raise potential health implications for future missions, say Indian-origin scientists at the US space agency.

In A First, Central Railway To Introduce E-Toilets In Coaches

India News | ANI | Tuesday November 20, 2018

As a special initiative to mark World Toilet day, Central Railway (CR) department has announced to introduce e-toilets in the railway coaches for the first time. "Though e-toilets have been common in use in static locations, the concept will be tried for the first time in a mobile environment of a railway coach," said Central Railway in a press not...

On World Toilet Day, A New Machine Aims To End India's Sewer Death Shame

India News | Agence France-Presse | Monday November 19, 2018

Hundreds of "manual scavengers" die each year cleaning out sewers in cities across India but a machine unveiled for Monday's World Toilet Day could help to end that tragic record.

IIT-Delhi Students Gift Women 'Stand And Pee' Device, Costing Only Rs. 10

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday November 20, 2018

Students at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in the city have developed a "stand and pee device" for women to avoid dirty public washrooms. The device, "Sanfe (Sanitation for female)", was launched on the World Toilet Day today. It is priced at Rs 10 and has been tried and tested at the AIIMS.

Hope Machine To End Woes Of Manual Scavengers Involved In Cleaning Sewer

India News | Agence France-Presse | Monday November 19, 2018

Hundreds of "manual scavengers" die each year cleaning out sewers in cities across India, but a machine unveiled on World Toilet Day today could help to end that tragic record. Thousands of people, especially below poverty line, are employed in one of the world's dirtiest jobs unclogging human waste from underground pipes.

World Toilet Day 2018: IIT Delhi Students Launch Stand And Pee Device For Women

Education | NDTV Education Team | Monday November 19, 2018

On the occasion of the World Toilet Day, 'Sanfe', an IIT Delhi incubated startup has launched a stand and pee device for women.