This Bengaluru restaurant lets you dine in the sky

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Followers of Mandaean faith in Iraq face threat from growing river water pollution The close-knit Mandaean community, already reeling from the devastating impact the 15-year-old Iraq war has had on it, is facing a growing threat from the rising river water pollution affecting the religious rites of the community. This Bengaluru restaurant lets you dine in the sky A deck with a huge dining table in the middle and 22 chairs around goes up 160 feet in the air, lifted by a crane while you can dine with a unique aerial view of the nearby lake and Bengaluru's green cover. How Mukesh Ambani's Jio shook up the phone industry Within two years, India's richest person turned the local mobile-phone market into the world's biggest consumer of wireless data. But along the way, billionaire Mukesh Ambani laid waste to profits in the overcrowded industry by driving down prices to as low as zero. Canada now world's largest legal cannabis marketplace Canada is now the largest country with a legal national marijuana marketplace as sales began in Newfoundland. France hit by worst flash floods in 100 years Violent rainstorms turned rivers into raging torrents in southwest France, prompting some of the deadliest flooding in years. Japan sits on $1.3 trillion worth of forgotten money Japan's growing ranks of dementia sufferers are sitting on a mountain of frozen assets, creating personal dilemmas for loved ones fretting over how to handle that money and a drag on the nation's economic prospects as the vast pool of wealth lays idle. World's tallest statue getting final touches before inauguration The 'Statue of Unity' is getting final touches before its inauguration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 31, 2018. Built as a tribute to the Iron Man of India and its first home minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the 182-metre-tall statue will be the world's tallest. Know why urban Indians escape their cities during festivals Eco-tourism is gaining popularity with a 25 per cent year-on-year growth as people look to escape to offbeat locations in search of fresh air, especially during festivals, says a study. The life of the sand diggers of Mali A building boom in the Malian capital Bamako has triggered a surge in demand for bricks made from high-quality sand dug by hand from the bed of the Niger River. The work is arduous, risky and, by many standards, poorly paid. How to check what Facebook hackers accessed in your account Could hackers have been able to see the last person you cyberstalked, or that party photo you were tagged in? According to Facebook, the unfortunate answer is 'yes'.

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