This man wore a sanitary pad to break a taboo

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Meet Arunachalam Muruganantham, the man who wore a sanitary pad to break a taboo The man behind world's first low-cost machine for making sanitary towels had to wear one himself to prove his point. Arunachalam Muruganantham's story is Akshay Kumar's inspiration for his next Bollywood film, Padman. Run granny run: 101-year-old Indian wins gold With a jaunty victory dance, 101-year-old Man Kaur celebrated winning the 100 metres sprint at the World Masters Games in Auckland on Monday, the 17th gold medal in the Indian athlete's remarkable late-blooming career. Soon, you will be able to download an HD movie in a second At a time when 4G networks are on an expansion mode, telecom operators globally are preparing the road to 5G. Having lagged on 3G and 4G fronts, India wants to draw level with the rest of the world on 5G, and has set in motion plans to auction 5G spectrum. North Korea says ready to strike US aircraft carrier North Korea said it was ready to sink a US aircraft carrier to demonstrate its military might, as two Japanese navy ships joined a US carrier group for exercises in the western Pacific. Memorable moments from Sachin's life India's little master has turned 44. Here are few memorable moments from his life captured by our photographers. Now you can apply for passports in Hindi The Ministry of External Affairs has made a provision enabling people to apply online for passports in Hindi.

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